Hi, I'm Josh.
I'm Ollie.
And today we are in the Hyundai Capital UK office.
Because they have shipped us over some of the newest snacks from Korea.
I actually have no idea what snacks we have.
They've just said.
"Okay there's so many new snacks in Korea that I bet you guys haven't tried."
They shipped them all over.
It's now our job to try them.
Thank you very much.
This is Rachael by the way everyone.
Slight downgrade from your normal role at the office.
But she is delivering us snacks today.
Starting with Saewoo-kkang.
That's truffle.
Oh.
Does it smell good?
I mean, extremely potent.
Oh wow, not a good start.
It's simultaneously very seafoody and very truffly.
It's almost more truffly than seafood.
It's more truffly than truffle.
Oh okay.
Wow.
Okay they have definitely pursued a "more is more" strategy,
When it comes to flavour.
Every mouthful it gets stronger.
Like it intensifies.
Next up.
Next up. Seaweed.
Seaweed?
But these are like seaweed... kim rings?
Like onion rings.
Oh it doesn't smell that strongly of seaweed.
Hello.
Now we're talking.
Or rather eating.
Okay.
Something nice.
Oh you are gonna massively regret that.
It's covered in a powder, Ollie.
Is it?
Do not try that at home.
It stings.
Of course it stings.
Did you not learn to not put things in your eyes.
We need a rating system.
Out of how many?
Out of Korean numbers.
Out of 10,000.
Oh.
Because 10,000 is “man”.
Yeah.
So how many "man" is that?
“Gu man”.
“Gu ship man”.
Out of 10,000 it's 90,000.
It's 90,000.
Yeah.
Why don't we put the limit at “Baekman” (1,000,000)
Okay “baek” is a thousand man won.
“Baek man”.
You know what the number “baek” is.
It's 100.
Yes.
100.
“Baekman”.
Yeah.
So a hundred 10,000's which is a thousand.
A million.
It's a million.
Oh my gosh.
Thousand thousand is a million.
Now we're learning English numbers again for the first time.
Out of "baekman".
60 man.
That's only a six out of ten.
I'm just translating it into normal numbers.
Not gonna lie.
I thought it was seven.
The thing is I know numbers when they're in sequence.
It's like with the alphabet.
It's like I have to say the whole alphabet to work out where a letter is.
Next up.
Wow.
H-B-A-F almonds.
Let's go savoury first shall we?
Korean chili mayo.
Almonds.
I'm actually excited about this.
Oh.
It smells like ginseng.
A little bit.
A little bit?!
A lot bit.
No.
I'm really glad these are in a resealable bag.
Tteokbokki?
Yeah.
Come on.
That's gonna be better.
Oh that smells like proper tteokbokki.
That actually smells just like tteokbokki.
Sweet, spicy.
That's actually good.
Are we gonna do the black sugar milk tea as well?
Yeah man.
These are coated.
They look like the tapioca balls you get in this tea.
Cheers.
This is weird.
The tea comes in. X2
Super weird.
The tea was like hiding and then out of nowhere you just get a tea taste.
That's good.
- That's actually good. - And now for the main event.
Starlight Pang Pang.
This looks like, you know when you see plastic on a beach.
It's like a piece of Lego,
that fell out of a shipping container in the 60s and it's just been ground down.
Popping candy.
Popping popping.
I feel sorry for the almond there.
He's not really getting any any screen time.
No.
"20"
Two out of ten?
I prefer...
200,000, Is that it?
Well firstly that's a lot of thousands.
Secondly, I prefer normal almonds.
No...oh yeah, I think you actually may be right.
As soon as you said that I was like, "That's so, you know, insulting to these guys...
...who invested so much time into flavouring the almonds."
Yeah.
But you're right.
Oooh!
What is this?
They are giant O! Potato Chips
I think I'm gonna love this.
A little dip hiding in the packet!
That is not something you would get in the UK.
This is the creamy chilli sauce.
I like that a lot.
Wow that's a lot.
I like that a lot.
It's spicy.
I like that a lot.
I just said the same thing three times in a row.
That's incredible! x2
A pre-included sauce packet in with basically what is a giant straw of a crisp.
I mean you could drink that sauce through this thing.
