'Son Heung-min's Close Friend' Actor Park Seo-joon to Kick Off Coupang Play Tottenham-Newcastle Match
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- 2025-07-21 10:05:41
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- 2025-07-21 10:05:41
[Financial News] Actor Park Seo-joon (37), known as a close friend of Tottenham Hotspur's captain Son Heung-min (33), will kick off the 2025 Coupang Play Series Tottenham-Newcastle match. The meeting of Korea's representative soccer star and a Hallyu actor is expected to draw attention from both soccer fans and the entertainment industry.
Coupang Play officially announced on the 21st, "Actor Park Seo-joon, a close friend of Tottenham's captain Son Heung-min, has been selected as the kickoff guest for the 2025 Coupang Play Series match between Tottenham and Newcastle."
The 2025 Coupang Play Series will kick off with a match between 'Team K League', the K League All-Stars, and Newcastle, the winner of the 2024-2025 English League Cup (Carabao Cup), at Suwon World Cup Stadium at 8 PM on the 30th. Following this, the second match between Tottenham and Newcastle will take place at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 PM on August 3rd, offering fans an exciting summer night.
Park Seo-joon, who will be kicking off the Tottenham-Newcastle match, expressed his excitement, saying, "As a soccer fan, I'm delighted to see the match between the two teams I like in Korea. I will cheer enthusiastically with the fans on site."
jsi@fnnews.com Jeon Sang-il Reporter