‘Radio Star’ Kim Nam-il begins his entertainment career and tells the story of how he went from being Ahn Jung-hwan‘s partner to his lackey.

On the 19th, MBC’s ‘Radio Star’ (planned by Kang Young-sun/directed by Kim Myung-yeop and Hwang Yoon-sang) will feature a special on ‘Rising Rookie Vicky,‘’ starring Kim Nam-il, Kwak Beom, Ji Ye-eun, Jeong Ho-cheol, and Shin Gyu-jin.

Kim Nam-il is a legendary defensive midfielder who was nicknamed ‘Vacuum Cleaner’, a gift from coach Hiddink, as a key player in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup semi-final myth. After retirement, he worked as a coach for the Korean national soccer team, and in 2020, he was appointed coach of Seongnam FC and led the team for two years. He started appearing in entertainment shows with Ahn Jung-hwan, who had settled into broadcasting first, as the lead, and is currently working with Ahn Jung-hwan on ‘It‘s Lucky to Get a Good Rest’, ‘If You Get Together, We Can Cool It 3’.

While filming a YouTube video with Ahn Jung-hwan, Kim Nam-il tells the story of how he went from being his partner to his lackey. Starting with this story, he showed off his firm talk that combined the original K-temperament, and became very active as a ‘promising talk star’.

He confessed his complaints that arose while filming the uninhabited island entertainment show ‘It’s Lucky to Get a Good Rest’ with Ahn Jung-hwan. He revealed(?) Ahn Jung-hwan‘s relatively comfortable-looking side by saying, “Unlike Ahn Jung-hwan, I have a lot of physical difficulties”, causing lots of laughter.

Kim Nam-il causes laughter by analyzing the broadcast activities of the stars of the 2002 World Cup. He first starts off the laughter by digging into the activities of Lee Young-pyo and Lee Chun-soo, and curiosity grows about what he, a relatively ‘variety show latecomer’, will talk about.

On the other hand, Kim Nam-il conducts a comprehensive and multi-faceted analysis of Ahn Jung-hwan, who guided him. He talks about Ahn Jung-hwan’s conservative personality and his concern for style, and even reveals an episode when they shared a room together during the 2002 World Cup.

An unmissable behind-the-scenes story from the 2002 World Cup is also revealed. He mentions a situation where he faced 9 players alone in a match against the United States, and reveals his inner thoughts at that time, causing everyone to burst into laughter. Also, he reveals an anecdote about France‘s Zinedine Zidane getting injured due to his thorough defense, and explains the ‘Kim Nam-il Quotes’ that were born afterwards.

He also reveals his thoughts on the ‘Kang Dong-won Look-alike’ nickname that follows Kim Nam-il around. He says that he ran into Kang Dong-won at an event and “They looked similar at first glance”. As the story progresses, Kim Nam-il’s K-temperature(?) comes out, and MC Kim Gu-ra‘s words that cut into this story made the studio burst into laughter, raising curiosity.

Kim Nam-il, who will show off his special wit on ‘Radio Star’ as a ‘variety show latecomer’, can be seen on ‘Radio Star’, which will air on Wednesday the 19th at 10:30 PM.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

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