SOOP's cable channel subsidiary 'SOOPTV' will produce the country's first sports magazine program themed around Japanese baseball and billiards.
SOOPTV is the only TV channel in South Korea specializing in Japanese baseball and billiards, broadcasting the Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League and the World Carom Federation (UMB) tournaments.
The program title being introduced this time is 'Sports! SOOP!'. 'Sports! SOOP!' is a weekly sports magazine program that will be hosted by sports specialist announcer Hong Soo-ah.
According to SOOP, this program will feature expert panels for each sport, deeply and vividly discussing the issues of the week. Japanese baseball will feature commentator Son Yun, while billiards will include journalist Kim Min-young from Billiards & Sports.
Son Yun's commentary and journalist Kim Min-young are expected to quickly and professionally address the weekly sports issues, providing viewers with fun and fresh information about Japanese baseball and billiards.
'Sports! SOOP!' is scheduled to regularly air every Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., but it will be broadcast at 9:30 p.m. only on the first airing day, the 20th, due to the live coverage of the Ho Chi Minh Billiards World Cup.
SOOPTV can be found on KT Genie TV channel 129, LG Uplus channel 120, SK BTV channel 234, D Live channel 160, LG HelloVision channel 194, and Seogyeong Broadcasting channel 256.
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