!['18kg Weight Loss' Hwang Jae-kyun, Furious Over Postponed Retirement Ceremony: "It's Useless" [Jeonchamsi] [★Night TV]](https://healthylife7.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026083000404087804_1-1.jpg "’18kg Weight Loss’ Hwang Jae-kyun, Furious Over Postponed Retirement Ceremony: “It’s Useless” [Jeonchamsi] [★Night TV]")
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Former baseball player Hwang Jae-kyun expressed intense frustration over the temporary postponement of his retirement ceremony
On the 29th, Hwang Jae-kyun appeared on MBC’s variety program ‘Jeonjijeok Chamgyeop Sijep’ (hereinafter ‘Jeonchamsi’), revealing details of his daily life
That day, Hwang revealed that he had lost 18 kilograms over five months, surprising everyone. He said, “Even my acquaintances wondered if I was losing weight due to illness and couldn’t ask me back then,” addressing rumors about a possible health issue
Explaining why he decided to shoot a body profile, Hwang said, “After retiring, I naturally gained weight. I didn’t like that, so I tried to lose it, and while at it, I thought about taking a body profile photo.” He added, “I reduced my body fat from 24% to 3.9%,” shocking everyone again
However, Hwang continued to appear depressed. Regarding this, Hwang’s manager explained, “A retirement ceremony was scheduled to mark the end of Jae-kyun’s professional career, but it has been temporarily postponed due to extreme heat.”
Hwang said, “This might be the first time in the world that a retirement ceremony was canceled due to extreme heat. Not many professional baseball players even have retirement ceremonies. The team took great care of me, so I had high expectations. I never thought it would be canceled until I found out two days ago. I wasn’t feeling very good about it.”
Hwang said, “As soon as I heard the retirement ceremony was canceled, I ordered delivery food,” continuing to binge on leftover pizza slices, donuts, and spaghetti to soothe his pain. While eating, he shook his head while saying, “The retirement ceremony…”
Next, Hwang shared a story about a friend who is an agent in the United States who came to Korea specifically to attend his retirement ceremony. Hwang said, “My friend came on Thursday and left on Sunday just for that one event. He flew in from Atlanta, but since the ceremony was canceled, he said, ‘What?’ I told him to come back again, apologizing. I asked how we could afford to waste the plane fare. We met up, had a meal, and shared a drink. I paid for everything.”
Additionally, Hwang revealed that 28 custom-made retirement ceremony bats ordered directly from the United States had arrived, but they were engraved with the date August 8. Jeon Hyun-moo expressed regret, saying, “Since the date has changed, doesn’t it lose its meaning?”
Hwang responded bitterly, “It’s useless now.”
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