"Mt. Fuji is collapsing." Legendary castor who left various quotes fell asleep forever
"Mt. Fuji is collapsing." Legendary castor who left various quotes fell asleep forever
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"Now, Mt. Fuji is falling."
Song Jae-ik, a former caster who represented Korean soccer broadcasts by leaving various quotes, died of a chronic disease on the 18th. Song is said to have been diagnosed with cancer in April last year and has been battling it.
After joining MBC as an announcer in 1970, Song was in charge of boxing. In 1982, he broadcasted the WBA lightweight title race, his last game, in Las Vegas. Due to this relationship, he appeared in a special movie titled "Champion," which commemorates Kim.
Since then, former caster Song has delivered the liveliness of the scene to viewers through six consecutive World Cup broadcasts, starting with the 1986 Mexico World Cup and the 2006 Germany World Cup.
It broadcast not only the World Cup but also the Olympic Games from 1976 Montreal Olympics to 2004 Athens Olympics eight times. It also delivered details of various sports competitions and games such as the Asian Games and the National Sports Festival on its home turf.
Former caster Song was loved by soccer fans as he teamed up with a visiting professor of sports record at the Shinmun Myongji University School of Records and Information Science.
In September 1997, during the away game of the fourth Group B match of the Asian qualifying round for the 1998 France World Cup at the National Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, Lee Min-sung scored a comeback goal with a left-footed mid-range shot in front of the penalty box in the 41st minute of the second half, saying, "Now, Mount Fuji is collapsing."
Song, who appeared on tvN's "You Quiz on the Block" in December 2020, said, "(When Lee Min-sung scored a come-from-behind goal), I wanted to touch Japan's pride. (By the way), I saw Mt. Fuji. That's why (the comment) came out."
In addition, former caster Song left a quote to be talked about, such as "Awesome Ball," "Ju Dancing," "Oh, it's dangerous," and "It's Daegu World Cup Stadium with 63,000 roses in full bloom."
Since 2000, he has moved to SBS and formed a "song-shin duo" with Professor Shin again to broadcast the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, and after being active until 2007, he has not been seen in the broadcasting industry for a while since the late 2000s.
Former caster Song also returned to the scene in 2019 when the Korean Professional Football Federation, which oversees the K-League, broadcasted the K-League 2. 메이저사이트
Former caster Song, who won the oldest caster title at the age of 78, broadcasted 54 games for about two years and left the relay after the 2020 K League 2 Seoul E-Land-Jeonnam Dragons game.