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Song Joong-ki is reportedly making his long-awaited return to variety television after nearly 9 years as a guest on JTBC’s Please Take Care of My Refrigerator Season 2, as reported by YTN on December 9, 2024. He will appear alongside actor Lee Hee-joon in an episode set to air on December 29, 2024.
Please Take Care of My Refrigerator is a beloved variety show where chefs prepare dishes in 15 minutes using only ingredients from the guest's refrigerator. The show is returning to celebrate its 10th anniversary, with its second season premiering on December 15 at 9 p.m. KST.
Song Joong-ki to return to variety TV show in almost 9 years
As per YTN, Song Joong-ki last appeared on a Korean variety show in January 2016 during SBS’s Running Man Shanghai special. His upcoming appearance on variety TV on JTBC’s Please Take Care of My Refrigerator Season 2, with Lee Hee-joon, will be to promote their movie Bogota: City of the Lost. The film is set to be released on December 31.
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Additionally, as per Daily Sports' December 9 report, Song Joong-ki is also reported to appear on The Seasons - Lee Young-ji's Rainbow, and Salon Drip 2, hosted by comedian Jang Do-yeon.
Meanwhile, the chef lineup for Please Take Care of My Refrigerator second season includes original members Lee Yeon-bok, Choi Hyun-seok, Kim Poong, and Jung Ho-young, as well as newcomers Edward Lee, Choi Kang-rok, Lee Mi-young, and Yoon Nam-no, contestants from Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars: Culinary Class War.
Moreover, fans are seemingly anticipating to hear updates on the actor's personal life, including his marriage to British actress Katie Louise Saunders in 2023 and the recent birth of their second child, a daughter. The couple welcomed their first child, a son, last year.
Joined by his movie co-star, Lee Hee-joon, known for his entertaining appearances on tvN’s Do Re Mi Market and ENA’s Hyunmu Kase, fans are looking forward to the episode.
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Song Joong-ki is a renowned South Korean actor known for his work in television and film, earning accolades such as two Baeksang Arts Awards, two Blue Dragon Film Awards, and a Buil Film Award. He has appeared on Forbes Korea's Power Celebrity 40 list multiple times, ranking in the top ten on several occasions, and was named Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year twice, in 2012 and 2017.
He gained fame through the drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal and as an original cast member of Running Man. His diverse roles include performances in hit series like The Innocent Man, Descendants of the Sun, Arthdal Chronicles, Vincenzo, and Reborn Rich, as well as acclaimed films like A Werewolf Boy, The Battleship Island, and Space Sweepers.
Lee Hee-joon is a South Korean actor who first gained recognition for his role in the television series My Husband Got a Family. He is celebrated for his performances in films like 1987: When the Day Comes, Miss Baek, The Man Standing Next, and Handsome Guys, as well as TV series including The Queen of Office, Steal Heart, Mouse, and A Killer Paradox.
Please Take Care of My Refrigerator's episode with Song Joong-ki and Lee Hee-joon as the guest stars are set to air on December 29, 2024, at 9 p.m. KST.
