“You have to keep your word.”
Lotte Giants’ Kim Min-seok, 19, danced to the song “Solo” by Jenny, a member of idol group Black Pink, before stepping into the batter’s box in the top of the third inning as the Dream All-Star ninth baseman in the “2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO All-Star Game” at Sajik Stadium on Friday. Wearing a pin in his hair, he danced with Lotte’s mascot, Winji, and even after hitting a clean single to right-centre, he went out to the dugout and performed Jenny’s dance moves.토스카지노
Kim Min-seok, who is often told that he looks like Jenny, recently appeared in a club YouTube video and promised to do her dance if he played in the All-Star Game. When asked jokingly by reporters if he ever regretted making the promise, Kim laughed and said, “I did regret it,” before adding, “But you have to keep your word. I practised a lot in my spare time.” When asked if she thinks she looks like Jenny, she said, “To be honest, I think there’s only a hint of it.”
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Lotte’s Kim Min-seok, who danced with Blackpink’s Jenny, “I have to keep my word”
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Dream’s Kim Min-seok, first baseman, prepares to bat in the third inning of the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO All-Star Game’ between Dream All-Stars and Nanum All-Stars at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on Friday. Resignation | Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com
“You have to keep what you say.”
Lotte Giants’ Kim Min-seok, 19, danced to the song “Solo” by Jenny, a member of idol group Blackpink, before stepping up to bat in the top of the third inning as the Dream All-Stars’ No. 9 hitter in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO All-Star Game’ at Sajik Stadium on Friday. Wearing a pin in his hair, he danced with Lotte’s mascot, Winji, and even after hitting a clean single to right-centre, he went out to the dugout and performed Jenny’s dance moves.
Kim Min-seok, who is often told that he looks like Jenny, recently appeared in a club YouTube video and promised to do her dance if he played in the All-Star Game. When asked jokingly by reporters if he ever regretted making the promise, Kim laughed and said, “I did regret it,” before adding, “But you have to keep your word. I practised a lot in my spare time.” When asked, “Do you think you look like Jenny?” he added, “To be honest, I think I only feel a little bit like her.
Dream’s Kim Min-seok, first baseman, celebrates after hitting a single to right field during the third inning of the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO All-Star Game’ between Dream All-Stars and Nanum All-Stars at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on Friday. Sajik | Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com
Kim Min-seok was able to play in the All-Star Game in his first year not only because of his talent but also because of the love of the fans. He wanted to repay them. Kim finished second in the Dream All-Star Outfielder category with 985,811 votes in the fan vote and 53 votes in the player vote, giving him a total score of 31.57 (third place). He is only the fourth high school rookie ever to be named to the All-Star Game’s Best 12 after Ahn Chi-hong (2009), Lee Jung-hoo (2017), and Jung Woo-young (2019).
Kim said, “Watching the home run race yesterday (14th) was very different from the baseball I played during the season. It was fun. It’s good just to be on the same team with my brothers and seniors who are good at baseball,” he said. “Also, it’s more comfortable to play (the All-Star Game) at Sajik Stadium, so there are not many inconveniences.”