"Volleyball empress" Kim Yeon-koung held up the board instead of her uniform. Unlike her usual tactics, she only wrote down "♡" and "ENJOY."

Kim Yeon-koung was named "Coach Kim Yeon-koung" for the first time since her retirement. Kim participated in the second day of the "KYK Invitational 2025" World All-Star Game held at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on Wednesday. She was joined by some of the world's best players, who she formed relationships with when she was playing in overseas leagues. She led the team to 80-63 win by playing as a coach in the first and third sets and as a player in the second and fourth sets.

Kim's strategy was simple even though it was her debut as a coach. Instead of complicated tactics, she only used her initials "KYK," heart symbol (♡) and "ENJOY" on the board. "This is the most important thing," she told the players during the game. As she lost points to unstable reception by Brankitsa (Serbia) in the middle of the game, she displayed the "ENJOY" board. Immediately afterwards, Kelsey scored a goal and clenched her fists in joy. 메이저사이트

"ENJOY was enough," Kim said after the match. "All I had to do was have fun," Kim added. "I felt that being a coach was not as easy as I thought," he said. "I was glad that the players listened to me well," he said with a smile.

The match was a farewell match as an athlete and her first step as a leader. It was an experimental "ENJOY" tactic, but fans at the venue said, "As expected, you look like Kim Yeon-koung." "You are the only one in the operational arena," and "You burst out laughing as it only has classic hearts and ENJOY written on it."

The smiling director Kim Yeon-koung was one of the events, but she also left open the possibility for future leadership activities. "If I were to be a director later, I would remember today as the most comfortable day." She also had her unique sense of humor. "I want to rest well right now," she said with a smile.

Kim Yeon-koung, who finished her "last dance" splendidly as a player and saw her "taste" as a coach, expressed her intention to be with volleyball even after leaving the court.