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Middle blocker-turned-commentator Chang So-yun takes helm at AI Peppers

The Gwangju Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers signed Chang So-yun as new head coach, the club announced on Monday.

2024-03-26

V League suspends Oh Ji-young for bullying teammates

Gwangju AI Pepper Saving Bank AI Peppers libero Oh Ji-young has been suspended from the V League for one year for bullying her teammates, the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) announced Tuesday.

2024-02-27

Pink Spiders thump Hillstate as late-season push continues

The second-place Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders thrashed V League leaders Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate 3-0 on Monday, narrowing the points gap by three points with nearly one month of the regular 2023-24 season left to go.

2024-02-13

Gwangju AI Peppers tie V League record for longest losing streak

The Gwangju AI Peppers lost 3-2 to GS Caltex Seoul Kixx on Tuesday to record a 20th straight loss and tie the V League record loss streak set by the Daejeon Jung Kwan Jang Red Sparks, then called the Daejeon KGC, in the 2012-13 season.

2024-02-07

Hillstate hold on to V League lead despite Red Sparks loss

V League leaders Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate stayed six points clear at the top of the league table despite ending their seven-game winning streak with a loss to the Daejeon Jung Kwan Jang Red Sparks last week.

2024-02-05

AI Peppers come from behind to stun Seoul Kixx

The Gwangju AI Peppers, currently the lowest-ranked team in the V league, denied the No. 2 GS Caltex Seoul Kixx a chance to narrow the gap with the league leaders, defeating the Seoul club 3-2 on their opponent’s home turf in a major upset on Friday.

2023-11-13

Pink Spiders remain undefeated in second week of V League action

V League defending champions Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders continued to dominate the league and topped the table with two wins over Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate and the Gwangju AI Peppers last week.

2023-10-23

Pink Spiders climb up the table as V League season begins

The first weekend of V League action saw the Pink Spiders climb straight back to the top of the table with a 3-0 victory over Hi-Pass while the AI Peppers immediately headed south with a 3-1 loss to Hillstate

2023-10-16

Korean volleyball returns this weekend for the KOVO Cup

The V League teams will be back in action at the 2023 Korean Volleyball Federation (KOVO Cup), where the teams will test out their squad ahead of the upcoming 2023-24 season.

2023-07-28

Park Jeong-ah thinks she can turn the AI Peppers around

Park Jeong-ah is confident that she can lead the Gwangju AI Peppers to success in the upcoming 2023-24 season, despite having been an underdog in the V League since their foundation in 2021.

2023-07-27