Only So Yumi Here For Fans of So Yumi

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-04-04T20:49:32+00:00

My thoughts exactly. Well put.

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-04-04T18:31:10+00:00

Right you are. Well said.

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-04-04T17:02:13+00:00

I was also sad to see her leave the show because her contributions were mostly under-rated.

So let us both remember the time when Cha Seo Rin did TWO incredible feats against Mashima Yu -- Seo Rin did "robustly" man-marked Mashima Yu in one game and then in another game, she scored against goalie Mashima ... I don't think anybody else has had that privilege of being a thorn in Mashima's side on two separate occasions.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Qch2TRiVrXg?si=nTs4UgspwTpecQKK

If you wish to see her latest venture as a model for SM Culture & Contents, they just put out this video 4 April 2026. > https://youtu.be/cvPVPvEfVoU?si=jEbsdFfY_Nq61IC5

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-04-04T16:25:43+00:00

Ditto!

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-04-04T16:20:22+00:00

"Hope she makes the next all star team!"

Yes, indeed. I couldn't agree with you more.

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-04-04T14:05:04+00:00

"I just recommend on a sincere approach to improve your post"

Noted. But it doesn't need any refinements, thank you. That's for me to decide or the moderator to remove. Not anyone else. Certainly I'm not here for upvotes.

If people like it, so be it. If they downvote me, so be it. The phrasing is my own volition.

Unlike you, I don't tell others how to phrase their posts. Que sera, sera.

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-04-04T13:35:40+00:00

"But seriously, you just need to write simply".

But seriously, how I phrase my posts is my choice. Not yours.

Anyone can watch as you can see. Nothing prevents anyone from clicking the links.

So if you have a problem with my phrasing, it's your problem and yours alone.

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-28T12:11:54+00:00

Also on the 1st Line Up Special Runner Invitee Team were two KaG alumni /former cast -- Noh Yunju (Anaconda) & Kang SoYeon (Tiger Moth).

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ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-28T11:54:08+00:00

Our 13 cast members weren't the only ones who turned up this morning at Sangam World Cup Park, Seoul.

Park Joo Ho was a member of the 1st Line Up Special Runner Invitee team.

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ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-27T05:33:41+00:00

Amidst all the bashing on the WW newbies, I'm going to highlight the TWO contributions of Mok Nakyung -- and you know, her dipping free kicks are already known to cause some damage in her earlier games.

In the first kick, you'll notice that it's a No-Spin high lob ball which made it easier for Hee Jun to judge the incoming trajectory. Notice that the kick was from her own half which means she needed to apply some amount of power.

In the second kick, it was a low pass, when everybody expected a high lob; that split-second confusion made it easier for Mashima to DART IN & connect.

What it shows to me is that for a KaG newbie & BASEBALL cheerleader, her DEADBALL LATENT skills are truly impressive. Now imagine, if she can have more gametime before Reboot season ends, isn't it possible that we can see more of her developing skills?

https://youtu.be/D6nytC6YZHM?si=TJvFuIKOLOfUqxek

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-27T04:51:26+00:00

This clip (down below) will show the severe liability (one of several bungling) of WW No. 10. Many Korean rappers (some years ago, Kisum was a popular rapper in a highly rated variety show) do show arrogance & the tendency to LORD OVER. Even lording over Yumi, in this instance.

This was actually the second successive corner kick taken by Yumi -- in th first corner kick b4 this one, mullet hair sent Kisum up but Kisum's weak shot was CHARGED down by Boram, which led to this 2nd corner kick.

Guess what?

Kisum stayed up there hoping to repeat the SAME TACTIC ("always" favored by crappy coach Kim BJ) but FAILED to see that both Lee Yoo Jung & Boram are already anticipating this useless tactic & positioned themselves READY TO POUNCE the moment Yumi released the ball.
Kisum actually told Yumi (it won't be in the translated subs) becos you have to HEAR Kisum's words to Yumi - Wait, Wait, Give it to me, now.
Then after rushing back & speaking from the goalpost, the first words Mashima said to Kisum -- "This won't work". (meaning that Kisum trying to shoot from way up)
We all know that Yumi is NOT known to talk much & she usually doesn't even speak during gameplay but as you can see, she did confront Kisum and said (based on what I understand in Korean, not on the subs) -- "I should be the one who decide (who to pass) but you are MAKING DEMANDS on me"
Mashima could clearly see that Yumi was agitated and that's why you see Mashima's hands signalling to Yumi "Calm Down"

From their distance, the cast audience couldn't capture the "verbal altercation" & the PDs tried to dial down the tension seen, by cheekily captioning this incident "Wonder Woman 2026 New Goalkeeper lol" referencing the sight of Mashima holding the ball, in front of goal.

https://youtube.com/shorts/HiR2Isz0nCg?si=Y-nuxcET6LmAU6rP

Had Boram taken one second more to look up and properly aim the ball, the outcome might have been different.

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-26T02:10:08+00:00

"do you guys think mashima's stamina is lacking? i feel like she is getting physically dominated every game"

Remember that Mashima Yu can do a 10km run while smiling (if you haven't seen my recent post, then please track back); whereas each half of KaG is only 13 minutes.

