All-time Korean volleyball legend to officially retire on Oct. 18 Korean volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung will say farewell to fans at a retirement ceremony held by her former team, the Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders, on Oct. 18. 2025.10.12
V League posts all-time attendance record across 2024-25 season The 2024-25 V League season witnessed the highest cumulative attendance record in league history at 598,216 for its men's and women’s games. 2025.4.15
김연경, 흥국생명과 챔피언 결정전 우승 컵 들고 은퇴 The Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders captured a 3-2 win over the Daejeon Jung Kwan Jang Red Sparks in the fifth game of the 2024-25 V League Championship series on Tuesday, sweeping both the league and championship trophies. 2025.4.14
Kim Yeon-koung caps off career with Pink Spiders 3-2 championship win over Red Sparks The Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders captured a 3-2 win over the Daejeon Jung Kwan Jang Red Sparks in the fifth game of the 2024-25 V League Championship series on Tuesday. 2025.4.9
Red Sparks come from behind against Pink Spiders to take Championship series down to the wire The Daejeon Jung Hwan Jang Red Sparks took the V League Championship series to the last match in the best-of-five series against the Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders. 2025.4.6
Red Sparks halt Pink Spiders' historic win streak with decisive 3-1 victory The Daejeon Jung Kwan Jang Red Sparks ended the Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders' 14-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory, marking the Pink Spiders' first loss of the 2024-25 V League season. 2024.12.18
Pink Spiders tie club winning streak record, three away from league best The Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders thrashed the Gwangju Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers 3-0 at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on Tuesday and tied their longest winning streak at 13 games. 2024.12.11
Pink Spiders set club record with 11th straight win The Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders set a club record with their 11th consecutive win after defeating the Gwangju Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers 3-0 on Sunday. 2024.12.2
Despite Pink Spiders' perfect start, head coach Marcello Abbondanza demands improvement Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders head coach Marcello Abbondanza is unfazed by his team winning all nine of their games in the 2024-25 V League so far this season and expects further improvements from his squad. 2024.11.26
Kim Yeon-koung gets star-studded send-off three years after quitting international volleyball The KYK Invitational 2024, a 2-game series commemorating Korean volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung’s retirement from the Korean national team 3 years ago and pitting the V League All-Star squad against Team World, starts at Jamsil Arena Saturday 2024.6.6
![Kim Yeon-koung speaks at the V League awards ceremony at Swiss Grand Hotel in western Seoul on April 14. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12068066.jpg?imageId=12068066&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders celebrate winning the 2024-25 V League Championship at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on April 8. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12255728.jpg?imageId=12255728&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders celebrate winning the 2024-25 V League Championship at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on April 8. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10959025.jpg?imageId=10959025&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders celebrate winning the 2024-25 V League Championship at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on April 8. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12230166.jpg?imageId=12230166&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The Daejeon Jung Kwan Jang Red Sparks celebrate after a 3-2 win over the Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders in their fourth game of the 2024-25 V League Championship at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on April 6. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11999315.jpg?imageId=11999315&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The Daejeon Jung Kwan Jang Red Sparks celebrate during a V League game against the Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on Dec. 17. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12338561.jpg?imageId=12338561&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders celebrate after winning a V League game against the Gwangju Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on Tuesday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12090386.jpg?imageId=12090386&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders celebrate after a 3-0 win over the Gwangju Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers at Pepper Stadium in Gwangju on Sunday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12420657.jpg?imageId=12420657&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders head coach Marcello Abbondanza poses for a photo during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo at Heungkuk Life Academy in Yongin, Gyeonggi on Friday, Nov. 22. [JOONGANG ILBO]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12149102.jpg?imageId=12149102&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Korea's Kim Yeon-koung celebrates during a bronze medal game of the Tokyo Olympics against Serbia at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on Aug. 8, 2021. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12043764.jpg?imageId=12043764&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)