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Netflix's hit cooking competition reality show returns with an even more intense culinary battle among 100 chefs. On Culinary Class Wars Season 2, the Black Spoon chefs, who are trying to overcome their class based on "taste" alone, go up against the renowned White Spoon chefs, who are trying to protect it. This season features an impressive White Spoon lineup, including Michelin-starred chefs Lee Jun, Son Jong Won, Korea's first master of temple cuisine Venerable Sunjae, Chinese cuisine master Hou Deok Juk, French cuisine master Park Hyo Nam, as well as celebrity chefs Jung Ho Young, Sam Kim, Raymon Kim, and more. Let's meet the White Spoon contestants who are here to defend their status!

Coupang Play's pure brainpower survival show, Elite League Season 3 (University War 3), returns with a new season. A whole new battle for ranks begins between the top 1% of geniuses from prestigious universities in Korea competing against each other in mental math, reasoning, and memorization challenges. In season 3, there will be a face-off between two teams, Team Medical versus Team STEM. A total of six teams, three from prestigious medical schools and three from prestigious engineering schools, will compete for the title of "King of Science." With the glory of their schools at stake, the contestants will bring out all they have. Which university will claim the victory in Elite League 3 ?

The curtain rises on I am SOLO Season 29! This is I am SOLO 's first ever age gap special featuring charming older women and younger men. Innocent, yet bold and passionate younger men, and mature, grounded older women have gathered by the sea of Taean, Chungcheongnam-do in search of love. What kind of chemistry will we see on Solo Land 29?

Age is just a number, attraction is instinct! KBS2's Mind the Noona Gap , also known as Noona Is a Woman to Me , is a heart-fluttering and honest reality dating show about older women and younger men. The show depicts a real romance between charming noonas who put love aside for their intense career pursuits, and straightforward younger men who believe that age is just a number when it comes to love. Meeting in a situation where the only thing they know about each other is the female participants are older than the male participants, they felt honest excitement, attraction, and misunderstanding for the first time in a long time. Amidst a whirlwind of emotions that are difficult to explain, can they continue to be honest about their feelings once their age differences are revealed? Will they be able to overcome the age gap to find true love?

The Physical: Asia final quest heralds three extreme games as the strongest nations, Team Korea and Team Mongolia, remain. Only the one country that demonstrates exceptional mental fortitude, strategy, and teamwork to survive until the very end will be crowned the country that embodies the most perfect physique. The country that emerges as the champion of the final quest will claim glory along with one billion won. Which team will defend its national flag and become the ultimate winner?

Image Source: Netflix The top three countries, Japan, Mongolia, and Korea, face off in an epic showdown on the fifth quest of Physical: Asia . The two countries that survive Quest 5, the Castle Conquest, will advance to the highly anticipated finals to determine the winner. While the lowest-ranked country will be eliminated immediately. The outcome will depend on how effectively each team utilizes their physical abilities, teamwork, and strategy to complete the quest.

Physical: Asia Quest 4, the Battle Rope Relay, is a brutal challenge that requires arm strength, speed, and upper-body endurance. Only the country that wins first place in the Battle Rope Relay will advance directly to the next quest. While the three losing teams will need to battle it out in a 1200kg Pillar Push Death Match to survive.

Physical: Asia Quest 3,   the Team Rep Match, is a true test of endurance. The third quest consists of a total of four games, and each country elects a team representative for each game to compete against the other countries. The six surviving countries, Korea, Australia, Mongolia, Türkiye , Japan, and the Philippines are split into two groups of three, determined by drawing lots, to compete. The country that comes in last place in each group will be eliminated immediately from the competition without a Death Match.

The losing countries of the previous quest, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines, are given one final chance to stay in the competition. Quest 2.5 is the Ball Possession Death Match where two teams will compete one-on-one to survive. Only the two winning teams will advance to the next quest, while the two losing teams will be permanently eliminated from Physical: Asia .

The second quest of Physical: Asia is the Shipwreck Transportation Match, a game that tests strength, endurance, speed, and teamwork. In this large-scale mission, two countries go head-to-head with the goal of moving the most goods from the shipwreck across a rugged obstacle course back to their respective camps. The four winning teams will survive and advance to the next quest, while the four losing teams may face elimination from the competition.

The first quest of Physical: Asia is the Territory Conquest, an intense game that involves shoving, grabbing, and grappling. The contestants from all eight countries, including  Korea, Japan, Thailand, Mongolia, Indonesia, Türkiye, Australia, and the Philippines,  start simultaneously and compete to conquer the territories on top of the sand dune. The country that wins the Territory Conquest gains a significant privilege, which is the right to set up the matchups for the following quest, including their own.

Physical: Asia , the ultimate clash of nations. This is the third season of Netflix's  Physical: 100 competition reality series and the first season of a global expansion. This time, it is not individuals, but a competition between nations. The 48 elite athletes from eight Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Mongolia, Indonesia, Türkiye, Australia, and the Philippines, put their flags on the line and compete for national pride. The quests will test their strength and endurance, and push the contestants to their limits. Only the one country that embodies the perfect physique and survives until the end can claim victory and the one billion won prize.