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{{short description|South Korean basketball player}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Moon (Korean name)|Moon]]||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name           = Moon Kyung-eun
| image          = 
| league         = 
| team           = 
| number         = 
| position       = [[Small forward]]
| nationality    = South Korean
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1971|8|27}}
| birth_place    = South Korea
| height         = 190 cm
| weight_lbs     = 
| highschool     = 
| college        = [[Yonsei University]]
| career_start   = 1994
| career_end     = 2010
| coach_start    = 2011
| coach_end      = 2021
| years1         = 1994–2001
| team1          = [[Seoul Samsung Thunders|Samsung Electronics / Suwon Samsung Thunders]]
| years2         = 1995–1997
| team2          = → [[Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps|Sangmu]] (military service)
| years3         = 2001–2006
| team3          = [[Daegu KOGAS Pegasus|Incheon SK Bigs / Incheon E-land]]
| years4         = 2006–2010
| team4          = [[Seoul SK Knights]]
| cyears1        = 2011–2021
| cteam1         = [[Seoul SK Knights]] 
| highlights     =
; As player
* [[Korean Basketball League|KBL]] Championship (2001)
* KBL regular season champion (2001)
* [[KBL Best 5]] (1998, 2002)
* KBL All-Time Legend 12
* Seoul SK Knights number 10 retired

;As coach
* KBL Championship (2018)
* KBL regular season champion (2013)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FIBA Asia Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1993 ABC Championship|1993 Jakarta]] | [[South Korea men's national basketball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1995 ABC Championship|1995 Seoul]] | [[South Korea men's national basketball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1997 ABC Championship|1997 Riyadh]] | [[South Korea men's national basketball team|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1994 Asian Games|1994 Hiroshima]] | [[Basketball at the 1994 Asian Games – Men|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]] | [[Basketball at the 2002 Asian Games – Men|Team]]}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul  = 문경은
| hanja   = 文景垠
| rr      = Mun Gyeong-eun
| mr      = Mun Kyŏngŭn
}}
'''Moon Kyung-eun''' (born August 27, 1971) is a former [[South Korea]]n male professional [[basketball]] player and basketball coach. He was part of the team at the [[1994 Asian Games]], [[1996 Summer Olympics]], [[1998 Asian Games]] and the [[2002 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kyung-Eun Moon|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Kyung-Eun_Moon/Summary/3224|publisher=basketball.realgm|date=|accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref> From 2012 to 2021 he was head coach of the [[Korean Basketball League]] team, the [[Seoul SK Knights]].

== Early life ==
One of three children, Moon attended Kwangshin Commercial High School (now Kwangshin Broadcasting Arts High School). At that time, the team did not have its own gym to practice in. Undaunted by his circumstances, the teenager would find a court and practice shooting on his own outside of school. The team still managed to achieve impressive results against more notable high school teams and even college teams, thus being dubbed a "dark horse" in Seoul's high school basketball scene during the late 1980s to early 1990s.<ref>{{cite news|title=쌍용기 무대에 천재 슈터 등장 — 광신상고 문경은|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/2345307#home|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|date=July 13, 1989|language=ko}}</ref>

== Playing career ==
=== College career ===
Moon was heavily scouted as a high school student and went on to attend [[Yonsei University]]. His time at Yonsei coincided with what is often retrospectively dubbed the "golden era" of domestic college basketball. He and his teammates, as well as their counterparts from traditional athletic rivals [[Korea University]], enjoyed a level of popularity similar to that of [[Korean pop idol|idol singers]] and A-list actors/actresses due to their skills and good looks. Together with his Yonsei teammates [[Lee Sang-min (basketball)|Lee Sang-min]] and [[Woo Ji-won]] and [[Korea University]]'s [[Hyun Joo-yup]] and [[Chun Hee-chul]], among others, they were collectively dubbed "Oppa Troupe" (오빠부대) by the media.<ref name="joins.Oct2020">{{cite news|title=[스포츠 특별기획] 원조 '오빠부대장' 문경은-이상민은 올해도 전쟁 중 |url=https://jmagazine.joins.com/monthly/view/331676|work=J Magazine|publisher=[[joins.com]]|date=October 17, 2020|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=문경은·우지원 등 오빠들이 돌아왔다|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/252410#home|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|date=November 4, 2003|language=ko}}</ref><ref name="ChosunIlbo.May2010">{{cite news|title=[솔직토크] '은퇴하는 세 거물' 문경은-이상민-우지원|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/05/19/2010051901629.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=May 19, 2010|language=ko}}</ref> As a college player, Moon became known for his accurate shooting and drew comparisons to his older contemporary [[shooting guard]] [[Hur Jae]], despite being a forward.<ref>{{cite news|title=<농구대잔치>허재.문경은.김현준 뜨거운 왕좌 다툼|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/2850800#home|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|date=January 21, 1994|language=ko}}</ref>

