Skip to main content

10 Korean Idols and Actors Who Are Also Athletes (Part 2)


5. GoT7's Jackson (Fencing)

Just like Minho, Jackson's father was Wang Ruiji, who was a member of China's National Fencing Team. He was a well known Hong Kong athlete in his chosen sport. When he passed the audition at JYP, he turned the scholarship at Stanford University. 


4. Sung Hoon (Swimming)

Secret Romance's Sung Hoon took a break from swimming when he had a spinal injury.


3. Seo Ji Suk (Track and Field)

When he was 16 years old, he was hit by a car which resulted hindered him from returning in track and field. He was consistent with his gold medals in 100m and 200m when he was in middle school. 

2. Song Joong Ki (Speed Skating)

He had to quit speed skating because of his knee injury. Yet, he was able to fulfill again his dream with his role in Triple. 

1. Song Hye Kyo (Skating)

She trained in figure skating when she was in elementary. Despite of her natural ability, as seen by her mother and homeroom teacher, she only trained until 8th grade. 

Feeling curious? You can also check my other articles here:


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

EXO and their Sasaeng Fans (The Fatal Encounter of Each Member)

Here are just some and documented EXO-sasaeng related accounts: 1. Suho Back in 2013, audio recordings of EXO were leaked online. They were in controversy because 1) they were cursing while playing in an online game 2) they were playing with girls (soon to be found out to be members of A Pink). (RUMOR: EXO'S Chen is reportedly dating a member of A Pink). Of course it became a big deal because EXO were "young" and they shouldn't speak "bad words". In addition, they were with girls. The sasaeng fan eventually had his number and threaten Suho.  Here is the translated conversation (courtesy of NetizenBuzz) Suho: So are you trying to say you’re going to threaten me? What is it that you want? A: I’m not threatening you. I won’t get into a lawsuit for releasing a three minute clip, right? I didn’t release the original. Suho: What is it that you want? A: What I want? I’m not threatening you, I don’t want anything ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹ I just want to know that I won’t be ...

Celebrities Who Studied in Top Universities in Korea

To those who are living in USA are very familiar with the term Ivy League .  "a group of long-established colleges and universities in the eastern US having high academic and social prestige. It includes Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania." In South Korea, they have SKY which means Seoul National University, Korea University and Yonsei University. So what is the big deal in studying and graduating from a top university? It can be for prestige,  quality of education  job opportunities.  Below are celebrities who are students/ alumni from the top 8 universities in South Korea  (Based on  QS World University Rankings® 2016-2017): 1. KAIST-Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Yoon So Hee (C hemical and Biomolecular Engineering) Kim So Jung (Data Processing, 2012) 2. Seoul National University Beenzino (Sculpture, 2014) Kim Tae Hee (Fashion Design...

Mother's Day Special: TWICE and their Moms

Let's take a look at TWICE and their moms' in this album. It is no wonder that where the girls got their prettiness and charisma.  1. Nayeon Yes, that is Nayeon's mom! 2. Momo Credit: https://www.instagram.com/p/7Mh5AWPVKq/?taken-by=mayubure #Momo's Mom 3. Mina 4. Jeongyeon *See group photo below Did you know that her mother owns a restaurant? 5. Jihyo *See group photo below 6. Tzuyu Tzuyu's mother is a major stockholder/owner of a beauty clinic.  Last, 2016 she opened a cafe in Tainan.  7. Chaeyoung 8. Dahyun 9. Sana Sana's father amd mother  Group Photo: Group photo of their mothers You can also check my other articles here: http://kpoptreats.blogspot.com/2017/05/summary-of-articles.html