Bullseye! Idols who hit the Camera Lenses during the Archery competition at the Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC)

The Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC) is a highly anticipated event in K-pop, bringing together idols from various groups to compete in a wide array of sports like track and field events, archery, rhythmic gymnastics, wrestling, and e-sports, among others. Since its inception in 2010, this MBC-organized event has become a beloved tradition, allowing fans to see their favorite idols’ athletic prowess. After the pandemic, the event was put on hold for a couple of years, but it will finally return in 2024.

Archery at ISAC is a fan favorite and one of the most intriguing sports categories. Fans eagerly anticipate these matches, where idols showcase their brilliant archery skills and also add excitement with their creative cosplays. Archery tournaments bring out the hidden archers in idols, with icons like TWICE’s Tzuyu earning admiration for her exceptional skills.

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Over the years, the archery events have been marked by numerous memorable moments, such as perfect scores, unexpected victories, and even humorous incidents that lighten the competitive mood. During the archery tournaments, a camera is always set up in the center of the target to catch every shot, and some exceptionally skilled idols have even managed to hit the camera or even shatter its lenses with their arrows. Here’s a list of idols who hit the camera lenses at ISAC’s archery matches.

4MINUTE’s Sohyun [ISAC 2014]

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RAINBOW’s Jaekyung [ISAC 2014]

EXID’S Hyelin and Jeonghwa [ISAC 2015]

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Seventeen’s Vernon [ISAC 2017]

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B1A4’s Gongchan [ISAC 2017]

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GFriend’s Umji [ISAC 2016]

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Red velvet’s Irene [ISAC 2018]

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Seventeen’s DK [ISAC 2019]

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MONSTA X’s Kihyun [ISAC 2019]

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Stray Kids’ Lee Know [ISAC 2019]

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WJSN’s Bona [ISAC 2020]

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These remarkable moments at ISAC’s archery events are more than just impressive displays of athletic skill. With the 2024 ISAC approaching, it will be interesting to see if anyone will manage to break a camera lens at the archery event.