Kang So Hwi's "SinB's Speech" at the award ceremony... He's the only one who said "Director Kim Jong Min"

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The award ceremony was held in a festive mood at the end of the season. The head coach who ranked first in the regular league could not be found. Kim Jong-min (51), former director of the Korea Expressway Corporation. No one was willing to bring his name out of his mouth. It was as if it had become a 'no-go'.

There was the only one who broke that silence. It was Kang So-hwi (29) of Korea Expressway Corporation.

Kang So-hwi was selected as the best 7 in the Outside Hitter category at the Jin Air 2025-2026 V-League Awards held at Grand Walkerhill Seoul in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 13th. It was the third award in four years and the third in his career following the 2019-2020 season and the 2021-2022 season when GS Caltex was in.

He said this when asked by the host about his acceptance speech.

"Hello, I'm Kang So Hwi. First of all, after 36 games, I was really happy to achieve the valuable result of being No. 1 in the regular league with coach Kim Jong-min, coaching staff, players, and fans."

Former coach Kim Jong-min took the helm of the Korea Expressway Corporation in March 2016 and led the team to win twice in the 2017-2018 season (integration) and the 2022-2023 season. He also ranked first in the regular league this season and attended the postseason media day on March 20 to announce his plan for the championship game.

However, on March 26, six days before the championship match, the Korea Expressway Corporation announced its breakup in 10 years, saying it had decided not to renew the contract with Kim. The expiration date of his contract was March 31. In the volleyball world, it is because of former coach Kim's past unsavory incident, and the influence of the high-ranking officials worked The story of the back came out.

Criticism continued that it was difficult to understand that the head coach who led the regular league to the top with the most important game just around the corner. There were also concerns that there would be players' agitation. The Korea Expressway Corporation, which played the championship game under the acting head coach Kim Young-rae (45), helplessly lost all three games to GS Caltex, the third-ranked team in the regular league.

After such twists and turns, Kang So-hwi, who attended the ceremony, publicly mentioned the name "Kim Jong-min" as if determined. He said, "After 36 games, Kim Jong-min..." and shook his head once and continued, "Coach Kim Jong-min's valuable result of being first in the regular league..."

There may have been a reason why former coach Kim had no choice but to put down his baton. It may have been an inevitable desperate measure for the club as well. However, the head coach of the V-League Women's regular league in the 2025-2026 season will be "Kim Jong-min," which will be recorded in professional volleyball history, and its meaning and merit cannot be tarnished. This is why Kang So-hwi's acceptance speech is regarded as a courageous "bossin statement."

At the end of his speech, he added a meaningful word to "someone."

"For someone, volleyball can be just a ball game, but for me, it's everything in life. So I'll be more responsible and continue to work hard in the future. Thank you."

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