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“I thought you were an athlete…” Locals impressed by Kim Jong Kook at an LA gym 

Kim Jong Kook visited a gym in LA and drew locals’ attention. 

On August 11th, Kim Jong Kook posted a video on his YouTube channel “GYM JONG KOOK” with the title, “Teaching among members is prohibited in LA?”

In the released video, Kim Jong Kook revealed his LA trip for a concert after a long time. Upon arriving in the States, Kim Jong Kook spent time visiting various local restaurants and marts.

When it was past midnight, he decided to head to a 24-hour fitness club, which is a 40-minute drive from the hotel where he was staying. 

Upon arrival, Kim Jong Kook began to slowly warm up. He admired the gym’s huge scale that is hard to see in Korea.  As if he forgot about filming, Kim Jong Kook was totally immersed in working out and having fun. 

Then an interesting situation happened. A local guy approached and asked Kim Jong Kook questions such as exercising tips with a serious expression. Kim Jong Kook showed off his fluent English and kindly answered every question.

Kim Jong Kook gave advice, saying, “I don’t cycle or treadmill. I play soccer or boxing instead. It’s more important to increase muscle mass than to be obsessed with dieting.” Kim Jong Kook also volunteered as a coach of the day for the local man by correcting his posture while he was using a lat pulldown machine. Other locals also stood around and paid attention to Kim Jong Kook’s “lesson”.

Surprised by Kim Jong Kook’s muscular body, another local asked him, “How many years have you been working out?” When Kim Jong Kook answered, “25 years?” the local said, “I thought you were an athlete.” 

Source: wikitree

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