An idol soccer war is about to unfold.

JTBC‘s ‘Let’s Eat Dinner Together 4’ (abbreviated as ‘Mungchan 4’) is heralding the first 11 vs. 11 official soccer league in South Korea‘s entertainment industry, ‘Fantasy League’, in which South Korea’s representative soccer legends Ahn Jung-hwan, Park Hang-seo, Kim Nam-il, and Lee Dong-gook will lead each team. This season in particular will see celebrities from various professions such as actors, singers, comedians, creators, and sports figures who are filled with a passion for soccer participate.

Meanwhile, the idol lineup that will heat up ‘Fantasy League’ even more was revealed on the 2nd. According to the production team, everyone from the ‘original soccer idols’ with a special passion for soccer to the next-generation idol soccer prospects will be mobilized, so an even higher level of matches are expected.

First, the original soccer idols Infinite‘s Nam Woo-hyun and Han Seung-woo, who were core members of ‘Somehow New Avengers’ in ‘Mungchan 3’, will also be appearing in ‘Mungchan 4’. Nam Woo-hyun, who has 25 years of experience in soccer and has played in over 700 soccer matches, will continue his performance this season. Han Seung-woo, who received training at a soccer academy until his third year of middle school and has experience as a representative of Busan, played as coach Ahn Jung-hwan’s ‘Trustworthy Man’ last season. Attention is focused on which team and which position he will play this time.

In addition, idols who appeared in the ‘Mungchan’ series have returned in large numbers, drawing attention. The main characters are BTOB‘s Seo Eunkwang, who appeared in ‘Mungchan 1’, ‘Mungchan 2’, Ha Sungwoon, who appeared in ‘Mungchan 1’, Cravity Serim, and Astro MJ, who left an impression in ‘Mungchan 3’. They are all famous soccer players, and they recognize each other from the moment they appear and fiercely contest each other.

There are also new faces that catch the eye. First, it was announced that TREASURE’s Bang Yedam would be joining, piquing the curiosity of viewers. He frequently posts soccer-related content on his YouTube channel, and he has even created his own futsal and soccer teams, so he says he is serious about soccer, raising expectations about his skills. Former B1A4 member and actor Cha Sunwoo will also appear. He has been a soccer player since his school days, and is known to have extraordinary soccer skills, to the point that he himself said, “If I weren’t an idol, I would have been a soccer player,” raising expectations.

CIX Seunghoon is also a player to watch. A member of the boy group BDU, he came from a youth soccer club and is currently playing for FC Haenggu, a soccer team owned by Seo Eunkwang. In addition, Hikari of Fantasy Boys, who played soccer in Japan for 13 years before giving up the J-League and choosing the path of an idol to come to Korea, will also be joining ‘Mungchan 4’.

The production team said, “From the original soccer idols to rising stars, all the idols who are serious about soccer have gathered in ‘Mungchan 4’. The rumored idol soccer star will be able to compete in ‘Mungchan 4’ and, “With so many players with both skills and passion joining, we expect an even more intense and exciting soccer match, so please look forward to it.”

‘Mungchan 4’ will be first broadcast on Sunday, April 6 at 7:10 PM.

Reporter Hong Se-young, projecthong@donga.com

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