Kim Yeon-koung Is Retired, Can You See It As A Leader?If I get a good chance

Mar 17, 2025

Kim Yeon-kyung interviews the Korea Expressway Corporation after the game at Samsan Gymnasium in Incheon on the 15th. Incheon = Reporter Lee Jong-seo

A match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and IBK Industrial Bank at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 25th. Heungkuk Life Insurance's Kim Yeon-kyung is cheering after scoring a serve. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.25/

"Think about many things...."

'Kim Yeon-kyung (37, Heungkuk Life Insurance) will return his active player's uniform at the end of this season.

Finished all the regular league home games, now only one game left. Including the championship game, which is held in the best-of-five series, there are at most six games.

After the last regular league home game on the 15th, Kim Yeon-koung had a lot of memories at home. He also made a memorable moment today. "I'm so lucky just to be able to play in front of a large audience. I try to achieve good results by receiving such good energy, and I'm grateful that it's happening. So every moment is good. I want to finish it well until the championship game."

As he has played as a 'World Star' beyond the V League, much attention is paid to his career path after retirement. As he played as the best volleyball player, he can act as a leader.

Kim Yeon-koung throws a commemorative ball to fans ahead of the game.

There is also a way for volleyball administration. Kim Yeon-kyung also talked about her youth development plan at the 「Korea Volleyball Association and Women's Volleyball National Retired Players Meeting」 hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in June last year. Kim Yeon-koung said, `We need an organic development program that connects young people to national teams. Unfortunately, our men's and women's volleyball cannot participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Now, we need to look at participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and we need to host international competitions often to improve our volleyball's international competitiveness. I hope that the second-tier system will be introduced quickly in the V-League, so that volleyball players will have more room to stand."

In addition, as entertainment was fun in the off-season, it is possible to consider entering the broadcasting industry. The personal broadcast channel 'Bread Sister' has 1.16 million subscribers.

Kim Yeon-koung said, "I'm still thinking about what to do, so I can't say anything right now"I keep things open. If there is a good opportunity, I will try this and that and think about it."

Specifically, when the story of the leader came out, Kim Yeon-koung said, "'If the opportunity comes, think carefully about various things. I think we can decide then.'"I don't want to make a decision in a hurry, but I want to prepare everything calmly and carefully." he said.

On the other hand, Kim Yeon-kyung said of her feelings about retirement, `I think there are about three weeks left, but I also hope it ends soon. It hasn't hit me yet, and I don't think I'll be able to remember it even after the last game"I think there will be a lot of lingering effects for a while" he said.

Kim Yeon-koung preparing for the game by sharing high fives.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.