Actor Song Joong Ki's past as a short-track speed skater representing Daejeon Metropolitan City has been revealed.

On February 20, 2018, Channel A's entertainment program 'Heard It Through the Grapevine (The Rumors Show)' dealt with the teenage years of Song Joong Ki, who was active as a short-track skater in the past. Song Joong Ki has been skating since the first year of elementary school, but in the second year of middle school, he suffered an ankle injury and stopped skating.

Song Joong Ki is a short-track speed skater representing Daejeon Metropolitan City for 6 years and has participated in national sports events three times. 

In May of last year, Song Joong Ki said in ' Song Joong Ki, Live ', which was broadcast live through the YouTube channel 'historydnc', "I was so proud of my national sports experience that I wore a jumper with 'Daejeon Metropolitan City' written on it."

After quitting skating, Song Joong Ki hoped to become an announcer, so he got 380 out of 400 and entered Sungkyunkwan University's business school.

In 2006 when he was a college student, he also had a history of appearing in 'Quiz Korea' and winning a runner-up.

Meanwhile, Song Joong Ki has been cast as the male lead, Yoon Hyun Woo, in the JTBC pre-production drama 'The Youngest Son of a Conglomerate' which is scheduled to premiere in the first half of the year.

Based on the web novel of the same name, 'The Youngest Son of a Conglomerate House', it is a fantasy regression about Yoon Hyun Woo, a secretary who manages the owner risk of the family of a conglomerate, returning to Jin Do Joon, the youngest son of a chaebol family, and trying to take over the group.

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BTS’s Jimin is once again proving his global dominance, especially in Japan, where his solo music continues to break records!

Jimin's hit song "Who", from his second album MUSE, has just been awarded the prestigious Gold streaming certification from the Japan Record Association (RIAJ).

This honor comes after "Who" surpassed a remarkable 50 million streams in February, making it the first solo song by Jimin to receive this certification in Japan!

The Japan Record Association certifies music based on total streams, with Gold for 50 million streams, Platinum for 100 million, and Diamond for a massive 500 million.

This achievement adds another significant milestone to Jimin’s growing solo career.

Previously, Jimin also earned a Platinum certification for his first album FACE (for 250,000 units shipped) and a Gold certification for MUSE (for over 100,000 units shipped).

With the Gold streaming certification for "Who", Jimin now holds a total of three prestigious certifications from the Japan Record Association, solidifying his place as a solo artist.

Not only that, but "Who" made waves on the Billboard charts, staying on the Billboard Hot 100 for an impressive 33 weeks, setting a record for the longest-charting K-pop solo song! It also spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, showing just how much love fans have for his music.

Jimin’s solo success doesn’t stop there, as GOLDEN also spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, and Jimin continues to dominate the Billboard Japan Artist 100, where he has now charted for 47 weeks! Clearly, Jimin’s popularity is unstoppable!

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