Cooking broadcast programs has becoming a trend in Korea

"Kkukbang" (short term for cooking and broadcasting cooking shows) has lately become a trend. Ever since tVN cable channel came up with programs such as 3 Meals a Day 삼시세끼 has blown up its popularity. tVN has released a number of programs involving food such as Teacher Baek's home cooked food 집밥 백선생, Korean Food 한식대첩.

The recent program Take Care of My Fridge- 냉장고를 부탁해  aired by another cable channel JTBC is slowly gaining its momentum. Olive's TV features Shin Dong Yub, Shin Se Kyung- what are you eating? 신동엽, 성시경의 오늘 뭐 먹지? and MBC is also featuring its cooking program My Little Television (Back Housewives)- 마이리틀텔레비전'(백주부.
 All these programs have something common- all involved in cooking, cuisines, male chefs...etc. Recipes were also displayed to the viewers. 

JTBC's Take Care of My Fridge- 냉장고를 부탁해 is featuring many celebrities on their episodes. Experts diagnosed that "kukbang" has become a fever in social and cultural phenomenon and is expected to continue to be super popular.

In the past cooking shows used to involve women and housewives.
But now the culinary competition involved male chefs and celebrities. Everyone seems to be enjoying the program, learning new methods, recipes...etc.