Deadspin: South Korea

The Bunt Home Run And The World-Famous Sneaker Company That May Not Exist

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:10:00 EDT

Seoul, Korea, 1982. A Korean baseball player, wearing Didibao shoes, lunges to bunt a ball at least two feet off the outside corner of the plate. He connects, and the ball takes off. Improbably, impossibly, it carries down the left field line, all the way for a home run. "Imagination has become reality," the video says. More »

It's Win, Or Join The Army For One MLB Player

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:25:17 EDT

Think most athletes have a lot of pressure, with glory and shoe deals in the balance? Try being Shin-Soo Choo, who can avoid two years in the military if he leads South Korea to gold at the Asian Games. More »

World Cup Open Thread: Uruguay-South Korea

David Matthews — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EDT

No more ties! No more ties! No more ties! Uruguay and the Good Korea are on the undercard today, and there's a good chance we get a game that ends on penalty kicks. Watch, dance, and LARP in the comments below. More »

World Cup Open Thread: Greece-Argentina; Nigeria-South Korea

David Matthews — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:30:00 EDT

The second batch of games has some potential. Greece will need to hold back the relentless Argentine attack if it wants to advance. Can Nigeria play spoiler to the ambitious South Koreans? Comment as you watch. More »

World Cup Open Thread: Argentina-South Korea

David Matthews — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:30:00 EDT

Say good morning to Day 7 in whichever language you prefer. Can South Korea cross Argentina's DMZ or will Lionel Messi and company prove too much of a juggernaut? Comment and follow below. More »

World Cup Open Thread: South Korea-Greece

David Matthews — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:30:00 EDT

Day 2 of the World Cup kicks off really early for a Saturday, so if you're awake right now, use this thread to finally settle the age-old question: better director Park Chan-wook or Costa-Gavras? Oh, and watch the game, I guess. More »

So It's Come To This: Betting Scandal Hits Professional Gaming

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:00:00 EDT

Professional StarCraft is serious business in South Korea, and match-fixing allegations have local media comparing it to the Black Sox Scandal. And this is Korea, where they know baseball. So that's not just uninformed hyperbole. More »

This Might Say Quite A Big Bit About The South Korean Army

Leitch — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:20:19 EST

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The notion of going to war when you do not want to is a very scary concept ... particularly when you are a soccer player. So some players on the South Korea soccer team decided to do something about it. More »

South Korea Fans Know How To Cheer

Leitch — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:40:21 EDT

In South Korea, they've perfected the art of the human Jumbotron, mainly by turning their jackets inside out at an amazingly rapid pace. We think we should all get together, rent out a spot in the upper deck at Tropicana Field, and try this sometime. More »

Checking In At The World Cup...

mjdeadspin — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:52:05 EDT

Brazil 2-0 Australia. It might just be me, but does Brazil seem a little but underwhelming thus far? They seemed lethargic in their 1-0 win over Croatia, and all anyone could talk about afterwards was Ronaldo's apparent tubbiness, and Australia really gave them all they wanted today. They do not look like the shoo-in some projected them to be. As for the Socceroos, if they manage even a tie against Croatia, they'll be advancing to the knockout round... More »

Live Blog: Korea Republic Vs. Togo

deadspinguest — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:00:14 EDT

As you would probably expect, it's not good when your coach leaves the team immediately before the biggest three matches of your life. Of course, it's also not good when your team is Togo, so there's that. More »

Four Tiny Tidbits On: South Korea

Rick Chandler — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:30:37 EDT

The World Cup is ominously close! So that you aren't caught offside (they have that in soccer, right?), we're previewing all the participants, bringing you Four Things You Don't Know About Them. If you have a tidbit, send it along to tips@Deadspin.com. Today: South Korea! And for World Cup previews that are even better than ours, check out That's On Point, who helped us with these as well. More »