MBN's 'Passionate Sisters' Tomorrow's Winning Shot' (hereinafter referred to as 'Tomorrow's Winning Shot'), which airs its first episode on the 14th, is Korea's first tennis entertainment show, directed by 'Korean tennis legend' Lee Hyeong-taek, and 'all-round sportsman' Lee Lee-kyung as manager. It depicts the process of establishing a female celebrity tennis team and competing in a formal competition.
Director Hyeong-Taek Lee and Manager Yi-Kyung Lee, who recently conducted a 'player recruitment' audition, will hold the long-awaited team founding ceremony on this day. After a while, players who have been confirmed to join the tennis team appear one after another. After the gathering of all players was over, caster Jeong Yong-gum appeared and the founding ceremony continued, and coach Lee Hyeong-taek made an ambitious announcement in front of everyone.
Manager Lee Yi-kyung then gave a congratulatory speech, and he said, “If you look at the cartoon ‘Slam Dunk,’ there is a manager named Chae-yeon Chae. I will do my best in that role. And I hope that OOO becomes a player like Kang Baek-ho, and I will work hard to help coach Lee Hyeong-taek. Fighting!” he mentioned a specific player’s name, making everyone tilt their heads.
In Lee Yi-kyung’s congratulatory speech, former players said, “Why are you only mentioning OOO? “Can’t you see us?” they protested, and eventually one player raised suspicions of a ‘dating relationship’, saying, “Is OOO the girlfriend of manager Lee Yi-kyung?” Lee Yi-kyung immediately waves his hands in denial, but is sweating over the growing suspicion of favoritism toward a specific player.
In the end, Jeong Yong-gum calms the situation by urgently calling Kim Ho-jung, who came as a congratulatory delegation. For Kim Ho-jung's founding ceremony, 'Nesun Dorma' and 'Don't Tackle' were passionately sung to pray for the tennis team's success. In the heat of the moment, Lee Yi-kyung immediately sets out to recruit Kim Ho-jung, saying, “If a men’s team is formed, will you come then?” In response to this, Kim Ho-jung honestly reveals his true feelings and destroys the scene. Lastly, Kim Ho-joong participates in the ‘tennis hit’ and cheers the ‘winning shot’ team with his whole body.
Ten Asia Reporter Kim Seo-yoon seogugu@tenasia.co.kr