That wasn’t just any jogger: Tastefully Yours drops a Weak Hero Class double easter egg

The final episode of Tastefully Yours had plenty of ingredients fans were hoping for. Emotional resolution, soft reunions, a warm bowl of closure. But it also served up something no one saw coming.

A cameo. A name. A stare. And suddenly, the cozy lunchtime vibe was laced with the ghost of another series entirely. As the credits rolled, the internet lit up with one question: was that Park Ji-hoon, and was this a Weak Hero Class crossover in disguise?

A familiar face in a new kitchen

In episode 10 of Tastefully Yours, a familiar face steps through the doors of Shin Chun-seung’s family restaurant. It’s Park Ji-hoon, platinum blonde and impossibly soft, playing a character named Eun-jae in a fictional K-drama called Lovely Jogger.

He shares a forehead kiss, smiles gently, interacts with a child, and quietly takes a seat. It seems like a harmless, wholesome scene. But to fans of Weak Hero Class, it’s a jolt, an alternate reality version of Yeon Si-eun suddenly sitting down for lunch in a show about emotional healing and comfort food.

It’s the visual equivalent of biting into a spoonful of something familiar, only to find a completely different flavor under the surface.

A cameo with more than one layer

The layers start stacking fast. Park Ji-hoon isn’t just any idol-turned-actor. His portrayal of Yeon Si-eun in Weak Hero Class 1 and 2 defined a generation of K-drama antiheroes. Si-eun was emotionless, hyper intelligent, and weaponized by trauma.

Eun-jae, by contrast, is the romantic lead of a fictional show within the show, soft spoken and glowing with fan-service charm. The name Eun-jae flips Si-eun’s own name, like a mirror image with the sharp edges filed down. Add the fact that both dramas share director Park Dan-hee and the whole thing turns into a quiet inside joke between those paying attention. It’s a dish served with hidden spice, the kind that only kicks in after the second bite.

From enemy in Weak Hero to lunch guest in Tastefully Yours

This scene in Tastefully Yours doesn’t tease Weak Hero Class with casting only. Sitting across from Ji-hoon is Yoo Su-bin, now playing Shin Chun-seung. But in Weak Hero Class 2, he was Choi Hyo-man, one of Si-eun’s most aggressive and volatile antagonists. Their shared screen time was tense, violent, and unresolved.

So when Chun-seung casually asks what high school Eun-jae went to, and all he gets in return is a flat, unreadable stare, the moment shifts. There are no raised voices or callbacks. Just tension steeped into the silence. A former tormentor serving lunch to the boy he once tried to break, under different names and kinder lighting.

It’s like plating up a sweet dish and realizing halfway through that there’s bitterness baked deep into the crust.

A spoonful of unease in a bowl of warmth

The brilliance of the scene is that it can be but doesn’t need to be explained. For casual viewers, it’s a cute moment with a cameo. But for anyone who watched Weak Hero Class, the air changes. The sweetness of Tastefully Yours is interrupted, not in tone, but in feeling.

The show doesn’t force the connection. It lets the tension sit quietly between two people sharing a table. The joke isn’t loud. It just lingers. Think of it as a garnish that looks decorative until it shifts the entire taste of the plate.

And the reference doesn’t stop there. The episode also includes a subtle nod to Bae Na-ra, the actor who plays Beom-woo’s brother, who appeared in Weak Hero Class 2 as one of Si-eun’s tormentors. It’s an extra pinch of seasoning, expanding the episode’s network of quiet callbacks and turning a one-off cameo into something more layered, more flavorful.

Final taste: soft on the surface, sharp underneath

Like a porridge seasoned with memory, the cameo in Tastefully Yours slips into the episode with tenderness and restraint. There’s no punchline, no confrontation, just a collision of flavors. The violent past of Weak Hero Class and the gentle present of Tastefully Yours don’t fight for space. They simmer together for a second, then dissolve. It’s a brief bite, but one that lingers.

And maybe that’s what makes it stick. The moment doesn’t rewrite anything. It doesn’t demand interpretation. It just lets the taste change quietly for those who can tell the difference. In a series that has always valued subtlety over spectacle, this final twist feels perfectly plated.

A nod, a shadow, a bit of heat beneath the comfort ending of Tastefully Yours. Enough to remind us that even the softest stories can carry sharp ingredients, and that sometimes the most surprising flavors are hidden in the side dishes.