Heremi Her, a judoka who changed her nationality from Japan to South Korea, revealed how she felt upon learning late in life that she was a descendant of independence activist Heo Seok. "I was shocked, and my parents were too… I felt a sense of responsibility," she said. [Naengbuhae] [ByulbyulTV]

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Judo athlete Heremi Her shared her overwhelming feelings after learning that she was a descendant of independence activist Heo Seok.

On the episode aired on the 1st, JTBC's "Please Take Care of My Fridge since 2014" (hereinafter "Naengbuhaye") featured fencer and gold medalist Oh Sang-uk, judoka and gold medalist Heremi Her, and men's 400m relay bronze medalist Biwesa Daniel Kasama as guests in a special episode dedicated to the "2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games."

Heremi Her became the women's 57kg class gold medalist at this Asian Games, which marked her first appearance. She said that after winning the gold medal, she had wanted to visit her grandmother's grave.

Born to a Korean father and a Japanese mother, Heremi Her chose South Korean nationality following the last words of her grandmother, who passed away in 2021.

She shared, "My grandmother loved judo very much and used to come watch me compete. My grandmother passed away when I was in elementary school. Since then, I have been good at judo, and my grandmother said, 'It would be good if you went to Korea and practiced judo.'"

As the fifth-generation descendant of independence activist Heo Seok, she won a gold medal at this Asian Games, following her silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Heremi Her revealed that she learned she was a descendant of independence activist Heo Seok during the process of registering as a South Korean athlete. She said, "My parents didn't know either, and I naturally didn't know, so we were all shocked," adding, "I think I felt an immense sense of responsibility. I worked hard."

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