"Physical: Asia" Ssireum Monster Kim Min-jae Becomes 18th Business... Lunar New Year tournament's white-headed championship

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"Giant Baby" Kim Min-jae (24, Yeongam-gun Folk Wrestling Team) won the Baekdu class at the Lunar New Year's Day Jangsa Wrestling Competition, the first holiday competition of the new year in 2026.

Kim Min-jae won 3-0 against Kim Dong-hyun (Yongin Special City Hall) in the final match of Baekdu Jangsa (best out of five games) at Withers Pharmaceutical 2026 Taean Seolnal Jangsa Ssireum Competition held at Taean Indoor Gymnasium in Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do on the 18th.

As a result, Kim Min-jae won the Uiseong Cheonha Jangsa Ssireum Festival in November last year, winning his 18th career title (15 times of Baekdu Jangsa and 3 times of Cheonha Jangsa).

In this competition, Kim Min-jae showed off his overwhelming skills. Kim Min-jae, who saved his strength due to the withdrawal of Jung Chang-jo (Jeju Special Self-Governing Province) from the quarterfinals, advanced to the final by lightly beating Seo Nam-geun (Suwon Special City Hall) 2-0 in the semifinals. In the last match against Kim Dong-hyun, Kim Min-jae's main specialty, strong power, shone. Kim Min-jae, who won the first and second editions in a row, confirmed the victory by laying his opponent on the sand with a third pan-majer push.

After winning, Kim Min-jae said through the Korea Wrestling Association, "The winter training was difficult, but I'm happy to get a good result," adding, "My goal this year is to fill 20 Baekdu Jangsa titles." "I sincerely thank Yeongam-gun County Governor Woo Seung-hee, CEO Lee Kwang-joon, Chairman Kim Han-mo, Chairman Shin Chang-seok, Coach Kim Ki-tae, and Coach Yoon Jeong-soo for supporting me to focus only on wrestling," he said.

In addition, Kim Min-jae added, "Thank you to everyone who watched the game, and I hope you achieve your desired goals this year."

Kim Min-jae has a reputation not only for his skills but also for his overwhelming physicality. Recently, he appeared as a representative participant of the Korean team in the Netflix series "Physical: Asia" and announced the status of ssireum to the world by showing off its unique explosive power, quickness, and monstrous physicality.

Baekdu Jangsa Kim Min-jae (Yeongam-gun Folk Wrestling Team)

2nd place is Kim Dong-hyun (Yongin Special City Hall)

Joint third place Kim Min-ho (Yeongwol County Office) and Seo Nam-geun (Suwon Special City Hall)

Jointly ranked 5th, Jang Min-soo (Jeungpyeong-gun Office), Jang Sung-woo (MG Saemaeul Geumgo Wrestling Team), Jung Chang-jo (Jeju Special Self-Governing Office), and Choi Sung-min (Taean-gun Office)

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