From Actor to Baseball Man...Kim Seung-woo said, "I'll play with my feet for little baseball."

From Actor to Baseball Man...Kim Seung-woo said, "I'll play with my feet for little baseball."

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The middle-aged actor's love for baseball was genuine. He went beyond just a hobby and seriously considered the development of Korean baseball, and boldly challenged himself to become the chairman of Little Baseball, leading him to win the election.스포츠토토

Kim Seung-woo (55), the president-elect of the 7th Korea Little Baseball Federation, who added the title of "baseball player" from an actor, said, "I will show you playing with my feet for Little Baseball in order to keep the promise I made during the election."

Kim Seung-woo was elected after competing with current chairman Yoo Seung-an in the Little Baseball Federation presidential election held on the 18th. He became the head of the Little Baseball Association for a four-year term starting in January next year.

"It was so upsetting that Korean baseball, which once threatened Japan and competed with the United States, became chasing Taiwan," the new chairman Kim said in a phone call with News 1. "I took courage because I thought that it would help the development of Korean baseball as a whole if I let my young friends have international competitiveness."

"In fact, I was invited to run for the Little Baseball President in the past, and I thought, 'Is it right for me to dig this deep?'" he said. "I thought it was time, and I wanted to express my love for baseball."

Kim is a popular actor who has been loved by the public for a long time since his debut in 1990. He has continued his love for baseball for a long time.

Since 2005, he has been a player and owner of the celebrity baseball team Playboyz for 20 years, and has continued to interact with baseball players.

"It's not easy to lead individual actors and run a baseball team for more than 20 years," the new chairman said. "I've always taken a serious approach to baseball. I'm a non-competitive person, but I'm also proud of myself as a baseball player."

Of course, it was not easy to break the prejudice of baseball players. There was also an unfavorable view that he would run for the chairman's office simply to "manage."

The new chairman tried to appeal his sincerity. "I called them one by one and conveyed my sincerity because they said we could not meet face-to-face during the election," he said. "Those who thought 'how much do you know about baseball' also seem to have changed their minds a little bit over the phone."

The new chairman Kim's sincerity was communicated with voters, leading to his election, and many celebrations continued around him. In particular, he said his wife (actor Kim Nam-joo) was happier than anyone else.

"I was most happy because my wife knew my will better than anyone else," the new chairman Kim said, smiling, "I'm officially doing what I want to do, so I'm happy and looking forward to it."

When the chairman's term begins immediately, he will start taking full-fledged steps for Little Baseball.

"Since I came to Rome, I will follow Roman law," the new chairman said. "I studied intensively during the election campaign, but I will focus on my work for at least three months. After that, I will take all the responsibilities and make all the decisions."

In his election pledges, he called for dual enrollment of "Little Baseball Players" in their first year of middle school, expansion of attracting sponsors and expansion of international exchange matches. He said he would run around to keep the promise.

The new chairman Kim said, "It may feel huge, but my ambition is to recreate the glory of the past," and emphasized, "I hope to revive public interest and support for little baseball and to create a cornerstone here to lead to the development of Korean baseball."