[Official] Women's Volleyball New Team Name and First Head Coach Confirmed: 'SOOP Superers, Coach Kim Se-jin'

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Global media platform SOOP, which acquired the women's professional volleyball team Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers, has finalized 'SOOP Superers' as the new team name. Kim Se-jin (52), former president of the Korea Volleyball Association Gyeong Gi-un-yeong (Head), has been appointed as the first head coach.

According to SOOP on the 4th, the new team name 'SOOP Superers' carries the meaning that players with diverse personalities and strengths come together to form a single team, much like the SOOP platform where various members gather.

A team official added, "The team name reflects the direction of building a team history together with players and fans. To this end, we plan to build the team's identity by interacting with fans at various touchpoints, including games, broadcasts, and online and offline events."

Coach Kim Se-jin, appointed as the team's first head coach, played for Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and the national team for a long time during her playing career. After retiring, she served as the head coach of OK Savings Bank, leading the team to a championship just two years after its establishment.

She later served as a commentator for KBS N Sports and as president of the Korea Volleyball Association Gyeong Gi-un-yeong (Head), before returning to the field as the head coach of the new team, SOOP Superers.

The team explained, "This appointment was made after comprehensively considering her experience in operating a new team and her ability to build a team. SOOP expects Coach Kim Se-jin's experience to be helpful in the process of assembling the roster and stabilizing the organization in the early stages of the team's founding."

They further added, "We plan to proceed with founding tasks step by step, including roster construction, coaching staff appointments, and establishing the team's operational system. We also plan to increase various content and broadcast programs for volleyball fans, creating an ecosystem that connects the platform and the team."

Previously, SOOP finalized the acquisition of AI Peppers, which Pepper Savings Bank sought to sell due to financial difficulties of its parent company, on the 18th of last month, and received final approval for new membership through the Korea Volleyball Association's board meeting and extraordinary general meeting on the 2nd.

With the team name now confirmed, SOOP Superers will join the professional volleyball V-League starting from the 2026-2027 season. The women's division will also maintain a seven-team structure. It is reported that the team's home base is expected to be Gwangju Metropolitan City.

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