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Ahn Jung-hwan had a reason why he couldn't go to the Spanish league
In the JTBC entertainment show 'Don't Package, Backpacking - Mungteun Returns' (hereinafter referred to as 'Mungtteun Returns'), which aired on the 21st, the 'Mungtteunz Four' Kim Yong-man, Kim Seong-ju, Ahn Jung-hwan, and Jeong Hyeong-don went on a sports tour and visited FC Barcelona's home stadium 'Camp Nou'. and marathon hero Hwang Young-jo's trip to 'Montjuic Hill', where the historic moment is held.
After completing the Gaudi tour, the 'Mungtungz' members dressed up in formal attire, looked stylish, and visited a top-class Michelin restaurant. While they continued to be amazed by the feast of colorful Spanish multi-course meals, the members who failed to adapt to jet lag could not stand the pouring sleep and performed a 'sleep mukbang'. With all the delicacies in front of us, a laughable situation was created where only the number of dishes remaining was asked again, and it ended with Kim Yong-man's apology for making a hasty reservation, causing laughter.
After the arduous night of the second day in Barcelona, the third day of 'Sports Day' dawned. Following the wishes of Kim Yong-man and Kim Seong-ju, who are famous soccer fans in the entertainment industry, they rushed to Camp Nou, the home stadium of the world-famous soccer club FC Barcelona. Kim Yong-man and Kim Seong-ju, who arrived at this place they had dreamed of, first thanked Ahn Jung-hwan for accompanying them. Yongman Kim said, “I really wanted to come and see you. “I really love you,” he said, happy like a child, and Kim Seong-ju said, “‘Camp Nou’ with Ahn Jung-hwan! “I can’t do this even if I pay money,” he said, expressing his deep emotion.
Ahn Jung-hwan, who visited the soccer stadium for the first time as a non-soccer player, said, “This is my first time paying money to buy a ticket to enter the stadium. “It’s really funny,” he said with a laugh. At the same time, he said to Kim Seong-ju, “This is my brother paying money to buy tickets and watch ‘King of Mask Singer.’ “Does this make sense?” he said, making everyone around him laugh.
Kim Yong-man shamelessly asked Ahn Jung-hwan to guide him, and Ahn Jung-hwan got angry and said, “I don’t know!”, but like a tsundere, he showed off his skills as a soccer expert by explaining everything from the history of FC Barcelona to the history of Korean soccer for his brothers. Accordingly, Kim Seong-ju and Jeong Hyeong-don were very satisfied with the ‘Camp Nou with Ahn Jung-hwan’ tour, saying, “If Jung-hwan hadn’t come, it would have been a big problem” and “This is why Ahn Jung-hwan and Ahn Jung-hwan are not doing it.”
While the members were preoccupied with sightseeing at 'Camp Nou', Ahn Jung-hwan began to carefully reveal his true feelings, saying, "The reason I didn't really want to come here was because I was a little remorseful." At this, the members all sighed, and Ahn Jung-hwan said, “I really wanted to play in La Liga, the Spanish league, but I couldn’t come here then. “I chose somewhere other than here,” he added, explaining the story of leaving behind the Spanish league he wanted and choosing the Italian league, which was the best league in the world at the time.
Ahn Jung-hwan said that he had another opportunity to come to the Spanish league. He said, “I had the opportunity to come here, but coach Advocaat told me to go to Germany before the German World Cup,” and revealed the reason why he moved to the German league rather than the Spanish league to prepare for the 2006 German World Cup.
“La Liga didn’t find me the next year because I was getting older,” he said, confessing the story of not being able to play in the European league after the World Cup because he was past his prime. “I didn’t want to come here because I was afraid I would regret not being able to play in La Liga. “I tried to keep this secret until I die,” he said, arousing regret.
Ahn Jung-hwan continued, “If I ever become a coach, I definitely want to coach in La Liga. “It’s the last button,” he said, conveying his desire to solve the problem of not being able to play as a player by becoming a coach, which touched everyone’s hearts.
Next, the members of 'Mungtunz' headed to 'Montjuic Hill' to trace the footsteps of Hwang Young-jo, the marathon gold medalist at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In order to recreate the emotion and glory of that day, the members sweated profusely by doing '3 steps, 1 video' to find the deadly climb that Hwang Young-jo took the lead at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Here too, Ahn Jung-hwan, who acted most passionately, expressed his dissatisfaction, and Kim Seong-ju expressed his disappointment by saying, “Today is sports day, so are you going to miss it?” In response, Ahn Jung-hwan said, “You’re talking like it’s Sports Day. “I’m a broadcaster!” he declared, drawing laughter. After struggling for four hours, they successfully captured that glorious moment.
Today's travel destinations, 'Camp Nou' and 'Hill of Montjuic', were on the bucket list of 'Brothers' Kim Yong-man and Kim Seong-ju, respectively, and 'Brothers' Ahn Jung-hwan and Jeong Hyeong-don were exhausted from the unrestricted backpacking trip. The third day of the Barcelona trip of 'Mungtungz', where Ahn Jung-hwan's great performance shined for the members even though he grumbled, started with 'Sports Day' and ended with 'Ahn Jeong-hwan Day'.
‘Backpacking, not a package - Mungtteun Returns’ is a program where the ‘Mungtteun’s four’, Kim Yong-man, Kim Seong-ju, Ahn Jung-hwan, and Jeong Hyeong-don, return for the first time in 7 years and go on a backpacking trip instead of a package. It contains the ups and downs of the real travel stories of those who transformed from 'professional packers' to 'beginner backpackers'. It airs every Tuesday at 8:50 PM.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr
