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Global Agency Secures Worldwide Distribution for Uprising Kitchen

Global agency has acquired international rights to award-winning Japanese show Uprising Kitchen. The Global Agency and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV) have signed an agreement for the cooking game show. By: Wee Yan Ling

Uprising Kitchen has been nominated for the Content Asia Awards 2023 and have emerged with the silver award. It is a captivating and entertaining culinary competition among a seasoned chef, homemaker and a novice as they compete one another to create the ultimate dish. To level the playing field, each participant is met with unique challenges.

The novice chef is granted a generous budget for ingredients, the homemaker receives a moderate allowance and the master chef must make do with a limited budget. The unequal distribution of funds is meant to create a fair and exciting competition to contribute to the show’s blend of amusement, frustration and creativity. Adding to the intrigue, the master chef is confined within a small workspace whereas the other contestants are granted a bigger space to work with. The contestants also get to draw challenge cards from a lottery machine to set their competitors up with obstacles.

The show offers a new twist for cooking shoes by casting a group of individuals who possess different levels of capabilities for cooking. Hence, creating an interesting dynamic and enhancing the show’s value. As the show is centred around food, it is bound to pique everyone’s interest. The panel of culinary exports leads an air of authenticity for the program, with valuable insights into the prepared dishes. This allows viewers to learn more about the culinary world in the process.

Izzet Pinto, CEO of Global Agency, said: “Uprising Kitchen” is a new entertaining cooking show in our catalogue. It is a battle between a first-class chef, a housewife celeb, and an amateur cooking celeb. It is a successful format in Japan and appeals to the whole family with strong co-viewing. The budget-based cooking challenge adds an extra layer of excitement and creativity, as the contestants will have to come up with unique and innovative dishes that fit the theme. We believe it will attract the attention of audiences in many countries.”

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