(Alternative clickbait headline:) Olympic Debutant Admits Using "Dope" To Enhance Performance Before we are accused of libel, a bit of explanation is in order. South Korea's Shin Yu-bin (pictured) will turn 17 in July, the same month the world #85 makes her Olympic debut. Her older teammates, such as Olympic veterans Jeon Ji-hee, Lee Sang-su and Jeoung Young-sik have all done their best to prepare her mentally for what can only be experienced firsthand. "They've told me they were so nervous at their first Olympics that they wished someone would come and rescue them. I am only thinking about trying to win a medal," said Shin. "I am thinking that probably because I haven't been to the Olympics yet," she wryly added, showing a glimmer self-awareness. While Shin shows talent and maturity beyond her years, her off-court behavior is concerning. Interviewed Monday at an Olympic training camp in Mungyeong, Shin raised eyebrows with some candid personal revelations. "When I am down on myself, I play 'Dope' and it makes me feel great about myself and helps me relax," Shin admitted openly in front of reporters, cameras rolling. Then came this bombshell revelation: "I want to be 'dope' for fans at the Olympics." This brazen proclamation immediately set of alarms at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). After a thorough investigation, however, it was determined that "dope" is an adjective of American origin. According to Dictionary.com, "Rappers started using the word dope to mean 'excellent' by the 1980s, which we can find in the lyrics of hip-hop OG's Busy Bee and Grandmaster Flash." It turns out the "Dope" in question is the product of BTS, the K-Pop sensation which evokes a worldwide mania seldom seen since The Beatles. In the song, the hegemonic boy band extols the virtues of hard work, boasting that "I worked all night every day while you we're out clubbing." They proceed to over-share that "we're drenched, drenched, drenched with sweat in the practice room." On these points, Shin can certainly relate. Like any Olympian, she must trade youthful frivolities like clubbing for sweating in the practice room in order to achieve her goals. "Even though this will be my first Olympics, I want to win a medal while I am at it," says the Olympian and BTS Army volunteer, Shin Yu-bin. "I really want to go for it." That would be dope indeed.

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