LGU+ Baseball, Golf, and IdolLive, Free Viewing Open

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] LG Uplus announced on the 22nd that it will open its professional baseball exclusive app ‘U+ Pro Baseball’, golf broadcasting service ‘U+ Golf’, and idol fan essential app ‘U+ IdolLive’ to customers of other companies as well.

LG Uplus’s representative mobile services U+ Pro Baseball, U+ Golf, and U+ IdolLive have allowed not only LG Uplus customers but also customers of other companies to use major features for free since May, in line with the untact trend and the domestic professional baseball and Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) tour that started without spectators.

U+ Pro Baseball has been consistently loved by baseball fans for its broadcasts that are more vivid than TV. This season, U+ Pro Baseball added real-time chat, games, and a ‘Cheering Squad Cam’ feature where users can watch the cheering squad and cheer together, useful for cheering from home, in addition to the existing ‘Replay of Key Scenes’ and ‘Position-specific Videos’ features.

U+ Golf offers the ‘Exclusive Broadcast of Popular Players’ feature, allowing real-time communication with commentators during KLPGA broadcasts. This season, it added the ‘Swing Video Lesson’ feature, where customers can shoot their swing videos and apply to receive remote lessons from commentators during KLPGA broadcasts. In addition, it is enhancing and providing unique content and lesson videos beyond the regular tour, such as screen golf tournaments featuring eight influencer professional golfers.

U+ IdolLive provides an optimized viewing environment for idol ‘fandom’ with ‘fancam’ videos for Generation Z. It is attempting differentiation with original self-produced content capturing the daily lives of popular idols, such as IZ*ONE’s ‘Mukbang’ and ‘IZ*ONE’s Eat-ing Trip’ filmed in Sokcho, Gangwon-do.

To celebrate the nationwide free opening, a viewing event will be held until July 19. Users can access any of the three apps, select ‘Participate’ in the event menu, log in, enter simple personal information, and watch videos to complete the entry. Participants will be entered into a draw to win generous prizes including ▲LG OLED TV (1 person) ▲LG CordZero A9S (2 people) ▲iPad Pro (3 people) ▲AirPods Pro (3 people) ▲Cheering team baseball uniforms (7 people) ▲Golfzon GOLFING 1 million KRW gift certificate (1 person) ▲Pizza gift certificates (200 people) ▲Coffee gift certificates (1,000 people), etc. The more viewing history, the higher the chance of winning. Winners will be announced on August 5 in the app’s notice section.

Kim Min-gu, head of LG Uplus mobile services, said, “Through service opening, we will receive feedback from many customers and develop it into a media platform recognized by all,” adding, “We hope that the U+ Pro Baseball, Golf, and IdolLive apps will be the reason customers trust and use LG Uplus until the end and become representative national services.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.