Kang Byung-kyu, a former baseball player and former broadcaster, made revelations regarding sponsors in the professional baseball world.

On the 14th, a video titled ‘How did you become a celebrity?’ titled ‘Non Non Non’ content was uploaded to the YouTube channel ‘Channel Fixed’.

Shin Jung-hwan asked Kang Byung-gyu, “Do baseball players also have celebrity disease?” Kang Byung-gyu said, “Baseball players have it worse than celebrities.It makes me sick to see professional baseball players meddle in the celebrity disease,” and insisted, “Celebrities aren’t the only ones who have sponsors.Professional baseball players also have many sponsors.”


Kang Byung-kyu explained, “There are people who like to show off at the baseball stadium.For example, when you call out the name of a famous player at the stadium and the player greets you, the people next to you will go crazy and say, ‘How do you know?’ Also, when you go to the stadium with your family or friends, if a player you know takes a picture with you or gives you an autographed ball or baseball cap, doesn’t that feel good? That’s how they maintain relationships.”

Kang Byung-kyu criticized, “It’s presumptuous for players who haven’t even been in the league for a few years to earn 400-500 million won a year, and later earn over 10 billion won after becoming FA.”

Then, Im Deok-yeong pointed out, “Didn’t you act cocky when things were going well?” Kang Byeong-gyu said, “I think I was like that too.”

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

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