
Internet broadcasting platform SOOP acquires Pepper Savings Bank volleyball team... Inaugural head coach Kim Se-jin
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SOOP acquired the women's professional volleyball team operated by Pepper Savings Bank after approval from KOVO last June.
New uniform and cheering song revealed... First actual match at KOVO Cup on the 11th
(Jeonnam Gwangju = Yonhap News) Reporter Min Hyun-ki = SOOP Supers held a founding ceremony on the 3rd and was officially launched as a women's professional volleyball team.
SOOP Supers, based in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, declared a new start at the SOOP Stadium (Yeomju Sports Complex) in Seo-gu, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do.
SOOP Supers is a newly launched club that was launched by SOOP (formerly Afreeca TV), an internet broadcasting platform company, by acquiring the women's professional volleyball team operated by Pepper Savings Bank.
After acquiring the club after approval from the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) last June, SOOP decided to name the team 'SOOP Supers' and has been preparing for the new season by recruiting new players and coaches, including coach Se-jin Kim.
Coach Kim Se-jin, the first head coach of SOOP Supers, said at the founding ceremony, "We plan to continue working hard and take steps forward with the goal of winning this season," and added, "We ask for a lot of support from the residents of Gwangju, Jeollanam-do so that we can win 26 games in the season and enter the championship bracket."
Captain Han Da-hye said, “I will work as hard as I can on the court and show you that I will not give up.”
Yoo Garam, who wore the SOOP Supers uniform this season, said, “I won the GS Caltex last year, and thanks to that energy, I will challenge to win the Supers again this year.”
At the launch ceremony, the club also unveiled the designs for the home, away, and libero uniforms that players will wear in the 2026-2027 V-League season.
Park Eun-seo, Go Ye-rim, Han Da-hye, and Yoo Ga-ram stood on stage wearing blue home uniforms, white away uniforms, and purple and mint libero uniforms, respectively.
The club's catchphrase was 'Build Together Win Together', and a new cheer song was also released on this day.
When asked about his promise to win at a communication event with fans after the founding ceremony, Coach Kim said, "If the team wins, I will donate all of my salary to a good cause."
SOOP Supers will compete for the first time against IBK Industrial Bank of Korea at the 2026 Yeosu KOVO Cup Professional Volleyball Tournament held at Jinnam Gymnasium in Yeosu, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do on the 11th.
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SOOP Supers will play their first match against IBK Industrial Bank of Korea in the KOVO Cup on the 11th.
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