'Randy Shinhye to Gwangju' Korean Series Game 5 Pitching-Singer Lee Ja-ram Korean National Anthem

Oct 28, 2024

'Randy Shinhye to Gwangju' Korean Series Game 5 Pitching-Singer Lee Ja-ram Korean National Anthem
Actor Park Shin-hye threw the first pitch of the KIA Tigers' home game at Mudeung Stadium on April 11, 2012. Sports Chosun DB



'Randy Shinhye' will pitch the Korean Series.

KBO announced the first pitch and national anthem of Game 5 of the 2024 Korean Series between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju from 6:30 p.m. on the 28th.

Actor Park Shin-hye will pitch Game 5. Park Shin-hye is appearing in the SBS drama "Judge from Hell" and is actively working by meeting the public through various spectrum works. In addition, he has earned the nickname 'Randy Shinhye', comparing him to left-handed pitcher Randy Johnson, who has pitched left-handed in the past two professional baseball games. Park Shin-hye, whose hometown is Gwangju, has revealed several times that she is a big fan of KIA.



The national anthem of Game 5 will be played by singer Lee Ja-ram. Lee Ja-ram is an all-around artist who is active in various genres such as musicals, plays, movies, and bands, and has been steadily engaged in creative activities by reinterpreting plays and modern and contemporary novels in the form of pansori.





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