28-year-old side dish tycoon Min Yo-han to appear on 'The Millionaire Next Door'

Min Yo-han, who built a side dish business with annual sales of 27 billion won in his 20s, will appear on EBS's 'The Millionaire Next Door' to share his success story and life journey.

In the episode of EBS's 'The Millionaire Next Door' airing at 9:55 PM on the 15th, Min Yo-han, known as the 'Side Dish Tycoon' who operates 57 stores nationwide, will appear as a guest. At 28 years old, he is set to make history as the youngest millionaire to ever appear on the program. Introducing himself by saying, "I am the CEO, but I am the youngest person in the company," he possesses approximately 1,000 original recipes and has expanded into the Singaporean market, targeting international consumers beyond Korea.

The broadcast will reveal the interior of his side dish factory, which produces 1,000 servings of seasoned dried shredded squid (jinmichae) per day. Various side dishes, such as stir-fried aged kimchi with perilla oil, seasoned crown daisy, braised tofu, and stir-fried seaweed stems, will be introduced in succession, vividly capturing the business site referred to as a "conglomerate of the side dish world."

In front of the meal prepared by Min Yo-han, the MCs will offer their honest reactions. Seo Jang-hoon, who revealed his fondness for cheonggukjang, could not put down his chopsticks as he tasted bean sprouts, radish strips, and aster scapes in succession, making the set erupt in laughter as he ate the seasoned vegetables like noodles.

However, an unexpected moment arises amidst the warm atmosphere. While eating the aster scapes, Seo could not finish his sentence, saying, "In the past, my mother would have made this at home, but now..." and created a poignant atmosphere by confessing, "I feel like I might cry."

In the following segment, a quiz will take place to guess the most popular menu item at the side dish shop. Seo, introducing himself as a "side dish shop mania," predicted spicy stir-fried pork, braised beef in soy sauce, and rolled omelets as strong candidates, while Jang Ye-won showed confidence by picking seasoned dried shredded squid as the most popular menu item. Attention is focused on what the actual number one selling side dish will be.

Min also shares his experience appearing in Season 1 of the Netflix cooking survival show 'Culinary Class Wars'. When Seo asks, "I didn't see it?", he laughs and replies, "I appeared for about 18 seconds." He also brings laughter by revealing a story where he was judged on braised pollock but was eliminated not because of the side dish, but because of the rice, after receiving the evaluation "The rice is too mushy~" from Paik Jong-won.

In addition, he mentions that he has appeared on EBS's 'The Best Cooking Secrets' with Hwang Kwanghee since 2021, and also shares his history of participating in 'School Cooking King' as a student in 2014. The challenges and growth process of Min Yo-han, who wrote a success legend in his 20s by achieving 27 billion won in annual sales with side dishes alone, can be seen on EBS's 'The Millionaire Next Door' airing on the 15th at 9:55 PM.