‘Following Heo Jae and Heo Hoon’, Heo Woong also started living in Busan, “I remember watching videos of my father when he was playing, and it will be even more powerful if the fans come”

‘Following Heo Jae and Heo Hoon’, Heo Woong also started living in Busan, “I remember watching videos of my father when he was playing, and it will be even more powerful if the fans come”

Following his father and younger brother, he also became a professional player in Busan. Heo Woong (30, Busan KCC Egis), who started the new season in Busan, expressed his feelings about coming to his new hometown.

After the conclusion of the 2023-24 season starting ceremony and the signing ceremony for the hometown of Busan held at the Sajik Indoor Stadium in Busan on the 25th, Heo Woong said, “I have new feelings, and since this is where my father and younger brother played, I think I will be able to play the game with some good energy.” .

On this day, KCC made its first official greeting in front of Busan fans. After playing in Daejeon Metropolitan City (1997-2001) and Jeonju City in Jeollabuk-do (2001-2023), KCC has established a new home in Busan ahead of the 2023-24 season. Unlike previous events where only officials participated, fans were allowed to enter this day’s partnership agreement ceremony. According to KCC officials, about 500 fans came to the event on this day to celebrate the start of ‘Busan KCC’.

Heo Woong is one of the most popular players at KCC. In the KBL All-Star voting for the 2021-22 season, Lee Sang-min (current KCC coach) received a total of 264,376 votes, breaking the record for the most votes (120,354 votes) that he had held for 19 years.

Heo Woong also has ties to Busan. He never played in Busan himself, but his family played at Sajik Gymnasium. His father, former coach Heo Jae (58), experienced life in Busan while playing for Busan Kia Enterprises (now Ulsan Hyundai Mobis) in 1997, his first year of turning professional. Although he moved to Wonju Narae (now DB) after playing for only two seasons, he performed impressively in the championship match of the 1997-98 season and received cheers from Busan fans.먹튀검증

Subsequently, his younger brother Heo Hoon (28, Suwon KT Sonic Boom, current managing director) also joined KT through the draft in 2017. He was so popular that he sold a food called ‘Heo Hundeok’ at Sajik Gymnasium at the time. Heo Hoon used Sajik Gymnasium as his home until KT relocated to Suwon, Gyeonggi-do ahead of the 2021-22 season.

When former coach Heo Jae was playing in Busan, Heo Woong was a young child of 4 or 5 years old. When asked, ‘Do you remember when your father played?’ Heo Woong said, “But when I watch YouTube videos of going to the gym when I was young, I remember it again.”

Even after becoming a professional, Heo Woong played in Busan when KT used Sajik Gymnasium. Recalling his experience at the time, he said, “The gym is very big, new, and clean.” He went on to express his wish, “I think it will be more powerful if more fans fill the stands this season.”

This season, KCC used the catchphrase ‘the strongest.’ The club explained, “This is a catchphrase that best represents KCC, which has built a national team lineup.” When asked, ‘In what area do you want to be the best this season?’ Heo Woong said, “I think the best thing is to not get injured.” At the same time, he said two words as his goal for this season: ‘winning’.

Lastly, Heo Woong said, “I think we can show good performances as long as we don’t get injured,” as a point to watch this season.