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After finishing season 1, ‘playing older sister’ returns with season 2 after a week’s break. Now that the Olympic national team swept through the entertainment program once, the true value of the ‘playing sister’ who constantly listened to the voices of the athletes during and without the Olympics stands out.
In the last episode of ‘Playing Sister’, which was broadcast on the 24th, climber Ja-in Kim, former short track athlete Jo Hae-ri, and former basketball player Eun-hye Kim appeared to enjoy healing from parenting. It was the last episode, but there was no special greeting. The broadcast, as usual, was filled with scenes of having fun, sweating, and sharing honest stories.
At the end of the broadcast, the trailer for Season 2, which aired from September 7th, followed. In the trailer, the judo team, a basketball team including coach Jeon Joo-won, and a weightlifting team, badminton Ahn Se-young, boxing Oh Yeon-ji, and diving sister Kim Su-ji were drawn at the Tokyo Olympics.
For a while after the Tokyo Olympics, the entertainment world was full of news about the appearances of the national team players. National players in various sports, such as archery, judo, rugby, and fencing, appeared as guests in ‘Radio Star’, ‘Knowing Bros’, and ‘All The Butlers’ and became a hot topic when revealing the secrets of the Olympics.
Even in ‘Playing Sister’, the story of the Olympics cannot be left out. The meaning of this Olympics is particularly special to the ‘playing sister’. This is because fixed members such as Se-ri Park, Yu-mi Han, and Yu-in Jeong, and several performers, including Ja-in Kim, worked as national team coaches and commentators. I was able to listen to the stories of those who watched the Olympics closer than anyone else without having to hire new guests. In the trailer for Season 2, Han Yu-mi and Kim Ja-in also mentioned the women’s volleyball team’s game time and the controversial climbing course in the shape of the Rising Sun flag, foretelling that they would convey their honest thoughts about the Tokyo Olympics.
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Being able to listen to the stories of various members, from coaches, commentators, and active players, is the greatest strength of ‘Playing Sister’. In the meantime, ‘Playing Sister’ has conveyed a deep story through the questions and empathy of the older sisters who know the hardships of the players best instead of the celebrity MCs. I was able to hear realistic stories such as the players’ income and tournament prize money. In the broadcast on the 24th, Kim Ja-in said, “If you get good grades, you can get sponsors, but climbing alone is difficult to make a living, so there are many cases where you have a side job. Among the first-generation seniors, there were many athletes who cleaned the exterior walls of buildings,” he said.
It is also an advantage to be able to continuously listen to the recent status of the players, as guests who have appeared once come back. There are many guests who have appeared on several occasions, such as Shin Su-ji, Kim Eun-hye, and Park Seung-hee, and become semi-permanent members. In the unity contest, which was broadcast as a special feature for the 1st anniversary, the Noh sisters and sisters who had appeared in the past came out and were able to see familiar faces again.
For the past year, ‘Playing Sister’ has focused on the talk rather than the game, telling the players’ honest stories. During the Olympic season, the nation pays attention to the athletes, but even when not, the ‘playing sister’ listened to the stories of athletes from various sports. Even after the Olympic craze passes, I know that the stories of the older sisters and athletes will continue, so I have high expectations for the new ‘Playing Sister 2’.
