Founded: February 12, 1982 Parent Company: Taeshin Group Home City: Seoul Home Stadium: Taeshin Dragon Park Company: Taeshin Group is South Korea's top-ranked conglomerate. It is a global representative enterprise leading in electronics, semiconductors, smartphones, home appliances, automobiles, finance, construction, and biotech. Team Characteristics: The Taeshin Dragons are the most prestigious club in Korean professional baseball. Leveraging immense financial power, they invest aggressively in both star recruitment and youth development, making them perennial championship contenders with a massive nationwide fanbase.

Founded: March 5, 1982 Parent Company: Dowon Group Home City: Incheon Home Stadium: Dowon Phoenix Field Company: Dowon Group is a major corporation focused on finance, department stores, distribution, hotels, food, and dining services. Team Characteristics: A team known for aggressive baseball. They earned the nickname 'The Immortal Legion' for their tendency to never give up even late in the game, frequently pulling off dramatic comeback victories.

Founded: January 28, 1982 Parent Company: Sehwa Group Home City: Gwangju Home Stadium: Sehwa Tiger Stadium Company: Sehwa Group is a traditional Korean conglomerate built on construction, steel, chemicals, industrial machinery, and logistics. Team Characteristics: A prestigious club that has existed since the league's inaugural year. They value a powerful starting rotation and a persistent competitive spirit, having produced numerous franchise stars. They are famous for the intense loyalty of their local fans.

Founded: November 17, 1985 Parent Company: Hwain Group Home City: Daejeon Home Stadium: Hwain Falcon Park Company: Hwain Group is a high-tech giant specializing in IT, AI, robotics, software, semiconductor design, and aerospace. Team Characteristics: They utilize detailed analysis of spin rates, exit velocity, and player movement. The team prefers young players with fast baserunning and wide defensive range, and they are particularly strong at developing rookies.

Founded: February 21, 1986 Parent Company: Hanyoung Group Home City: Busan Home Stadium: Hanyoung Panther Dome Company: Hanyoung Group is a large manufacturing firm focused on shipbuilding, heavy industry, machinery, auto parts, power plants, and energy. Team Characteristics: They play a style of baseball that emphasizes power and pressure. Their traditional strengths are the immense slugging power of the central lineup and a deep bullpen, preferring to overwhelm opponents with sheer force rather than speed.

Founded: March 14, 1990 Parent Company: Seogwang Group Home City: Daegu Home Stadium: Seogwang Rangers Park Company: Seogwang Group is a service-oriented conglomerate centered on trading, distribution, logistics, travel, leisure, and resorts. It holds significant influence in both domestic and international trade. Team Characteristics: The team features many homegrown franchise stars and is characterized by a cohesive style of baseball that prioritizes teamwork and organizational strength.

Founded: January 19, 1996 Parent Company: DKS Group Home City: Suwon Home Stadium: DKS Guardian Field Company: DKS Group is a global manufacturing enterprise focused on automobiles, EV batteries, precision machinery, advanced materials, and defense. Team Characteristics: As their name suggests, they are the symbol of defensive baseball. They are exceptionally strong at developing 'center line' players (catcher, shortstop, second base, center field) and commit very few errors. Their home stadium is pitcher-friendly, earning it the nickname 'Guardian Fortress'.

Founded: December 3, 1999 Parent Company: TS Group Home City: Ulsan Home Stadium: TS Wolf Park Company: TS Group is a major corporation operating in oil refining, petrochemicals, energy, telecommunications, renewable energy, and mobility. Recently, they have been expanding into EV charging and eco-friendly energy industries. Team Characteristics: They pursue organized baseball where multiple players move in sync. With many fast players, they actively use stolen bases and hit-and-runs, specializing in high-mobility baseball that constantly rattles the opposing defense.

Founded: January 16, 2007 Parent Company: JH Group Home City: Goyang Home Stadium: JH Knights Arena Company: JH Group is a conglomerate built on finance, securities, credit cards, department stores, hotels, duty-free shops, and luxury distribution. The group pursues a sophisticated, high-end image and is strong in the premium service market. Team Characteristics: Despite a relatively short history, they aggressively utilize their parent company's massive capital. They are a rising powerhouse known for being aggressive in signing top-tier free agents and foreign players, boasting a roster full of stars.

Founded: February 8, 2013 Parent Company: ST Group Home City: Changwon Home Stadium: ST Ocean Park Company: ST Group is a conglomerate founded on shipping, shipbuilding, port logistics, and offshore plants. Recently, it has expanded into offshore wind power, eco-friendly vessels, and marine renewable energy. Team Characteristics: The youngest of the 10 teams. They emphasize long-distance hitting and aggressive play centered on young talent, and they are very active in marketing through social media and video content.