The box office hit...10 million viewers are watching
The box office hit...10 million viewers are watching
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Professional baseball, which turned the halfway point, attracted 6 million spectators in the first half alone, making it a "jackpot" in the box office.
The KBO League in the 2024 season attracted 6,057,323 spectators in 418 games until the 4th, the last day of the first half.
It is the first time in the KBO league that the number of spectators exceeded 6 million in the first half of the season. It also surpassed 6 million in the first half of the season, surpassing 419 games in 2012.
The KBO League also attracted 8,103,326 spectators in the 2023 season, which began amid all kinds of negative factors, including the World Baseball Classic (WBC) elimination disaster and the deviation and misconduct of players and general managers, exceeding 8 million spectators in five years.
The KBO League, which had fewer bad news compared to last year and had good news, including the return of "Korean Monster" Ryu Hyun-jin to Korea, has been fiercely attracted to the crowd this year.
It was hot from the opening game. All five games at Jamsil Stadium (Hanwha Eagles-LG Twins), Incheon SSG Landers Field (Lotte Giants-SSG Landers), Changwon NC Park (Doosan Bears-NC Dinos), Suwon KT Wiz Park (Samsung Lions-KT Wiz), and Gwangju-Kia Champions Field (Kium Heroes-KIA Tigers) were all sold out on March 23.
On April 9, 18 days after the season's opening, the Korean pro baseball league surpassed 1 million spectators for the first time in 70 games, attracting 2 million spectators for the first time in 148 games on April 27. It was the second fastest time in history since 2012 (the eight-team league) when it surpassed 2 million spectators for the first time in 126 games.
On May 16, the number of spectators exceeded 3 million after 217 matches. This was also the second fastest pace since 2012 (190 matches).
On June 1, professional baseball, which attracted 4 million spectators in 285 games, also the second fastest in history, exceeded 5 million spectators in 345 games on the 14th of last month, two weeks later, and 6 million spectators were achieved in the least game ever.
He also set a new record for most sold-out games this season. A whopping 116 of the 418 games that were played in the first half of the season attracted full spectators. Under the 10-team system, the most sold-out games played in a single season were 68 games in the 2015 season, which has already exceeded the previous record.
Hanwha enjoyed the "Ryu Hyun-jin effect" by selling out in 30 out of 43 home games. KIA and Doosan followed with 17 and 15 games, respectively, while Samsung ranked fourth with 12 games sold out. LG ranked fifth with 11 games.
All 10 teams have maintained an average attendance of more than 10,000 spectators this season. The average attendance at 418 games in the first half amounted to 14,491, exceeding the average attendance at 19,953 for the same number of games last year. The cumulative total number of spectators increased 32 percent from 4,578,331 last year.
The all-time ranking competition due to power equalization is considered one of the main reasons for the box office success.
The gap between Kia, which finished first in the first half of the season, and Kiwoom, which finished 10th, is only 13 games. The fifth-ranked SSG and the 10th-ranked Kiwoom are only five games apart, and the lowest-ranked Kiwoom is also in a position to play in the fall baseball. 안전놀이터
The increase in the number of women and MZ generation fans in their 20s and 30s also led to a box office hit.
In the second half of the year, the ranking fight will become fierce, which could be a further boon to the box office.
While KIA and LG, popular clubs across the country, are competing for the lead, Lotte's last-minute rise in the first half also boosted its hopes of advancing to the postseason, which can also help attract spectators.
The largest number of spectators in a single season in the history of professional baseball was 8.4 million,688, which was recorded in the 2017 season. It is certain that the number of spectators who have already exceeded 6 million in the first half of this year will be set. The KBO League is dreaming of reaching 10 million for the first time ever.