“Yoo Jae-suk Last, Song Ji-hyo Excels”… Hwang Hee-chan’s Cold Evaluation of Soccer Skills on ‘Running Man’
Soccer player Hwang Hee-chan evaluated the skills of the ‘Running Man’ members. On the 9th, SBS’s ‘Running Man’ aired an episode featuring the “3rd Hwang Hee-chan Cup Futsal Running Cup.” The ‘FC Ttak’ team, who had experienced two consecutive defeats, joined forces with Premier League star Hwang Hee-chan in pursuit of their first trophy.
Hwang Hee-chan expressed his thoughts on appearing on the show, saying, “I’ve watched ‘Running Man’ a lot since I was young. It’s an honor to appear on the show that many from my generation grew up watching. Thank you for the warm welcome.” Reflecting on his recent season, he said, “I’m very happy to finish this season as my best career season. There were many areas where I felt I was lacking, so I plan to prepare again while taking a break.”
The members were full of admiration following Hwang’s comments. Haha, who attempted to hug Hwang but was stopped, humorously exclaimed, “I’m mutual followers with him. Everyone who isn’t, get out!” Ji Suk-jin also expressed his excitement, saying, “You’re a ‘Running Man’ kid.”
When Yoo Jae-suk asked, “Did you watch the ‘Running Cup’ on the show? How was it?” Hwang replied, “I watched it because you were playing futsal. It was really fun.” The production team then mentioned that Hwang would share his thoughts on the members’ soccer skills, which drew attention.
Hwang Hee-chan decided to start by naming the lower-ranked members. Hesitating a bit, he first picked the director and Ji Suk-jin, stating, “To be honest, considering it’s a team sport, it’s a bit hard to start with the director, but there are parts where Ji Suk-jin doesn’t follow the director’s instructions. It’s from a team perspective, with no personal feelings.”
He then evaluated Haha, saying, “It didn’t feel like he had never played soccer.” For Song Ji-hyo, he praised her, saying, “She did really well. Scoring the most important goal in soccer.” He gave Yang Se-chan a favorable review, saying, “It feels like he played soccer a lot when he was young.”
When it came to Kim Jong-kook, Hwang caught attention by saying, “This might take a while to explain.” He continued, “He’s famous for being good at soccer in the entertainment industry. People often said on broadcasts that he wasn’t good, so I thought he wasn’t that good. But after watching, I realized he’s actually better than I thought,” which brought laughter.
Kim Jong-kook proudly responded, “Didn’t I say? Thanks to ‘Running Man,’ whenever I play soccer somewhere, people say, ‘Oh? He’s better than I thought.'”
The only one left was Kang Hoon. However, instead of receiving his evaluation, Kim Jong-kook displayed a national team uniform given by Kim Min-jae, boasting, “This is the latest national team outfit.” Hwang Hee-chan corrected him, saying, “That’s the old version. There’s a new one now.” Kim Jong-kook joked, “Did Kim Min-jae give me the leftover one?” Eventually, Kang Hoon did not get to hear Hwang’s evaluation.
This episode highlighted Hwang Hee-chan’s candid yet humorous evaluations, providing viewers with great amusement through a fresh perspective on the ‘Running Man’ members’ soccer skills.
