Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), striker of the Korean national soccer team, opened up about rumors that expensive luxury padding was torn in the process of leaving the country.
Hwang Hee-chan boarded a plane to England on the 10th at Incheon International Airport, being greeted by his close teammates Kim Min-jae (Napoli) and Baek Seung-ho (Jeonbuk) and about 100 fans.
On this day, Hwang Hee-chan showed off his fashionista look by wearing a padded jumper from Saint Laurent brand and Nike dunk low. Hwang Hee-chan is known to be very interested in her fashion, including her usual clothes and shoes.
At the time, he was wearing a padded jumper until he interviewed reporters, but he was puzzled when he entered the departure hall in short sleeves.
Afterwards, a fan wrote on social media, “Hwang Hee-chan’s glossy padding costs about 3 million won. The girls tore it up, but Hwang Hee-chan just smiled and signed an autograph and left the country in short sleeves.”
In fact, the padding worn by Hwang Hee-chan is an expensive product that is sold at a price close to 4 million won.
As rumors and rumors grew that he smiled and signed autographs for fans even in the process of the padding being torn, Hwang Hee-chan eventually corrected it directly through his SNS. He explained the situation by uploading a picture of himself on social media, saying, “The padding is not torn.”
Meanwhile, Hwang Hee-chan scored the winning goal with the help of Son Heung-min (Tottenham) in extra time in the second half of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar World Cup final match against Portugal, which was tight 1-1.
Jang Ji-min, Hankyung.com guest reporter newsinfo@hankyung.com