Kim Heung-guk, who met Hiddink for the first time in 20 years. Photo | Courtesy of Kim Heung-gukSinger Kim Heung-guk reunited with director Hiddink following 20 years.
On the 2nd, I had a touching reunion with coach Hiddink at the Sangam-dong World Cup Stadium, where the national soccer game of Korea vs Brazil was held with daughter Joo-hyeon (Jenny Kim).
After the first half, Kim Heung-guk visited the VIP room and faced coach Hiddink. Unexpectedly, even President Yoon Seok-yeol met at this meeting for the first time following the presidential campaign and exchanged warm greetings.
President Yoon Seok-yeol presented the highest-grade sports medal, the Blue Dragon, to top scorer Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham Hotspur) of the English Premier League (EPL) on the same day.
Heung-guk Kim first met coach Hiddink at the 2002 World Cup. At that time, Kim Heung-guk was introduced by Chairman Chung Mong-joon as “a famous singer in Korea and the person who loves soccer the most”, and he continued human communication with the national soccer coach and cheerleader.
On this day, Kim Heung-guk said, “Daughter Joo-hyeon said that he really wanted to see Son Heung-min and Neymar, so I went to the soccer field, and I was very happy to have met Ahn Jung-hwan and Choi Yong-soo, etc. ” he expressed his happiness.
Kim Heung-guk, who played a part in the campaign in this local election following the presidential election, said, “President Yoon came to the soccer field for the first time and was impressed. I will forever love and remember ‘Dink-hyung’, who made a mark in the movie.”
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