"I'm going to watch Junhwan's game". ENHYPEN SUNGHOON enters Milan with a torch instead of a figure

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Sung Hoon (24) of ENHYPEN, a former figure skater, completed his "second dream" by visiting the site of the 2026 Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics as a torchbearer.

On the 5th (local time), Sung-hoon visited the Korea House in Villa Necki Campilio, Milan, Italy, and expressed his overwhelming feelings about participating in the Olympics.

According to Newsis, Sung-hoon said, "Olympics was my first dream when I was an athlete. I chose an idol as my second dream and came to the Olympics as an idol, he said. "The Olympics was a dream for me, so I came to a different job, but I think I achieved my dream."

Sung Hoon played as a single figure skating player for about 10 years before his debut. In addition to winning the junior category at the general championships and the presidential cup ranking competition, he participated in the International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix and was selected as a promising candidate. After leaving the class after the 2019-2020 season, he turned into a singer and is currently working as a global idol.

He said, "After 10 years as a figure player, I've been an idol for more than five years, and they have a lot in common. I felt that it was similar in that there were fans who cheered and worked hard with blood and sweat," he said, explaining the link between athletes and idol life.

In particular, Sung Hoon, who was appointed as an ambassador for the Korea Sports Association in May last year, was recommended by Samsung Electronics, the official sponsor of the event, and was honored as a torchbearer.

Sung-hoon said, "I was happy to be able to share the journey of the Olympics. I came to the Olympics as an idol, not a figure skater, but it is an honor to play as a torchbearer to promote Korean sports, he said. "I was grateful that many fans came, and the passion of sports fans was great. I've seen and learned a lot. I tried to give a good influence and go," he said, expressing his gratitude.

During this visit to Milan, Sung-hoon also did not forget to cheer for Cha Jun-hwan and Kim Hyun-gyeom, the Korean figure skaters who were in the same class as athletes.

Regarding his former teammate Cha Jun-hwan, Sung-hoon said, "(Cha) Jun-hwan was a really good player. "I learned a lot from Jun-hwan, who is an older brother and a figure skater," he recalled, "I did well in every aspect to the extent that I could say I was perfect in every aspect."

Sung-hoon is scheduled to go to the men's single short program competition for figure skating on the 10th. He said, "It feels like only yesterday that I trained with Jun-hwan and Kim Hyun-gyeom, who are participating in the Olympics together. I'm also moved to see both of you become great athletes and come to the Olympics from a distance, he said. "I hope you get good results as much as you practiced at this Olympics." I always cheer for you," he said.

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