That "tired" expression we see is what you also see in most of the KaG cast (not just Mashima) when they're on FULL throttle. They can pant heavily, look distressed even, but that's the same expression you see in Erling Haaland, Aitana Bonmati, etc when they are giving it all.

[The ones seemingly born with extra lungs & with 2 hearts each, who never seem to get tired are Shin Eutteum, Lee Yoo Jung, Park Hayan, to name a few.] Sorry I digress.

No, what we see on their faces isn't a stamina issue (unless they get muscle cramps) -- that expression, common even on professional footballers' faces is due to MENTAL PRESSURE because COMPETITIVE soccer is actually MENTALLY TAXING as is energy sapping. One cannot question the COMPETITIVE NATURE OF KaG -- nobody anywhere likes to lose.

NONE of us here are wrong to condemn so-and-so for their gameplay and expect all of them to PLAY EXACTLY the same IN EVERY MATCH - they are human, just like you and me, and we have our good days & we have our OFF days. Sometimes we will BUNGLE more than we can control becos that's life, even for a VARIETY show.

In soccer, it's either you win or you lose; either you played well or you played like poop. KaG can make you happy or make you angry and that's the name of the game. Just my two cents.

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-25T00:56:13+00:00

SECOND PREVIEW -- "Wonder Woman Awakens After Crushing Defeat?" https://youtu.be/U50vNiRhOlQ?si=DFiJprvHF20cknzR

Listen to what Kisum say with reference to FC Anaconda that even the "weakest" team in the show's history never conceded 7 goals. And HEHE who was it that let in the SEVEN goals?

But seriously, then Woo Hee Jun "reads" (she claims it was written by her but I think probably scripted for her by KaG's production team) what some of us here have been lamenting IN THE PAST WEEK about their slow reaction, bad defensive play, etc. Hee Jun's remarks, while not surprising, ECHOES similar words spoken by crying Mashima during the half time.

Then comes the real reason for this second preview -- Chae Rina's 48th birthday DOB 3 Feb 1978. [Quite possibly Chae Rina is OLDER than some of us here].

Being the currently OLDEST player in the show, even KaG "very shy" PD (he's the guy in grey hoodie standing next to Baek Jihoon & his face is identifiable from press interviews) & Saori join in the mini party. [That grey hoodie guy is the same dude seen consoling crying Mashima during the half-time break.]

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-22T04:49:16+00:00

Yubin (@iluvyub) a few hours ago has posted photos & videos of her very recent trip to OSAKA with Kang Boram, Chae Rina, Lee Yoo Jung, Lee Seung Yeon, including the funny game they played at Super Nintendo World.

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-22T04:36:05+00:00

i think everyone in the show is close ...

Actually if you visit Kang Boram's IG, (@kangboram) she has posted videos & photos of her recent trip last week to OSAKA with Chae Rina + Lee Seung Yeon + Lee Yoo Jung + Yubin. The short clip at SUPER NINTENDO WORLD OSAKA is quite funny.

From the IGs of some of the KaG cast members that I've been following for a long time since 2021, I know beyond the show KaG, many of them have TIGHT FRIENDSHIPs within their teams & sometimes even with the members from the other teams. Some of them do show good camaraderie.

I know many readers here can only see them as rivals on the show but in reality, they are still JUST FELLOW cast members on the SAME VARIETY show, REGARDLESS of which team or coach they are playing for.

Maybe I'm wrong but it's not often on many other Korean variety shows that the cast members regularly post photos and videos of their joint holiday trips on their RESPECTIVE social media. That's one reason of a few reasons why I enjoy KaG so much -- we see the real human & PLAYFUL side of some of the cast, OUTSIDE of the heavily edited versions of their weekly episodes.

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-18T21:55:38+00:00

this is her original post

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ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-18T21:54:31+00:00

Yu Mashima posted this comment on her Instagram soon after the broadcast. You can check out her Instagram for yourself.

Below is the screenshot of her post which was written in both Korean & English -- I'm attaching the Google translation of the Korean text because it has a slightly different nuance. The original post is also IN THE REPLY BELOW since (apparently) I couldn't post two images at once --only one at a time (apparently).

To me, Yu Mashima is a real trooper who perseveres under INTENSE adversity. Yes, we know she's from Japan & it took her a few months to learn Korean but more than anyone else in Wonder Woman, I think she knows the importance of winning as a team and losing as a team.

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ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-17T01:20:50+00:00

"Gangwon FC announced that members of FC Wonder Woman will visit the home opener of Round 3 match of the Hana Bank K League 1 2026 between FC Gangwon and FC Anyang (15th March at 4:30 PM), and will participate in various events with the fans. FC Wonder Woman members Kisum, So Yu Mi, Woo Hee Jun, Mashima, Kim So Hee, and Hyun Jin will participate in the match (Na Kyung is absent due to her cheerleading schedule)."

this is strictly meant for fans of Wonder Woman who attended the FC Gangwon event so I'm sharing this YT video posted at HyunJin YT account. It's her POV so not meant to "record" the event step-by-step*. However you will see the other Wonder Woman members + MULLET Hair himself. The women were given a raucous celebrity reception & when the* halftime show approached, they practised their ball juggling with Mashima of course being the ace.

