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BBC News
10 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Park heads up St Mirren recruitment as Foyle departs
St Mirren have appointed John Park as head of recruitment and emerging talent after Martin Foyle left to join Carlisle was most recently head of recruitment at Blackburn Rovers and has also worked for clubs including Celtic, Rangers, Birmingham City, Maccabi Haifa and Vancouver Mirren CEO Keith Lasley said: "We are sorry to see Martin moving on and wish him the best of luck in his new challenge."His contributions have been key in the club's progression over the past few seasons and we thank him for all his efforts."We have, however, moved quickly to bring John to the club and we are excited to welcome him to St Mirren."John's experiences across the world, significantly in player trading and youth development, make him the ideal person to build upon the relative success at the club over the past few years in line with our club strategy."Manager Stephen Robinson says the exit of "close friend" Foyle is a "sad loss for the club".He added: "Martin has been an integral part of what we've done over the past three-and-a-half years and he's been an integral part of what I've done as a manager over 10 years now."The club have appointed John and it's important that we get working together quickly, build a relationship and I look forward to that."
Korea Herald
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Lee Seung-yoon, aespa take top honors at the 22nd Korean Music Awards
Each takes home three awards K-pop girl group aespa and singer Lee Seung-yoon shared the highest honors at the 22nd Korean Music Awards. The Korean Music Awards, which first began in 2004 and has since become one of Korea's most prestigious music awards, held its 22nd annual ceremony on Thursday at EQL Seongsu in Seoul. In the general categories, aespa won Song of the Year with its hit song "Supernova," while Lee Seung-yoon was named Musician of the Year. Notably, both aespa and Lee Seung-yoon achieved the impressive feat of winning three awards each. Aespa's hit song "Supernova" also earned them Best K-pop Song, while its full-length album "Armageddon" won Best K-pop Album. Currently on its world tour, aespa accepted the awards via video message, saying, 'Three years ago, we won 'Song of the Year' with 'Next Level,' and it is an honor to receive this award again after three years. We will continue working hard this year to repay the love we have received.' Along with Musician of the Year trophy, Lee Seung-yoon won Best Rock Song for "Anthems of Defiance" and Best Modern Rock Song for "Waterfall." Upon receiving the Musician of the Year award, he expressed, 'I believe I am receiving this award because my music does not turn away from the times but rather carries a sense of contemporaneity. I will continue to create music that finds its way into people's drawers, pockets and flower pots, music that does not forget its era.' Band Danpyunsun and the Moments won Album of the Year and Best Modern Rock Album for full-length album "Long Live the Music." Indie male duo Sanmanhan was selected as the Rookie of the Year. Other notable winners included G-Dragon, who won Best Rap Song for "Power" and John Park, who won Best Pop Album for "PSST!," his first full-length album in 11 years.
