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"How many times has it been since you retired? Today is really the last day."
Heungkuk Life's No. 10 is permanently absent
Kim Yeon-kyung (37)'s number 10 will remain a permanent number in the history of Heungkuk Life Volleyball Team. He was treated with the honor of being the first permanent absentee in the club's history.
Heungkuk Life Insurance held Kim Yeon-koung's official retirement ceremony after winning a 3-1 set-score victory in the opening match of the V League in Jin Air 2025-2026 season.
In terms of the overall V-League, the permanent number is the fifth after Simone (OK Savings Bank), Kim San-yi (IBK Industrial Bank), Lee Hyo-hee (Korea Expressway Corporation), and Moon Sung-min (Hyundai Capital).
No. 10 is the number that has always decorated Kim Yeon-koung's back in the national team that shines in the semifinals of the Olympics, including Hanil Jeonsan Girls' High School (currently Hanbom High School), Heungkuk Life Insurance, JT Marbles, Fenerbahce, Shanghai Yuvest, Heungkuk Life Insurance, and the national team.
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Kim Yeon-kyung ended her volleyball career with 'One Club Man', who played only in one team since her debut with Heungkuk Life in the 2005-2006 season. The temptation of the transfer was not absent, but in the end, it remained as a pink uniform.
He led Heungkuk Life Insurance's regular league-champion match championship three times each before advancing overseas, and even after returning, he played for Heungkuk Life. In the 2024-2025 season, which was the retirement season, he won the championship with his strong performance of monopolizing the MVP of the regular season and championship game.
Heungkuk Life Insurance said goodbye through a video of Kim Yeon-kyung's playing days, while raising the atmosphere with a bouquet of flowers from his friends and family, including Lee Young-ha, the head of Heungkuk Life Insurance. Kim Yeon-koung went around the stadium and shared high-fives with fans.
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Kim Yeon-kyung, who was interviewed at the retirement ceremony, said, `It's such an honor and I feel new. It's a meaningful day", but "I was angry, but I didn't cry. The photographers seemed to be bland. I finished it with a smile" also showed off his unique replies.
"I'm a fake coach, but I've been a manager until recently, so I saw it from the manager's perspective until the first set. It was so hard that I saw it with the eyes of an advisor from the second set. I'm looking forward to it a lot."
Kim Yeon-koung even launched the first volleyball entertainment show in history through MBC Entertainment 'New Director Kim Yeon-koung'. He is on a roll with good ratings as good as 'I live alone'. Not only Kim Yeon-kyung's fans but also ordinary viewers are said to have immersed themselves.
"I had a lot of worries, but it was my first volleyball entertainment show, and I liked that I formed a real team. I think I'm loved because of that sincerity. There are also a lot of explanations about volleyball on the show. So many people seem to feel the charm of volleyball that they didn't know. "From the standpoint of someone who was a volleyball player and continues to do volleyball, I feel proud and good."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
