Baduk legend Lee Sedol opens up about unemployment after retirement

Baduk legend Lee Sedol will appear on the KBS 2TV program "Problem Child in House" on the 20th to discuss his life seven years after leaving the professional world. Despite having accumulated 10 billion won in prize money, he confessed that being unemployed is not easy.

Lee Sedol, the Baduk legend who surprised the world by defeating AlphaGo, is set to reveal his honest current status following his retirement. Despite being known to have accumulated 10 billion won in tournament prize money through his global career, he confessed, "Being unemployed is really hard. It is not easy." Interest is mounting to see the difference between the life of a competitor who spent a glorious prime and his daily life after retirement.

On the upcoming broadcast of the KBS 2TV variety program "Problem Child in House" on the 20th, Lee Sedol and actor Heo Sung-tae will appear to share unexpected experiences and anecdotes from their respective lives. As a world-class Baduk player and an actor loved for his intense performances meet in one place, the stories from their different life trajectories are expected to bring laughter and surprise to viewers.

During the broadcast, Lee Sedol will tell the story of a life spent focusing solely on Baduk for 43 years, during which he did not even know his own blood type. From immersing himself in Baduk since childhood to growing into a world-class player, his life has revolved around competition and training for a long time. Attention is focused on what kind of person he is in daily life after reaching the top through numerous choices and judgments on the Baduk board.

A particularly talked-about segment involves the financial story of Lee Sedol, whose accumulated prize money is reported to reach 10 billion won. It is reported that he surprised the cast by revealing an unexpected way he used the massive prize money he earned through his achievements on the world stage. The specific use of the funds is expected to be revealed during the broadcast, increasing curiosity about the unexpected spending stories of the Baduk legend.

However, the large prize money and global fame did not make life comfortable after retirement. Entering his seventh year since leaving the Baduk world, Lee Sedol shares his honest feelings about his daily life after retirement, confessing, "Being unemployed is really hard. It is not easy." This suggests that because his roles and goals were so clear for a long time in the intense world of competition, the change in lifestyle from his active years has become another source of concern.

Lee Sedol's confession goes beyond merely the retirement life of a celebrity; it is a story about the changes faced by someone who poured everything into one field and then left that stage. While he had clear goals of matches, training, and results during his active years, he must find his own daily rhythm and new roles after retirement. For a competitor who reached the top of the world, life after retirement is by no means a light task.

In this broadcast, Heo Sung-tae's dizzying experience with first aid will also be revealed. Heo Sung-tae is expected to tell the story of how he helped save the life of comedian Kim Su-yong, who lost consciousness and collapsed at a filming site in the past. During preparations for filming, an unexpected emergency occurred, and the scene instantly turned into a tense atmosphere.

At the time, Heo Sung-tae faced the situation where Kim Su-yong collapsed while he was preparing for filming with Kim Sook and Kim Su-yong. He reports that while praying earnestly, he performed first aid by massaging his entire body to help Kim Su-yong regain consciousness. Interest is focused on the tension caused by the sudden situation that occurred at a filming site where laughter and stories should have been exchanged, and Heo Sung-tae's actions to handle it.

From Lee Sedol's unexpected stories surrounding his large prize money to his realistic confessions about life after retirement, and the intense first aid anecdote shared by Heo Sung-tae, the broadcast is expected to multidimensionally illuminate the life stories of these two different individuals. KBS 2TV "Problem Child in House" airs on the 20th at 8:30 PM.

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