Kim Yeon-kyung, I went well, but I ended up in a crisis...a come-from-behind defeat in the Korea-Japan match
Oct 27, 2025
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In the fifth episode of the MBC entertainment program 「New Director Kim Yeon-kyung」, which aired on the 26th (Sunday), the story of 「Pilseung Wonder Dogs」, which met the university league's winning team, Gwangju Women's University Volleyball Team (hereinafter referred to as Gwangju Women's University), following the Shuzitsu High School match, was depicted.
'Pilseung Wonder Dogs', which started leading the set score 2:0 against Shuzitsu High School earlier, gradually lost its stamina and gave up three sets, making viewers sweaty. In the fourth set, Apogit Spiker Yoon Young-in and captain Pyo Seung-joo threw their whole body and showed their fighting spirit, but the receiving was shaken by the opponent's defense and strong serve. Eventually, the set score of 2:2. The long-awaited match between Korea and Japan went to the fifth set, and 'Pilseung Wonder Dogs' was united in their desperation to win, but they suffered a disappointing upset loss at 11:15 due to a series of lost points, causing viewers to feel sorry.
The winning rate of 'Victory Wonder Dogs', which recorded one win and two losses in three games, was 33%, and after the match between Korea and Japan, the locker room was full of political opponents. Coach Kim Yeon-kyung, who has lost two consecutive games, pointed out the team's disappointing parts, including the success rate of attacks, one by one ahead of the Gwangju Women's War. "I have a goal. I want to win 3-0 unconditionally," he said, vowing to win the shutdown.
On the other hand, director Kim Yeon-kyung had a 1:1 interview with Incusi, who became a painful finger. Coach Kim said to Incusi, who has lost confidence, `We need to change our mind itself. That's how you become a big player. You have to think bigger to get to a bigger place" encouraged her confidence, and her sincere advice as a director and senior touched me.
The 'Pilseung Wonder Dogs' is the fourth game of its foundation, and it added interest by facing the university league winner, Gwangju Women's University Volleyball Team. Gwangju Women's University swept the university league as soon as it was founded, and it is the first team in volleyball history to have a university player appointed to the professional league. The first set began shortly afterwards. In the early part of the match, Munhwa's block burst and Incush hit a sharp serve to catch the flow. Incusi, who received a serve tip from head coach Kim, showed a confident attack such as back attack as well as serve, causing a smile.
According to viewer rating agency Nielsen Korea, the fifth episode of MBC 'new director Kim Yeon-koung' continued its endless popularity with a 2.8% viewer rating, a key indicator of channel competitiveness. It proved to be the strongest Sunday for two consecutive weeks, ranking first in 2049 ratings among all Sunday entertainment programs, including `My Ugly Baby' and `Please Take Care of My Refrigerator' which aired at the same time.
The viewing rate of households in the metropolitan area was 4.3%, especially in the first set against Gwangju Women's University, Incusi became the target of the opponent's team's vigilance, and Gwangju Women's University also showed a close rally with a stable defense comparable to Yeon Kyung-pyo's tweezers strategy, soaring to 5.4%, giving a chewy sense of tension.
Next week's broadcast will be followed by a match between 'Pilseung Wonder Dogs' and Gwangju Women's University. In addition to the players' struggles to break the losing streak, Incusi's awakening mode, which has been reborn as an ace, will be unfolded. In addition, the release agent of Wonder Dogs players is mentioned as coach Kim's extreme medicine, and we are looking forward to the next episode how 'Pilseung Wonder Dogs', which was pushed to the edge of the cliff, will escape the crisis.
The sixth episode of MBC's entertainment program 『New Director Kim Yeon-kyung" will air at 9:10 p.m. on November 2 (Sunday).
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