“Awesome, Jeong Ye-rin” I kept my promise at Hyori’s bed and breakfast… Yoona also cheers for the bronze medal
photo">Jeong Ye-rin (left) of the Korean judo team holding bronze medals, and Girls’ Generation Yoona. [연합/소녀시대 윤아 인스타그램]
[헤럴드경제=이원율 기자]The relationship between Jeong Ye-rin (Incheon City Hall), a member of the judo team who won a bronze medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, and Yoona of the girl group Girls’ Generation is attracting attention.
Ye-rin Jeong won the bronze medal by defeating Galiya Tybayeva of Kazakhstan in the women’s 52kg bronze medal match in judo at the Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Xiaoshan Linfu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the 24th.
After hearing this news, Yoona scraped Jeong Ye-rin’s article on her social networking service (SNS) account and wrote a message saying, “Congratulations, you’re awesome Ye-rin.”
photo">South Korea’s Jeong Ye-rin is facing Kazakhstan’s Galya Tynbaeva in the bronze medal match in the women’s 52kg weight class in judo at the Hangzhou Asian Games held at Xiaoshan Linfu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the 24th. [연합]
Regarding this, Jeong Ye-rin said in a phone call with Yonhap News on the 28th, “I am grateful to Yoona for remembering and encouraging me about what happened five years ago. It took so long to keep the promise I made back then. I am sorry.”
Jeong Ye-rin said, “I was surprised to hear that Yoona congratulated me. I haven’t been able to meet or contact her since I appeared on the broadcast. I never dreamed that she still remembered me.”
He said, “At that time, Hyori and Yoona told us to become national team players, win medals, and come back to play, and we promised that we would definitely do that. At that time, I thought we would keep that promise, but it took more than 5 years.”
photo">South Korea’s Jeong Ye-rin is leaving the stadium after winning against Kazakhstan’s Galya Tynbaeva in the bronze medal match in the women’s 52kg class in judo at the Hangzhou Asian Games held at Xiaoshan Linfu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the 24th. [연합]
Jeong Ye-rin and Yoona started dating five years ago.
Jeong Ye-rin, who was attending Yongin University, appeared with her Judo club colleagues on the jTBC entertainment program ‘Hyori’s Bed and Breakfast’, which aired in early 2018. In order to make memories with her friends at the time, she applied to appear on the broadcasting station, and her story was selected and she was invited.
At the time, singer Lee Hyo-ri was appearing as the owner of a guesthouse, and Yoona was appearing as an employee of the guesthouse.
Athletes including Jeong Ye-rin lived with the cast and exchanged various stories. Lee Hyo-ri and Yoona asked the Yongin University judo team players, “Will you become a member of the national team in the future?” and Jeong Ye-rin courageously answered, “Yes.”
Yoona responded, “I’ll have to brag about it later,” and added, “I stayed at a bed and breakfast with them.”
photo">South Korea’s Jeong Ye-rin is taking a commemorative photo at the Hangzhou Asian Games judo women’s 52kg medal ceremony held at Xiaoshan Linfu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the 24th. [연합]
Meanwhile, Yerin Jeong took the lead from the start when she played in the game where she won a valuable bronze medal.
He took control of the game by taking a foul at 1 minute and 7 seconds and 3 minutes and 29 seconds after the game started. Half of the score was won with a thigh hook with 14 seconds left in regulation time. Jeong Ye-rin, who took the win, showed overwhelming performance by attempting to solidify the match. On this day, Jeong Ye-rin unfortunately failed to advance to the finals after losing half of the match in overtime in the semifinals against Vishureltin Koluodoy (United Arab Emirates). However, she made up for her disappointment by bringing out all her skills in the bronze medal match.
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2023-09-28 22:42:33
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