Song Se-ra won gold in the women's epee individual event at the '2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games', bringing Korea its sixth gold medal. The final, broadcast live on KBS 1TV, recorded a viewership rating of 4.2%.

The semifinals and finals of the women's epee individual event, held at Aichi Sky Expo on the 22nd, were broadcast exclusively on KBS 1TV. Viewership ratings were 4.2% for the final and 3.8% for the semifinal (according to Nielsen Korea), allowing viewers to follow Song Se-ra's journey in real time from her advancement to the final to her gold medal victory. That day, KBS accounted for four of the top five Asian Games programs by viewership.

KBS fencing commentator Kim Jun-ho congratulated Song Se-ra, saying, "Song Se-ra has won many world championship gold medals, but she never had an Asian Games individual gold. Thinking about all the effort she put in for this gold medal makes me so proud of her."

▲ Baseball | 13-0 Cold-Game Win Over Hong Kong in the 7th Inning... 'Team Perfect'

On the same day, KBS 1TV broadcast the second baseball game between Korea and Hong Kong. With commentators Park Yong-taek and Kim Tae-gyun and caster Lee Geun-geun calling the game, the Korean national team achieved a 'team perfect' with a 13-0 victory via a cold game in the 7th inning. The game recorded a viewership rating of 4.1%.

Commentator Park Yong-taek evaluated, "The pitchers threw perfectly. None of the pitchers exceeded 20 pitches." Commentator Kim Tae-gyun said, "The manager probably wanted to run various tests in preparation for the Super Round, and both the pitchers and position players all performed well."

▲ Football | 2-0 Victory Over Saudi Arabia... Advance to Quarterfinals as Group Winners

KBS 2TV broadcast the men's football Group D second group-stage match between South Korea and Saudi Arabia. Held at Mizuho Park Rugby Stadium in Nagoya, Japan, the Korean national team won 2-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals as group winners, recording a viewership rating of 3.6%.

Commentator Lee Young-pyo, who handled the commentary, explained, "Scoring means staying unbeaten. Our national team has recorded two draws and eight losses when failing to score, but has never lost when scoring." He then advised, "We need to press the opponents hard from the start. If we reduce mistakes and dominate the game, it becomes easier."

Immediately after the first half ended 0-0, he called for a change in atmosphere ahead of the second half, saying, "There should be some shouting among the players. Usually in Europe, if a team plays like this, all the players go into the locker room swearing. Even so, the players need to wake up a little."

In the 22nd minute of the second half, Shin Min-ha connected with Um Ji-sung's free kick for a header to score the opening goal, and in the 24th minute, Kim Myung-jun added a goal with a header off a cross from Bae Hyun-seo. Commentator Lee Young-pyo praised Kim Myung-jun, saying, "There were four opposing defenders, but with one accurate cross, he got past all four defenders and scored."

He continued, "In modern football, there is not a single easy team. They must have realized that no one can be easily beaten without giving 100%. The fact that we were able to win this game shows that the players made some effort to change the mood."

The South Korean men's national football team will face Vietnam, the second-place team in Group C, in the quarterfinals on the 25th.

KBS will continue its Asian Games coverage for 16 days under the slogan 'The Moment We Become One Again, Asian Games on KBS.'