The moment of Park Se-woong's hug revealed by director Kim Tae-hyung, who turned into a sweet guy. He just passed by without realizing it

Jul 01, 2025

A game between the Kiwoom Heroes and the Lotte Giants at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 30th. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who won, is delighted. Gocheok = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.30/



The moment of Park Se-woong's hug revealed by director Kim Tae-hyung, who turned into a sweet guy. He just passed by without realizing it
Lotte-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th. Lotte came from behind to win 4-3. Director Kim Tae-hyung is smiling at the cheers of the fans. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.11/
Lotte Giants' Park Se-woong broke four losses in the Busan KT Wiz match on the 29th and became a winning pitcher in as many as seven weeks, releasing a small episode.

In an interview after the game, Park Se-woong said, `The coach gave me a big hug in the last Changwon game, and I think that led to good energya rather shocking anecdote called " It's hard to imagine that director Kim Tae-hyung, who has a strong impression, hugged Park Se-woong.

Park Se-woong said "The coach didn't say it, but I felt the thought of the players. I wanted to repay him with a good performance on the ground. I want to say thank you again," he reiterated.




Ahead of the match against the LG Twins in Busan on the 1st, I asked manager Kim about the situation of hugging Park Se-woong.

Director Kim hugged him like a joke because he just passed by" he explained at the time. Then " (Park) Se-woong is our ace except for foreign pitchers." He just passed by and said, "Come here," and I just hugged him without thinking.

The moment of Park Se-woong's hug revealed by director Kim Tae-hyung, who turned into a sweet guy. He just passed by without realizing it
Lotte and KT held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 29th. Lotte starter Park Se-woong coming down the mound in the sixth inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.29/
The moment of Park Se-woong's hug revealed by director Kim Tae-hyung, who turned into a sweet guy. He just passed by without realizing it
Lotte and KT held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 29th. Lotte's Park Se-woong, who is pitching as a starter. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.29/
Park Se-woong must have been surprised and moved because it was a completely different behavior from the director Kim he knew before. So, it seems that he became a winning pitcher and tried to inform the reporters of this episode and let them know Kim's warm side.

Coach Kim came up with the opposite theory as if he was embarrassed. It's not because I was moved, but rather because I felt pressured and threw it well. Director Kim said "I would have felt comfortable if I had scolded him, but wouldn't I have been more anxious because I gave him a hug?" He might have felt more pressure," he said with a smile.

Since Park Se-woong even revealed it himself, it was clear that Kim's hug became a small spark that eventually led to Park's victory in seven weeks.

When asked to evaluate Park Se-woong's pitching, Kim returned to his original form. There's no need to say "good ball" or something like that. The outcome is important." Park Se-woong led his team to a 10-5 victory with six hits (two homers), two walks, three strikeouts and three runs in five ⅓ innings, which means he did a good job.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.