The KBO League is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea,contested by ten teams. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most successful team,having won 12 of the 43 championships.
SSG Landers are a South Korean professional baseball team. The team was originally established as the SK Wyverns but was renamed as the SSG Landers in 2021 after Shinsegae acquired the team from SK Group. They are a member of the KBO League. Based in Incheon,they play their home games at Incheon SSG Landers Field.
Lee Jong-beom is a former South Korean professional baseball player who played for the Kia Tigers in the KBO League and the Chunichi Dragons in Japan from 1998 to 2001. He is nicknamed "Son of the Wind" for his speed. Lee is widely considered one of the best five-tool players in Korean baseball history,and the best all-around KBO player of the 1990s.
The Kia Tigers are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982 and based in the southwestern city of Gwangju. Until 2001,they were known as the Haitai Tigers. The Tigers are members of the KBO League and are the most successful team in Korean baseball,having won the Korean Series championship twelve times with a perfect 12–0 record. Their home stadium is Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju.
Seoul Institute of the Arts (Korean: 서울예술대학교) is an arts university in Ansan,Gyeonggi Province,South Korea. The Namsan campus in Seoul is used for presentation of arts productions and convergence with industry. The Ansan Campus opened in 2001 and is used for educational training.
Hong Sung-heon is a former South Korean designated hitter. He batted and threw right-handed.
The South Korea men's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches,governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times,but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney,Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles,California,United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times,with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level,The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978,2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship,the national team won four gold medals,two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 28th in the FIVB World Rankings.
The 2008 Korean Series began on Monday,26 October,at the Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon. It featured the SK Wyverns,who had claimed home ground advantage by finishing in first place at the end of the season,and the Doosan Bears,who had finished second and had defeated the Samsung Lions in a best-of-7 playoff series to advance to the next round. The SK Wyverns won the series in five games,after defeating Doosan four games straight after dropping the opening game. It pitted the final 2 teams from the 2007 Korean Series in a rematch.
Jung Soo-bin is a South Korean outfielder for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League. He bats and throws left-handed.
The Republic of Korea participated in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou,China on 12–27 November 2010. It won 76 gold,65 silver and 91 bronze medals at the games.
Hyun-soo Kim is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the LG Twins of the KBO League. He previously played for the Doosan Bears,and has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies.
KPlus is a South Korean model and actors management company established by fashion model-turned-CEO Go Eun-kyung in 2008.
Koo Ja-wook is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder currently playing for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.
The Merchant is a South Korean historical television drama,based on the novel The Merchant of Joseon,written by Choe Inho. It tells the story of Im Sang-ok (1779–1855),a legendary merchant who lived during the Joseon dynasty. The series,directed by Lee Byung-hoon,stars Lee Jae-ryong,Kim Hyun-joo,Jeong Bo-seok and Lee Soon-jae. It originally aired from October 15,2001,to April 2,2002,Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) on MBC.
The Secret of My Love is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Song Chang-eui,Kang Se-jung,Kim Da-hyun,and Park Jung-ah. The series aired on KBS2 on Monday to Friday from 7:50 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (KST).
The 2017 Korean Series was the championship series of the 2017 KBO League season. The Kia Tigers,as the regular season champions,automatically advanced to the Korean Series. They played the winner of the playoff series,the Doosan Bears,who had defeated the NC Dinos in the playoff. Kia won the best-of-seven series,4–1. Yang Hyeon-jong was named the series' most valuable player
The 2018 Korean Series is the championship series of the 2018 KBO League season. The Doosan Bears,as the regular season champions,automatically advanced to the Korean Series,where they faced the SK Wyverns. The series ran from November 4 to November 12.
