[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] Broadcaster and former basketball player Woo Ji-won talks about his popularity during his prime.
On the 28th, MBC Every1's 'Video Star' will air a special episode titled 'The Return of the Warm Video Star Kingdom Kings,' featuring Woo Ji-won.
During the recording before the broadcast, MC Kim Sook mentioned, "It is said that Seo Taiji was your rival in popularity rankings at the time," to which Woo Ji-won replied, "My name and Seo Taiji's appeared frequently in many magazines' popularity rankings back then."
Then MC Park Sohyun said, "Woo Ji-won was a 90s high-teen star. He was the first sports star to create a fandom culture," and Woo Ji-won surprised everyone by sharing, "In 1996, people lined up from Wangsimni to Sangwangsimni to attend my fan signing event."
Meanwhile, MBC's 'Video Star' will be broadcast at 8:30 PM that day.
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