Kim Yeon-kyung, who returned as a new coach, will face off against the founding team and her old team
Aug 23, 2025
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MBC's new entertainment program 『New Director Kim Yeon-kyung" (directed by Kwon Rak-hee and Choi Yoon-young), which is scheduled to premiere in September, is a project to create a club for volleyball legend Kim Yeon-kyung, who returned as a new director. The process of taking his first step as a leader by leading a team founded by Kim Yeon-kyung, who has taken a new challenge after retirement. Attention is already focusing on the story of Kim Yeon-kyung's debut as a coach, who built an unprecedented career as a player.
Among them, 'new director Kim Yeon-kyung' announced today (23rd) "We will hold the first in-person match of 'Pilseung Wonder Dogs' at Ansan Sangnoksu Gymnasium on September 3rd (Wednesday)."
The opponent that 'Pilseung Wonder Dogs' will face is the unified V-League winner in the 2024-25 season and the traditional powerhouse with the most wins in the women's division, Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders. This match is all the more special in that it is a showdown with the 'Friendly Team', which was the beginning and end of coach Kim Yeon-kyung's career. Kim Yeon-kyung takes the court to beat her former team 'Hungkuk Life', which she won by playing as a player last season, and now as a coach. Fans are excited about what kind of strategy and leadership Kim Yeon-kyung will show and also win against her former team.
Kim Yeon-kyung, who has an unprecedented career in Korean volleyball history, will lead the players based on her experience and know-how on the world-class stage and demonstrate world-class leadership. The goal of coach Kim Yeon-kyung's founding team 'Pilseung Wonder Dogs' is to establish the 8th professional team. People from various backgrounds, including players released from the professional stage, unemployed team players who dream of entering the professional league, and players who want to step back on the court after retirement, will join the team. The team name means that the players who became underdog for their own reasons will go back to Wonder. Attention is focusing on what synergy they will generate as a team and how they will be reborn as 'Wonder' on the court under Kim Yeon-kyung's leadership.
On the other hand, fans who want to watch in-person can apply through MBC 'new director Kim Yeon-kyung's official website from today 23rd (Sat) to 28th (Thursday), and winners will be notified individually by wire.
MBC's new entertainment program 'new director Kim Yeon-koung' will air in September.
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