The JTBC drama Final Table hits the screen tonight with a preview confirming the intensity of the relationship between the characters played by Ahn Hyo Seop and Hong Hwa Yeon. According to new premiere stills, Ahn Hyo Seop's character will cause Hong Hwa Yeon's protagonist to end up in tears during the first few minutes of the series.
Final Table follows talented Korean chefs from around the world who gather to compete in The Table: K-Chef 2026, a demanding culinary contest that seeks to determine who is the best Korean chef. The series premieres on October 24 at 10:40 PM Korean time.
What is Final Table about and who is Hong Hwa Yeon’s character?
Hong Hwa Yeon plays Choi Song Yi, the owner of Familia, a restaurant going through serious difficulties and on the verge of closing its doors. After an unfortunate incident that unfairly damages her father's reputation, he passes away and leaves her the business as an inheritance.
Due to the unfair discredit suffered by her father, Familia loses almost all its clientele and employees begin to quit one after another, plunging Choi Song Yi into an unprecedented crisis for the restaurant.
What role does Ahn Hyo Seop play in the plot?
In the midst of this difficult situation, culinary genius Kang Han, played by Ahn Hyo Seop, unexpectedly visits Familia to taste the food at a place filled with memories of his own father.
While walking through the restaurant, empty before his arrival, Kang Han offers a nostalgic smile while remembering happy moments with his father. However, that warm atmosphere is short-lived: shortly after, a visibly angry Kang Han bursts into the kitchen and confronts employee Choi Doo Young, played by Kim Jae Hwa.
Choi Song Yi’s tears after the confrontation
Following that tense exchange of words, Choi Song Yi ends up crying in the arms of Choi Doo Young, which sparks curiosity about what exactly Kang Han could have said to bring her to that emotional breaking point.
The preview material does not reveal the full content of the conversation between Kang Han and Choi Doo Young, so the exact details of what happened will be known with the episode's premiere.
Frequently asked questions about Final Table
When does Final Table premiere?
Final Table premieres on October 24 at 10:40 PM Korean time on JTBC.
What is Final Table about?
The series tells the story of talented Korean chefs who compete in The Table: K-Chef 2026, a high-level culinary competition to determine the best Korean chef.
Who plays Choi Song Yi in Final Table?
Hong Hwa Yeon plays Choi Song Yi, the owner of the Familia restaurant, who inherits the business after the unfair destruction of her father's reputation and his death.
What character does Ahn Hyo Seop play in Final Table?
Ahn Hyo Seop plays Kang Han, a genius chef who visits the Familia restaurant because of the memories he holds of his own father.
Why does Hong Hwa Yeon’s character cry in the first episode?
Choi Song Yi ends up crying in the arms of employee Choi Doo Young after a tense confrontation between Kang Han and Choi Doo Young in the restaurant kitchen, although the full details of that conversation have not yet been revealed.
