Kim Tae-gyun: "Competing with Ronaldo over supercars... I once owned as many as six" [Okmun-a] [★Night T View]

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'Problem Children in High School' featured Kim Tae-gyun discussing his supercar competition with Ronaldo.

In the the 23rd broadcast of KBS 2TV's variety program 'Problem Children in High School' (hereinafter 'Okmun-a'), Korean professional baseball legends Park Yong-taek and Kim Tae-gyun appeared, sharing various behind-the-scenes stories about baseball.

On that day, the MCs asked Kim Tae-gyun about his past contract with Chiba Lotte worth 7 billion won. Kim Tae-gyun said, "We won the championship in my first year in Chiba," adding, "I was lucky because Chiba Lotte was the team where Lee Seung-yeop was the manager before. Manager Lee Seung-yeop also went there and won the championship, and I stayed for six years, winning the championship in my first year."

Kim Tae-gyun also mentioned becoming the first player in KBO history to receive a salary in the 1 billion won range. Ju Woo-jae asked, "I heard your hobby was buying cars," to which Kim Tae-gyun replied, "Baseball players don't have much free time," explaining, "We play games every day and have no time. So, something that would be a gift to me was a car."

When asked how many cars he had owned, Kim Tae-gyun said, "At my peak, I owned about six cars," and added, "I got into a competition with Ronaldo. It was a one-on-one competition. At that time, Ronaldo posted a verified photo of his Lamborghini supercar. I thought, 'If he buys one, I have to buy one too.' I bought the exact same matte black model," surprising everyone. Kim Tae-gyun further revealed that the car was valued at 800 million won at the time.

Hong Jin-kyung then pressed, "Your salary is 1 billion won, so why buy an 800 million won car?" Kim Tae-gyun responded, "I regret it now," drawing laughter.

Kim Tae-gyun added, "I've since sold them off and now only own one car."

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