"I apologize from the bottom of my heart" Hwang Gu-chi bowed his head "I use the team's wrapping bus from the opening game"

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When Paju Frontier FC, a new K-League 2 team, went on the road to the opening round on a bus wrapped by FC Barcelona (Spain), Paju FC's general manager Hwang So- storage eventually apologized to fans.

"I sincerely apologize if I have caused inconvenience to the fans for any reason," Hwang storage, the general manager, said through the club on the 4th. "From the opening game, we use a bus designed with wrapping containing the club's identity."

Earlier, Paju FC's team was controversial for using a bus wrapped with FC Barcelona club emblem in the first round of Hana Bank K League 2026 away game against Chungnam Asan FC at Yi Sun-shin Stadium in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do on the 2nd.

The bus was used by the Barcelona club when they visited Korea for an Asian tour last summer, and the former representative of the company that represented the Barcelona club's tour of Korea at the time is Chung Eui-seok, deputy head of Paju FC.

Although Paju FC is the first new team to enter the professional league, it is a team that has participated in the K3 league since 2012, and it was also approved for membership through the board of directors of the Professional Football League in August last year. Nevertheless, criticism was strong because it was difficult to understand that he took a bus that was completely wrapped by another club, let alone wrapped by the club.

In response, general manager Hwang Dae-gu said, "Our club is pouring everything in its power to ensure that the players perform at their best under the given conditions. "I'm sorry for showing what I lack as I move within a limited budget," he said, "but I'm proud that we're creating a competitive club by making up for the shortcomings through various cooperation and strategic operations." It's not enough, but please support us so that we can cheer up more," he added.

On the other hand, the Paju club first unveiled the design draft of the club's exclusive bus containing the Paju club's branding and identity.

A club official said, "We have strengthened the environment for moving the team by signing a total budget of 250 million won through advertising and sponsorship agreements for club buses worth about 600 million won," adding, "It is a bus that is rebranded and custom-made based on the same specifications as the vehicles used by FC Barcelona players when they visited Korea on an Asian tour last year."

"This custom work was carried out by the German joint venture D-Tech GMBHA (hereinafter referred to as D-Tech) and implemented an exterior design reflecting the club's color and identity and an internal environment optimized for the movement of the team. It is meaningful in that we have improved the operating environment of the team by utilizing various cooperation methods despite the limited budget," he added. Paju FC will use the newly renovated bus from the home opening game on the 7th.

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