=== Professional career ===
In 1994, Moon joined the [[Suwon]]-based [[Seoul Samsung Thunders|semi-professional team]] of [[Samsung Electronics]],<ref>{{cite news|title=라이벌 농구스타 허재 VS 문경은|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/2993082#home|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|date=December 29, 1994|language=ko}}</ref> which famously scouted him and secured a contract with him before graduation.<ref>{{cite news|title=연세 슛도사 문경은 350,000,000원에 삼성갈 듯|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/2790470#home|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|date=March 2, 1993|language=ko}}</ref> He enlisted for [[Conscription in South Korea|mandatory military service]] in 1995 and was assigned to the [[:ko:상무 농구단|Sangmu team]].<ref>{{cite news|title=이상민.문경은 상무 입단|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/3040439#home|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|date=April 1, 1995|language=ko}}</ref> By the time he was discharged in 1997, the [[Korean Basketball League|professional league]] had just been established.<ref>{{cite news|title=[가을 농구코트] 이상민-조성원등 10명 전역…새 판도|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/1997/06/18/1997061870394.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=June 18, 1997|language=ko}}</ref> Samsung was admitted as a member and Moon and most of his teammates remained with the team. He was an integral part of the Samsung team which won the 2001 KBL Championship.

In 2001, Moon signed with Incheon SK Bigs, now [[Daegu KOGAS Pegasus]], and spent five seasons with the team. During the 2003-04 season, [[Woo Ji-won]] set the record for the most points scored in a single game in the [[Korean Basketball League]], scoring 70 points against [[Changwon LG Sakers]] in March.<ref name="ChosunIlbo.Jan2019">{{cite news|title=부끄러운 우지원 70점·문경은 3점슛 22개|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/01/06/2019010600288.html |work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=January 6, 2019|language=ko}}</ref> On the same day, Moon scored 66 points (22 three-pointers) against [[Wonju DB Promy|TG Sambo]], ranking second behind Woo. The records came under scrutiny from fans and the media due to the statistical impossibility of such records occurring during a regular professional game unless collusion between players and coaches had taken place and the opposing team intentionally failed to play in a usual competitive manner to allow the respective players to achieve their records.<ref name="KoreaTimes.April2004">{{cite news|title=밥 수라 3연속 트리플더블 기록 박탈|url=http://www.koreatimes.com/article/20040414/173627|work=[[The Korea Times]]|date=April 14, 2004|language=ko}}</ref> As no evidence was ever presented to support the theory, the records still remain in the KBL's record book, but have been described as "shameful" and "embarrassing" by the media and are still regarded as taboo topic by head coaches and players of the respective teams from the two games.<ref name="ChosunIlbo.Jan2019"/> In later years, Moon and Woo have declined to mention the records whenever their career achievements are brought up. After the 2003-04 season, the KBL stopped issuing an award to the top scorer at its annual awards ceremony and only releases the statistics on its official website.<ref name="KoreaTimes.April2004"/>

Moon joined [[Seoul SK Knights]] in 2006. He retired at the end of the 2009-10 season.<ref name="ChosunIlbo.May2010"/> The team retired his number 10 jersey.<ref>{{cite news|title=<농구소식> SK, 문경은 '10번' 영구결번|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20101012042000007|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=October 12, 2010|language=ko}}</ref><ref name="joins.May2018"/> Known for being one of the best three-point shooters during his heyday, he earned the nickname "[[John Rambo|Rambo]] Shooter" as he was said to resemble Rambo actor [[Sylvester Stallone]].<ref name="joins.May2018">{{Cite web|url=http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11638778|title=[IS화보스토리]서울 SK 문경은 감독. 이제 다음을 준비해야 할때.|publisher=[[JTBC]]|date=May 22, 2018|language=ko|access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="joins.Oct2020"/>

== Post-retirement ==
Like many of his contemporaries, Moon went into coaching after retiring as a player. He was appointed head coach of the [[Seoul SK Knights]] ahead of the 2012-13 season and led them to the KBL Championship five years later. His success made him one of the few head coaches to have won the KBL Championship as both a player and a head coach. His former assistant and long-time national team and club teammate [[Chun Hee-chul]] took over from the 2021–22 season as Moon was assigned to a technical advisor role with the Knights.<ref>{{cite news|title=전희철, 10년의 기다림 끝에 SK 지휘봉 잡았다|url=https://www.chosun.com/sports/basketball/2021/04/29/F2X72PEAAFH4ZAFOJPGWGBBZZM/|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=April 29, 2021|language=ko}}</ref>

