"Unfamiliar women's baseball...Will Pak Se-ri X Choo Shin-soo, the 'Baseball Queen' succeed in the unique challenge?
Nov 25, 2025
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On the afternoon of the 25th, a production presentation for Channel A's new entertainment show 「'Baseball Queen' was held at the Grand Ballroom of The St. Sindorim, Guro-gu. Pak Se-ri, Choo Shin-soo, Lee Dae-hyung, Yoon Seok-min, Kim Min-ji, Kim On-ah, Kim Sung-yeon, producer Shin Jae-ho, and writer Kang Sook-kyung attended to explain the program's planning background, casting behind-the-scenes, and the first goal of 'Black Queens'.
Channel A's new entertainment program 「'Baseball Queen' is a sports variety program in which `Legendary female athletes', who have peaked in different sports, challenge baseball for the first time in their lives. Producer Shin Jae-ho of 'Steel Unit W' and writer Kang Sook-kyung of 'Physical 100 Season 1 and 2' gathered attention even before the broadcast. Expectations were also raised for the 'Gam/Nose lineup' which will be led by general manager Park Se-ri, manager Choo Shin-soo, and coaches Lee Dae-hyung and Yoon Seok-min.
The 50th women's baseball team 'Black Queens' was finally joined by track and field Kim Min-ji, handball Kim On-ah and Park White, rhythmic gymnastics Shin Soo-ji, judo Kim Sung-yeon, swimming Jung Yoo-in, speed skating Kim Bo-reum, softball Ayaka, boxing Choi Hyun-mi, shooting Park Bo-ram, rowing Lee Soo-yeon, soccer main Su-jin, ice hockey Shin So-jeong, badminton Jang Soo-young and tennis Song-ah.
There is only one key goal they will face. It's a national championship.
Pak Se-ri held the inaugural ceremony with the aim of winning the national championship"I think it's worth being greedy. I believe it is possible enough as a result." "Although the role of the leader was burdensome, I was moved by the courage of the players 'new challenges." I wanted to deliver positive energy", he explained.
Manager Choo Shin-soo was excited to receive another challenge offer at a time when the goal disappeared after retirement"It was burdensome to teach baseball to players who had no managerial experience and were new to baseball. But the players grew too fast than expected." Then "The final goal is to produce 'women's national representation'. I think it's possible enough."
The difficulty of casting was more than expected by the production team.
Producer Shin Jae-ho said, `I believed that female sports players are most authentic when they try new sports"Baseball is the hardest sport to learn, so it was an important premise to bring together real elite players as a team. " Writer Kang Sook-kyung wrote, `It was very powerful to see female sports players playing baseball"I thought the challenge itself could be content"."
The realistic concerns of the players were also vividly conveyed. Kim On-ah, a former handball player captain, said "I thought it would be better to play handball for another season just looking at the amount of training."I wanted to play like a player again from the emptiness after retirement," he said. Judo athlete Kim Sung-yeon said, "It was unfamiliar that it was a team event"It was most difficult to damage the team by my mistake. But it was rewarding when we started to support each other." Kim Min-ji, who is also active as an active track and field athlete, said "When I didn't know baseball, I used to curse while watching the game, but when I tried it myself, it wasn't easy at all. It stimulated me and I worked harder," he said candidly.
Players, coaches, and production teams all have a common goal of raising interest in women's baseball through 'Baseball Queen'.
In this regard, three Korean female baseball players recently made history by being selected as the top players in the U.S. Women's Professional Baseball WPBL Draft.
In this regard, Chu said, `I actually didn't know that women's baseball existed. So, gratefulness and sorry coexisted. I want to take this opportunity to let you know more. I'd like to see more female players in uniform playing in the real field," he stressed. Pak Se-ri also said, `I believe if you actually watch the program, you will definitely react,' and was confident that `there will be a new fandom for women's baseball.'
Channel A 'Baseball Queen' will premiere at 10 p.m. on the 25th, where the 'sports queens' will challenge 'baseball' in earnest to write a new history of women's sports.
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
