Source: Real-time Sports
The variety show of the same name of the hot-blooded Korean drama "Badminton Boys" was broadcast in South Korea at the end of last year. The famous badminton Olympic gold medalist Li Yongdae served as the coach, and led fencing star Oh Sang-wook , men's team " Highlight" captain Yoon Doojoon , "SEVENTEEN" lead singer Seung Kuan and other star teams, from unfamiliar golf skills to challenging national players, the process is passionate and inspirational.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics mixed doubles gold medalist Li Yongdae served as the head coach. Together with the retired women’s singles representative Zhang Shuirong, they established a badminton star team. Wu Shangxu, a sportsman with a height of 1.91 meters and a gold medalist in the men's team competition of the Tokyo Olympics.
Although it is a variety show, the training is all real, and the team members still need to undergo a classification test. Under the strict "Spartan training" of former Olympic gold medalist Lee Yong-dae, the players gradually became professionals from beginners. Lee Yong-dae hopes to let the public know more about badminton through the program: "My life is completely different because of it. I want to start a badminton craze again."
When the members accepted the grade test, Lee Yong praised the boy group "Highlight" captain Yoon Doo-joon: "A person who has never learned badminton is so good at smashing the ball." And "SEVENTEEN" Seung-kwan He also completed the grading test with 4 balls smashing the ball very quickly, and the players were surprised by his skills.
Oh Sang-wook, who won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympic Saber Team Competition, has a high exposure rate. He has appeared in many Korean shows in recent months, and at the end of last year, he participated in the competition and received badminton training. The swordsman who was still ranked No. 1 in the world at the time and now ranks No. 2 boasted that he wanted to be an ace, showing his desire to win and lose. "
teammate comedian Jang Sung Kyu even joked about "playing small reports", "Shang Xu told me in the lounge that if he fights well, he seems to be able to beat Lee Yong Dae." Next to him, "Runnung Man" star member Liang Sechan also He did not forget to add another shot: "He said that he would use a badminton instead of a sword and stick it on Li Long's forehead." It can be seen that the team members trained seriously and the shooting atmosphere was harmonious.
In the last episode, the show recorded Lee Yong Dae and the artist members who expressed their final thoughts after the game. Among them, Lee Yong Dae said with emotion: "We got together for the first time to revitalize the badminton sport. I sincerely thank you for your hard work in the past two months."
He also praised the members: "The strength of the two months is not enough. Maybe the progress is so fast, people who pick up a racket for the first time say that this is a sport that is difficult to participate in and difficult to improve quickly." He was surprised by the growth and enthusiasm of the members.
Seung Hwan also shed passionate tears in the last episode, he said: "It's like a dream, I always have the thought of "Is there still such a moment in my life?"
Source: Instant Sports
