"I was so happy." It became a special memory for Hanwha fans. "Kalguksu fan meeting" made by Kim Seo-hyun. [At Daejeon]

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"If I make it to the third round, I will invite my fans to serve kalguksu."

The opening media day with a lot of airlift tickets. Kim Seo-hyun (22, Hanwha Eagles), who grabbed the microphone, said he would serve kalguksu, a symbol of Daejeon, to fans in the fall baseball and even the top three.

It was a pledge that seemed nothing special among the numerous pledges, but a year later, it attracted new attention. This is because the Hanwha team, which had the best year, invited fans to fulfill their pledges.

A kalguksu restaurant near Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the afternoon of the 16th. Eighteen members of the Hanwha team welcomed fans in groups by time zone. More than 400 fans visited the site, and the team brought joy to the fans despite insufficient customer response training.

The previous reservation was sold out in just one minute. This is because it was an opportunity to see the players up close and build special memories at the same time. Hanwha, which had a 97% seat share this season, was a natural result in a way.

Because they are not good at work, they could not make and serve kalguksu themselves as promised, but they started making fried rice after serving and eating. The service was held for a total of six hours, one hour from 10 a.m. About 70 people per hour ate for about an hour.

The club prepared a photo card for fans along with a tabletop calendar in 2026, but Park Sang-won (32), who was in the first group, bought 500,000 won worth of sesame oil sold at the store at his own expense and gave it to fans who visited the site. As such, I was grateful for the fans who showed a lot of support throughout the season.

"I've wanted to do something like this since a long time ago. Lee Jin-young (29), who said, "I think it will be fun," responded to the fans with a bright expression all the time.

After an impressive season, the new groom Ha Joo-seok (32), who went to the honeymoon after the wedding, said after finishing his work, "It was good to have the opportunity to meet with fans before going to camp. I think it would have been a good time for the fans because there were many opportunities to communicate closer," he said. "(Kwon) Kwang-min made fried rice amazing, and (Lee) Jin-young made the fans feel good with his unique smile. It was good to communicate with the fans. It was such a fun time. I will make sure to have this kind of meeting with my fans again after performing well this year," he said.

Dong Hye-young (39), who visited the site with her daughter, a child Hanwha fan, after having a hard time making a reservation, said, "My husband succeeded in ticketing and was lucky to come. I watched baseball with the groom, and now I and my child are all huge Hanwha fans, he said. "It was such a happy time. I didn't know if the kalguksu actually goes in the mouth or the nose. If I do it next year, I want to come no matter what," he said, expressing satisfaction.

"I didn't expect it, but the players cooked fried rice like experts and I wonder when I'll be treated like this," he said. "I don't have to go to fall baseball this year, but it would be better if I could go, and I want to see Ryu Hyun-jin wear a championship ring before he retires. I think it would be great to see you at an event like this again after playing the new season well in good health," he said.

His child Jeon Ye-eun (9) also said, "The noodle soup was really delicious and good," adding, "I won the runner-up prize this time, but I really want to do better in 2026 and see the players wear rings."

Hanwha's team, which has made special memories with fans, will fly to Australia on the 23rd to prepare for the new season. After building up in Australia's first camp, he will begin practical training in Okinawa, Japan, on the 18th of next month.

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