"Lotte Captain" Jeon Junwoo on the basketball court? A successful start → "Basketball is difficult" with an awkward smile [Busan site]

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"Lotte Captain" Jeon Jun-woo (40) appeared at the basketball court. As a star in Busan, the cheers of the fans were also extraordinary.

Jeon Jun-woo made a city investment in the BNK Financial Group 2025-2026 Women's Professional Basketball All-Star Game held at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in Busan on the 4th. Jeon Jun-woo, who came out on the court to match 3OH!3's "STARSTRUK", his at-bat song, said, "Thank you for inviting me to the All-Star match. I hope the players will not get hurt and enjoy themselves," he said.

Standing on the free throw line, Jeon Jun-woo threw the first ball, but it bounced off the rim. The next attempt was to hit the backboard, but it was unsuccessful again. He refused to recommend a layup, and eventually made a free throw of a bank shot and came down to applause from fans.

Jeon Joon-woo, who met with reporters after the trial event, smiled awkwardly, saying, "Basketball is difficult." "It's been a long time since I came here, and I'm honored to try it at the All-Star Game," he said, standing on the court for the first time in about seven years since KT, a professional basketball team, was based in Busan in November 2018.

Jeon Jun-woo said, "I'm watching women's professional basketball at home. "It's an off-season where I don't play baseball, so if I turn on the TV, it comes out," he said. Since he is also in BNK in Busan, where he is based, he said, "I'm paying attention to it."

Recently, various performances of players have been released in the KBO All-Star Game, but the same is true for WKBL. After watching the players' entrance event, he said, "I think women's basketball has become more popular than before. Since it's a festival, it's good to do a lot of events and see them, he said. "I think it's fun like this."

Jeon Joon-woo mentioned BNK coach Park Jung-eun in his greeting before the start of the game, and he said, "Even if you don't have a relationship, you're a BNK coach. "I came to support my husband (actor Han Sang-jin) on his own," he said. He then said, "He won last year and came to pitch. He said, "He came to give me a good energy, but I got to support him because it was meant to be."

How does basketball come to a baseball player. Jeon Jun-woo said, "Each sport has its own charm. I play baseball every day, but basketball consumes that much physical strength." "I've played basketball at a regular stadium, and it's attractive. There is another physical difficulty than baseball," he said.

Konkuk University, where Jeon Jun-woo graduated, has a baseball team and a basketball team together. Of course, there are some close players. Jeon brought up the names of Heo Il-young (LG) and Jeong Young-sam (former Korea Gas Corporation). Jung Young-sam was a year's senior, and Heo Il-young was a year's junior, although she was older. Jeon Jun-woo said, "The only player left is Il-young."

Because he was so close to basketball, Jeon Jun-woo is said to have practiced pitching alone. "I said it was okay because I was confident," he said. "Baseball is difficult, so it's good to learn. Basketball is a daily sport, so you can approach it comfortably," he said. He also said, "The ball was smaller than the male players, so it felt different."

Jeon Jun-woo played in 114 games last year, hitting a batting average of 0.293 (120 hits in 410) with eight home runs, 70 RBIs and 50 runs, and an on-base percentage of 0.369 with a slugging percentage of 0.420 and an OPS of 0.789. Although injuries overlapped, he still showed his skills and played a key role in the lineup.

Jeon Jun-woo, who is in a bind, is quietly building up for next season. He said, "I'm working out the same. I'm busier than I was in the season, he said. "I'm spending time with my family and going around with my children."

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