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Handball Match Records Viewer Ratings of 15%

Viewer ratings for the Korea-Japan women's handball repeat match, in which Korea beat Japan and advanced to the Beijing Olympics, recorded 15 percent according to the viewer ratings survey company TNS Media. The game was broadcast by MBC TV on Jan. 29.

Another polling company, AGB Nielsen Media Research, says the game recorded ratings of 14.9 percent. The majority of viewers turned out to be women in their 30s.

The game took place in Tokyo. The Korean team defeated Japan 34-21, securing a berth at the Beijing Olympics.

The match drew so much attention largely thanks to the movie "Forever the Moment", which drew 2.5 million viewers nationwide and which deals with handball.

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