“I'll take it as Wooga crumbs”- Fans react as BTS' Taehyung’s 'Christmas Tree' soundtracks Choi Woo-shik’s birthday celebration on Jinny's Kitchen 2

On Friday, August 9, the latest episode of Jinny's Kitchen 2 was released where the birthday celebrations for the K-drama actor and show participant, Choi Woo-shik, were revealed. While the actor's birthday falls on March 26, the day the latest Jinny's Kitchen 2 episode was filmed coincided with the same date. On this day, it snowed and the show's editors used BTS member V's song, Christmas Tree, as the soundtrack.

The song carried quite a lot of significance since Christmas Tree was the OST that BTS' V released for Choi Woo-sik's K-drama series, Our Beloved Summer. Additionally, given that V and the actor are good friends and also participated in Jinny's Kitchen together for its first season, fans couldn't help but be touched by the same.

When this scene landed on the internet, fans couldn't contain their emotions. Since BTS' V is currently undergoing his mandatory military service, fans miss the friendship between the idol and Choi Woo-shik. Here's how fans reacted to the incident where Christmas Tree was played during the idol's birthday:

"I'll take it as wooga crumbs"

"They still use taehyung’s songs for their tv shows even if he’s not with them, they sometimes even mention him when they talk. they always have him in their minds". - said a fan on X

"When you are in a I miss Taehyungie competition and your opponent is Wooga" - stated a fan on X

"Bring Wooga back together" - added another netizen

More netizens talked about how they miss the two's friendship and are happy to see the cast members constantly mention and include BTS' V in the show's second season.

"he's not with them and yet he's still with them" - said a fan on X

"True love is in the small details...Wooga is LOVE" - stated a netizen on X

"Always in their minds" - said an X user

"Stap he should have been there" - added another netizen

On the other hand, the current participants of Jinny's Kitchen 2 also rolled out events to make his birthday special. As a birthday surprise, they not only gave him gifts and brought him a birthday cake, but Jung Yu-mi, a participant in the show, made him the traditional birthday meal, seaweed soup. Therefore, fans were quite emotional about how loved and pampered the actor was during his birthday.

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All you need to know about Choi Woo-shik and the Wooga Squad

Choi Woo-shik or Edward Choi is a 34-year-old Canadian actor based in South Korea. He has acted in several K-dramas and Korean films. Some of them include Our Beloved Summer, A Killer Paradox, Parasite, The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion, and more. Apart from his achievements and recognition as an actor, he's also known for his position in the Wooga Squad.

Wooga Squad is a group of friends from the Korean entertainment industry with a solid fanbase. The friends include BTS' V, Peakboy, Park Hyung-sik, Park Seo-joon, and Choi Woo-shik. The term, Wooga, translates to an acronym that reads, "Are We Family?" and the five members of the squad are known for their close friendship with one another.

They first popped in front of the public eye in 2016, after the release of the K-drama, Hwarang, when BTS' V met his fellow cast members, Park Seo-joon and Park Hyung-sik, who he eventually became friends with. Slowly the friend group grew and widened when Peakboy and Choi Woo-shik entered.

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The members often posted pictures from their hangouts and meetups, making fans more fond of their friendship. They also released a reality show of them spending a vacation together at a stay, called In the Soop: Friendcation in 2022.