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- ↑ Kim Hyo-Kyung. "Woop-woop! That’s the sound of da Police Team disbanding," Korea JoongAng Daily (July 5, 2019).
- ↑ Yoo Jee-ho (November 2, 2016). "NC Dinos come up well short in first Korean Series appearance". Yonhap . Seoul. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
