'Over 60,000 spectators in a season' OK Savings Bank has completely caught the 'Busan fan sentiment'

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The first season of men's professional volleyball OK Savings Bank's relocation to Busan has ended. Although he couldn't laugh in the spring volleyball competition, which was fierce until the end of the season, he seems to have succeeded in capturing the hearts of Busan fans in the first season before the match by recording meaningful crowd mobilization.

As many as 4,102 spectators entered the Korean Air match at Busan Gangseo Indoor Gymnasium on the 15th, the last game of the 2025-2026 season of OK Savings Bank. It was the seventh sellout of this season and added to OK Savings Bank's meaningful record of "all games sold out" at home this weekend. Regardless of the results of the day, it was already frustrating to advance to the postseason, and even though the opponent was not a meaningful game because the first place in the regular league was already confirmed, the fans' steps headed to the volleyball court.

In fact, the heat of the OK Savings Bank home stadium held at Kangseo Gymnasium in Busan has been hot all season. The weekend games were all sold out, including 4,270 at the historic Busan home opening in November last year, 4,302 against Woori Card in November, 4,171 against Samsung Fire in January, 4,164 against Samsung Fire in February, 4,194 against Hyundai Capital on the 1st of this month, and the Korean Air match on the same day. On top of that, in the match against Hyundai Capital on January 9, the team set a record of selling out (4070 players) for the first weekday game of this season.

Thanks to this, OK Savings Bank has played 18 home games this season, exceeding 60,000 (6017). This is an increase of 119.02% from 27,403 of last season's total officers based in Ansan. The average number of spectators also jumped from 1522 to 3,334. In the first half of the year, OK Savings Bank's spectator record, which was the number one average spectator (3,051), increased as the season went on. OK Savings Bank is the only team with an average crowd of 3,000 this season.

The target set at the time of the Busan relocation plan was also exceeded. OK Savings Bank's club aimed to mobilize spectators at the first level of men's volleyball at the time of the relocation. Specifically, the goal was to sell out every game with nearly 4,000 spectators on weekends, and the average audience was late 2000 to early 3000. In fact, OK Savings Bank's weekend spectators exceeded 4,000 in all games, and the average number of spectators was also closer to the mid-3,000 range, ranking first in crowd mobilization. It is worth evaluating that OK Savings Bank has successfully settled in Busan from the first season before its affiliation.

Busan fans' enthusiasm was also a great help to OK Savings Bank. In fact, OK Savings Bank has won as many as 13 wins (five losses) at home this season alone. The home winning rate was over 72%. In addition, various local-oriented marketing conducted at the club level was added, and various events were held not only for elite players, but also for local volleyball players in Busan, including clubs, and local residents. The club tried to catch Busan's fans, and the fans were willing to head to the stadium. The players responded by winning home games and playing great games for such fans. The virtuous cycle led to the conclusion of OK Savings Bank's successful first season in Busan.

OK Financial Group Chairman Choi Yoon, the owner of the club, said through the club, "We would like to thank Busan fans once again for filling the Gangseo Indoor Gymnasium until the end. Although it was not an easy decision to move to the location, I saw hope with the high interest of Busan fans who have shown since the opening ceremony last year, and that hope turned into confidence after playing one season, he said. "We will work harder to become a team that can be a pride to Busan fans who have been enthusiastically cheering at the gym throughout the season."

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