South Korea Synopsis
식객: 김치전쟁
"Le Grand Chef 2" begins with the Korean president visiting the Japanese Prime Minister and becoming involved in a heated debate over the origins of kimchi. The Japanese Prime Minister makes the bold claim that kimchi is an original Japanese dish which sets off the Korean president. Upon the Korean's president return home he sets upon a globalization plan for kimchi, which includes a nationwide "Kimchi Contest". Then, a lady named Jang-eun (Kim Jung-Eun) and her step-brother Sung-Chan (Jin Goo) compete in the Kimchi dish contest, with both siblings using their mother's kimchi recipe.
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Films and series that share thematic tags with Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2009–2011 South Korea Window
Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle holds position #83 of 137 South Korea films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle premiered alongside 53 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2010.
The 384th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 7% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 31th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- gwangju · 5
- korean cuisine · 4
- cooking competition · 1
- food · 21
- based on comic · 58
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,033 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #318 of 427 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Korean |
| Production Companies | Lotte Entertainment, M-Line Distribution, Yedang Entertainment, Iroom Pictures, KTB Capital |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | January 28, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1687241 |