Choo Shin-soo takes charge as Baseball Queen unveils new Black Queens
Channel A's Baseball Queen returns in July with Choo Shin-soo as manager, new coaches and five Black Queens picked from 308 tryout hopefuls.
Choo Shin-soo, Lee Dae-hyung, and Yoon Suk-min Join to Scale Up Season 2
Channel A's 'Baseball Queen' is set to make its comeback in July for Season 2 after a roughly four-month reorganization period. This season has increased in scale by adding significant weight to the coaching staff alongside the existing members.
Choo Shin-soo joins as the manager to anchor the team, while Lee Dae-hyung and Yoon Suk-min are named as coaches to support the players' growth. The existing 'Black Queens' members—Kim Min-ji, Kim Seong-yeon, Kim On-ah, Park Ha-yan, Song Ah, Shin So-jung, Ayaka, Lee Su-yeon, Jang Su-young, Jung Yu-in, Ju Su-jin, and Choi Hyeon-mi—will reunite.
Tryouts Draw 308 Applicants: Who are the New Faces of the Black Queens?
The tryouts for this Season 2 attracted a total of 308 applicants across 47 disciplines. The impressive backgrounds of the applicants also caught attention; the medals held by these individuals total 117, including 8 Olympic medals, 22 Asian Games medals, and various National Sports Festival medals.
After competing through fierce competition, the individuals who became the new members of the Black Queens are Park Min-seo, Choi Hye-bin, Kim Na-young, Kim Se-hyeon, and Song Min-ji. They will join the women's baseball team 'Black Queens' and undergo training with the goal of winning national championships.
Branding Sports Entertainment: The Trend of Season-Based Production
Recently, the broadcasting industry has shown a clear trend of producing sports entertainment as core IP (Intellectual Property) in seasonal formats. SBS's 'Kick a Goal' has established itself as a representative brand by airing for six years, and MBC's 'Kim Yeon-koung the Rookie Manager' is also preparing for Season 2 production.
tvN's 'Iron Girls' is preparing to broadcast Season 3 in the second half of the year, and recently, SBS's 'Hot Basketball Team' returned for Season 2, showing active seasonal production in sports entertainment. Sports variety shows are gaining continuous momentum by building strong fandoms based on the growth of the participants and their teamwork.
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