"Idol Star Athletics Championship" to return next month with swimming addition

After recording much success with their Chuseok special, "Idol Star Athletics Championship" last year, MBC revealed that they'll be bringing back the athletics event a�two-day Lunar New Years special, which will feature both track and swimming. The championship itself was much loved last year, as fans enjoyed seeing 130 of their favorite idols running around and competiting against other stars and friends. A representative of MBC spoke with Newsen on January 11th and revealed, "To continue with the success of last year's Chuseok special, we'll be adding a swimming championship to the list of activities.� We were going to make the event strictly swimming, but not all idols can swim; it'd be impossible to have a show with only idols who could swim." He continued, "We've researched and found that there was an official athletics championship featuring swimming as one of its categories, and we decided to go with that.� About 140~150 idols will be joining the competition.� We're currently working hard to show an upgraded version of last year's Chuseok special." Representatives are currently working on scheduling with the idols.�After School's UEE, who previously expressed that she wanted a swimming championship, has revealed that she must balance her schedule in order to find time for it. Recording for the show will begin on January 23rd, and the swimming competition will take place on the 30th. The show will broadcast on February 5th and 6th. Source + Photos: Newsen via Daum