Kim Dong-hyun's 'Shubi Shuba' incantation in his martial arts notebook, recording his high school dream of world domination

Broadcaster Kim Dong-hyun reminisced about his past dreams and habits by revealing a 'martial arts notebook' he wrote during his high school years, filled with his passion for martial arts. In the video of the tvN variety program 'You Quiz on the Block' released on September 26, 2026, the contents of the martial arts notebook Kim Dong-hyun had kept were introduced.

A martial arts notebook filled with high school passion, from technical drawings to UFC rules

In the video, Kim Dong-hyun revealed that he wrote a martial arts notebook since his high school days out of a desire to become strong. He said that before starting martial arts at the age of twenty-three, he nurtured his dreams since high school by enjoying watching martial arts movies. The notebook recorded the images he dreamed of at that time.

The revealed notebook contained detailed drawings of martial arts techniques, and Kim Dong-hyun explained his ambitions at the time, saying, "In high school, I drew myself going to Tokyo, Japan, stepping into the ring as an athlete, and winning." Additionally, following the trend of writing friends' profiles, the notebook included pages recording friends' dates of birth and physical information. Particularly as a part showing his professionalism as a martial arts athlete, Kim Dong-hyun revealed that he had personally translated and written down the UFC rules he looked up while playing games with friends at a PC room. In those records, fouls such as 'biting', 'eye gouging', and 'putting fingers in an opponent's nose' were specified.

Manga phrases 'Shubi Shuba' and 'Lululala', incantations for dreaming of being a champion

A striking part of the notebook's content was the records quoting phrases from martial arts manga. Kim Dong-hyun transcribed phrases that looked as if they were written by the protagonists of martial arts manga into his notebook. Among them, the phrases 'Shubi Shuba' and 'Lululala' were mentioned.

Kim Dong-hyun introduced the phrase 'Shubi Shuba', saying, "It's a phrase written by the protagonist in a martial arts manga, an incantation for me to become stronger." Along with this, a solemn phrase was also written in the notebook: "The world is waiting for me. It would be strange if I don't win. Therefore, I must win. For the world." Kim Dong-hyun explained that these phrases were naturally written along with the illustrations from the comic books.

20-year connection chemistry, pleasant conversation shared with the cast

In this video, a conversation also took place between Kim Dong-hyun and the cast members with whom he has maintained a long-standing relationship. The cast members, known to have been connected for about 20 years, talked about Kim Dong-hyun's content production methods and his actual personality. Kim Dong-hyun mentioned that his exercise content is operated in a way that increases views by bringing colleagues to perform sparring.

Furthermore, regarding Kim Dong-hyun's usual habit of taking care of people around him, the cast members jokingly asked, "Aren't you just taking care of them for the views?" Regarding this, Kim Dong-hyun continued the pleasant atmosphere by mentioning situations where specific individuals treat him to meals.