[마이데일리 = 이승길 기자] Lee Seung-woo (Suwon FC), who started as an SBS football commentator for ‘Qatar World Cup 2022’, captured viewership and timeliness ratings with his unimaginable performance with commentator Park Ji-seong and caster Bae Seong-jae in his first commentary.
Commentator Lee Seung-woo, along with commentator Park Ji-seong and caster Bae Seong-jae, broadcast the match between Saudi Arabia and Argentina at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on the 22nd at 7:00 pm He warmed up the trio of ‘Bae Seong-jae – Park Ji-sung – Lee Seung-woo’, the so-called ‘Bae Park-seung’ trio, the online community even before the game, which led to viewer ratings and timeliness.
According to Nielsen Korea, an audience rating research organization, on the 23rd, SBS recorded an audience rating of 8.2% (home ratings, hereafter based on the Seoul metropolitan area), breaking its own record, and the moment just before for the game to end, the highest rating rose to 11.4%. SBS’s ‘2022 World Cup in Qatar’ exchange ratings showed an upward trend in ratings for three consecutive days. In particular, SBS’s ‘Bae Park-seung Trio’, which premiered on the same day, enthused the MZ generation and set a record for first place in viewership ratings among teenagers and 20s.
‘First Comments’ Lee Seung-woo’s sense exploded even before the game. Born in the youth of Barcelona (Spain), he made people laugh by reciting the names of the Argentine players in Spanish pronunciation. When Park Ji-sung jokingly said, “I hate you,” referring to the fact that he had a lot of bad luck with Lionel Messi during his active career, he responded sensibly, saying, “I love you you.”
When Lionel Messi scored a penalty in the first half and performed a modest ceremony, “I want to inform you of the ceremony”, “I think I need to send a text message” to the question about friendship, and regretted the a situation when Argentina’s Rodrigo de Paul missed a decisive opportunity in front of goal. In doing so, he revealed his charm with his unique blunt comments, such as “He is too sweet as a striker when his cheeks.”
In particular, when Lee Seung-woo said, “If Ji-sung Park was a player, I think he would have run 18km,” regarding the environment in which the players could run thanks to the air conditioning in the stadium. The chemistry of the three people was perfect, like a “Now it’s just the beginning” answer without being embarrassed.
Lee Seung-woo’s true worth was seriously revealed after the game started. After playing in Spain, including Suwon FC, where he currently plays, and as a national team player in the Russia 2018 World Cup, he suddenly evaluated the game through the eyes of a player. It showed the small movements of the players as well as their efforts to convey the liveliness of the field. In the scene of coming from behind Saudi Arabia, he did not miss an appropriate explanation, saying, “Son Heung-min John.”
The reaction of the netizens who heard Lee Seung-woo’s commentary was explosive. “The diction and voicing is so good that it doesn’t feel like it’s the first commentary”, “I can feel the spirit of the youth, so the World Cup feels more alive”, “Ensuring the commentators of the future ”, “It’s nice to hear a proud but confident voice. There was no end to words of praise.
The presence of Park Ji-sung, who supported Lee Seung-woo’s performance, was also strong. Park Ji-seong pointed out the general tactics of each team and introduced the big flow of the game to help understanding, while Lee Seung-woo explained the player-oriented performance and maintaining a sense of stability by playing a perfect combination.
The ‘Legend Talk’ continued, a small corner of the World Cup in Qatar that can only be heard from Ji-Sung Park’s ‘Legend’. He introduced his relationship with ‘Argentine Legend’ Javier Zanetti. In 2017, he revealed an episode he met while preparing for the FIFA Master Course master course, saying, “Eating during training.”
After Argentina’s shocking 1-2 loss, the Denmark-Tunisia Group D match held at the Education City Stadium in Arrayyan, Qatar at 10:00pm featured the leadership perspective of commentator Hyun Young-min. Hyun Young-min drew attention by explaining, “From a coach’s point of view, it is important for the players to understand the opponent, but I tell them to check the referee’s situation quickly and smartly.”
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