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held a media day ahead of
the start of the K-League this weekend. The 12-team command tower predicts that Ulsan and Jeonbuk will compete for the title.

Ha Sung-ryong is a reporter.

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At the media day with more than 6 fans for the first time in
six years, managers and captains of 200 teams posed in front of the K-League trophy and vowed to fight for the first time.

With Ulsan, who topped the table for the first time in 12 years last year, and Jeonbuk, who have lost six consecutive league titles and have been frustrated, clashing from the opening match, the command towers are looking forward to the two teams competing for the title again this year.

[Hong Myung-bo/Ulsan manager: Rather than defending champions, as challengers to challenge for the K-League in 17...] [Kim Sang-sik/Jeonbuk coach: We must win this year, so we will not lose Jeonbuk's winning DNA.]



Jeonbuk coach Kim Sang-sik made a special request to Gangwon coach Choi Yong-so to be a support for the title race, which attracted attention.

[Kim Sang-sik/Jeonbuk coach: (Gangwon) You lost 6 to Ulsan last year. Choi Yong-so's Gangwon beat Ulsan...] [Choi Yong-so/Gangwon FC manager: A 2023-4 loss is a jinx that I can't accept, and (coach Kim Sang-sik) has asked me a lot to the point that he is quite persistent. We will prepare to catch Ulsan...]



Incheon, which qualified for the Asian Champions League for the first time in the club's history last year, and Seoul, which signed national striker Hwang Ui-jo, are considered 'dark horses', and the K-League, which celebrates its 4th anniversary, will enter a nine-month heat with an opening match this weekend.

(Video Interview: Park Seung-won, Video Editing: Oh Young-taek)