Actor Ryu Soo-young cooks and serves lunch for 1,100 police officers to show support... 1 ton of ingredients alone

Donates His Time and Talent to Special Meal Event for Police Day
Former Auxiliary Police Officer... Took Part in Every Stage of Preparations
Arrived at the Kitchen Before Dawn and Got to Work at a Large Cooking Pot

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency held a special meal event for its employees on Oct. 21 to mark the 81st anniversary of Police Day, with actor Ryu Soo-young, a former auxiliary police officer, volunteering his time and talent.

The event was organized to show support for employees of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. Despite his busy schedule, including musical performances, Ryu took part in every stage of the preparations, adding meaning to the event through his spirit of volunteerism.

Actor Ryu Sooyoung, a former auxiliary police officer, prepares a special meal event for police personnel as a volunteer contribution to mark Police Day on the 21st. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

Ryu has a special connection to the agency: he previously served as a combat police officer at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and was a member of its Public Relations Unit. He reportedly volunteered his time and talent, saying, "I really wanted to serve a warm, hearty meal to my colleagues at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, which feels like a second home to me."

Ryu visited the agency several times to prepare for the event, taking part in preliminary planning meetings, menu demonstrations, ingredient preparation, and cooking and serving the food on the day of the event.

On the day of the event, he arrived at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's cafeteria kitchen early in the morning and got to work at a large cooking pot. The special meal served 1,100 people, and the total amount of ingredients reportedly weighed about 1 metric ton.

Actor Ryu Suyoung, a former combat police officer, serves a special meal to staff as part of a volunteer donation of his talents on Oct. 21, Police Day. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.

The menu was served under the name "Eonam Seonsaengil Hansang," a combination of Ryu's nickname, "Eonam Seonsaeng," and the police's birthday, Police Day.

The menu included wine-braised short ribs as the main dish, as well as cream shrimp, seasoned crab, abalone seaweed soup, and japchae, all prepared to comfort and encourage police officers for their hard work.

A Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency official said, "Encouraged by the warm support Ryu has shown us, employees of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will do their utmost to protect the safety of citizens."

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