Asia’s craziest food
contest returns to the Philippines as One
Night Food Trip – International Edition enters its second season on tvN
Asia. This time, K-pop heartthrobs Nichkhun of boy band 2PM and actor-host
Alexander “Xander” Lee face off against celebrity cousins Danica Sotto-Pingris
and Ciara Sotto in a culinary frenzy around the country. One Night Food Trip –
International Edition will fly exclusively with Cebu Pacific for the
entire second season.
Based on popular Korean
food competition show One Night Food Trip, the international edition
adds a twist by having K-pop celebrities travel to various Asian destination including
the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, and Malaysia where they eat, play, and
compete against local celebrities. Each team must complete missions involving
exotic flavors and cultural attractions to earn stamps. The team that collects
the most stamps within 48 hours takes home the Golden Passport.
In the Philippine segment
of the show, Nichkhun and Xander jet-set together from Cebu to Pampanga, while
celebrity chef Danica and singer-actress Ciara take a separate route from Coron
to Legazpi for a unique experience of the country’s sights and delicacies. One
of their stops is at luxury integrated resort City of Dreams Manila where they
explore the Forbes five-star hotel, NÜWA, try out decadent dishes at the
award-winning Crystal Dragon restaurant, and immerse in the DreamWorks-inspired
interactive play space called DreamPlay.
The four-episode Philippine segment on Season 2 airs on 30
July (Monday) at 18:30 (GMT+8). It is in partnership with the Tourism Promotions
Board, an attached agency of the Department of Tourism, that markets and
promotes the Philippines domestically and internationally as a world-class
tourism destination.
Aside from 2PM, Nichkhun
is also a songwriter, actor and model, with television and film projects in
South Korea and China. On the other hand, Xander Lee is a former member of the
South Korean boy band U-KISS. His most recent projects include the lead role in
a Philippine TV series “My Korean Jagiya,” opposite Heart Evangelista.
From the Philippines,
Danica Sotto-Pingris is a television host and celebrity chef, with a degree in
Culinary Arts and Technology Management from the Center for Culinary Arts
Manila. Her cousin, Ciara Sotto, is a television host, singer, actress and
expert pole dancer. She regularly teaches pole dancing classes in Manila.
Cebu
Pacific, the official carrier of One
Night Food Trip – International Edition 2, has the widest network within the Philippines with 37
domestic destinations, which made traveling and shooting from one island to
another easier with seamless inter-island connections, sparing the hosts and
crew from flying to bigger airport hubs just to move across the Philippines.
Aside from a direct flight between Manila and Incheon, Cebu Pacific also flies
directly from Incheon to Cebu, making it easier to get to popular beach
destinations like Mactan Island or Bohol, or connect to 26 international
destinations that span the Middle East, Asia, Australia and the United States
(Guam).
One Night Food Trip – International Edition debuted in 2017 on tvN in
Asia with sister-and-brother K-pop idols, Sandara “Dara” Park and Thunder
pairing against TV host Grace Lee and radio DJ Sam YG for the Philippine
segment.
One Night Food Trip – International Edition will premiere
exclusively on tvN on 30 July (Monday) at 18:30 (GMT+8). tvN is available in
Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia,
Myanmar and Sri Lanka, with subtitles in English, Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia,
Bahasa Indonesia and Thai.
Follow One Night Food Trip – International Edition
Season 2 on social media with hashtags #OneNightFoodTripIntl2, #ONFTIntl2,
#CEBTravels and #tvNAsia.
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