Lim Chan-kyu said hello to LG fans and made a big bow at the 2023 LG Love Giving Festival with Championship held at Kyung Hee University Peace Hall in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul on the 2nd. Before the main event began, when the host said, "There is a surprise guest," many people wondered who it was, but the sound of the song solved the curiosity. When Lim Chan-kyu's song "Tell Me (Wonder Girls)" played, everyone knew the answer. It was a real surprise appearance that club officials knew only on the day of the event.
Lim Chan-kyu said he would come to the Love Giving Festival even with a "one-day contract" if the FA contract did not end before the event. He said, "I thought I couldn't wait to see you. Many people said they wanted to see it on social media, so I was going to come, but I think it's the right thing to come," he said, receiving a big bow from the fans as a final greeting.
In fact, Lim Chan-kyu was a "busy body" with another schedule later in the day. However, I took time to visit the venue to meet my fans. Lim Chan-kyu, who took a short time before leaving the venue, said, "I won because the fans cheered me up with passion all year long, so I wanted to meet you in person and say hello. I couldn't meet all of them, but I just wanted to meet and say hello to those who came," he said.
Saying a big bow to the fans was also a way to repay the support. Lim Chan-gyu said, "I suddenly wanted to do that today. That's how I felt. Thank you for the past year. It didn't mean much. "I expressed my feelings for your support this year," he said.
Even ahead of the FA, he participated in many media interviews on behalf of LG. Although it is an FA, the strange relationship that seems to be an LG family continues. Lim Chan-kyu said, "I don't think I did a lot of interviews because I was good, but I think a lot of people came because the team won and because I was in LG for a long time. There were more interviews about the team than personal interviews about me. I think he went out on behalf of the team," he replied humbly.
Here, he also directly expressed his desire to remain at LG. But why hasn't it been stamped yet. In fact, it was late when negotiations between LG and the agency began. LG General Manager Cha Myung-seok and Ricoh Sports CEO Lee Ye-rang began negotiations on Lim Chan-kyu on the morning of the 30th. On this day, CEO Lee Ye-rang had to complete the contract of Doosan's Yang Seok-hwan, "two families with one roof." Lim Chan-kyu's contract still requires time.
Lim Chan-gyu also fully understands this background. He said, "I met the director for the first time two days ago (November 30). We are going to continue to meet in the future. I understand that there were some words before that, but now it's only been two days (since negotiations began), so I'm going to talk about it well in the future. 스포츠토토
CEO Lee Ye-rang left for the U.S. on the 2nd to attend the Major League Winter Meeting. Lim Chan-kyu said, "Negotiations can be done through video, and (CEO Lee Ye-rang) can also come in. It's not a long time out. I know you'll be here soon. I'm just waiting while working out and preparing for spring camp," he explained.
But even before the negotiations started, Lim Chan-kyu asked for some moneyFurthermore, rumors such as that several teams are competing have ignited the stove league. Due to rumors of unknown sources, he was also criticized by fans for being "greedy." Lim Chan-kyu is also well aware of this fact. Lim Chan-kyu smiled brightly, saying, "I was curious where such rumors would come from, but I think I just enjoyed it because I know that the club and the agent are groundless."
Meanwhile, Lim Chan-kyu had his best season since his debut this year with 14 wins, 3 losses and a 3.42 ERA. Fourteen wins is the highest number of wins among Korean starting pitchers in the KBO League. The ERA is ninth among the 17 players who filled the regular innings and fourth among pitchers in Korea. Just because he has not yet stamped his seal, LG is also determined to sign Lim Chan-kyu.