NCT’s Johnny Shares Candid Experience Adjusting to Intense Atmosphere on ‘RISING EAGLES'
Nov 26, 2025
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The production presentation of SBS' new entertainment show 「Fiery Basketball Team」 was held at SBS Hall in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 26th. In addition to Seo Jang-hoon, Choi Min-ho, Park Eun-seok, Son Tae-jin, Park Chan-woong, Oh Seung-hoon, 2AM Jeong Jin-woon, Moon Soo-in, Lee Dae-hee, Jung Kyu-min, NCT Johnny, Kim Taek and Seo Hyun-suk attended the event to talk about the program.
The program is about Seo Jang-hoon, who is called the KBL National Treasure Center, and charismatic guard Jeon Tae-pung, forming the strongest basketball team in the entertainment industry, the Rising Eagles, and embarking on the Asian championship.
JOHNNY said, "At first, I came to the basketball team worrying about Minho, but I was surprised that not only Minho but also the coach were serious about basketball." It wasn't easy to keep up with that passion until the end, but at some point, I was doing it passionately with him. I hope that viewers will be able to follow that passion," he said.
Johnny also said that it was not easy to adapt at the beginning of the shoot. "In the beginning, the time to adapt was definitely long. But over time, I felt deeply that I belonged to a team. " Then "All the players are scared. I don't know in the waiting room, but when I play, even friends who don't speak informally suddenly talk informally and swear. In the beginning, I sat on the bench a lot, so I watched it, and it took me a while to get used to it."
Meanwhile, SBS 'Hot Basketball Team' will premiere at 5 p.m. on the 29th.
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