2021 Idol Star Athletics Championships - New Year Special: Hall of Fame

The Idol Star Athletic Championships began in 2010.

At first, it began with a few simple track and field events.

(They'll add shooting and archery at this rate.)

(He said these categories as a joke.)

However, those words became reality.

Swimming, relay racing,

budding idols racing, fencing,

archery, table tennis, futsal, curling, cheerleading,

basketball, ssireum,

rhythmic gymnastics, aerobics, bowling, foot volleyball,

football shootouts, pitching, horseback riding,

a mobile shooting game, staring into space,

and even the Idol Star Dog-agility Championships.

Over the past 11 years, we have featured 36 events,

and over 3,800 idols have participated so far.

Forging the new term, "athletic idols" and "sports idols,"

the Idol Star Athletics Championships has made many stars.

They try their best in competition against others,

and accept the results with good sportsmanship.

We look forward to the birth of new idol stars,

and will continue to cheer for the Idol Star Athletic Championships.

Idol Star Athletic Championships forever.

(The 2021 Idol Star Athletic Championships New Year Special)

Hello, everyone.

The great sports festival bringing top idol stars together.

This is the 2021 New Year's Special Idol Star Athletic Championships.

I'm your host for the ninth year for the Championships,

and the fossil, trilobite, and amoeba of the Championships.

- I am Jun Hyun Moo. - Nice to see you.

First, I started as a participant,

- then a field reporter, - That's right.

and now I'm a sportscaster.

Everyone knows that I'm the son of the Idol Star Championships.

I'm I-Leeteuk.

- I see. It's I-Leeteuk. - Yes.

Every new year, we hold the Idol Star Athletic Championships.

We usually spend it with the top idols,

but this year, in order to protect the health of our idols,

and to ensure the safety of our nation,

we have put a momentary hold on playing sports right now.

Instead, we have collected a series of highlights...

from notable victories at previous Championships,

so we'll take a look back at 12 years of history today.

That's right. The accumulate number of idols who have participated...

till now is over 3,800.

It was hard deciding who to invite here today.

- We only invited legends. - That's right.

After much contemplation,

we have come up with a Hall of Fame.

We've invited some legendary athletes for the Hall of Fame,

as well as some athletes we believe have the potential to enter.

First of all, we cannot think of the Idol Star Championships...

without thinking of this person, who competed on nine occasions.

- He's the legend of legends. - Yes.

They call him the crown prince of the Idol Star Championships.

Short distances are a given for him,

and he excels at every track and field event.

He dashes towards hurdles with no hesitation.

When will this introduction end?

- I'll be done soon. - Really?

He's great at the high jump,

swimming, and even futsal.

- No matter the sport... - Oh, it was about me?

- he's the champ. - Is this a professional athlete?

No, it's not a professional athlete.

It's the sports bot of the Idol Star Athletic Championships,

- Minho. - Minho.

His hair is bright red, fitting his fiery charisma.

It's Fireworks Minho.

Thank you.

It's been a while,

so thank you for inviting me here as a legend.

I hope you're looking forward to SHINee's comeback as well.

It's about time for our cover dance to change as well.

Please change it from "Lucifer".

I've been dancing "Lucifer" for 12 years now.

- How long will you keep at it? - I've danced it so much...

that no one remembers the original, and it's become mine.

But if you have a new dance coming out soon...

I think you'll be able to do this dance as well.

Okay.

Our next guest is no one to scoff at either.

He's been on the Idol Star Athletic Championships eight times.

He's won seven medals in futsal alone,

and is called the Ronaldu Jun of the idol world.

He's a legend...

who makes our heart pound, It's the passionate Yoon Du Jun.

- Yoon Du Jun! - Hello, I'm Yoon Du Jun.

Thank you so much for inviting me here.

Ronaldu Jun.

If we have Minho and Du Jun as legendary male idols,

we can't forget about this person as a legend among the women.

She's participated in every single Idol Star Athletic Championships,

having been on all 13 so far.

She's won 10 medals.

