On October 22, KL, the editor of “Cooking Notes by Choi Kang-rok”, posted via his official account: “Chef Choi Kang-rok, who doesn’t use the Internet and is unreachable. Please organize a fan signing event for us, combined with “Cooking Notes by Choi Kang-rok”.“
According to the Kyobo Book Center bestseller list for the first week of October, “Cooking Notes by Choi Kang-rok” held the top spot in the cooking category for three consecutive weeks. According to Yes24 on October 10, “Choi Kang-rok’s Cooking Notes” also recorded a notable increase in sales of 1278.6% compared to the previous month after the show aired.
Despite the surge in sales of Choi Kang-rok’s book, the publisher was unable to contact him to organize promotions related to the book.
Choi Kang-rok became a fan favorite after his appearance in “Culinary Class Wars,” which premiered on September 17. It provided many memorable moments, with humorous lines such as: “This set is all fiction. We don’t become NPCs“, “I am referring to perilla oil” AND “When the radish is well boiled, it tastes like something your mother made. When you taste it, even if I’m a dad…“
He also said “If I am eliminated I will be without internet for a year“, suggesting self-imposed isolation following his elimination. True to his word, Choi Kang-rok has cut off all contact, refraining from any activity on SNS, YouTube or radio broadcasts since his departure from the show.
Source: Nate
