"192cm tall, 142kg skinny" Sumo provokes ssireum's representative..The result of the match is

By Aram, Park

Oct 05, 2025

'192cm tall, 142kg skinny' Sumo provokes ssireum's representative..The result of the match is



Ahead of TV CHOSUN Chuseok Special 'Korea-Japan Super Match Ssireum vs. Sumo', Japanese sumo representatives turned to Korean ssireum "It's so skinny that it's like sundae.", `If you don't grow up, you'll be crushed,' he warned and gave the provocation. Even the Korean ssireum representative, who is 192 centimeters tall and weighs 142 kilograms, held his breath, saying, "Do we look small?"

The Chuseok special 'Korea-Japan Super Match', which will be broadcast at 10 p.m. on the 6th and 7th, has been drawing hot attention even before the broadcast, as the first confrontation between the 'pro's ssireum and 'pro' sumo wrestlers was held for the Chuseok holiday. Commentator and strategic analyst Kim Gu-ra, caster Cho Jung-sik, ssireum standing army and manager Jung Joon-ha, and 's wrestling legend'Lee Man-ki and Lee Tae-hyun are expected to be the coaches. The competition will be conducted through agreement between the two sides, including the ssireum rule, the sumo rule, and the mix rule of the two sports.

The tallest member of the Korean ssireum team is Lim Jin-won (192 cm, 142 kg). In addition, Kim Min-jae (190cm, 146kg) boasts the highest weight. However, even those who cannot be called small have become `little guys(?)' in front of the physicals of sumo professionals. Tomokaze, the captain of the Japanese sumo team, was 184 centimeters tall and 184 kilograms, the same number of people in height and weight, and even Kayo (170 centimeters), the shortest among sumo wrestlers, weighed 167 kilograms, boasting a sense of pressure more than 20 kilograms more than the ssireum representatives.




Conscious of this physicality, sumo national team captain Tomokaze "The little guys can't beat us. Go build up your body. If you don't, you'll be crushed," he said, showing his high spirits. Wakenokaze "The wrestlers were so skinny that they were like sundae"."

To the ssireum representatives, who are strong at catching instead of being small in size, director Lee Tae-hyun said, `Don't try to play smo. We catch the mawashi. We also said, "The ultimate goal is to win." In response, Nakamura, the coach of the sumo national team, also said, `We shouldn't let Korean players make them feel good. I will win unconditionally." The results of the historical super match between ssireum vs. sumo, which puts the pride of Korea and Japan on the line, will be revealed on the main broadcast.

The first adrenaline-burst head-to-head TV CHOSUN 'Korea-Japan Super Match-Ssireum vs. Smo', which will hit the Chuseok holiday, will air at 10 p.m. on October 6th (Monday) and 7th (Tuesday).






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