MBC's Kim Sung-joo, Ahn Jung-hwan, and Seo Hyung-wook commentary reaches peak viewership of 7.0% during Men's Football Quarterfinals

MBC's broadcast of the Men's Football quarterfinals match against Vietnam at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games recorded the highest viewership.

According to Nielsen, the commentary featuring caster Kim Sung-joo along with commentators Ahn Jung-hwan and Seo Hyung-wook showed a national viewership rating of 2.1% for 2,054 households.

The highest figure occurred in the 43rd minute of the second half.

At the moment Kim Myung-jun scored the clinching goal to make it 4-0, the instant viewership rating for households in the Seoul metropolitan area rose to 7.0%.

South Korea defeated Vietnam 4-0 and advanced to the semifinals.

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