Former major leaguer Kim Byung-hyun has signed an exclusive contract with EL Park.
On the 25th, ELPark said, “We are happy to have Byung-hyun Kim as a member of our family, and we will spare no effort to support him in his activities. We look forward to seeing him take a new step with EL Park in the future.”
Kim Byung-hyun is a former baseball player who played in professional baseball leagues in five countries, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and Kia Tigers. Most notably, Byung-hyun Kim was the first Korean and first Asian major leaguer to win a World Series championship with the National League.
After retiring from baseball안전놀이터, he worked as a baseball commentator and appeared in programs such as “Favoritism,” “Together We Live,” “Trot National Championship,” and “Soccer Baseball Malgoo.” He stood out as a sports personality. He was honored with the Popularity Award at the 2019 MBC Broadcasting Entertainment Awards, the Best Entertainer in the Reality Category at the 2021 KBS Entertainment Awards, the Excellence Award in the Reality Category at the 2022 KBS Entertainment Awards, and the Best Teamwork Award at the 2022 MBC Broadcasting Entertainment Awards.
Kim Byung-hyun has established himself as an “all-around sportsman,” captivating viewers with his hilarious personality in a variety of genres, including baseball programs such as “Tomorrow’s the Baseball King” and “Cheongjun Baseball Team: Not Out Yet,” as well as appearances in “It’s Good to Not Fight” and “The Boss’s Ears Are Donkey Ears. It will be interesting to see what he will do after joining forces with EL Park, as he is active in both baseball and broadcasting.
EL Park, which signed an exclusive contract with Kim Byung-hyun, is an affiliate of EL Group, a comprehensive entertainment media company. Through the expansion of its entertainment division along with its management division, which includes several actors, the company is focusing on building infrastructure for spotters, influencers, and war influencers and strategically linking content production. In this way, we strive for systematic management to strengthen the capabilities of creators with expertise in each field.