The second son is a member of the Japanese national team. Isn't Kim Jung-min naturalized? Two mother countries. I don't know the final choice...Kim Do Yoon → Dani's dream is to enter Europe

Apr 10, 2025

The second son is a member of the Japanese national team. Isn't Kim Jung-min naturalized? Two mother countries. I don't know the final choice...Kim Do Yoon → Dani's dream is to enter Europe
◇Kim Do-yoon and Kim Jung-min in the second grade of Osan Middle School.. The father and son performed together at the Osan Middle Festival. Photo courtesy of Kim Jung-min



The second son is a member of the Japanese national team. Isn't Kim Jung-min naturalized? Two mother countries. I don't know the final choice...Kim Do Yoon → Dani's dream is to enter Europe
photo courtesy of Kim Jung-min
The second son is a member of the Japanese national team. Isn't Kim Jung-min naturalized? Two mother countries. I don't know the final choice...Kim Do Yoon → Dani's dream is to enter Europe
◇Kim Do-yoon (left) and his brother Kim Tae-yang, who play together for Sagan Dos. Photo courtesy of Kim Jung-min
'I thought a lot about whether I should correct provocative titles such as 'I chose Japan after abandoning Korea' and 'I naturalized'. But for my young son, soccer is just soccer."

Singer Kim Jung-min and his father were worried about the possible "hurt". 'Second Son'Kim Do-yoon (17, Dani Daichi) is playing in the Japanese U-17 (under-17) national team, which is a hot topic. Kim Do-yoon started playing soccer in Korea. It was a 'wild cotyledons that caught the attention of scouts since elementary school. After receiving FC Seoul's 'steam', he played for Osan Middle School, a youth team under his wing. Then, two years ago, he left for Japan with his elder brother (Kim Tae-yang), a one-year-old goalkeeper.

As is well known, Kim's wife is Japanese Rumiko. He married in 2006 and has three brothers. The first and second are soccer players, and the youngest elementary school student is 'Sports Family' who dreams of becoming a baseball player. The youth team of Sagan Dos in the Japanese J2 League, where Incheon United coach Yoon Jung-hwan and Kim Min-woo (Ulsan) were involved, joined the first and second hands.




Kim Do-yoon's 'Talented' also worked in Japan. He was selected to the U-17 national team last year and played an active role in the Asian Cup qualifying round. He scored four goals alone in the match against Nepal (9-2 wins), followed by Mongolia (7-0 wins) and Qatar (5-0 wins) in the middle of the second half, making his presence known by scoring consecutive goals. He also joined the final entry for the U-17 Asian Cup finals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The second son is a member of the Japanese national team. Isn't Kim Jung-min naturalized? Two mother countries. I don't know the final choice...Kim Do Yoon → Dani's dream is to enter Europe
photo courtesy of Kim Jung-min
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The second son is a member of the Japanese national team. Isn't Kim Jung-min naturalized? Two mother countries. I don't know the final choice...Kim Do Yoon → Dani's dream is to enter Europe
◇Kim Jung-min family
However, Japan is a country close and far away. In the world of sports, they are rivals who should not lose even 'scissors, rock, paper' So everything is cautious. But the child's eye level is different again. Kim Jung-min said "The children have two passports. There are two countries in birth. Although Korean sentiment is sensitive to anti-Japanese sentiment, the children are from two countries. I can't take sides because I'm in a special position. The children don't seem to care much, he said.

There was also a story that "Doyoon was selected for the Korean national team by age group, but it never happened. There were some problems while playing soccer, and it was not easy to play soccer in Korea. That's why I decided to go to Japan."




If I had to express my trip to Japan, it would be 'study soccer'. He says "My mother speaks Korean at home. Japanese is 'Arigatto', I only knew one thing. I went to study abroad when I couldn't speak at all. At first, it was not easy to adapt. No one knows about that time, but I worked really hard"I'm being misunderstood, but I don't think there's anything better about Korea or Japan for the kids."

Japanese soccer gave Dani Daichi, not Kim Do-yoon, a chance first. In soccer, nationality is not important in national teams by age group, which is a growing process. In the case of Darren Fletcher, who played with Park Ji-sung and Manchester United, twin sons are wearing different national team uniforms. One plays for England under-18 and the other for Scotland under-18s.

Kim Do-yoon, who is 1m84, has an excellent sense of soccer. With fast speed, he has excellent dribbling and passing skills, and has decisive power as a striker. Of course, there is a long way to go. Kim Do-yoon missed the first and second Group B matches against the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Kim Jung-min "In the preliminary round last year, a good player was injured and filled the spot. The injured player is back. I don't know if I'll run or not. It may come out if the tactics change. However, the news of his son's representation in Japan is not to be addressed much.




The second son is a member of the Japanese national team. Isn't Kim Jung-min naturalized? Two mother countries. I don't know the final choice...Kim Do Yoon → Dani's dream is to enter Europe
Nozomi Hiroyama, head coach of Japan's U-17 national team, said of Dani "It's a type that is not in the national team. It is interesting that there is a player who has a task, but there is something that other players do not have. I hope you grow up wellexpected " After all, the final crossroads is the adult A team. In Europe, it is easy to see that the nationalities of the national team and the A team are different by age group.

Kim Do-yoon's future is still a question mark. Kim Jung-min "There is no side. It is the team that Japan gave the opportunity first. "I'm not a professional, I'm still young, so I don't know what's going to happen." "Adult national teams don't go because they want to go. It's harder than picking a star in the sky. In the end, I think I should play for the team that gave me a good chance. As always, Doyoon is working hard toward the future. Please support us a lot."

Kim Jung-min is the best ballad singer who dominated the 1990s. remain in full swing. It is currently in the national tour concert, and the Seongnam concert is scheduled for the 20th.

My son's goal is to enter Europe. As a soccer player toward that dream, I just do my best silently in the environment and opportunities given to me.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.