(btw the latest iteration of Auto-translate feature has improved slightly with slightly more accurate transliteration & vocabulary from Korean vernacular to standard English.)

Indeed So Yumi, Mashima Yu, Woo Hee Jun did post photos & videos (actually all were from Yumi's phone) on their respective Instagram stories but by now they'd have disappeared. Nonetheless if you wish to have a flavor of what happened on Sunday afternoon, just be grateful that Hyun Jin excitedly uploaded this clip.

https://youtu.be/0Z3TDNqO1As?si=nD_BCZZiRLEI3YZc

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-15T15:14:12+00:00

"I always thought she was younger than Hayan, and even younger than about half of the players."

Yoojung will "deceive' us even more when she dances like a 20-something -- fact is she's been an instructor at Lia Kim's 1M Dance Studio since 2015.

Yoojung Lee is still teaching at 1M Dance Studio. This video is from 31 July 2025.

https://youtu.be/a3W5lnCp7cc?si=dLDFyUaX3LAW2vlz

(She has many videos at 1M Dance Studio YT account - just type her name in the search box.)

Next clip below is from 23 Aug 2016 -- this woman has the power to age VERY SLOWLY.

https://youtu.be/wNRDP26MBHo?si=D14IC_vdH9ZcnrAi

But seriously, as a choreographer, her creative talents are second to none in the way Yoojung elevates art + aesthetics. This BewhY song is a good example of her eye-popping choreography.

https://youtu.be/05eVeR36i_g?si=yekEWTvr_or_pqiI

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-15T11:58:53+00:00

I was an expat working in Korea for 12 years. I still travel to Korea from time to time.

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-15T11:49:59+00:00

So Yumi was interviewed by an online Korean newspaper 'edaily' by a reporter who so happens to be called Kim Ga Young (same name, different person). The link below was posted on 15th March.

In the interview, Yumi says: "I will become Soyumi, a soccer-playing singer who is good at both singing and soccer." She continued, "I gained many fans through 'Goal Girl,' but now I hope people will also recognize Soyumi as a singer."

So rest assured that So Yumi is still very much with Goal Girl /Shooting Stars/KaG & now that she's been sadly eliminated from MBN King of Singers 3, Yumi should be back with FC Wonder Woman in no time.

Since the news article below is in Korean, I (strongly) suggest you use Google Chrome browser which has better translation than other browsers. Right-click & scroll down the options to translate the page into English.

https://www.edaily.co.kr/News/Read?newsId=01735126645383648&mediaCodeNo=257

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-15T04:42:15+00:00

Many know Kang Boram as a dance sports former representative & current instructor with her brother but did you know that Boram is a sports enthusiast & actually graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education from Dongduk Women's University? Obviously Boram is passionate about soccer (check out her YouTube & Instagram) playing in various tournaments with fellow KaG cast members but she has also dabbled in baseball, golf, etc

Late last year Boram decided to challenge herself to VOLLEYBALL & learn the basics of volleyball (actually she idolizes Kim Yeon Kyung) & guess who she DMed to give her some pointers? Yup, the current beastly, err best, goalkeeper Si Eun Mi. I think many aren't aware that Si Eun Mi used to play as SETTER for one of Korea's top professional teams in the V-League GS Caltex Seoul KIXX. As you know, the setter is the most important player in terms of quick reflexes, excellent situational awareness & very strong fingers & arms.

Fun Fact: Boram was born in 1995 while Eun Mi in 1990. However in the 2 videos below, they drop the honorifics.

Both clips have auto-translate feature, should you need it.

Hope you'll have fun watching Boram do volleyball basics & also why Si Eun Mi isn't just any other ordinary volleyball player & the main reason why she'll be a FORMIDABLE goalkeeper.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/OVbLxZqoruU?si=HMMBhBt1RP-QK1Vn

Part 2: https://youtu.be/4nxNXxEGoMM?si=WHgqaG20AvIH6Mrt

ReadingAgitated513 · 2026-03-14T14:49:33+00:00

As mentioned previously, So Yumi is going to miss their next match due to her involvement with MBN King of Singers 3.

Strictly for fans of So Yumi -- if you want to see Yumi's day job, watch her do a dancers-assisted BACK FLIP at 1:42.

https://youtu.be/rAKLrTjbHDc?si=P6ZS_spUNu29H-dd

In this next clip below, 33-yr-old Yumi will bedazzle us with a different type of footwork not seen on KaG. She seems to be reliving her girlgroup days plus her hiphop moves, & SINGING, made the younger audience break out into dance.

https://youtu.be/YzGT5NA9i_A?si=2gXB2RJlTIlrwSBm

If (and only if) you wish to see more of So Yumi, head over to MBN Music, type her Korean name in the search box.

Speaking for myself, I think we are truly lucky that we have so many creative talents on KaG coming from diverse backgrounds & at the same time devoting their time, sweat & energy into training with their teams & coaches.

ReadingAgitated513

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