All-Star Ceremony Award Kim Yeon-kyung "Thanks to the Strong Dance with the Director"
“Honored to be number one in All-Star fan voting… preparing for a counterattack in the second half of the regular league”
In the All-Star Game, where domestic and foreign players representing the Korean Professional Volleyball V-League gathered, the most cheers poured out to Kim Yeon-kyung (35, Heungkuk Life Insurance).
Kim Yeon-kyung responded with a colorful and active ceremony.
I also achieved my goal of “I want to receive a ceremony award” before the game. 스포츠토토
Kim Yeon-kyung received the women's ceremony award at the 2023-2024 Professional Volleyball V-League All-Star Game held at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 27th.
In her press corps vote, Kim Yeon-kyung received a total of 16 votes, making her the winner of the Ceremony Award, comfortably beating Lee Da-hyun (Hyundai Engineering & Construction) with 4 votes.
He also won 1 million won in prize money.
Kim Yeon-kyung received 39,480 votes in her All-Star Fan Votes, placing her first overall in the All-Star Fan Votes for both men and women for the second consecutive year.
She was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Women's All-Star Game last year and set her goal for this year as the 'Ceremony Award'.
Kim Yeon-kyung, who played briefly in the first set of the men's game and showed off her 'prowess' by serving and scoring, started working towards winning the 'Ceremony Award' in earnest from the second set.
At the beginning of the second set, K-star Yang Hyo-jin (Hyundai Engineering & Construction) danced solo, and Kim Yeon-kyung joined up with V-star colleagues Ponpoon Gedpard (IBK Industrial Bank, registered name Ponpoon) and Mega Wattie (registered name Mega, Cheong Kwan-jang).
They responded with a ‘three-person dance’.
The highlight was the couple dance with Heungkuk Life Insurance coach Marcello Abondanza.
Kim Yeon-kyung surprised fans by touching Coach Abondanza's head and cheek with sticky movements.
Kim Yeon-kyung, whom we met after the game, said, "I prepared until dawn this morning because I wanted to receive the ceremony award, but my juniors danced so well and were so active that I couldn't guarantee that they would win the award.
I think I received the award because my dance with the director was so strong.
Director ." “Until yesterday, he refused to dance, but today, when the music started, he got into the rhythm.
I also boldly touched the director’s head and cheek,” he said with a laugh.
Kim Yeon-kyung, who has a strong desire to win, takes a mental break at the All-Star Game, a festival where she can forget about worries about winning or losing and enjoy it.
As the end of her active career approaches, the view of her All-Star Game has become more affectionate.
Kim Yeon-kyung said, "This year, I was selected as an All-Star with first place in the fan vote.
It's a real honor.
It's not polite to play the All-Star Game without any preparation.
So I prepared hard.
Now, how many more times will I play the All-Star Game?
I will share my thoughts with the fans today as well.
“I’m happy to have a deep position,” he said.
After finishing her festival, Kim Yeon-kyung raises her desire to win again.
Heungkuk Life Insurance (50 points, 18 wins, 6 losses) entered the All-Star Game break behind first place Hyundai Engineering & Construction (58 points, 19 wins, 5 losses) by 8 points.
She replaced Jelena Mrazenovic (registered name Jelena) with Willow Johnson (registered name Willow), daughter of 'Big Unit' Randy Johnson, and is preparing for a counterattack in the 5th and 6th rounds.
Kim Yeon-kyung predicted a counterattack in the second half of the season, saying, "Willow, a left-handed striker, will have a positive influence on the team.
He also has a proactive personality.
The point gap with Hyundai Engineering & Construction has widened, but we will narrow the gap by winning the head-to-head match."