SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A video has gone viral featuring South Korean football star Son Heung-min, currently playing for the Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, refusing to hold a fan’s iPhone for a selfie. Son now serves as a PR ambassador for Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy brand, a rival to Apple’s tech products. Although he [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Triangle kimbap (samgak kimbap) wrappers featuring Son Heung-min and his Tottenham teammates have been the talk of several online communities recently. However, some interpretations have emerged that the “presence” of Son disappearing from the wrapper is a good representation of his current situation, particularly since he has experienced the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean online media outlet has shed light on the background behind why Son Heung-min’s personal trainer criticized the Korea Football Association (KFA) on his social media account during the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Apart from the KFA’s medical team, Ahn Deok-soo, personal rehabilitation coach for the Tottenham star, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Son Heung-min, captain of the South Korean men’s national football team, was presented with a limited-edition smartphone by Samsung Electronics Co. Son, a well-known iPhone user, posted on Instagram photos of the Galaxy Z Flip 4 Maison Margiela Edition that Samsung gave him as a gift. The photo included [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football star Son Heung-min appeared on the first page of the caricature of the captains posted by FIFA on social media to celebrate the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. FIFA posted on Monday caricatures of the captains of 32 World Cup squads on its official [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football star Son Heung-min has broken his own mark for the highest ranking by an Asian player ever in the annual Ballon d’Or voting, finishing 11th for the prestigious award. In a ceremony held in Paris on Monday (local time), Son, who scored 23 goals for Tottenham [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea National Tuberculosis Association announced Tuesday the release of this year’s Christmas seal starring South Korean football star Son Heung-min. The seal shows Tottenham Hotspur forward playing in a football game. Revenue generated by Christmas seal sales will be used to help tuberculosis patients among vulnerable social groups, [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Minting and Security Printing Corp., South Korea’s state-run minting agency, on Wednesday unveiled a specially designed medal commemorating Son Heung-min’s Premier League Golden Boot trophy. The front of the medal depicts Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean star celebrating the moment with his teammates after scoring his 23rd goal [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Just over 24 hours into their preseason tour to South Korea, Tottenham Hotspur players are putting in the work. Featuring South Korean icon and Premier League Golden Boot winner Son Heung-min, Tottenham will play two exhibition matches here this week: first, against Team K League, made up of stars [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football icon Son Heung-min has disclosed facing racism as a teenager in Germany, an experience that made the national team’s upset victory over Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup that much sweeter for the star. Son made the revelation during a meet-and-greet session with fans in [...]