Kim Heejin, 600 blockings? You saved it to play at home. Lee Da-hyun's match won → This time, Choi Seo-hyun's match...Director Kang Sung-hyung's inner thoughts

Oct 26, 2025

V League Heungkuk Life Insurance-Hyundai Construction Exhibition held at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 22nd. Hyundai Engineering & Construction's Kim Hee-jin is hugging Kim Dine Setter after the successful attack. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.22/

V League Heungkuk Life Insurance-Hyundai Construction Exhibition held at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 22nd. Hyundai Engineering & Construction's Kari and Kim Hee-jin are cheering after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.22/

Three franchise stars have left. Still, the volleyball clock rolls.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction is a team that has had an upheaval offseason. Lee Da-hyun, who said he would be responsible for the next step after Yang Hyo-jin, left for Heungkuk Life. Ko Ye-rim also joined Pepper Savings Bank as an FA. Hwang Yeon-ju, who played for Suwon for 15 seasons, also left. They changed both the foreign players and the Asian quarter.

Still, he took a pleasant first step by winning the first match against Heungkuk Life Insurance, which was 'Lee Da-hyun Match'. Hyundai Engineering & Construction will play the first round of the V League in the 2025-2026 season of Jin Air at Suwon Gymnasium on the 26th.

Coach Kang Sung-hyung, whom I met before the game, said "I think the players' condition will gradually improve. "Kari (with injury aftereffects) will also come up gradually, and Yang Hyo-jin said, "Injury management is more important than condition." "Everyone is sharing one win each, so I think this season will be fun as well," he said.

In the end, Jung Ji-yoon has to play the ace role. He also needs to shake off the minor injuries he has carried throughout his career.

"The national team played a full four sets this year, which they couldn't even do in the Cup. I restrained myself from jumping, but I definitely feel more responsible for the play than before."

It is also unusual that Kim Hee-jin, who has been on the bench for a long time at Industrial Bank of Korea, plays as the main middle blocker. In the last game, Kim Hee-jin scored seven points and one block. There is only one left in the standard record of 600 blocking (all-time No. 8).

V League Heungkuk Life Insurance-Hyundai Construction Exhibition held at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 22nd. Hyundai Engineering & Construction's Jung Ji-yoon is attacking. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.22/

Coach Kang Sung-hyung laughed, saying, `I saved it to do it at home,' and gave him a passing score, saying, `I'm training hard, and I definitely feel like I'm getting better these days.'

Then "It's a relief that I didn't run properly for a long time. It was good to see him running well. I'll do my best this season"The key to our team is what to do when Kim Hee-jin is not available."

"Jeonggwanjang is a high-rise team, and you practice??It looks a lot better than that. So is Lee Sun-woo. In the end, if our receiving falters, we will likely struggle with the opponent's high blocking. I think the key is to contain Jung Ho-young and Park Eun-jin in the center."

Jeong Kwan-jang is also a team that Choi Seo-hyun, who sent off due to his release, quickly took over the main setter. Director Kang Sung-hyung "He's doing well calmly. Rather than demanding a variety of skills, he said, "It's a team with a high height and a lot of good strikers, so he seems to have found a team that suits him well." He blessed his student's future.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.