Park Hang-seo declared war that he would beat Ahn Jung-hwan.

In JTBC‘s ‘Let’s Eat Dinner Together 4’ (abbreviated as ‘Mungchan 4’), soccer legends representing South Korea Ahn Jung-hwan, Park Hang-seo, Kim Nam-il, and Lee Dong-gook will appear as coaches of their respective teams. They will have a fierce match-up in the ‘Fantasy League’, the first 11 vs. 11 official soccer league in South Korean entertainment.

Among them, there is a lot of interest in the relationship between Ahn Jung-hwan and Park Hang-seo, who will face off as coach versus coach instead of being teacher and student. Park Hang-seo, who coached the South Korean national soccer team during the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, and Ahn Jung-hwan, the ‘Lord of the Rings’, who was a key striker, will meet as coaches in ‘Mungchan 4’.

On the 25th, Park Hang-seo revealed his feelings and aspirations about meeting Ahn Jung-hwan, Kim Nam-il, and Lee Dong-gook as opposing coaches through the production team. Park Hang-seo said, “I haven‘t appeared on broadcasts much so far, but if I hadn’t been working with these three coaches, I wouldn‘t have appeared,” and “I decided to participate because I didn’t think I would have the opportunity to work with them as a coach. I don‘t know about their coaching experience, but I’m a beginner in broadcasting, so I‘ll learn a lot,” sharing his thoughts on appearing on his first regular entertainment show.

Although he lacks experience in broadcasting, his experience as a coach is more solid than anyone else’s. In the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, he was the head coach of the South Korean national soccer team, leading them to the semi-finals, and later earned the nickname ‘Ssal Dink’ (Vietnam+Hiddink) for leading the Vietnamese national soccer team to various victories. Accordingly, he is expected to show a different color of soccer from the other three.


Park Hang-seo said, “I always thought I would play soccer with these three someday, but I never dreamed I would meet them as a manager. I don‘t have much experience with early-morning soccer, but I think I have a better feel for soccer as a manager than the other three,” and emphasized the ‘sense’ he has built up over many years as a manager as his strength.

He continued, “My goal is 3rd place,” regarding the expected rankings, saying, “It doesn’t matter who finishes 1st or 2nd. ”Only Coach Ahn Jung-hwan should be under me,“ he declared war on Ahn Jung-hwan, drawing laughter.

How does Park Hang-seo, who has only coached soccer players and is now a coach for the first time, train his players? Park Hang-seo said, ”Maybe it‘s because they weren’t originally soccer players, but they all looked so tired after just 10 minutes of the game. That‘s why I thought we needed to start from the basics. I’ll give them homework for at least 30 minutes every day so that they can build up their stamina.“

Ahn Jung-hwan, who was listening to this from the side, dissed him by saying, ”You‘re using exactly what I told you,“ and Park Hang-seo said, ”Are you saying that in a place like this?“ and there was a brief incident where they bickered. While feeling Ahn Jung-hwan as a rival, Park Hang-seo is learning from him and evolving as a coach, which makes us curious about his performance.

Lastly, Park Hang-seo called himself a “dog” and explained, “I’m a dog.” What kind of team will ‘dog’ Park Hang-seo create in ‘Mungchan 4’? And will he be able to beat Ahn Jung-hwan, the center of ‘Mungchan’, as he aimed to do?

‘We Must Unite to Cool 4’ will be first broadcast on Sunday, April 6 at 7:10 PM.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter, projecthong@donga.com

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