Im Si-wan, Park Bo-gum, and Ha Seung-jin will also appear in KBS 'Olympics', how about a game with the disabled?

Stars become one with non-disabled people through sports.

On the morning of the 2nd, KBS 1TV's entertainment program 'Happy Champion 3 - Olympic' (hereinafter referred to as 'Oullympic') production presentation was held at the KBS main building in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. .

'Olympics' is a program launched to create a culture where disabled and non-disabled people can enjoy sports together. The purpose is to draw a festival of harmony that transcends gender and disability in three events: athletics-mixed universal relay, basketball-3x3 wheelchair basketball, and archery-mixed duo.

On this day, Son Seong-kwon PD said, "When it comes to athletes with disabilities, there is unconscious prejudice. I think we should help people with disabilities, but we received a lot of help from them. People who have expertise in that field help people without disabilities. How much effort must have been accumulated. I want to convey to the viewers what I was able to learn, albeit in a shallow way."

The track and field in which Sean participates is a 200mX4 relay event for athletes with different disabilities such as blind, hearing, physical and intellectual disabilities. Sean entered the competition as a guide for visually impaired players.

Regarding the 'Olympic Games', Sean said, "Short distance is not my main event, the marathon, but I had a lot of trouble with casting." The most important thing was breathing, and it was a meaningful challenge for me.”

Basketball is played as 3x3 wheelchair basketball, and teams consist of two disabled and two non-disabled players. Actors Seo Ji-seok and Park Jae-min show off their skills in a basketball game.

Park Jae-min said, "I majored in physical education at university and am continuing to study for a master's degree and a doctorate." I appeared because I wanted to master the event. I definitely felt that the health of the body does not seem to be connected to the performance. More important than physical ability is will, effort, and perseverance."

Seo Ji-seok said, "Personally, whenever I saw sports for the disabled, there were a lot of things I couldn't understand because I hadn't experienced it myself. A good opportunity came and I wanted to experience it myself. I'm grateful that I can understand even a little bit."

In archery, a disabled athlete in a wheelchair and an entertainer in the standing division form a team, and actor Elijah Lee participates.

Lee Elijah said, "I took on the role of a disabled archer in the movie 'Your Girlfriend', which was released in 2019, and I was grateful that I was invited to see it. I also do not think that physical ability has a great influence on exercise. I took the opportunity thinking that I might never have the chance to play sports with players on the field again in my life.”

"I suffered from muscle pain and my shoulders were heavy. I didn't know if it was an injury or just a bodily experience, but fortunately it wasn't an injury. I had bruises on my arms because of my posture when shooting a bow, but I decided to work harder. At least 100 per day. I was going to shoot him in the foot,” he confessed.

Singer Sean, who has been exerting a good influence with his juniors Park Bo-gum and Im Si-wan, said, "I'm trying to throw running or relays to my juniors little by little. I'm the only one who does that," he smiled.

Actor Park Jae-min, who tried wheelchair basketball, said, "I want to recommend Ha Seung-jin, a broadcaster who was a basketball player, to wheelchair basketball." Sean, who heard this, said, “I think I will have to remake the wheelchair,” making the scene a sea of laughter.

'Olympic' will be broadcast for the first time at 10:30 pm on the 4th.

Reporter Ryu Ye-ji and Ten Asia ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr