According to Koreaboo, the BTS member will appear as a guest pitcher for the opening match between the KIA Tigers and Samsung Lions in the 2024 Korean Professional Baseball League. This is also his first official schedule since being discharged from the military on October 17.
This information is attracting the attention of music and sports lovers in Korea in general and around the world in particular because J-Hope is the first member of BTS to perform a personal pitch in Korea.
Many fans are looking forward to the BTS member's pitch because previously the opening pitcher position for the Korean professional baseball league was only reserved for politicians or sports legends and top stars.
Previously, J-Hope expressed his love for the KIA Tiger team and his hometown Gwangju through interesting details in the lyrics of the song "Ma City" released by BTS in 2015. BTS mentioned KIA and Gwangju through J-Hope's rap: "I'm from Gwangju in South Chella province", "I got in the KIA, started the engine and drove away"...
According to Koreaboo, due to the recent bad weather, events inviting idols to pitch as guests have been postponed. Many fans are waiting for BTS's J-Hope to successfully throw this opening pitch. They hope that the weather will be favorable so that BTS members can take the field as planned.
