Actor Park Ji-hoon is caught in a nail-biting moment, left alone with the so-called "devil senior" Kang Ha-kyung.
On the 1st, the TVING original series The Legend of Kitchen Soldier (hereafter 'Kitchen Soldier') revealed still cuts showing Kang Sung-jae (Park Ji-hoon) stranded in the kitchen with Corporal Kim Gwan-cheol (Kang Ha-kyung) while Sergeant Yoon Dong-hyun (Lee Hong-nae) heads off on vacation.
Until now, Kang Sung-jae has adjusted smoothly to life as a cook under Yoon Dong-hyun’s warm guidance and steadfast trust, building up a range of experience. But with his rock-solid mentor away, Sung-jae is forced into an uneasy partnership with Kim Gwan-cheol — the "tough opponent" who has disapproved of him since day one — cranking the tension to new heights.
The newly released photos starkly contrast Yoon Dong-hyun, blissfully enjoying a well-earned break, with Kang Sung-jae, who’s thrown into crisis. While Yoon revels in freedom, Sung-jae’s anxious, on-edge expression says it all as he prepares meals alone for soldiers at the outpost.
In particular, the air turns suffocating between the newly assigned Kim Gwan-cheol and Sung-jae facing him down. Kim wears a smile, but his icy gaze flashes — and the timid cook Sung-jae, staring up at his senior with fear-filled eyes, screams one thing: today is going to be brutal.
Reacting to the photos, netizens wrote, "Can teamwork even happen with this combo?", "Smiling Gwan-cheol is even scarier", "Looks like Sung-jae is in for nonstop hardship today", and "Save Sung-jae", flooding the comments with intense, immersive reactions.
With curiosity peaking over whether Sung-jae can survive a perilous day under the "devil senior," episode 7 of 'Kitchen Soldier' drops simultaneously on TVING and tvN today at 8:50 p.m.