M Interview – From ‘Yasin’ to ‘Yain’ Director Kim Seong-geun
finished his 52-year career as a coach last year and
belatedly announced that he had battled cancer three times.
For the past 5 years, Japanese Softbank advisor realized
that he was a ‘frog in the well’ . Looking at the merchants who go to the early morning market every day, those trainings are nothing. KBO teams and players ahead of the opening day should know the consciousness and gratitude that they are living because of baseball, and think about the direction of development
‘Yasin’ Seong-geun Kim (81), coach, does not yet have a driver’s license. Coach Kim said, “Once, after being hardened at the club, I went to a driver’s license academy, but within a few days I was offered another command tower and quit. After repeating that several times, in the end, I failed to obtain a driver’s license.” Saying “baseball is my heart,” he is a witness and legend of 41 years of Korean professional baseball, and a fierce matchmaker. Since starting his career as an amateur leader in 1969, he has been in command of seven professional baseball teams over the past 52 years. He is also the first generation of Korean professional baseball leaders along with coaches Kim Eung-yong and Kim In-sik, and has played in 2651 games, the second most ever after coach Kim Eung-yong, and is ranked second in the most wins (1388 wins).
Manager Kim is famous for constantly putting pressure on his opponents, as if he had always promised to “become a winner who is criticized rather than a loser who is praised.” Because of this, he received both positive evaluations for being a leader who maximizes players’ potential and negative evaluations for overusing players while obsessing over winning. 토토사이트
Coach Kim worked as a coaching advisor for the Japanese professional baseball Softbank Hawks since 2018, but resigned in October of last year, ending his leadership career for more than half a century. And around the time he became a true ‘savage man’, he appeared on variety shows and gathered topics. He appeared on tvN’s ‘You Quiz on the Block (You Quiz)’ and showed his unique speech, and in JTBC’s ‘Strongest Baseball’, he once again ignited his passion for baseball as a manager. On the 23rd, ahead of the opening of professional baseball, I met manager Kim at a cafe near my house in Seongsu-dong and discussed baseball again.
―Your appearance on ‘The Strongest Baseball’ is a hot topic. He is someone who doesn’t fit in with variety shows, so how did he join?
“I ended my 52-year leadership career at the end of last year. He had no intention of doing anything more. Then he got an offer to appear. He initially refused. But retired players in their 40s do it very seriously. I wanted to show hope that I can do it even at that age.”
―The ‘You Quiz’ interview was also interesting. In particular, I couldn’t help but be surprised at the part “I defeated cancer three times”. It was unknown until now, but how did it happen?
“When I am directing, my body is my property. I always have the thought of not relying on others. During the days of Ssangbangwool, SK, and Hanwha, he fought against the disease once. He had an operation on his kidneys, prostate, etc. It was prostate cancer that I went to the stadium wearing a blood diaper. At the time, no one knew about him. He hid it thoroughly. The reason I finally confessed in ‘You Quiz’ is because I am now retired.”
―What did you learn during your 5 years at Softbank?
“I still thought ‘frog in the well’. I thought I didn’t know much about baseball. Are you old enough to learn? It is up to you to think.”
Coach Kim was ‘notorious’ for his rigorous training during his active career. He demanded constant training from his team players. This is also revealed in ‘The Strongest Baseball’. Park Yong-taek and Jung Geun-woo, director Kim’s favorite students, said, “The director is still the same” and “does entertainment like a documentary.”
―There is an evaluation that the desire to compete is too excessive… .
“Know. However, the coach must have trust in his players. that is to win He should enrich his resources by letting him raise money as well. Some people say that this is too tight or overdone… If you don’t do that, you can’t win. There were times when I could only go home three days a year. All I want is for the players to be happy and for the families to live well.”
―Still, it seems a bit different from the values of the MZ generation these days.
“It is not a matter of good or bad. It’s hard to succeed if you don’t show determination and work hard. look at the history There have always been times of trials, and human beings have grown in the process of overcoming them. But these days, I feel like this is lacking, so I want something.”
Director Kim, who was born in Kyoto, Japan, still has a Japanese accent in his words. So when he speaks, you really have to listen. He has a habit of saying “I want something like this” when critically speaking, but he also carefully pointed out the results of this World Baseball Classic (WBC). The day of the interview was after Japan’s 3-2 victory over the United States in the WBC final.
