Gymnast Son Yeon Jae displays her flexibility on ‘Running Man’

The Olympic rhythmic gymnast and newly-minted ‘nation’s fairy’ Son Yeon Jae displayed her flexibility and physical strength on the latest episode of ‘Running Man’ where she was a special guest, along with fellow Olympian Park Tae Hwan.

In a mini-game session between two rounds of exhausting hide-and-seek chases, the cast members held a series of games where everyone would write down one activity they were the best in, with some of those activities being selected for games. Son Yeon Jae wrote down “stretching”, and proceeded to give a personal demonstration of just how good she was at handling her body.

The ‘Running Man’ cast members then attempted to copy her moves, but ended in miserable failure as none of their physiques could match up to the rubber-band-like flexibility of the rhythmic gymnast.

Source: Star News via Nate

Olympic athlete Son Yeon Jae expresses her love for ‘Reply 1997′

Rhythmic gymnast, Son Yeon Jae, who is currently loved by the nation as the “gymnast fairy”, has declared herself to be a fans of hit sitcom ‘Reply 1997‘.

The athlete updated her twitter on the 8th, stating, “‘Reply 1997′ ♥ I finally saw it. Kyah, I like it so much. Hahaha”.

She also tweeted in response to her acquaintances about the show saying, “Daebak!” along with a satoori phrase made popular by the characters on the show.

The drama has been making headlines left and right lately as Korea has completely fallen in love with the show that reminisces back to the ’90s and depicts the lives of high school students and the popular music scene back then. Its popularity has spread to even celebrities like Davichi‘s Kang Min Kyung, Ahn Sung Young, Ahn Hye Kyung, and more.

Netizens commented upon seeing Son Yeon Jae’s post, “The nation’s fairy also has ‘Reply Fever’”, “No matter who watches it, they find it entertaining”, “How old were you back in 1997, Son Yeon Jae?”, and “I totally agree, I love it.”

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Olympians Park Tae Hwan and Son Yeon Jae spotted recording for ‘Running Man’

It seems as though Olympic swimmer Park Tae Hwan and rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon Jae will be appearing on SBS‘s ‘Running Man‘!

According to several tweets made by people nearby Yangju in Gyeonggi-do on August 27th, Park Tae Hwan and Son Yeon Jae are fully engaged in filming ‘Running Man’.

One user wrote, “It’s been revealed that a ‘Running Man’ mission is taking place in Jangheung County and Park Tae Hwan and Son Yeon Jae are guests. They say nobody is allowed to approach the filming site.”

Prior to this, one media source stated, “Olympic star Park Tae Hwan and athlete Son Yeon Jae will be guesting on ‘Running Man’ and are expected to have an intense race with the cast members.”

During the ‘2012 London Olympics‘, Park Tae Hwan won two silver medals in the men’s 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle races. Son Yeon Jae, on the otherhand, made history by becoming the first Korean rythmic gymnast to appear in the Olympics.

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MYNAME mesmerizes the female guests on ‘Quiz to Change the World’

MYNAME stole the hearts of the female guests on MBC‘s ‘Quiz to Change the World‘.

While recently filming for the show, MYNAME guest starred and performed their new song “Hello & Goodbye” with their powerful and high level synchronized choreography, receiving hot responses from all the female guests.

MYNAME’s Insoo shook the women’s hearts by showcasing his specialty, ballet. After seeing Insoo’s flexibility and talented ballet dance, Park Mi Sun and Lee Kyung Shil praised him with, “This is the first time watching such beautiful moves performed by a man.” In addition, it’s been reported that after seeing Insoo slipping during the ballet dance, Kim Ji Sun shouted, “Who made the floor so slippery when our Insoo is doing ballet?” and went to wipe the floor herself.

The guests were also surprised to find out that Insoo is a teacher who taught gymnastic athletes Son Yeon Jae and Shin Suzy. His agency shared, “Insoo was in charge of Son Yeon Jae and Shin Ji Su and taught them basic ballet for 2 years. Those athletes call Insoo ‘teacher’.”

Insoo added, “It’s been a while since I’ve been on an entertainment show so I had a lot of worries and couldn’t sleep. I made some mistakes because I was nervous but the seniors treated me well so I tried even harder in the filming. I want to go on entertainment shows continuously from now on and display my talents.”

This episode of ‘Quiz to Change the World’ will air on the 16th.

Source & Image: Star News via Naver

U-KISS’s AJ chooses athlete Son Yeon Jae as his ideal type

U-KISS member, AJ has revealed his ideal woman!

Through a recent interview with Sports Chosun, AJ revealed, “My ideal woman is athlete, Son Yeon Jae.  I’m so proud that she is so dedicated to her work and spreading awareness of Korea, despite her young age.  Honestly, I’m also charmed by her innocence.”

He continued, “I learned so much while holding our solo concert in Japan.  Of course, we want to hold a solo concert in Korea as well.  If we do get to hold one, I’d like to invite Son Yeon Jae.”

Meanwhile, U-KISS is busy promoting their new track, “DORADORA” which was co-produced by Brian Kim (Zigzag Note) and Kim Hyung Seok.  The song has generated quite the buzz lately and grabbed first place on Hanteo Chart in the album sales category.

For those who don’t know, Son Yeon Jae is a young rhythmic gymnast born in 1994. She is a 2010 Asian Games bronze medalist, as well as a member of the national gymnastic team.

Source + Photos: Sports Chosun via Naver