Since 2021, Moon has appeared in several variety shows alongside fellow retired basketball players such as [[Hyun Joo-yup]], [[Hur Jae]] and [[Woo Ji-won]]. He and Hyun are the main cast members of the [[JTBC]] basketball-themed program ''Witch Fitness Basketball Club'' (also known as ''Jump Like A Witch''), in which the duo try to teach female celebrities without any athletic background how to play basketball.<ref>{{cite web|title=언니들이 뛴다-마녀체력 농구부|url=https://tv.jtbc.joins.com/jumplikeawitch|publisher=[[JTBC]]|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='운동치' 언니들의 농구 도전기, JTBC '마녀체력 농구부'|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20220124090800005|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=January 24, 2022|language=ko}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Moon has been married since 1998.<ref>{{cite news|title=농구스타 문경은 결혼|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/3636523#home|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|date=April 25, 1998|language=ko}}</ref> He and his wife, a fellow Yonsei alumnus, have a daughter named Moon Jin-won.<ref>{{cite news|title="아내 관전하면 꼭 승리"… "4강 PO면 충분하다 예상"|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Sports/article/all/20180430/89859551/1|work=[[The Dong-a Ilbo]]|date=April 30, 2018|language=ko}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
===Television shows ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
!Eps
!Channel
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
!2009
|''Global fish-shaped bun'' 
(글로벌 봉어빵)
|Guest with his Daughter
|13, 15, & 17
|SBS
|
|-
!2009
|''Good day'' (기분좋은 날)
|Guest with Park Jun-gyu
|535
|MBC
|
|-
!2011
|''Good morning'' (좋은아침)
|Guest
|3703, 4032
|SBS
|
|-
!2014
|[[Running Man (TV program)]] 런닝맨
|Short Cameo (Guest)
|210
|SBS
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |2021
|''Basketball'' (뭉쳐야 쏜다)
|Guest Coach & Player
|6, 22, 
23, & 24
|JTBC
|
|-
|''Buddy into the Wild'' 
(안싸우면 다행이야)
|Guest
|58, 59, 66, 
67,80, 81,
100 &101
|MBC
|
|-
! rowspan="5" |2022
|''Legend Festival'' 
(전설체전)
|Cast
|1 - 4 
|JTBC
|
|-
| ''Jump Like a Witch''
(마녀체력 농구부)
| Director
|1 - 14
|JTBC
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=477&aid=0000338618|author=Kang Hyo-jin|title=JTBC 여성농구예능 '마녀체력 농구부' 론칭, '골때녀' 인기 이을까|trans-title= JTBC Women's Basketball Entertainment 'Witch Fitness Basketball Club' Launched, 'Goal Girl' Will Be Popular|publisher=SPOTV News|via=[[Naver]]|date=January 19, 2022|access-date= January 19, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> 
|-
| ''Hole-in-One'' (전설끼리 홀인원)
| Cast Member
|1 - 8
|MBC
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001757728|author=Lee Yu-na|title=전설끼리 홀인원' 안정환∙이동국∙조원희vs허재∙현주엽∙문경은 빅매치 예고|trans-title= ‘Hole-in-one between legends’ Ahn Jung-hwan, Lee Dong-guk, Cho Won-hee vs Heo Jae, Hyun Joo-yeop, and Mungyeong-eun Big Match Announcement|publisher=[[YTN]]|via=[[Naver]]|date=June 29, 2022|access-date=June 29, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> 
|-
| ''The First Business in the World''
(천하제일장사)
| Contestant
|1 - 11
|Channel A
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=312&aid=0000570570|last=Hwang|first=Eun-cheol |title=격투X유도X야구X농구X머슬X개그 6개팀 18인의 친근한 선수들 공개 ('천하제일장사')|trans-title=Fighting X Judo X Baseball X Basketball X Muscle X Gag 6 teams, 18 friendly players revealed (‘The best seller in the world’)|publisher=Ten Asia|via=[[Naver]]|date=September 20, 2022|access-date=September 20, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> 
|-
|[[Boss in the Mirror]] (사장님 귀는 당나귀 귀)
|Guest
|176-177
|KBS
|
|-
!2023
|''Attack on Sisters'' (진격의언니들)
|Guest
|7
|Channel S
|
|-
!2023
|[[Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny]] (동상이몽2)
|Guest
|297
|SBS
|
|-
|}

== See also ==
* {{ill|Jung Jae-Hong|ko|정재홍}}

==References==
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