From Park Ji-sung to Nakata...'Legendary Korea-Japan match' foretold the confrontation of the century
Oct 31, 2025
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SBS 'Gol-bashing Women'Spinoff 'Gol-bashing Guys - Legendary Korea-Japan Battle' will premiere on the afternoon of December 3rd.
The "Legendary Korea-Japan Match" is a project in which 14 soccer legends from the two countries risk their pride with 5:5 mini-football. All-time Korean national teams such as Park Ji-sung, Lee Young-pyo, Seol Ki-hyun, Lee Dong-guk, Lee Keun-ho, Park Joo-ho, Koo Ja-cheol, and Kim Young-kwang, who wrote the undefeated myth of the Korea-Japan match, and stars representing the Japanese soccer community, including Hitetoshi Nakata, Keisuke Honda, Masakiyo Maezono, Shoji Nakazawa, Yuji Sato, Yoichiro Kakitani, and Utah Minami, will participate.
The match between Korea and Japan is expected to be as dynamic and unpredictable as the active players, with a 5:5 mini-match played in a narrow space. Above all, beyond simple matches, legends gathered in one place after retirement heralded friendship, hot sportsmanship, and realistic backstory on and off the field.
The production team said "Please do not miss not only the performance, but also the relationship and hidden episodes of those who have been together on the international stage for a long time." The lineup, which is difficult to see in Japan, has been achieved, and in particular, the appearance of Hitetoshi Nakata is receiving so much attention that it will take more than six months to cast him.
On the other hand, the new Wednesday-Thursday drama `The Women Who Hit the Goal' is a new drama 'kiss for no reason!According to the programming of ', the broadcast time will be changed from November 12 to Wednesday at 10:20 p.m.
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
