{"id":440765,"date":"2026-01-27T13:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/440765\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T13:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:23:09","slug":"enhypens-sunghoon-selected-as-torchbearer-for-2026-winter-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/440765\/","title":{"rendered":"ENHYPEN\u2019s Sunghoon Selected as Torchbearer for 2026 Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tENHYPEN member Sunghoon<\/a> has been selected as a torchbearer for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics<\/a>, marking a rare crossover between K-pop and the Olympic movement.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/p>\n

\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Winter Games are set to open Feb. 6, 2026 (local time), with Sunghoon participating in the official torch relay following an invitation from Samsung Electronics, a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner.<\/p>\n

\n\tSunghoon\u2019s selection carries added significance due to his athletic background. Before debuting with ENHYPEN, he trained as a competitive figure skater and was part of South Korea\u2019s national reserve team. Since 2025, he has also served as a promotional ambassador for the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, helping bridge elite sport and pop culture.<\/p>\n

\n\tBringing together his history in winter sports and his global reach as an artist, Sunghoon will carry the Olympic flame as a symbol of unity, peace and international connection. He becomes just the second K-pop artist to participate in an overseas Olympic torch relay, highlighting the genre\u2019s growing cultural footprint on the world stage.<\/p>\n

\n\tReflecting on the moment, Sunghoon said: \u201cI know how much passion and effort national athletes have put into preparing for the Winter Olympics, and I sincerely want to support and cheer for them. Competing in the Olympics was once my dream as an athlete, so being connected to that dream now as a singer is truly meaningful and an incredible honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tENHYPEN will also be represented at the Games through music. The group\u2019s track \u201cSHOUT OUT,\u201d from their 2022 mini-album MANIFESTO : DAY 1, has been selected as Team Korea\u2019s official cheer song for the Milano Cortina Games.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe announcement arrives amid a strong commercial run for ENHYPEN. The group\u2019s seventh mini-album THE SIN : VANISH debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, earning 122,400 equivalent album units in its first week. The release marked ENHYPEN\u2019s fifth consecutive Top 5 entry, further cementing their status as one of K-pop\u2019s most consistent global performers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ENHYPEN member Sunghoon has been selected as a torchbearer for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, marking a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":440766,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,3387,136,9057],"class_list":["post-440765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-genre-kpop","tag-music","tag-music-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}