{"id":6139,"date":"2010-08-05T01:08:36","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T01:08:36","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-08-05T03:08:48","modified_gmt":"2010-08-05T03:08:48","slug":"Documentary-to-air-in-the-US-honoring-Korean-Athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=6139","title":{"rendered":"Documentary to air in the US honoring Korean Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An hour-long <strong>documentary<\/strong> showcasing top <strong>Korean<\/strong> <strong>athletes<\/strong> will broadcast on <strong>major US networks in August and September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary title, <strong>&#8220;South Korea: Focused on Excellence&#8221;<\/strong> features the <strong>country\u2019s top athletes <\/strong>including marathoner <strong>Sohn Kee-Chung<\/strong> who won the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The historical footage shows him bowing his head in shame when he received the award as a Japanese since Korea was under their rule at the time. <\/p>\n<p>Other athletes include <strong>Yu-Na Kim<\/strong>, the 2010 Winter Olympic Figure Skating Champion, footballer <strong>Park Ji-Sung<\/strong> of Manchester United, baseball players <strong>Park Chan-Ho<\/strong> &#038; <strong>Kim Hyun-Soo<\/strong>, and pro golfers <strong>Pak Se-Ri, Yang Yong-Eun and Shin Ju-Ya. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The documentary also includes interviews from aspiring Korean athletes as they train in their home country and talk about their dreams. <\/p>\n<p>The man behind the documentary is <strong>Andrew Cho<\/strong>, a <strong>Korean-American<\/strong>, who runs a sports marketing agency in New York City. The Seoul metropolitan government provided funding and filming assistance to the American production. <\/p>\n<p>The film airs in 120 cities across the US between August and September on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. In <strong>LA<\/strong>, where there is a large Korean-American contingent, the documentary will air at <strong>12:30pm<\/strong> on <strong>August 15<\/strong>, and in<strong> San Francisco<\/strong>, the same date but at <strong>3pm<\/strong>. <strong>New Yorkers<\/strong> will have to wait for a <strong>later date some time in August.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An hour-long documentary showcasing top Korean athletes will broadcast on major US networks in August and September. 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