Johnny from NCT discusses his experience on the basketball variety show, surprised by the players' passion and intensity.
November/26/2025 16:27
NCT's Johnny revealed his impressions after appearing on a basketball variety show. The production announcement for the new SBS variety show 'Hot Blood Basketball Team: Rising Eagles' was held today (26th) morning at the SBS building in Mokdong, Yangcheon District, Seoul. Johnny confessed, 'At first, I was only worried about Minho brother from SHINee and participated in this show, but when I came, I was surprised that not only Minho brother but also the director and all the players were seriously engaged in basketball.' He continued, 'It wasn't easy to keep up with that passion, but from a certain moment, I was able to work passionately together. I think viewers will feel this enthusiasm and enjoy it by seeing me like that.' He also added, 'It certainly took time to adapt at first. However, at a certain moment, I realized that I belonged to the same team.' When asked who was the scariest, he honestly said, 'All the players were scary. When I was in the waiting room, I didn't know, but when I went out to play, even those who usually don't speak casually started to talk casually, and those who don't usually say bad things did, so I watched a lot of that from the bench at the beginning, so it took me a little time to adapt.'
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