The strongest idol groups such as "SUPER JUNIOR", "Red Velvet", "TWICE", "iKON", and "SEVENTEEN" will be making a full appearance at MBC's "2019 Seollal Special Idol Star Athletics, Bowling, Archery, Gymnastics, and Penalty Shootout Championships (hereinafter referred to as Idol Star Athletics Championships)".

The "Idol Star Athletics Championships", a sports festival where idol stars engage in fierce competition, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2019. It has completed a "legendary lineup" as the name suggests.

Top groups from Korea's "Big 3" major entertainment agencies, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and YG Entertainment, will be participating and showcasing their athletic prowess.

In particular, the newly established event, "Penalty Shootout", which will be unveiled for the first time at the "2018 Seollal Idol Star Athletics Championships", boasts a spectacular lineup of athletes. Members from popular boy groups such as "iKON", who will be participating for the first time in the "Idol Star Athletics Championships", along with "SEVENTEEN", "MONSTA X", "ASTRO", "NCT 127", "THE BOYZ", and "Stray Kids" will compete. Excitement is high for a spectacular match reminiscent of an actual soccer game.

The "2018 Seollal Idol Star Athletics Championships" is scheduled to be broadcast on MBC in Korea during the upcoming Seollal holiday.

These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.