Chef Ahn Yoo-sung, who appeared on 'Black and White Chef', visited the families of the victims of the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster.
On the afternoon of the 30th, Chef Ahn visited Muan Airport and delivered 200 servings of kimbap to the families of the victims.
Operating a Japanese restaurant in Seo-gu, Gwangju, he said, "My heart is heavy and I feel so sorry that I ran out while working. The PD who worked with me on the show also passed away. I thought that serving food would ease my heart, so I came out."
Chef Ahn plans to prepare tteokguk (rice cake soup) to share with the families on New Year's Day, January 1.
Chef Ahn stated, "Most of the victims are locals, so they are close acquaintances just one degree of separation away," and added, "As someone who cooks, I thought I should serve food."
Chef Ahn Yoo-sung gained attention for his appearance on Netflix's 'Black and White Chef: Culinary Class Warfare'. He is the 16th Culinary Master of Korea, and his Japanese restaurant is famous for being frequented by former and current presidents, including Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in, and Yoon Suk-yeol, whenever they visit Gwangju.
Meanwhile, at Muan International Airport at 9:03 AM on the 29th, an accident occurred when Jeju Air flight 7C2216, which had departed from Bangkok, Thailand, attempted to land without its landing gear deployed, colliding with airport facilities.
As a result of the accident, 179 out of the 181 passengers on board, including all 175 passengers and 2 pilots and 2 cabin crew members, died at the scene. The government announced that it would designate a week of national mourning until January 4 next year in relation to the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster.
[Lee Da-kyum, Star Today Reporter]
