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“Street Restaurant Fighter” has been nominated in the Competition – Lifestyle category at the Realscreen Awards, highlighting CJ ENM’s global content competitiveness through its original concepts and outstanding execution
CJ ENM announced on October 22, 2026, that its original unscripted survival series “Street Restaurant Fighter” has been nominated in the Competition – Lifestyle category at the Realscreen Awards, an international awards program honoring excellence in non-fiction programming, marking a milestone for CJ ENM’s original unscripted content on the global stage.
■ Key Performance Summary of “Street Restaurant Fighter”
| Category | Details | Key Information & Metrics |
| Awards Program | Realscreen Awards | International awards honoring excellence in non-fiction programming |
| Nomination Category | Competition – Lifestyle category | Nominated |
| Program Format | Real-World Business Survival Competition | Moving beyond basic cooking skills to real-world food business operations |
| Participants | 20 Top Chefs and Restaurateurs | Customer-driven voting determines survival and elimination |
| Strategic Significance | First Unscripted Nomination | First nomination for a CJ ENM-produced original unscripted series at the awards |
■ Detailed Sectional Achievements
1. Program Concept and Differentiation
- Production & Timeline: Concluded its run in September, “Street Fighter Restaurant” was directed by executive producers Woo-hyung Lee and Man-hee Kim.
- Survival Format: The program pits 20 top chefs and restaurateurs against one another, where customers decide who stays and who is eliminated.
- Differentiating Factors: Moving beyond conventional cooking shows that focus strictly on culinary skills, the series explores the stark realities of running a food business—ranging from analyzing commercial districts and calculating food costs to designing interiors and developing sales strategies. Its realistic portrayal of entrepreneurship offers a fresh take on competition programming.
2. Significance of the International Nomination
- Global Recognition: The distinctive concept has attracted intense international industry attention, culminating in its nomination in the lifestyle competition category alongside top global non-fiction projects.
- Expanding Global Footprint: This achievement follows the success of “Kiss the Future,” a documentary produced by CJ ENM’s global studio Fifth Season, which won in the Non-Fiction Arts & Culture category last year.
- IP Competitiveness: As the first-ever nomination for a CJ ENM-produced original series at the Realscreen Awards, “Street Fighter Restaurant” highlights the company’s capability to create original unscripted formats with strong international appeal and execution.
■ Executive Quote
[Woo-hyung Lee, Executive Producer at CJ ENM]
“We wanted to take a different approach by moving beyond traditional cooking competitions that focus solely on culinary skills and capturing the realities of running a business in Korea. I’m delighted that audiences around the world have connected with this fresh approach and become immersed in the series. CJ ENM has a diverse slate of reality programming, and I hope to see more of our content reach and resonate with audiences worldwide.”
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A. The Realscreen Awards are an international awards program that recognizes excellence in non-fiction and unscripted programming, bringing together industry professionals from broadcasters, production companies, and content distributors worldwide.
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A. Rather than focusing solely on culinary preparation, the series features 20 top chefs and restaurateurs tackling the genuine complexities of food entrepreneurship, including commercial district analysis, cost management, and operational strategy, with consumer decisions driving elimination.
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A. It represents the first nomination for a CJ ENM-produced original series at the Realscreen Awards, underscoring the company’s expanding global competitiveness in unscripted format development and execution. Building upon the success of “Kiss the Future” —a documentary produced by CJ ENM’s U.S. global studio Fifth Season that won in the Non-Fiction Arts & Culture category last year—this milestone further highlights CJ ENM’s continuous global excellence and expanding footprint across its multi-studio network.
■ About CJ ENM
CJ ENM is a leading entertainment company founded in Korea in 1995. CJ ENM’s entertainment division has been continuously shaping the next chapter of K-culture within the global entertainment industry, spanning media content, music, film, and performing arts. CJ ENM has created, produced and distributed globally-acclaimed content, including Oscar-winning film Parasite, Tony Award-winning musicals such as Kinky Boots, hit TV series such as Queen of Tears, globally successful music competition show I Can See Your Voice and more. CJ ENM is further pursuing opportunities to develop talent such as leading K-pop boy group ZEROBASEONE and global rookie sensation ALPHA DRIVE ONE. United under the slogan We live to discover Untold Originals, CJ ENM has three major production and distribution studios: a drama production powerhouse Studio Dragon, U.S.-based studio Fifth Season, and K-OTT content production studio CJ ENM STUDIOS. It also operates No.1 K-content platform TVING and global K-POP content platform Mnet Plus. CJ ENM also presents KCON, world’s No.1 K-Lifestyle Festival, and MAMA AWARDS, world’s No.1 K-POP Awards, in order to bring K-culture experiences to people all over the world. To learn more about CJ ENM, please visit: http://www.cjenm.com.
