TV personality Hong Jin-kyung talks with former KBS TV presenter Son Mi-na on her YouTube channel. Captured from YouTube By KTimes Model-turned-TV personality Hong Jin-kyung announced that she opened a Korean snack shop in Spain, offering popular light meals such as gimbap (seaweed rice rolls), tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), and noodles. On Thursday, a video titled "Why Did Hong Jin-kyung Open a Korean Snack Shop in Spain?" was posted on her YouTube channel, RealStudyKing.
In the video, Hong shared her motivation, saying, "After running a food company for 25 years, I have always dreamed of starting a Korean restaurant franchise to introduce our cuisine to the world. A fateful meeting with former KBS TV presenter Son Mi-na led to the opening of this snack shop in Spain." She added, "It's a mix of excitement and worry as I'm starting something new in an unfamiliar place, but I'm preparing with all my heart.
I hope that our passion for spreading Korean cuisine reaches not only our subscribers but also people around the world." The video also shows Hong meeting Son Mi-na at Barcelona Airport. Son said, "I've been importing and selling olive oil from Spain.
When Hong Jin-kyung appeared on a YouTube channel and recommended olive oil as a product, her sincerity shone through. I felt I had to give her a bottle of olive oil as a gift, so I called her, and we had a deep conversation during our first meeting." Son said that Spain is an intriguing opportunity because the market for Korea.