Lee Shi-young earns spot on national boxing team
by javabeans
How cool is this? Lee Shi-young, who took up amateur boxing a few years ago, has now qualified to be part of South Korea’s national boxing team. Dude. That’s awesome. I recall reading headlines that she was hoping to make the Olympic team, and now she’s one step closer to that goal.
Lee Shi-young, age 31, won her match in the final round for the national team tryouts on April 24 against her 19-year-old opponent (score 22-20). She’s the first celebrity to become a national team athlete for any sport. She competed in the 48kg weight class (Flyweight) but plans to compete at this year’s nationals in October in the 51kg category, since there is no 48kg class at the Asian Games.
All this while filming movies and doing the whole actress rigamarole as well; her last movie was rom-com Men: An Operating Manual (or How To Operate a Man), which performed fairly well at the box office and generated positive word of mouth.
I think it’s pretty remarkable that Lee Shi-young has made it all the way to national athlete status having only begun the sport in 2010, in preparation for a drama role. And even then it wasn’t that her Playful Kiss character even used those skills onscreen, but (if I recall correctly) that she used boxing to get into shape. She found herself enjoying the sport and kept up with it, and must’ve just had a natural aptitude for it. Congrats to her, however far she advances from here!
Via Osen, Review Star
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51 Mar
April 24, 2013 at 6:55 PM
I did not like this actress in the first dramas I saw her in, she just seemed so very 'plastic' for lack of a better term, and then, wow, she was just so out there in Wild Romance, I had to give her props. And then I found out she was a boxer, and serious about it and that blew me away. Mad, mad, -cannot love her enough for her ovular fortitude- be who she wants to be -props to this woman. Congrats and good luck!
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52 DAEBAK!
April 24, 2013 at 7:00 PM
I loved her in BBF and PK but now I have (as pogo said) MAD RESPECT for her as an athelete, as a woman and as a person^.^ To make it into The National Team! She is definitely an inspiration to all^^ wish her all the success in the world!!!!
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53 rienzza
April 24, 2013 at 7:04 PM
At the beginning her appearance in Playful Kiss, i hate her for her role. But i like her in Wild Romance (except her hair...Lol). I saw her all out in that drama, but unfortunatelly it was ended with a low ratings. And now, i like her more not only bcoz she is a celebrity, but as a person and an boxer. All the best fir you girl...!
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54 izocha
April 24, 2013 at 7:07 PM
We raised a toast in her honor tonight. Kick-ass, girl.
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55 nonski ⭐️A forever JIN who crash landed on Hyun Bins heart❤️!
April 24, 2013 at 7:12 PM
she is one of my fave k-actress. not just beauty but she almost got everything and she can ACT. i love her since Playful Kiss... errr okay i hate her character there but then i love the actress. She was awesome in the not so awesome Wild Romance.
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56 Jaeminuf
April 24, 2013 at 8:24 PM
LUUUUURRRRVE her!
I'm glad I'm not her agent, though. What a nervous wreck s/he must be every time Lee Shi Young has a match. Ha!
Way to go, chica!
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Wendilynn
April 26, 2013 at 3:47 PM
True, this isn't exactly easy on the body or face. lol
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57 MapleAna
April 24, 2013 at 9:06 PM
I remember seeing some of her boxing skills on Wild Romance. That may have been the only impressive thing to see on that show...other than Lee Dong-Wook's face.
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58 Drift
April 24, 2013 at 9:07 PM
are all her opponents her fans as well? hahahah
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59 damianna
April 24, 2013 at 9:42 PM
The very definition of cool.
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60 jat
April 24, 2013 at 10:31 PM
she is soooo cool ... I wonder if her next movie is action movie and she will be doing all the stunt that would be awesome!
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61 niKai
April 24, 2013 at 11:12 PM
I thot she took up boxing for poseidon. I dont think she was in playful kiss. Was she?
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62 Joyybrn
April 25, 2013 at 1:46 AM
Wow!!! She made it to national team! Congrats! I though she will never make it since Shea's just a runner up last year, but it doesn't stop her passion. I wish her all the luck, and yet I miss her now doing her drama series. How I wish she could make another rom com before the match.....but I just realize that she has to gain 3 kg more for her division? I hope she will be fine.
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Quiet Thought
April 25, 2013 at 4:39 AM
I don't thing she has to gain weight to fight above her weight class, but an additional few kilos of muscle and curve won't do her body any harm.
I enjoyed Li Si Young in both 'Posiedon' and 'Wild Romance'--she has a wonderfully agile face and body and it is too bad that her performances and those of the other actors were wasted by live shoots and writing collapse in both dramas.
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63 kdj
April 25, 2013 at 3:53 AM
gundam and boxing! amazing woman.. mad respect for her!
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64 Quiet Thought
April 25, 2013 at 4:32 AM
She looked so improbable when they introduced her as an "Amazon" on Running Man, which made it hilarious when the male characters took off like rabbits at the sound of that soft voice of hers saying "Hello?"
Then, of course, her competitive side came out and she kept showing her strength even when she was trying not to, particularly when she basically picked Jae Suek up and through him bodily into the mud of Incheon. At least he'll be able to to tell people he lost at wrestling to a national athelete.
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Joyybrn
April 25, 2013 at 5:14 AM
Yeah I watched that episode in Running Man, and I can't for get the image that she projected when they introduce her as an amazon woman because she looks more like an innocent angel when she smile plus her soft voice! Hahaha! Actually thanks to her I started watching running man episodes when I just tried watching her in RM
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65 Quiet Thought
April 25, 2013 at 4:41 AM
Ironically, LSY may be the only national athlete in Korea who finds prepping for the Olympics more restful than her day job. 4 am road work after a night's sleep has to be better for your health than 20 hour days of live shoot for a drama.
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66 Lumiere
April 25, 2013 at 7:38 AM
Anyone who has seen her in Just Married will know this woman is capable of doing ANYTHING :D
Aja Aja ~
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67 skinnymocha
April 25, 2013 at 8:19 AM
God, I loved her attitude in We Got Married. Now I adore her even more.
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68 Lilian
April 25, 2013 at 8:23 AM
Wah..amazing! I can almost forgive her for that horrendous afro hairstyle =P
And no wonder, the RM team was afraid of her! I can still remember their expression =)
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69 HaibaraChristie
April 25, 2013 at 6:56 PM
Like how do you become national anything in two years??? Wow. Just Wow. You have now joined the ridiculously awesome people list, Lee Shi Young.
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70 Jin Ari
April 26, 2013 at 11:38 AM
SHE IS COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
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71 Wendilynn
April 26, 2013 at 3:43 PM
Anyone who has watched Wild Romance knows the skills this girl has. I'm excited for her. I love her. Her comedic chops will keep her a working actress all her life, so I'm all for her spreading her wings and doing other things.
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72 windsun33
August 16, 2013 at 11:05 PM
"..against her 19-year-old opponent (score 22-20).."
There was actually a lot of controversy about that win in the Korean press and in Asian boxing circles. I have no idea if it was true or not, but the judges were accused of giving points for beauty & celebrity status over skill.
Even if true, I cannot blame her, and I think she has done pretty good to get as far as she has given her age. I don't follow boxing at all, but looked it up and supposedly the peak years are 24-26.
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