You wouldn't want to.
This sauce is strong.
I was worried that this was quite a small dip.
It packs a punch.
These are so good.
They're satisfyingly crunchy.
They're not overpoweringly flavourful.
They're so light.
I mean basically a feather.
Yeah, I mean Newton's law... that means nothing.
I'm trying to show how light it is okay?
No, yeah, and you can't show that.
No.
900,000 won.
Wow straight to 900k.
That's almost a million.
It's almost a million. X2
I'm gonna go 80.
Really?
- We can give it a 850,000 won. - Okay
- Joint effort. - Yeah. Alright, Rachael...
We are riding high.
- Wow, it's a scented candle. - It's a candle!
That's exactly what I thought.
Gentle plan.
What is this, slime?
Do you eat this?
What the heck are we supposed to do with this?
It's got calories on the side.
Oh it's so thick.
Who pours it into the lid? What's wrong with you?
I just wanted to see how thick it was!
I just wanted to see if it would actually come out.
What are we supposed to do now?
It's not a little plate!
Oh it's mint choco jam!
Wait I know what we could spread on.
Is it good? Does it actually taste like mint chocolate?
Spread it on an "O-Potato chip".
It's so good.
Look at this.
Look at that shot.
Can you see how thick it is?
There's no way this tastes good.
Look at the colour.
Try it.
You know what that is?
Edible toothpaste.
It is edible toothpaste.
I feel like we're getting a very different experience but describing the same thing.
How is that good?
Edible toothpaste.
Who doesn't want to eat their toothpaste?
Me!
If you want to you can.
I'm pretty sure it's not poisonous.
You're not supposed to.
It's like the forbidden fruit.
I'd have that on toast.
Are you listening to the things coming out of your mouth?
You don't have to brush your teeth.
Toothpaste on toast!
All right what was that out of a million?
50,000 won.
No, no like a flat four.
Well meet me in the middle.
What's halfway between four and five hundred thousand.
In fairness you said 50,000, not 500,000 so you said fifty thousand out of a million as well.
Either way we're not doing well.
What is this?
Yogurt.
Yakult in a clear straw.
It's a jelly.
Oh look at that.
You know when they say don't play with your food?
This is designed to be played with surely.
I mean look at that.
It went all over my face.
Has that got collagen in it?
It tastes like pure collagen.
It does. And your face is looking good.
Well I did just whip the jelly all over it so...
That's what I should've done.
Sam (three).
Sam (three)?
Sam (three).
Flat three.
I thought that was five, but yeah.
Oh Rachael, I absolutely love Home Run Balls.
Co-su-ta-keu-rim
Go for it again.
Co-su-ta-tu.
This one's a bit more like a D.
Custard.
Custard!
Everyone was in pain watching that happen.
Custard cream.
I haven't tried this yet but if they've got the cream consistency right,
How can these be bad?
It's basically like a Korean profiterole.
As you can tell, very light.
Very light.
I just want more of them.
I don't even know if I like them yet.
I just love that Home Run Ball texture.
The plastic?
No!
It does taste like plastic.
No it doesn't.
I don't love these.
You prefer the chocolate ones?
I prefer the chocolate ones.
Yeah it's a high bar already.
Home Run Ball is one of my favourite Korean snacks.
I'd give that a solid "chil-sib-o-man won".
750,000.00
Maybe even a "chil-sib-yook-man"
780,000.00
70
60
Yes.
Dammit I should have thought.
Oh my gosh.
These are little brains?
There’s a whole box of jellied brains.
The thing is Korea.
In the UK if you give something to someone and say it's jellied brain.
It might actually be jellied brain.
Like there's a chance.
Like eel brain?
Yeah exactly.
It says hodu-shaped jelly.
Wow.
Do you know what a hodu is?
Oh is this supposed to be a walnut?
Yeah.
Not a brain?
Yeah.
Walnut shaped jelly.
They need to go back to their mould.
It looks a lot like a brain.
They made a huge mistake.
Yeah, kids would love that.
You know what it looks like?
It looks like the end of your fingers when you've been in the bath for a really long time.
Great.
Toes.
I'm never gonna eat these again.
Absolutely done, sorry.
Oooh I recognise this packet.
