FC Seoul's Lee Sang-min recounted his encounter with K-pop boy group BTS member V at the Korea Army Training Center. On August 2, professional football club FC Seoul's YouTube channel posted a video featuring its footballers Lee Sang-min and Yoon Jong-gyu, both recently discharged from military service. "Now I understand why guys are always talking about their military experience.
It was tough, but there were funny memories.", Lee Sang-min said as he talked about the time he ran into V at the army training center. The footballer noted that there were celebrities in his regiment because, unlike some other regiments who avoid getting public figures due to too much attention, the commander at his regiment did not mind.
Lee Sang-min continued, "About a week after I arrived at the training center, I heard about V's upcoming enlistment in our regiment. Thinking that I might get to see V, I was excited." However, the footballer said it was hard to identify V among the new trainees, as they all had their hair shaved and wore identical military clothes.
Lee Sang-min said he later found a way to identify the BTS member; while browsing his phone, he saw a photo of V entering the training center in the rain, wearing a raincoat poncho. "I remembered the shoes he was wearing in the photo. So every time the trainees gathered for a meal, my gaze was fixed on the ground, searching for the shoes.
", he recalled. "Two days later, I was waiting for my fellow unit members after having a meal. My e.