―The performance of Japan was amazing. What is the problem with Korean baseball?
“In order for us to develop, it is okay to imitate others, such as American baseball. But the question is whether we are doing it right. Over the past 10 years, I have pointed out problems (of Korean baseball) three times. But nothing has changed. it’s a shame.”
―Then how should I overcome it?
“(Japan) seems to be at least (internally) in agreement. Japan, which struggled against Korea in the 2006 and 2009 WBC and the 2008 Beijing Olympics, felt a sense of crisis and developed as a driving force. This time, when I returned from Japan after 5 years, I saw Taegeukgi and thought that it was so cool. The players didn’t just put the Taegeukgi on their chests. We also have to study. You must always be prepared. If I had prepared my mind, maybe the practice time itself would have changed.”
―At least, didn’t you find Lee Jung-hoo? how do you rate him
“It seems like a possibility. Iron (iron) must be struck while it is hot. When I was in SK, I made Choi Jeong and Kim Gwang-hyun practice a lot. You have to hit them while they’re hot. The same goes for Lee Jung-hoo. Otherwise, you fall away from the world.”
―As Korea banned aluminum bats in high schools because of poor performance in this tournament, there was talk of reintroduction of aluminum bats. how it looks
“(With a grin) I’ve lowered the height of the mound in the past, and there have been times when I’ve lowered the ball speed. This time he didn’t say anything like that again. It makes no sense (to point to the aluminum bat as the cause). It was just a lack of preparation.”
Director Kim is very eloquent even though his pronunciation is a bit awkward. He is good at various metaphors and has extraordinary insight into the phenomenon. He did ‘mental training’ from time to time even at the team’s battery training camp. He was known for this and he attended many outside lectures. There is no place he has not been to, including government agencies and corporations.
-A lecture I remember.
“During President Park Geun-hye, he gathered the secretariat staff and went to the National Intelligence Service and the Audit Office. He gathered about 1,000 people at Hyundai Motor Company’s Bundang headquarters and talked.”
―What was it about?
“Rather than the contents, we deliver the necessary message to the people gathered there. Think about why you are here. They say I shouldn’t move just to benefit myself. There are no special lecture notes. just say what you feel It’s hard to tell the truth.”
‘Yasin’ Seong-geun Kim (81), coach, does not yet have a driver’s license. Coach Kim said, “Once, after being hardened at the club, I went to a driver’s license academy, but within a few days I was offered another command tower and quit. After repeating that several times, in the end, I failed to obtain a driver’s license.” Saying “baseball is my heart,” he is a witness and legend of 41 years of Korean professional baseball, and a fierce matchmaker. Since starting his career as an amateur leader in 1969, he has been in command of seven professional baseball teams over the past 52 years. He is also the first generation of Korean professional baseball leaders along with coaches Kim Eung-yong and Kim In-sik, and has played in 2651 games, the second most ever after coach Kim Eung-yong, and is ranked second in the most wins (1388 wins).
Manager Kim is famous for constantly putting pressure on his opponents, as if he had always promised to “become a winner who is criticized rather than a loser who is praised.” Because of this, he received both positive evaluations for being a leader who maximizes players’ potential and negative evaluations for overusing players while obsessing over winning.
Coach Kim worked as a coaching advisor for the Japanese professional baseball Softbank Hawks since 2018, but resigned in October of last year, ending his leadership career for more than half a century. And around the time he became a true ‘savage man’, he appeared on variety shows and gathered topics. He appeared on tvN’s ‘You Quiz on the Block (You Quiz)’ and showed his unique speech, and in JTBC’s ‘Strongest Baseball’, he once again ignited his passion for baseball as a manager. On the 23rd, ahead of the opening of professional baseball, I met manager Kim at a cafe near my house in Seongsu-dong and discussed baseball again.
―Your appearance on ‘The Strongest Baseball’ is a hot topic. He is someone who doesn’t fit in with variety shows, so how did he join?
“I ended my 52-year leadership career at the end of last year. He had no intention of doing anything more. Then he got an offer to appear. He initially refused. But retired players in their 40s do it very seriously. I wanted to show hope that I can do it even at that age.”
