– 1st run sold out early across all items immediately after release...additional production of 2nd run reflecting baseball fans' requests- on Dec. 22 at 11 a.m. KBO Market, Prospects on/offline sales begin
KBO is releasing a second run of the national baseball team collaboration products it introduced with National Museum Foundation of Korea (NMF), thanks to the support of baseball fans.
KBO said on the 19th, "The collaboration products were planned to commemorate '2025 NAVER K-BASEBALL SERIES' and to newly highlight Korea's cultural value by combining traditional culture that represents the country with sports. Even before release, they drew great attention for combining traditional culture–based designs with the symbolism of the national baseball team, and they received much love from baseball fans, with major items selling out quickly right after release."
The product design used the "ㄹㅌㅇㅂㄴ magpie-tiger character Beomdungi," inspired by the late Joseon folk painting "hojakdo (虎鵲圖)," and reinterpreted the tiger that wards off bad spirits and the magpie that brings good news in a modern way to express wishes for the success of the Korea national baseball team.
The "ㄹㅌㅇㅂㄴ magpie-tiger character Beomdungi" is rising as an IP representing Korea, having been produced as a 6-meter-high air sculpture for the "Gyeongju 2025 APEC summit" welcome card and at "K-EXPO UAE 2025" held in Dubai.
KBO added, "We reflected images of cultural heritage across the products, such as the color of mother-of-pearl, the historical significance of the taegeuk flag, and the bonds of traditional knots to embody Korea's identity, and designs on some items such as cheering bats and cheering towels were inspired by National Museum of Korea holdings like the lacquer-inlaid lotus vine patterned box, the shipjangsaeng patterned chest, and the Ilwolobongdo, completing a harmony of traditional beauty and sports."
The second run includes nine items in total—replica uniforms, marking kits, caps, T-shirts, gym sacks, liability, commemorative balls, cheering bats, and cheering towels—with the keyring that was included in the first run excluded, and will be sold from 11 a.m. on the 22nd at KBO Market, the Prospects online store and the Yongsan flagship store.
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