Tokyo Olympic Judo representative An Chang-rim talks about why he did not naturalize in Japan
Judo Korean national team An Chang-rim talked about how he refused to be naturalized in Japan and participated in the Olympics as a Korean national team player.

Archery representative Oh Jin-hyuk, Kim Woo-jin, judo representative An Chang-rim, fencing representative Kim Jung Hwa, and Ku Bung-gil who participated in the MBC "Radio Star" broadcast on the 18th. 5 people will appear.

An Chang-rim participated in the 73-kilometer class of judo at the Tokyo Olympics, and won the bronze medal after playing overtime in four consecutive games out of five games. His obsession with victory impressed the Korean people.

In the third round, despite being hit by a nosebleed accident, he became Hot Topic by showing a wonderful fighting spirit against Uzbekistan national team Khikmatillokh Tulaev.

In the program, An Chang-rim shows a different charm from the appearance of the game master shown at the stadium. He talks about secret stories before and after the Tokyo Olympics and what surprised him at the warm-up ground after the third round.

An Chang-rim talked about the big meaning for himself, apart from the result of winning the medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Born and raised in Japan, he was a third-generation Korean in Japan and was advised to naturalize to Japan, but refused to do so and maintained his nationality.

An Chang-rim is one of the most promising players in Japan, saying, "Grandmother and grandfather were discriminated against but did not change their nationality. Therefore, I also wanted to fight Taijitu in my heart." However, he plans to tell a story like the TV Series that he refuses to be naturalized to Japan and participates in the Olympics as a Korean national player.

An Chang-rim also talks about the unimaginable reaction his father showed after winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

The father, who hates to lose even more than the active player An Chang-rim, said that he took a surprising reaction instead of giving warm words to his son who finished the challenge.

In addition, when An Chang-rim was a child, he revealed the inside story that his father became a coach and imposed super-full-scale training, which surprised the four regular programs.

In addition to this, An Chang-rim talks about "black history" that "I want to erase the most in my life as a judo player", and publishes "Chuunibyo" and "Judo diary" when I was a student.

The story of An Chang-rim telling the story of becoming the Korean national team will be broadcast on "Radio Star," which will be broadcast at 10:20 pm on the 18th.

2021/08/19 15:00 KST