―The ‘You Quiz’ interview was also interesting. In particular, I couldn’t help but be surprised at the part “I defeated cancer three times”. It was unknown until now, but how did it happen?
“When I am directing, my body is my property. I always have the thought of not relying on others. During the days of Ssangbangwool, SK, and Hanwha, he fought against the disease once. He had an operation on his kidneys, prostate, etc. It was prostate cancer that I went to the stadium wearing a blood diaper. At the time, no one knew about him. He hid it thoroughly. The reason I finally confessed in ‘You Quiz’ is because I am now retired.”
―What did you learn during your 5 years at Softbank?
“I still thought ‘frog in the well’. I thought I didn’t know much about baseball. Are you old enough to learn? It is up to you to think.”
Coach Kim was ‘notorious’ for his rigorous training during his active career. He demanded constant training from his team players. This is also revealed in ‘The Strongest Baseball’. Park Yong-taek and Jung Geun-woo, director Kim’s favorite students, said, “The director is still the same” and “does entertainment like a documentary.”
―There is an evaluation that the desire to compete is too excessive… .
“Know. However, the coach must have trust in his players. that is to win He should enrich his resources by letting him raise money as well. Some people say that this is too tight or overdone… If you don’t do that, you can’t win. There were times when I could only go home three days a year. All I want is for the players to be happy and for the families to live well.”
―Still, it seems a bit different from the values of the MZ generation these days.
“It is not a matter of good or bad. It’s hard to succeed if you don’t show determination and work hard. look at the history There have always been times of trials, and human beings have grown in the process of overcoming them. But these days, I feel like this is lacking, so I want something.”
Director Kim, who was born in Kyoto, Japan, still has a Japanese accent in his words. So when he speaks, you really have to listen. He has a habit of saying “I want something like this” when critically speaking, but he also carefully pointed out the results of this World Baseball Classic (WBC). The day of the interview was after Japan’s 3-2 victory over the United States in the WBC final.
―The performance of Japan was amazing. What is the problem with Korean baseball?
“In order for us to develop, it is okay to imitate others, such as American baseball. But the question is whether we are doing it right. Over the past 10 years, I have pointed out problems (of Korean baseball) three times. But nothing has changed. it’s a shame.”
―Then how should I overcome it?
“(Japan) seems to be at least (internally) in agreement. Japan, which struggled against Korea in the 2006 and 2009 WBC and the 2008 Beijing Olympics, felt a sense of crisis and developed as a driving force. This time, when I returned from Japan after 5 years, I saw Taegeukgi and thought that it was so cool. The players didn’t just put the Taegeukgi on their chests. We also have to study. You must always be prepared. If I had prepared my mind, maybe the practice time itself would have changed.”
―At least, didn’t you find Lee Jung-hoo? how do you rate him
“It seems like a possibility. Iron (iron) must be struck while it is hot. When I was in SK, I made Choi Jeong and Kim Gwang-hyun practice a lot. You have to hit them while they’re hot. The same goes for Lee Jung-hoo. Otherwise, you fall away from the world.”
―As Korea banned aluminum bats in high schools because of poor performance in this tournament, there was talk of reintroduction of aluminum bats. how it looks
“(With a grin) I’ve lowered the height of the mound in the past, and there have been times when I’ve lowered the ball speed. This time he didn’t say anything like that again. It makes no sense (to point to the aluminum bat as the cause). It was just a lack of preparation.”
Director Kim is very eloquent even though his pronunciation is a bit awkward. He is good at various metaphors and has extraordinary insight into the phenomenon. He did ‘mental training’ from time to time even at the team’s battery training camp. He was known for this and he attended many outside lectures. There is no place he has not been to, including government agencies and corporations.
-A lecture I remember.
“During President Park Geun-hye, he gathered the secretariat staff and went to the National Intelligence Service and the Audit Office. He gathered about 1,000 people at Hyundai Motor Company’s Bundang headquarters and talked.”
―What was it about?
“Rather than the contents, we deliver the necessary message to the people gathered there. Think about why you are here. They say I shouldn’t move just to benefit myself. There are no special lecture notes. just say what you feel It’s hard to tell the truth.”