Olympic Medalist Kim Sang-gyeom to Share Behind-the-Scenes Stories on 'Talk Pawon 25 Hours'

Singer Lee Chan-won is set to meet Olympic medalist Kim Sang-gyeom on 'Talk Pawon 25 Hours'.

On the upcoming episode of JTBC's 'Talk Pawon 25 Hours', airing on the 16th, Kim Sang-gyeom, the silver medalist in men's parallel giant slalom snowboarding, will make his first variety show appearance to reveal behind-the-scenes stories from the Winter Olympics. Kim previously secured South Korea's 400th medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. The episode will also feature footage of Alberto and the Italian correspondent attending a short track mixed relay event in Milan.

Bae Sung-jae, who has been selected as the main caster for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on JTBC, marking his fifth Olympic broadcast, will also appear as a guest. Bae will share an anecdote about feeling threatened by a junior caster, none other than Jeon Hyun-moo, who covered the weightlifting event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Despite being unexpectedly assigned to cover the weightlifting event as a countermeasure, Bae ultimately had to concede the top viewership ratings to Jeon.

Additionally, in celebration of the Lunar New Year, a virtual tour of New Zealand, the first country to welcome the new year, will be featured. The correspondent will visit Hell's Gate in Rotorua to observe geothermal activity and showcase New Zealand's tallest mud volcano at 3.2 meters. The segment will also highlight Maori culture, which involves purifying the body with mud and soaking in geothermal hot springs for over 800 years.

Catch the exciting behind-the-scenes stories of Kim Sang-gyeom, the 400th medalist for South Korea, and the enthusiastic support of Alberto and the Italian correspondents for the short track team on 'Talk Pawon 25 Hours', airing at 10:30 PM on the 16th.

Jung Se-yoon, Ten Asia Reporter yoon@tenasia.co.kr