Jimin-kyung (27, Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate), a unanimous rookie award, expressed her feelings about returning to the court after two years of long rehabilitation without her team.

At a press conference held at Hyundai Construction Gymnasium in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do on the 9th, Jimin-kyung said, "I feel like I'm starting a new volleyball game because I have a blank period. My number is 10."

Jimin Kyung, a former high school student at Sunghyun Girls' High School, was a super rookie who had been in the spotlight since her high school days. Her aunt was Ji Kyung-hee, one of the Korean female volleyball legends, and Jimin-kyung herself played a major role in Sunghyun Girls' High School, which was the best team in high school at the time. She was nominated by KGC Ginseng Corporation (currently Jeong Kwan-jang) as the second runner-up in the first round of the 2016-2017 V-League Rookie Draft, and won the unanimous Rookie of the Year award with 176 points in 97 sets in 29 games during her debut season.

The injury hampered the prospect. He was absent frequently due to minor injuries, but gradually lost his footing due to knee injuries from the 2020-2021 season, and changed his uniform after the end of the 2020-2021 season with the special designation of a new team of Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers. Rehabilitation continued there, too. He only focused on rehabilitation after undergoing knee surgery from the first year of his transfer, and was released that year as he suffered a left knee injury once again in the 2022-2023 season. Until now, the total V-League record was 430 points in 119 games and a 29.03 percent attack success rate.

He might have thought of retiring due to continued injuries, but the volleyball he had caught since the fourth grade of elementary school was not released. He tried to make a comeback by helping with the volleyball academy while rehabilitating the knee, and Lim Do-heon, the head of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, helped Jimin-kyung return.토토사이트

"I didn't give up. I continued rehabilitation and weight training even after I left the team, and Lim Do-heon helped me," Jimin said. "I'm still adjusting, but I heard that my left knee's strength has improved a lot. I think it will be important to maintain this muscle well now if I want to endure a long season well."

Jimin-kyung, who is confident in his physical condition to some extent, knocked on the professional's door himself. He contacted Hyundai Engineering & Construction head coach Kang Sung-hyung (55) directly to receive a tryout test, and officially decided to join the team on the 4th after a week of training and testing.

Similarly, behind this desperate desire to return to the court was the efforts of her younger brother Ji Eun-woo (23, KB Non-life Insurance), who did not give up volleyball until the end. Ji Eun-woo, a 5-year-old Tuul, was nominated as a trainee by KB Insurance in the 2024-2025 V League Rookie Draft after graduating from Songrim High School-Gyeonggi University. He finally made his V-League debut in the sixth round against OK Savings Bank last season and played three games and eight sets.

"When I was notified of Hyundai Engineering & Construction's acceptance, I remembered a lot of my family and people who helped me. Especially, I think of my younger brother, who was drafted and debuted as a trainee last season. My younger brother also had a hard time (until his debut), but I think it motivated me a lot to overcome it," Jimin-kyung said with a smile.