'Basketball living legend' Seo Jang-hoon spoke about his feelings on taking a second coaching position.
On the 26th, at the SBS building in Mok-dong, Yangcheon District, Seoul, a press conference was held for the new variety show "Passionate Basketball Team." The event featured PD Seo Hyun-seok and Seo Jang-hoon, Choi Min-ho, Park Eun-seok, Son Tae-jin, Park Chan-woong, Oh Seung-hoon, Jung Jin-woon, Moon Soo-in, Lee Dae-hee, Jung Kyu-min, Johnny, and Kim Taek, who grants and shared stories about the program.
SBS's new Saturday variety show "Passionate Basketball Team" follows basketball living legend Seo Jang-hoon, who has returned to the court, and the entertainment industry's strongest basketball team "Rising Eagles," personally selected by Jeon Tae-poong, as they pursue a challenge to dominate Asian basketball. Viewers are eager to see whether the powerful chemistry they create will once again spark a "basketball boom."
Members of the Rising Eagles include captain Choi Min-ho, Park Eun-seok, Son Tae-jin, Baek Chan-woong, Oh Seung-hoon, Jung Jin-woon, Moon Soo-in, Lee Dae-hee, Jung Kyu-min, Johnny, and Kim Taek. The broadcasting of "Passionate Basketball Team" will be handled by caster Jung Yong-gum and commentator Son Dae-beom.
Earlier, Seo Jang-hoon served as a coach for the first time in 2020 on SBS's "Handsome Tigers." Returning to a coaching role after five years, what will Seo Jang-hoon show through this "Passionate Basketball Team"? Seo Jang-hoon said, "For any program, there is regret when it ends. More than anything, because it was a basketball variety show, I regretted that 'Handsome Tigers' might have been able to show a slightly better side."
He went on to say, "On 'Handsome Tigers' there wasn't a single former player. At that time, the players worked hard, and I'm grateful," but added, "This time, for the viewers and to raise skill and quality, we inevitably selected about three former players. So overall, the quality of the Rising Eagles' skills might be higher. It's natural since former players joined."
Seo Jang-hoon also explained, "I want to mention one more thing: because of the nature of basketball, it's very hard to make into a variety show. There's no suitable opponent. Nowadays many sports variety shows are coming out, and some ask why it must be a celebrity team or point to people who failed in the pros. But because of the sport's nature, if we make it that way there is no team to compete against."
Seo Jang-hoon expressed his gratitude, saying, "Basically we balanced beginners, hobbyists, and former players so that competing against the strongest club team and a Philippine celebrity team would make the matchups balanced. I want to say we formed the team that way, and I sincerely thank the players who have worked hard."
Meanwhile, SBS's "Passionate Basketball Team" will premiere on Saturday the 29th at 5 p.m.
[Photo] Reporter Lee Dae-seon
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