Wrestler Choi Hong-man Now Grapples With a Mic
Wrestler Choi Hong-man Now Grapples With a Mic  | ||||
K-1 fighter Choi Hong-man, the former ssirum (traditional Korean wrestling) champion, has transformed into a rapper, performing alongside model-turned-singer Kang Soo-hee in a duo called Beauty and the Beast. The duo will release their first album next month. On Thursday Choi had his pictures taken for the album's cover at a nightclub in Gangnam in southern Seoul. During his wrestling days he picked up nickname "Techno Goliath" for dancing on a sand-covered floor right after winning a match. "I like dancing and I was a good dancer when I was a student," Choi said. "I always dreamed of becoming a singer whenever I saw singers performing on TV." The 2.18-meter tall goliath continued, "If I weren't this tall, I'd work in show business. I gave up my dream at the age of 15 when I started Korean wrestling. Now my wish has come true, although belatedly." The duo will make its national debut in mid-December with a quick-tempo track called "Pride." "Although I'm about to debut as a singer, I'm an athlete and sports is the most important thing to me," he said. Choi still fights, and next month he will head to Japan to prepare for the K-1 World Grand Prix Final in Yokohama for a match with Jerome Le Banner on Dec. 8. |
