'Volleyball Female Emperor' Kim Yeon-kyung announced her return in 11 years.

Women's Volleyball Heungkuk Life Club held a press conference yesterday (10th) at the Millennium Hilton Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. Kim Yeon-kyung, dressed in an ivory-colored suit, smiled brightly in her pink'No. 10' uniform, empty for 11 years. Director Park Mi-hee gave a bouquet and welcomed the return of'native guns'.

On April 15, Kim Yeon-kyung, who left Turkey to escape from the spread of Corona 19, entered Korea, and after two weeks of self-containment, she thoroughly investigated the media interview. I heard the superficial reason of the influence of Corona19 spread at the Itaewon Club in early May, but from this point on, Kim began to seriously consider the return of Heungkuk Life. Kim Yeon-kyung said, "Every time I went to and from Japan, I talked about returning to Korea, but this time I feel a little different. The player was much more serious than before."

After the news of Kim Yeon-kyung's return to Korea was announced on the 1st, the interest of the public was the salary of'Yeoje'. According to the contents of his YouTube channel'Pun Bun Sister' and SBS entertainment'Deacon',' Kim Yeon-Kyung is known to have earned an annual salary of at least 1.7 billion won and at most 2.2 billion won. The maximum salary that can be paid by a club for women's volleyball, the so-called salary cap, is 2.3 billion won. Kim Yeon-kyung's annual salary is about the same as a club's salary cap, so I was interested in how much I would get. Moreover, Heungkuk Life Insurance invested 1 billion won for twin sisters Jae-young Lee and Lee-young Lee. The annual salary that Kim Yeon-kyung can receive was up to 650 million won.

Heungkuk Life Insurance proposed an annual salary of 650 million won to treat aces. However, Kim Yeon-kyung again wore a pink uniform for Heungkuk Life Insurance at an annual salary of 350 million won. It is only about 20% of the annual salary received in Turkey. Nevertheless, I was wondering why I decided to return to Korea. And I was also curious about future plans. At the press conference, Kim Yeon-kyung answered all questions in a cool way.


● The reason for the decision to return is Corona 19 and the Tokyo Olympics

"There was a doubt that the overseas situation would be bad with Corona 19, so I doubted whether the league could be reopened. In Korea, professional sports are under way in the quarantine system, and next year's Olympics the ahead there, and how best was that while I think could be ready to condition a domestic return decision to equal I think would be better to maintain the performance.
in fact, had not did not have part of a worry in the cap part, I think the most important first I thought the first goal was performance, and when I thought about performance, I didn't think about anything financial
. Other club officials and agents around the world were surprised to see their annual salary (350 million won), but I think I should endure salary cuts for what I think is most important."

● The eyes of foreign players heading to the V-League

"When I was playing 11 years ago, I didn't get much attention. But recently, the perception of volleyball has changed a lot and it has improved very much in the environment. There were quite a few players who wanted to come together, so I thought carefully if I could change the foreign player selection system from tryouts to free contracts, I think there will be great players coming to the V-League and learning from them. Natalia, who played, will help Korean volleyball development, and it would be nice to be close to me."

●'The bread sister' continues… Thought of the leader after retirement

"The broadcast is working hard to revitalize volleyball during the non-season. We will do it in a way that does not interfere with practice or performance. Personal broadcasting (Youtube channel) will continue. There are 400,000 subscribers (Proud expression)
I think it's too far in the future, but I'm also thinking of being a leader. I'm thinking not only of the leader, but also in various ways, such as broadcasting and administration.

PS. It's been almost two months, but Kim Yeon-kyung says she can't forget her two-week self-containment experience.
"It was very difficult for the two weeks of self-payment. The first week was clean and the time passed, but the remaining week didn't go well. I watched a lot of dramas and movies. As the situation is still a self-isolation, it is a necessary measure. I think President Moon Jae-in pointed to the'Challenge', but I was really honored, and I thought,'Can I be named?' But I was happy to express my gratitude to many people.”