"Danggu goddess is good, but she's called Kim Ga-young's killer..." LPBA New Star Meet Jung Soo-bin [Interview 1]

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"Danggu goddess is good, but..."

Jung Soo-bin (27, NH Nonghyup Card), who enjoys hot popularity as a "goddess of danggu," expressed her appreciation for this interest. But the biggest concern was billiards as well.

Jung Soo-bin, who started billiards as a hobby while studying at a university in Statistics, gave up his studies due to his outstanding talent, took the cue in earnest, and began to rise sharply. He, who had the best performance in the semifinals, had to be satisfied with the runner-up in the final of the "Welcome Savings Bank LPBA Championship" held on the 1st.

Until he took the two sets first, he predicted his first career win, but eventually allowed a tie, finished second after a close race in the full set, and vowed to "win next time."

Star News met Jung Soo-bin, who is preparing for the last competition of the season. Jung Soo-bin said, "I know very well that I have to exercise (other than billiards), but I couldn't because I was lazy. So I tried to exercise and I wanted to rest and play and eat without thinking. So I spent all the time binge-watching what I haven't seen on Netflix," he said of the program he enjoyed the most. It was so much fun. I enjoyed watching it because there were so many scenes where I got the king and there were many parts where dopamine burst. I enjoy everything about Yeonp (love program) to the extent that I haven't watched it," he said.

Jung Soo-bin is preparing for the King of Kings exhibition "Hana Card Hana Capital Jeju Special Self-Governing Province LPBA World Championship 2026" to be held at Halla Gymnasium in Jeju-si, Jeju-do from the 6th of next month. Before we talked seriously about the goal of this tournament and the direction of being a billiard player, we had time to get to know Jung Soo-bin lightly through the Balance Game.

■ A modifier I want to be called. "Danggu Goddess" VS "Kim Ga Young Killer."

Jung Soo-bin, who built his recognition by his appearance rather than his skills, is a "cheat key" in YouTube videos. The YouTube video that first announced Jung Soo-bin exceeded 3 million views. He himself used to express his appreciation for the compliment of his appearance. Nevertheless, Jung Soo-bin chose the nickname "Kim Ga-young Killer" obtained by beating "Queen" Kim Ga-young all three times.

"I'm close to Ga-young, and she's an older sister that I respect and like so much, so I feel a lot of pressure when these modifiers are added. Still, Kim Ga-young is unrivaled in first place. So I think the modifier 'Kim Ga-young Killer' is much better for me."

■ If you could have one thing, "Kim Ga Young's Concentration" vs "Jo Jae Ho's Power"

"The Empress" Kim Ga-young is a player who has strong desire to win and concentrate. Cho Jae-ho, captain of NH Nonghyup Card, said, "His strength is his cheerful stroke. Cho Jae-ho's power was the ability that Jung Soo-bin, who both said he respected, wanted to take away more.

"If I had to choose between Kim Ga-young's skills and Cho Jae-ho's, I think I might have chosen Kim Ga-young's skills. But I also think my concentration is okay. I want to bring Cho Jae-ho because he's very strong."

■ If you have to take something, give up school graduation VS 'final cue miss'

Brilliant appearance and unexpected billiard skills. However, another factor of reversal for Jeong Su-bin is the academic background. He entered Sookmyung Women's University's Department of Statistics and dreamed of getting a job in the financial industry, but he accidentally grabbed the cue and turned into a billiard player in a short time, and although he is a senior, he has not graduated yet. Jung Soo-bin, who said he had no regrets about his diploma, nevertheless chose the decisive Q-miss in the final.

"I think they're both actually similar. You can give up your school graduation now. But I chose Q-Miss because I did something during my 4th grade. Wouldn't it be okay to miss Q once?"

■ If you control the time, "Being 5 years younger" vs. 5 years of endurance

Even in LPBA, Jeong Su-bin belongs to a young axis. On the other hand, there is a big difference in ball power, unlike players of his age who started billiards from childhood. However, Jung Soo-bin expressed his desire to return to his early 20s after becoming five years younger. It was not just a desire for age, but also because he wanted to play billiards better.

"When I get five years younger, it means I have five more years. When I'm a little younger, I think there's more to it than building up my ball power because my brain rotates better and my physical strength is better."

■ If you can do one next season, 'No. 2 in the season' vs. 'Winning the team league.'

Billiards are extremely called individual sports. However, the PBA team league showed that billiards can also be a team sport. The players who won the team league say that the speciality was not easily felt. Nevertheless, Jung Soo-bin still expressed his honest feelings. My dream of winning an individual competition is bigger.

"First of all, I haven't had a lot of experience doing a good solo tour. If I've won on a personal tour, I might want to win the team league, but I think I'm more desperate to win on a personal tour because I haven't won yet."

■ If you make money, 'revenue of 100 million won from stocks' vs 'winning prize of 40 million won'

Even after walking on the path of a full-fledged billiard player, it hasn't been a long time since I focused on billiards without worrying about money. It became possible when I joined the team league. Jung Soo-bin, who made money with his own hands, said, "I started to take interest in stocks as a means of financial technology, and I became interested in them as I enjoyed the fun." Nevertheless, valuable experience was still more important than other money from the unit.

"I think it will be worth more than 100 million won if I start winning once. So I chose 40 million won in prize money."

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