TV Show Crew Clears Up 'Dine and Dash' Rumors at Busan Restaurant

A recent social media post featuring a photo from the popular "Wow! 31cm Seafood Knife Noodles" restaurant in Busan, South Korea, sparked a humorous misunderstanding. The image showed a group photo of the cast and crew of the Taiwanese variety show "Wow! The Journey" with the restaurant owner. However, directly above the photo, a sign written in simplified Chinese read: "Have you eaten? Please pay when you leave."

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Have you eaten? Please pay when you leave.

This seemingly innocuous sign led to widespread speculation online, with many suggesting that the show's hosts, including well-known personality Jacky Wu (Wu Zong-xian), and the production team had dined at the restaurant and forgotten to settle their bill. The implication was that they had enjoyed a "dine-and-dash" meal.

However, the producer of "Wow! The Journey" quickly stepped in to clarify the situation. They explained that the photograph was taken during a filming session in 2024. The sign, according to the producer, was a general notice posted by the restaurant owner to remind all tourists to pay their bills before departing. It was not a message specifically directed at the show's crew.

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That photo was left behind when the team went to film in 2024. The notice above the photo was just a sign posted by the store to remind all tourists to pay their bills, not targeting the show.

The producer further added a touch of humor to the clarification, stating that if the crew had indeed dined and dashed, the owner would not have been smiling in the photo or prominently displayed it at the restaurant's entrance to attract customers. This effectively debunked the rumors and resolved the amusing misunderstanding caused by the awkward placement of the sign.

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If we had really eaten and not paid, the owner would not have smiled and taken a photo with us, nor would he have hung the photo at the entrance to attract customers.