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2024 Miss Korea Pageant Popularity Award Winner Park Yebin
Past Broadcast Appearances Revealed... "Dreams of Becoming an Announcer"

At the 2024 Miss Korea pageant, Park Yebin (22, Jeonbuk Jin), who won the Popularity Award, has become a hot topic after it was revealed that she appeared on the popular MBC variety show 'Infinite Challenge' as a child.

Park Ye-bin (left), who appeared on MBC's popular variety show 'Infinite Challenge' at the age of 7, and her current appearance. [Image source=MBC broadcast screen, Miss Korea official Instagram capture]

Park appeared on 'Infinite Challenge' by chance when she was 7 years old while walking down the street. At that time, broadcaster Noh Hong-chul danced in front of Park, whom he met on the street. Due to somewhat embarrassing movements like rotating his hips, Noh Hong-chul felt awkward and said, "I shouldn't be doing this in front of a baby."

The video of Park appearing on 'Infinite Challenge' as a child gained popularity on her Instagram, receiving over 150,000 likes. A comment asking, "I wonder if this left a trauma," received about 17,000 likes. Park replied, "I still remember it vividly." She also edited and uploaded a video showing her growth from a young child to a respectable adult. Netizens who saw this responded with comments such as "You grew up well" and "You look the same."

[Image source=MBC broadcast screen capture]

In an interview with Sports Kyunghyang on the 27th, Park explained the situation during the filming of 'Infinite Challenge,' saying, "People say I must have been scared, but I was a fan of 'Infinite Challenge' from a young age, so I thought it was amazing to have a celebrity right in front of me." Regarding winning the Popularity Award at the 2024 Miss Korea pageant, she said, "It is a great honor," adding, "Since the Popularity Award is 100% based on votes, it has even greater meaning, and I think it will be the best award I will never forget." She also expressed her aspiration, saying, "I currently dream of becoming an announcer. I will work harder to become an announcer who can have a positive influence on the public."

At the '2024 Miss Korea pageant' held on the 24th at the COEX Auditorium in Seoul, Park received the Popularity Award, which was given based on a nationwide popularity vote among the finalists. The title of Jin (眞) was awarded to Kim Chaewon (22, Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Jin, Yonsei University, Department of Media, Communication and Visual Studies), Seon (善) went to Park Heeseon (21, Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Seon, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Information Systems), and Mi (美) was awarded to Yoon Hayoung (22, Daejeon-Sejong-Chungcheong Jin, Ewha Womans University, Department of Dance).