Beast, 4Minute, Sistar and more face off in the National Idol Sports Championships

Korea’s top idol stars gather together to face off in the National Idol Sports Championships in honour of their hometowns.

Beast’s Lee Kikwang, T-ara’s Jiyeon, 4Minute’s HyunA and other idol stars consisting of 48 participants in total took part in KBS’s National Idol Sports Championships held on the 20th of April at Bucheon Stadium.

These 48 idol stars were divided into teams depending on their hometowns like Seoul Team, Gyeonggi Team, Kangwon Chuncheon Team, Cheolla Jeju team and many more. They competed in various events ranging from physical fitness to athletic sports.
Participants who competed that day come from Beast, MBLAQ, 4Minute, T-ara, Sistar, Miss A, Z:EA, Teen Top, Dalmatian, Dalshabet , Jewelry and more. Lee Hyun , Tim and Kim Sang Hyuk also took part.

Events included sit ups and holding on to horizontal bars for the longest time. These events bring back school day memories. There were also 50 m dash events, inline skating and relay races. Idols participating showed off true competitive spirit ,all hoping to win a medal.
Although they do not come from the same groups, they come from the same hometowns. This made the idols show stronger friendship towards each other and give each other moral support. This touching scene become a positive topic of discussion after the recording.

With the desire for victory and competitive spirit of 48 idols, along with hosts Park Myung Soo, Kim Shin Young, Kim Tae Hyun and KBS announcer Lee Kwang Yong, this program has been made even more interesting.
The National Idol Sports Championships will be broadcasted on the 30th of April at 5.10 PM KST.