Volleyball great Kim Yeon-koung, also nicknamed 'Bread Sister' on the one hand, gave her first long interview since retiring. Even across her playing career, this is the first time she has had such a candid and in-depth conversation. Kim Yeon-koung herself said, "I thought I could talk sincerely and deeply here more than on other programs," and revealed the reason she chose 'Son Seok-hee's Questions.' Of course, she could not entirely hide Kim Yeon-koung's characteristic cheerfulness.
After retiring from active play in April, Kim Yeon-koung launched MBC's first volleyball variety show, 'Rookie coach Kim Yeon-koung.' The program selects players who had been marginalized in the professional field, forms a team called 'Sure-win Wonder Dogs,' and aims to become the eighth club. On 'Questions' she reflects on starting a second volleyball life as an MBC entertainer.
Also, 'Questions' retraces the path walked by volleyball great Kim Yeon-koung, particularly unfolding her Olympic challenges, when she often stepped back just shy of the medal positions and had to swallow her disappointment. Perhaps because of that regret, when host Son Seok-hee suggested, "Michael Jordan reversed his retirement; couldn't Kim Yeon-koung come back once?" she drew a line by saying, "That won't happen," yet her expression showed she did not dislike the idea. Because of this, Son Seok-hee sometimes mischievously requested, "Play one more set."
Even Kim Yeon-koung, who usually said she "doesn't cry easily," choked up and teared up for a moment when asked, "What does being a national team member mean to Kim Yeon-koung?" Volleyball great Kim Yeon-koung conveyed, with a calm but powerful resonance, that the name of the national team is worth betting one's life on. It was a moment that left the audience in the studio unable to hold back their tears as well.
'Son Seok-hee's Questions' 'Kim Yeon-koung episode' became 'everything about Kim Yeon-koung,' where laughter and solemnity intersect. You can watch that 'everything about Kim Yeon-koung' on MBC at 9 p.m. on Oct. 1 ahead of the holiday weekend.
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