5 K-Pop Artists Who Were Also Professional Athletes: From Jackson Wang Of Got7 To Kim Yohan Of Wei

Not only sports enthusiasts, but also K-idols were captivated by the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Several stars, like BTS’ RM and Aespa’s Ningning, expressed their support for their favorite athletes as they raced for the podium. Apart from being fans, here are five K-idols that have professional athletic histories and remarkable athletic skills, which may have secured them a seat at the Olympics.

1. Got7’s Jackson Wang – fencing

While Jackson Wang is best known as a K-pop idol, he was also a skilled fencer before pursuing a career in music. Jackson learned to fence with his father when he was a teenager, coming from a family of gold medalist sportsmen. He joined Hong Kong’s official junior squad as a Youth Olympic-level saber fencer at the age of 16.

2. Enhypen’s Sunghoon – figure skating

Sunghoon, a member of Enhypen’s famed fourth-generation group, was once an elegant international figure skater. Sunghoon has competed in top-tier tournaments all around the world with a decade of ice skating expertise.

3. Winner’s Seungyoon – billiards

According to AllKpop, Seungyoon was a professional billiards player. He says he began to play billiards during his third year of middle school before deciding to become an idol. He went on to win the Korean National Sports Festival in Busan after training with the Professional Billiard Association.

4. Vixx’s Leo – football

There’s little doubt that Vixx’s Leo can sing well, but he also excels in one other sport: football. While there are a few male celebrities that enjoy football, Leo took his passion for the game to the next level by demonstrating his abilities and playing for the South Korean junior teams for three years, from 2004 to 2007, according to KpopStarz.

5. Wei’s Kim Yohan – taekwondo

Kim Yohan may appear humble, but as a fully trained taekwondo fighter, he could certainly take on anyone in a genuine street battle. Yohan trained in taekwondo for 13 years, according to Soompi, and he became a formidable contender who won the Korean National Sports Festival twice.