Go star Lee Se-dol, new model for Nongshim Shin Ramyun
Apr 19, 2016
Nongshim, Korea’s leading processed food manufacturer, has named Go champion Lee So-dol who challenged Google’s AlphaGo artificial intelligence program last month as the new TV model for its best-selling instant noodle product Shin Ramyun, the company said Tuesday.“We have named Go grandmaster Lee Se-dol as the new model because he is known as a Shin Ramyun fanatic, and the passion he has shown through the game series (against AlphaGo) bears a likeness to Nongshim’ K-food drive toward the global