The king of pitching, the queen of baseball,

it's the pitching legend, Yoon Bo Mi.

Hello, I'm Bo Mi from Apink.

There were a lot of comparisons between Hyun Moo and Bo Mi.

Hyun Moo started a pitching style called "Sword Dance Pitching".

I pitched the ball as though dancing in a sword dance,

which caught the eye of many of our viewers.

We can't forget about this next guest either.

The vacuum cleaner of medals, he draws them all to himself.

He was on Idol Star Championships eight times,

and you'll be shocked to hear how many medals he has.

He has 20 medals, combining his golds, silvers, and bronzes.

Whenever it's the holidays, we see his face.

Recognized as the legend of medals by all,

It's Lee Min Hyuk of BTOB.

Hello, I'm BTOB's Min Hyuk. Nice to meet you.

He has so many that they must be heavy to hold.

These are from two championships.

If you could get a pension from earning medals,

- you could work less as a singer. - I would've tried harder.

He's the idol-athlete of the Idol Star Championships.

This person is very similar to me.

If we've introduced people who are like pros till now,

we'll move on to some people who are more of the comedic line.

If everyone acts like a pro in the Idol Star Championships...

- It's no fun. - We need them.

If that's what you want, you can watch the Olympics.

- Of course. - So now for the comedic line.

This person.

- Both songs together. - Now...

- Were you this bad at singing? - It's Seunghee from OH MY GIRL.

Hello, I'm the talented lead-vocal Seunghee from OH MY GIRL.

Nice to meet you.

We definitely need OH MY GIRL on the show.

That's what makes us a variety show.

That's true. Once the Championships are over,

the idols who competed well do get a lot of the attention,

but after 10 or 20 years,

it's the comedic participants that you remember best.

At the time of the first-ever Idol Star Athletic Championships,

these guests were just 13 and 11 years old.

They're the kids of the Idol Star Athletic Championships.

- Grade-schoolers. - They were grade-schoolers.

Juyeon of THE BOYZ, and Hyunjin of Stray Kids.

I'm Juyeon of THE BOYZ, and I'd love to participate soon.

Hello, I'm the son of "Show! Music Core," Hyunjin.

That's right.

He's so good looking.

Next we have our budding stars of the Idol Star Championships,

Yeji and Lia of ITZY.

Hello, we're ITZY.

Did you watch the Idol Star Athletic Championships as kids?

Yes, I watched it.

I remember enjoying the futsal matches a lot.

I thought Minho and Du Jun...

were both very impressive then.

I'm sure you were cheering for one of those two.

By coincidence,

these two happened to be on rival teams.

Minho and Du Jun were rivals.

They're like the Messi and Ronaldo of the idol world.

That's right.

I...

- You can be honest. - It's all right.

It's okay to be honest, right?

Of course, we won't say anything about that.

- See? - Of course he should feel free.

When I was young,

I was a fan of Du Jun's.

He's letting his feelings show.

No, that's not it. That's not true.

- He's very good looking. - Suddenly?

Don't you think he's extremely good looking?

- Hyunjin? - In that case, I'll choose Minho.

- "In that case"? - "In that case"...

(He plays hard to get with the legends.)

That's not what I meant.

To be perfectly honest, I really loved football.

So of the two of them?

(Just pick anyone. It's not going to be me anyhow.)

It's not because he chose Du Jun first.

He's playing hard to get again.

(They're all puppets on his strings.)

He's manipulating us all.

Kids these days have gotten so honest.

To be honest, I cheered for both of them.

All right.

From legendary athletes who have set records...

to up and coming potential stars,

we've gathered everyone together in one place.

- No show can bring them together. - There's no other show to do this.

The "World Changing Quiz Show" from the past was the last one.

(The talk show that changed the world)

That was the last one.

I think you're right. It was "World Changing Quiz Show" last.

That was the last time this happened.

- It's been 10 years. - The "World Changing Quiz Show".

It used to be possible only on the "World Changing Quiz Show,"

but the Idol Star Athletic Championships has managed it.