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Lee Tae-seok, the 'son of Lee Eul-yong', is attracting attention in the under-23 soccer team led by Hwang Seon-hong. Like his father who helped coach Hwang's goal in the Korea-Japan World Cup, he dreams of becoming a special assistant.



Correspondent Kim Hyung-yeol.



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At the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, Lee Eul-yong helped Hwang Seon-hong with an elaborate cross, signaling the start of Shinhwa in the semifinals.



After 20 years of showing off his fantastic breathing with a left-footed cross followed by a non-stop shot, Lee Eul-yong's son, Tae-seok Lee, born in 2002, has teamed up with coach Hwang Seon-hong.



From the first training of the new year for the under-23 national team led by Hwang, Tae-seok Lee was full of enthusiasm.



[Lee Tae-seok / U-23 national football team defender: Just as my father helped coach Hwang Seon-hong (goal), I also want to help by becoming a player who can be of such help... .]



[Hwang Seon-hong/U-23 national football team coach: (Lee Tae-seok) I'm keeping an eye on it. I'm looking forward to being able to play a role as a left full-back and one axis in our Korean football.] Lee Tae-seok



tried to differentiate himself from his father, but



[Lee Tae-seok / U-23 national football team defender: I have a more sassy nose and a little more facial features than my father. I think it's clear.]



He closely resembled his father's play style.



Like his father, who scored one goal and two assists in the Korea-Japan World Cup, he quickly established himself as he recorded two assists in his first professional debut last year with a wide field of view and a sophisticated left-footed kick.



Lee Tae- seok, who even resembles his father's fighting spirit, who earned the nickname 'Eul-yong-ta' by punishing a Chinese player who commits harsh fouls,



[Lee Tae-seok / U-23 national football team defender: (Like my father) shows determination and can help the team. I think there are certain tendencies.]



I am determined to become the center of Hwang Seon-Hong-ho, who is aiming for a third straight Asian Games title.



(Video coverage: Park Seung-won, video editing: Oh Young-taek)