Today on the show we talk about the scandals, history, and skirts behind the controversies in the Korean sports broadcasting world. If you don't live in Korea, don't worry as we'll go over the networks involved and some of the bizarre history. We also discuss how the baseball talk shows position their female hosts in the perfect angle for leering fans. There's also a mention of the KCTV illegal Premier League streams.

Worst Persons returns as well.

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, message us at [email protected]. You can get our transition clip here at ⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "⁠A Texan in Korea,"⁠ and his cycling notes as well.

TVing poor quality broadcasts

Mocking Romania Olympic soccer game

Some details on I Love Baseball

Calls for reform in team funding with mention of broadcast rights

Broadcaster suspended and network fined for reading a fan’s stupid sign

North Koreans bootlegging Premier League games

Sports Broadcaster Suicide in 2011

KLPGA and KBS controversy

I love baseball famous host

Starcraft lawsuit in Korea

[century] Korea's TV Age Began With KBS in 1962

SBS Sports - NamuWiki

Something about pro baseball broadcast rights controversies in the 2000

https://www.sportschosun.com/sports/2025/01/20-year-old-is-allowed-to-participate-but-43426

Football Federation Elections

https://m.sports.naver.com/basketball/article/047/0002458462

Today on the show we talk about the ways we follow our favorite teams from our home countries, the importance of understanding time zones, and what happens when you fall asleep at your kindy job after watching late-night NFL games. If you are that poor sod, you are a local legend. We also discuss the streaming packages for the various big leagues and whether or not they're worth your Won, and whether or not they come with English or Korean language. Most importantly, we discuss ways to get around problems with the "official" way, if you know what I mean.

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, message us at [email protected]. You can get our transition clip here at ⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "A Texan in Korea," and his cycling notes as well.

Notes:

We...uh, probably shouldn't put down our notes in writing. You'll need a pen and paper if there's something you want to visit.

Just in time for Christmas, we've got swag on the mind! What are Korean teams selling, besides uniforms? We'll talk about where to buy it, where NOT to buy it, and what sizes to expect. We'll introduce our favorites and ones we mock (sometimes both at the same time). Finally, we have updates on the K-League 2 for next year, as well as our GAME OF THE WEEK!

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, message us at [email protected]. You can get our transition clip here at ⁠Pixabay⁠.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "A Texan in Korea," and his cycling notes as well. https://texaninkorea.wixsite.com/home

Notes:

DB Promy Basketball stand

Today on the show we talk about our experiences watching sports at bars in Korea, even the rare sports bars. We go over the different types of bars, including the stinky old whisky bars, as well as a list of (running) sports bars that someone compiled. We talk about how you can get the staff to change the channel to your game of choice (though it helps them if you know the channel name), differences between bars and chicken hofs, and two actual sports bars Mr. S recently visited. Jokes about violent Canucks fans included for free! Do these sports bars have food for vegetarians? Yes...kinda...yaaayyyy....

⁠Sam Ryan’s⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/samryans.itaewon⁠

⁠Seoul Sports bar reviews (Old)⁠

⁠Cocky Pub⁠

⁠GQ Article⁠

⁠Playball Tongyeong⁠

⁠작탐 목포⁠

⁠High Class In Bucheon⁠

⁠Jeju Hotel Sports Bar⁠

⁠Round To⁠ in Gyeongju

⁠https://www.instagram.com/doubleplay_chicken⁠

⁠왕스펍⁠

⁠Pub Pi Mc Mokdong area⁠

It's the start of season 2 here at Hwa-Ting Sports! We're taking on the difficult topic of how women's sports are covered in Korea, the leagues that fell between the cracks like the WBAK and the lack of advertising for them. We mention the networks that seem to cover them the most like iTOP Sports and Maxsports, as well as discuss the WK-League and the problem with lack of interest. In our research we even uncovered a secret women's ice hockey league that plays in the cold frostbitten season of ... June. Then we talk about a few famous athlete and Worst Persons: The Update Edition!

Mr. P has a new microphone and we're working out the bugs so the sound might seem a little off today.

Special thanks to our artist James, who made the logo. Check out his blog "A Texan in Korea," and his cycling notes as well. https://texaninkorea.wixsite.com/home

Notes:

https://kbsa.or.kr/

https://wbak.net/schedule

Ji So Yeon

https://kwff.or.kr/wkleague

https://www.youtube.com/@Rockets_TV

https://thedreamleague.org/about/

Seongnam FC & Lee Jae-Myung Update

Today on the show, we discuss the formerly popular ice sports, specifically skating and curling. We talk about where to find championships (Or not; thanks KSU!) two of the famous winter Olympians, and who might rise to take their place. Finally, we end season 1. We will start the next season in two weeks! Thanks for tuning in.

http://www.koreacurling.co.kr/

All Yuna Kim's FULL length Olympic medal winning routines | Top Moments

Interview highlights with Asada

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_An

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2024/08/600_381592.html

Ice Sports Schedule at KSU site (need HWP reader)

Today on the show we go over the history of basketball in Korea, the start of the pro leagues and what holds them back, and we compare teams to NBA equivalents. We also talk about the WKBL and how Asan stuffed the winningest team into the hinterlands. Of course we talk about how to buy tickets and watch games, and we wrap up with our thoughts on the Korean Series and the rainouts.

Music by DumiAFava. We'll get contact info from him soon but if you wanna reach him, message us at [email protected] .

A brief history of Korean Basketball

KBL

Korean Basketball League scraps discriminative rules against foreign players

Samsung's sports marketing called into question after Bluewings' relegation - The Korea Times

WKBL Youtube Channel

Girls Basketball League

We're talking about the upcoming K-League playoffs! Who do we think will win the golden boot? Who will advance out of K2? We'll go over the teams and provide you with a schedule in the description as well. Also, what's the deal with the state of pitches in Korea these days? There's a lot to talk about in today's short episode, including our psychotic jokes hahaha.

K-league match schedule

American College Football in Gijang Busan:

10월05일Sat12:00 철마체육공원

Nap: Doosan Bears

Radon: Gwangju FC and Ulsan HD.

Plutonium: The KFA.

Notes:

 광주FC 잔디 문제로 ACLE 홈 경기 조호르전 용인에서 개최

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FIFA-warns-Korean-football-body-of-possible-sanctions-due-to-investigation-by-sports-ministry/

We're covering the KBO playoffs today on the show! We'll talk about the teams in the playoffs and our ideas for a better playoff system. We'll also talk about purists vs modernist fans, whether a Jeju team could work, and more about the league. Finally we'll have our new segment the GAME!~ of the Week! Complete with catchy tune!

MyKBOstats.net

Naver Sports

Koreabaseball.com

Allison scene your heart dies on Youtube

Our first live show is at the Yonsei-Korea Games! A long desired sports goal for both hosts, it is not the easiest thing to attend, as we will discuss today. We talk about the sports we saw, how we felt about the presentation and cheering activities of the fans, and our thoughts for the future of the games. We also interviewed a Korea U fan and a Yonsei fan to get their takes on the games as well.

Note: the audio quality is a bit rough since we recorded outside stadiums and in a hotel room this time.

YBS Youtube Channel

KUBS Youtube Channel