[Seoul=RNX News] Reporter Han Kyung-hee = Kwon Yul x Yeon Woo-jin x Lee Jung-shin’s ‘real’ local restaurant exploration ‘Footloose Taste Squad’ has shared three viewing points to further enjoy the regular season.
‘Footloose Taste Squad’, a pleasant to watch ‘handsome’ mukbang travel show co-produced by Channel S and SK Broadband, is returning as a regular season after two years. When introduced as a pilot program in 2023, ‘Footloose Taste Squad’ broke the mold of standardized food content with its fresh concept of ‘finding local restaurants on foot’, gaining much love from audiences both domestically and internationally.
This season also maintains the concept of ‘walking without a vehicle’, ‘on-site selection without prior arrangements’, and is drawing attention with a deeper taste exploration and the fresh combination of Kwon Yul, Yeon Woo-jin, and Lee Jung-shin.
In the first travel destination of the regular season, Florence, Italy, the focus is on the journey to find ‘the real taste of the streets’ rather than the splendor of the tourist attractions.
Not only food, but also the attitude of Kwon Yul, Yeon Woo-jin, and Lee Jung-shin, who are visiting Italy for the first time, towards the city is expected to emerge as a viewing point. Here are three key points to enjoy the ‘Footloose Taste Squad’ regular season more interestingly.
# Walk, Ask, and Eat ‘Authenticity MAX’ Local Restaurant Exploration!
The biggest feature of ‘Footloose Taste Squad’ is its ‘on-site surprise’ gourmet journey without guides and prior arrangements.
The process involves three taste squad members, Kwon Yul, Yeon Woo-jin, and Lee Jung-shin, finding restaurants on foot on site and discovering the real local taste through conversation with locals using apps, translators, and all gestures.
Menus and restaurants are decided based on the day’s senses and flow, providing a freshness not seen in previous travel and mukbang variety shows, sometimes encountering unexpected situations. This method of choosing and deciding in a completely unfamiliar environment, rather than a refined gourmet list, leads to real timing, real reactions, and real taste evaluations.
# Kwon Yul, Yeon Woo-jin, Lee Jung-shin, Unique Synergy of Three Men with Different Variety Show Careers!
‘Footloose Taste Squad’ is becoming a hot topic even before airing due to the fresh combination of Kwon Yul, Yeon Woo-jin, and Lee Jung-shin.
Particularly ‘eldest brother’ Kwon Yul, who has experience in various travel variety shows including ‘Footloose Taste Squad’ pilots, versus ‘second’ Yeon Woo-jin, for whom this regular season of ‘Footloose Taste Squad’ is effectively his first fixed variety show.
‘Youngest’ Lee Jung-shin, who has consistently been active in various variety shows, plays a central role between the duo with his unique variety sense and energy. The difference in variety show careers of these three naturally blends as character contrast, and their different ways of reacting to food provide more than just simple information delivery and add fun.
The sometimes friend-like and sometimes brotherly ‘unexpected sweet chemistry’ of Kwon Yul, Yeon Woo-jin, and Lee Jung-shin is another viewing point of ‘Footloose Taste Squad’.
# History, Gourmet, Romance of Florence, Shows the Real ‘Taste of the Streets’ Not Tourist Spots!
The first travel destination of the ‘Footloose Taste Squad’ regular season, returning after two years, is Florence, Italy. Although the city has a strong tourist image, ‘Footloose Taste Squad’ focuses on exploring restaurants centered around the alleys and back streets of Florence, distinguishing itself from existing travel variety shows.
Kwon Yul, Yeon Woo-jin, and Lee Jung-shin explore traditional menus such as pizza and steak, experiencing unexpected discoveries and emotions from unforeseen restaurants and menus.
Interpreting the city from a path and perspective different from the tourist route, they attempt a new approach to the city beyond simple gourmet introductions.
The unrefined ‘real’ local gourmet exploration of Kwon Yul, Yeon Woo-jin, and Lee Jung-shin co-produced by Channel S and SK Broadband’s ‘Footloose Taste Squad’ airs on Thursday, August 7th at 9:20 PM. (Photo provided = Channel S, SK Broadband ‘Footloose Taste Squad’)
