Comedian Yang Sang-guk [Newsis]
Comedian Yang Sang-guk [Newsis]

Comedian Yang Sang-guk is set to reveal his close friendship with footballer Son Heung-min.

The final episode of the TikTok talk show "Tikitiki Takataka Talk Talk Show," released Thursday, features a "soccer fanatics debate" segment. Joining the discussion are former players Ki Sung-yueng and Kim Jae-hwan, rapper Nucksal, broadcaster Song Hae-na, Yang and Jonathan.

Yang shares that he and Son are close enough to exchange messages regularly. He also reveals that Son gave him a jersey Son had actually worn during a match while playing for Bayer Leverkusen — drawing envious reactions from the other soccer fans on the panel.

Ki reflects on the intense behind-the-scenes maneuvering among players over jersey swaps. He recalls that on days when a match was scheduled against a favorite player, the jockeying would begin as early as the locker room, and he recounts his own efforts to secure a jersey exchange with a player he admired.

Ki also shares an anecdote involving footballer Lee Seung-woo, who recently asked him for his jersey. When Ki asked why he suddenly wanted it, Lee reportedly replied, "Because you don't have many days left before you retire, hyung."

The final episode of "Tikitiki Takataka Talk Talk Show" airs Thursday at 9 p.m. and can be watched on TikTok Korea's official account and on Ahn Jung-hwan's TikTok account "angjunghwan19."


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