‘Ziyang’ YouTube capture
Popular ‘Mokbang’ YouTuber Ziyang (real name Park Jeong-won, 24), who was caught up in controversy over whether the price of food at a snack restaurant named after him was too expensive, went on to explain.
On the 19th, Ziyang posted a video on his YouTube channel titled’This is a video about the price controversy’, saying, “I’m really sorry for causing price controversy even before the store opened,” but “the amount of food in the bowl is not small.” Insisted.
He recently released pictures of the menu and food with a plan to open a restaurant named after him,’Garden Snack’. However, regarding this, the online community raised problems such as “the amount of food is too small for the price” or “is it too expensive?”
Ziyang Instagram capture
First, Ziyang answered the question that the amount of tteokbokki was less than the price. He said, “The 9,000 won tteokbokki is served for 2 servings and weighs a little over 2 servings,” he said. “I never heard that the amount was small during the testing period.”
Next, Ziyang measured the weight of tteokbokki on a scale and compared the weight with other products. Excluding the weight of the plate, the weight of tteokbokki, which was controversial at a price of 9,000 won, was 702g (Jjampon tteokbokki) and 752g (budae tteokbokki), respectively.
Tteokbokki weight (excluding plate weight), which is similar to Ziyang’s price range, was measured at 797g (9,000 won), 745g (9,000 won), 697g (9,000 won), and 490g (12,000 won), respectively.
Ziyang said, “Because the food bowl (pasta bowl) is dug in a circle, it seems to have been misunderstood from the top,” he said, “I will change the bowl.”
Ziyang said, “We have reduced the number of pieces in order to taste various foods during the testing period,” and “we plan to provide more to our customers,” adding to the price controversy over Montecristo.
In response to the opinion that the price of the two-person set menu is high, he said, “I was told that it was like a set for 3 or 4 during the testing period. We plan to reduce the amount and make it a price suitable for a set of 2 people.”
Finally, Ziyang said, “I never started knowing the business easily,” and said, “I started operating the store in a good sense because I could meet fans and donate with the proceeds. I have confidence and will do my best in the future.” .
When the video of Ziyang’s explanation was released, the netizens said, “It’s expensive…” (Foot****), “Looking at the video, it wasn’t a small amount, but I don’t know what amount is too small.” ), “Thanks to it, I’ve been looking for it, but at that price, if I want to eat it, I think I can eat it, and if I don’t want to eat it, I can’t eat it. What’s the reason for getting angry?” It seemed like” (anonymous).
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