[Diary Point = Reporter Park Bo-young] MBC's variety show 'Rookie Coach Kim Yeon-koung 2' won the Best Non-Drama Program award at the '2026 Broadcast Content Awards' held on November 11. It is the second straight year the show has taken the top prize in this category, following Season 1 in 2025.
The Broadcast Content Awards honor programs produced through Korea's government-backed broadcast content promotion projects. The ceremony is hosted by Korea's media regulator and its broadcasting promotion agency (방송미디어통신위원회·한국방송통신전파진흥원). This year's Best Awards went to works in the drama, non-drama, public, and public-interest categories, and 'Rookie Coach Kim Yeon-koung 2' was named as a winner in the non-drama category.
Season 2 Aims to Launch an Eighth Pro Team
Season 1 followed Kim Yeon-koung, who took the role of coach, as she assembled volleyball players seeking a second chance into a team called the Wonder Dogs. In Season 2, Kim returns as an 'experienced coach' rather than a 'rookie coach,' and the Wonder Dogs' goal is now defined: founding an eighth professional team.
The team-building process has also changed. In the first episode of Season 2, Kim personally ran the tryouts and selected players including those released by other teams, players from company-sponsored teams, and athletes hoping to return after retiring. The new Wonder Dogs first faced Japanese high school team Shujitsu, and then played a live match against the Hyundai... no