"My name is not Kitai, it is Son Ki-jeong": Lee Chan-won moved by Son Ki-jeong's desperate comeback [Secret of the Celebrity Soldier]

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Singer Lee Chan-won shines a light on the life story of marathoner Son Ki-jeong through the KBS 2TV variety program "Secret of the Celebrity Soldier."

The episode of "Secret of the Celebrity Soldier," airing on the 28th, will be titled "The Sad Hero of Berlin, Marathoner Son Ki-jeong." In a previously recorded session, Hyojung of the girl group Oh My Girl participated as a storyteller.

The video features the message, "I did not run for them. I kept running and running until I became the name Son Ki-jeong, the very proof of hope." This is followed by the line, "My name is not Son Ki-tei, it is Son Ki-jeong."

The broadcast introduces Son Ki-jeong, the first gold medalist who clutched the sorrow of an era when his country was taken away, as a Korean marathoner.

The scene depicts the final race of the dream stage, the Olympics, where only three of the four athletes could compete. When Jang Do-yeon mentioned a scheme with the line, "You must write a pledge not to run," Lee Chan-won reacted by exclaiming, "Really!" The unprecedented trap set at the starting line sparked curiosity.

Lee Chan-won then solemnly said, "You must have your feet cut off," further raising viewers' curiosity.

The participants' hearts were stirred by the story of Son Ki-jeong on that day, when he had no choice but to make a desperate comeback for his country despite blood streaming down.

Son Ki-jeong's run was the proof of hope preserved by a champion without a nation, through sweat and tears. At the end of the video, Son Ki-jeong's voice asking, "How can I convey the sorrow of having no country?" moves the heart. The program airs at 8:30 p.m. on the 28th.

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