If you often watch Japanese dramas, I believe everyone does not know the Japanese drama "The Lonely Gourmet". (I’m confident that everyone has heard of it even if they haven’t seen it.)
This ordinary man in his 40s can be said to be the originator of the mukbang industry. Hundreds of millions of people have watched him eat. He also played a good leading role. He never had any leftover food. He ate as much as he wanted and ordered as much as he wanted. The farmer uncle cried when he saw it.
This drama tells the story of the grocer Inokashira Goro looking for various delicacies during his work breaks. It is also an early "dining drama" for many cuties who like to watch dramas while eating. Many people, in order to taste the same delicacies as Wulang, do not hesitate to travel across the ocean to check in.
The ratings on Douban have been 9.0 since the first season, and it became the highest-rated Japanese drama that year.
Ramen, barbecue, sushi, steak, izakaya, desserts, Chinese food, Korean food, Taiwanese snacks, local specialties, there is nothing that I have not tried before, and many stores have changed because of Goro's "visit" There were long queues and the popularity skyrocketed. However, my uncle has always had a good appetite. The one that impressed me the most was the first episode of the eighth season, "Southern Cantonese Food" in Yokohama. In one meal, my uncle ordered almost all the signs of this restaurant, which made the people in front of the TV so greedy that they couldn't wait to see it. You can reach into the TV and grab a chicken drumstick to eat.
This was the scene the day after the broadcast of "Southern Cantonese Food". According to the store, it has been like this for a while, and almost all of it was sold out in the morning... But it was said to be for the store. Causing sweet "troubles," Uncle's influence can be said to be amazing...
"The Lonely Gourmet" has also been remade by various gods, but none of them captured the essence of Uncle.
After busy work, I can take a break to eat, and eat with my uncle. A "rice drama" makes the rice in the bowl more fragrant, and even the lunch box can taste the deliciousness of a five-star chef. This is the charm of Goro.
Unconsciously, the show has been filmed for the 8th season. Recently, the male protagonist "Wu Lang" appeared on a show and expressed his views on the show in front of the public for the first time: "This drama is a dark history in my acting career."
This made the audience puzzled. How could it be a dark history when I can eat so many delicious food every time?
I said that because I had no idea what was interesting about this drama, I even thought about giving up filming it several times. At first, when I got the script, I found that most of the drama consisted of monologues by myself and eating alone, with almost no scenes of interacting with others. This made him doubt that no one would watch such a drama.
After a few years of filming, some people jokingly asked him why he would film such a scene, which shocked him so much that he did not want to discuss the content of the play with others. (Uncle is in a mood and needs to be coaxed.)
Although the opinions around him are not that high and he himself cannot detect the charm of this drama, he is still conscientious. Ate for 8 seasons. (Uncle! You should go and see how loved you were at Station B!)
As the show becomes more and more popular, Uncle still can’t feel the charm of this show. "It's really incomprehensible to be called interesting just while eating."
However, it is not easy to be a foodie. In order to achieve good shooting results, the dedicated uncle always takes photos in front of the shooting. Not eating for one night, just so that when you see the food, you can have an appetite and wolf it down. "Everyone thinks I eat well because I am really hungry." 2333...Uncle also worked really hard for the effect of the show.
When Uncle starts to eat, no one can disturb him and he can immerse himself in his own world without being disturbed by the outside world. It feels great to have a good meal without being disturbed.
Uncle himself doesn’t know what’s so interesting about the way he just immerses himself in eating seriously, but we know that the way he eats seriously has invisibly cured countless migrant workers like us who are struggling in society, giving It gave us a moment of tranquility, so we were willing to chase the duck~
I hope that Uncle's "The Lonely Gourmet" will not end, and that Uncle can always eat with us!
Workers working hard outside should also eat well!