Unlike other weekly weekend updates/roundups, J-league roundups will be sporadic.
J-League 1
| Teams | Players | ||
| Sagan Tosu | Kim Min-Woo, Kim Min-Hyeok, Baek Sung-Dong, Choi Seung-Kuen | ||
| Gamba Osaka | Oh Jae-Seok | ||
| Kashima Antlers | Hwang Seok-Ho | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | Kim Chang-Soo | ||
| Vissel Kobe | Jung Woo-Young | ||
Sagan Tosu vs Gamba Osaka – Game that featured 5 Koreans, Baek Sung-Dong shined the brightest by scoring the game winner. Sagan Tosu defeated defending Champion & treble winner Gamba Osaka 1-0.
Kashima Antlers vs Shonana Bellmare – Rough start to the season for Kashima and Hwang Seok-Ho. HSH played the full 90 mins but his poor marking at the end cost the team as Ailson headed the game winner for 2-1 Shonan Bellmare win.
Kashiwa Reysol vs Vegalta Sendai – Kim Chang-Soo played the full 90 mins in 1-1 draw.
Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe – Jung Woo-Young, captain of Vissel Kobe, played the full 90 mins in 2-2 draw.
J-league 2
| Teams | Players |
| Cerezo Osaka | Kim Jin-Hyeon |
| Consadole Sapporo | Gu Sung-Yun |
| Kyoto Sanga | Kim Nam-Il, Hwang Jin-Sung |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | Lee Yong-Jae, Cho Min-Woo |
Cerezo Osaka vs Omiya Ardija – Kim Jin-Hyeon, current #1 GK for Korea and Cerezo Osaka played the full 90 mins in 3-1 win.
Consadole Sapporo vs V-Varen Nagasaki – Gu Sung-Yun should be unfamiliar to many (if not to everyone). Recently selected to represent KNT U-22/23 team for Olympic Qualifiers, he played the full 90 mins against Lee Yong-Jae (won gold at Asian Games). Nagasaki won 1-0 thanks to an assist from Lee Yong-Jae.
Ahh, and here’s a pic of cool TIFO from Consadole Sapporo supporters.
Kyoto Sanga vs Jubilo Iwata – Kim Nam-Il played full 90 mins in 2-0 loss.
Prospects in Europe
| Teams | Players |
| FC Liefering | Hwang Hee-Chan |
| FC St Pauli | Choi Kyung-Rok |
| Karlsruher SC | Park Jung-Bin |
| Hamburg II | Kim Dong-Su, Roan Kwon |
| FC Augsburg II | Kim Jin-Su |
| Almeria/Real Aviles | Kim Young-Gyu (Kiu) |
| Deportivo La Coruna B | Kim Woo-Hong |
Not much to update except most are playing consistently. One game worth mentioning is FC St Pauli II vs HSV II. Choi Kyung-Rok scored in 30th min against Kim Dong-Su & won 3-1.
and now.. to end this post with latest footage of Lee Kang-In
Gwangju FC #Undefeated
Was Kim woo-hong the one that was in the Real Madrid set up ages ago?
Yup
Super post! Kim Min-woo I’m somewhat familiar due to his KNT caps. Baek Sung-Dong, honestly, I haven’t seen him since the 2012 Olympics – he was a formerly w/ Watford youth program – How do you rate him and the Koreans at Sagan Tosu?
Kim Min-Hyeok is the player I like the most from 4 Koreans at Sagan Tosu.
Baek Sung-Dong? Hmm, I understand he has his fans (including the current coach of Sagan Tosu who seems to have a lot of faith in him based on his comments…. they know each other from Jubilo Iwata), but I’m not one of them. Looked poor or below avg at Jubilo Iwata..
Choi Seung-Keun is a bit of unknown for me. Didn’t play much under Yoon Jung-Hwan but doing okay as LB so far (new position for him.. his natural position is defensive midfielder).
Opps, just realized Gu Sung-Yun to Consadole Sapporo is full transfer. 1 year contract.. oh well. I really wanted him to be future GK for Cerezo Osaka after KJH leaves.
http://www.consadole-sapporo.jp/news/2015/01/018202.html