The Business Genius Chef Paik (), is a South Korean variety program that airs on tvN.
Overview The first season aired on Sunday at 19:45 (KST) from April 2 till June 25, 2023, for 13 episodes. It starred Baek Jong-won, Lee Jang-woo, Kwon Yu-ri, John Park and Eric. The Filming for Season 1 took place at Marrakesh, Morocco of North Africa for the first 4 episodes and Naples, Campania of Italy for the remaining 9 episodes.
The second season aired on Sunday at 19:40 KST from October 29, 2023, till February 4, 2024, for 14 episodes. It features the return of Baek Jong-won, Lee Jang-woo, Kwon Yu-ri and John Park, who were joined by the new cast members Lee Kyu-hyung, Hyoyeon, Fabrizio Ferrari and Eric. The Filming for Season 2 took place at San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa of Spain.
The third season was titled The Global Food Business Challenge Chef Paik (). It premiered on February 10, 2026 every Tuesday at 22:10 KST, with actor Yoon Shi-yoon joining the cast with filming location as Lyon, France.
Locations Season 1 North Africa Marrakesh, Morocco Italy Naples, Campania
Season 2 Spain San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa
Season 3 France Lyon
Cast Main Baek Jong-won (Season 1–2) Lee Jang-woo (Season 1–2) Kwon Yu-ri (Season 1–2) John Park (Season 1–2) Season 1 BamBam (Season 1)
Season 2 Lee Kyu-hyung (Season 2) Hyoyeon (Season 2) Fabrizio Ferrari (Season 2) Eric (Season 2)
Season 3 Yoon Shi-yoon (Season 3)
Airtime SeasonAir dateAirtime 1 April 2 - June 25, 2023 Sundays at 19:45 (KST) 2 October 29, 2023 - February 4, 2024 Sundays at 19:40 (KST)
Episodes Season 1 + Original broadcast date Location 1 April 2, 2023 Marrakesh, Morocco of North Africa 2 April 9, 2023 3 April 16, 2023 4 April 23, 2023 5 April 30, 2023 Naples, Campania of Italy 6 May 7, 2023 7 May 14, 2023 8 May 21, 2023 9 May 28, 2023 10 June 4, 2023 11 June 11, 2023 12 June 18, 2023 13 June 25, 2023
Season 2 Original broadcast date Location 1 October 29, 2023 San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa of Spain 2 November 5, 2023 3 November 12 2023 4 November 19, 2023 5 November 26, 2023 6 December 3, 2023 7 December 10, 2023 8 December 17, 2023 9 December 31, 2023 10 January 7, 2024 11 January 14, 2024 12 January 21, 2024 13 January 28, 2024 14 February 4, 2024
References
External links - The Genius Paik - The Genius Paik 2 The Genius Paik at Naver The Genius Paik 2 at Naver