A classic.
A Korean classic.
Sold out everywhere when they first released.
Vanilla lemon?
Smells like a lemon tart!
Really does.
What the heck?
Doesn't taste normal...
That's like a Willy Wonka crisp.
It really is.
I like can't fault the flavour.
That tastes like a lemon tart.
That's so weird.
Is it salty?
It is salty.
That's weird.
It is weird.
But it works?
Why does it work?
It doesn't not work.
Work that sentence out.
All right Rachael.
I'm actually kind of excited now because they're all so different.
Yeah they're all so weird.
What the heck is this?
I've never seen a snack this big before.
Is this actually toothpaste?
Is this beer?
Oh honey jelly.
It's like the TikTok trend but turned into a commercial product.
So this is the classic.
This is the honey jelly.
Tell you what I'd be scared to take that on a plane.
Okay.
Yeah the green one looks…
You'd look like a super villain.
You know what? That looks like flipping laundry detergent.
It does.
You're right.
Like flipping fairy liquid.
They've literally just turned the TikTok craze into a commercial product.
Look at that!
That's worrying.
Oh my gosh look at that.
Cider flavour.
What's going on?
Oh my gosh.
This is a disaster.
This is a disaster. That should not be allowed.
That is insane.
Josh how have you made this much of a mess?
How is this...
Are you sure we're supposed to just eat it like that?
Are you sure this is not like...
It's literally like taking a shot of Ribena.
Just honey.
It's just straight up honey.
You're not supposed to drink honey from the bottle.
Right?
Is that me?
- Am I being crazy? - No
If you put it in hot water then it will add like a sweetness to it.
ADD a sweetness?
Also if you want to put it on ice cream then they recommend that as a topping.
Or salad.
Wow.
Salad?
That's literally like a one out of a million.
One out of a million.
That is definitely the worst.
Next up.
These are legendary.
Purple sweet potato chip!
These have been around for a while.
Okay.
Not necessarily new.
But I haven't had these anywhere outside of Korea.
Oh my gosh, the packaging wasn't lying!
No.
Look at that!
They look that purple in real life.
That is crazy.
These are legit.
So good, I flipping love these.
Are these made out of purple potatoes?
Sweet potatoes, yeah.
You can taste it!
Yeah! These are great.
You know what I want?
What?
Fricking dip in there.
That would be better.
Now we've experienced that.
Is that the best one?
Every pack of crisps I ever open that there isn't a dip inside of.
I'm just going to be disappointed.
Ohh, Adam's just handed us the Gentle Plan!
These two colours belong together.
Purple and bright freaking...
Oh man, it looks like a Halloween snack.
Here goes nothing.
Okay cheers.
Literally I've got no idea what it is.
Oh! I forgot how much I hate that.
On second taste that is truly horrible.
It's easily the worst!
It really is.
These on the other hand, crazy good.
Don't want to dip.
All right, well that has been a little journey through some new Korean snacks.
Yeah. Thank you to Hyundai Capital for having us here in their office of all places.
Indeed.
Rachael, thank you.
Come over.
Come on in.
We are supremely grateful.
What does Hyundai Capital do?
It's not the capital city of a newly declared state I would guess.
So it is a global financial services company.
Providing financial services to Hyundai Motors, Kia and Genesis.
We have 18 entities in 14 countries including UK, US, Korea and China.
And this is a special year for Hyundai Capital?
It is.
It's the 10th anniversary.
Of being in the UK?
Yes it is.
Fantastic, okay.
Happy birthday.
Thank you.
Very good.
So we now have about 200,000 customers in the UK.
And we grow 25% every year.
We are leading the UK financial services market.
Because we cover approximately 50% overall UK Korean financial market.
That's a lot.
Very modest of you, but it sounds like Hyundai Capital is absolutely crushing it right now.
Snacks were lovely as well.
Just add that to the resume.
Yeah exactly.
Very good choice of snacks.
Very impressive.
Thank you so much for having us here.
Thank you very much.
Well the way we normally end our videos is we say see you JOLLY soon.
Okay.
Do you want to do that together?
Yes.
On three?
Three words.
See you JOLLY soon.
Not three words.
I can't count.
See you JOLLY soon!