Ilgan Sports (Korean: 일간스포츠; The Daily Sports or 1S for short) is a South Korean daily sports and entertainment newspaper founded in 1969. Formerly under Hankook Ilbo, it is now owned by the JoongAng Media Network through JTBC Plus.^[1]

History

• September 1969 - Ilgan Sports was launched as a sister newspaper of Hankook Ilbo.
• March 1970 - The newspaper exceeded 43,000 copies sold.
• May 2001 - Ilgan Sports signed a partnership agreement with Japan's Hochi Shimbun (now Sports Hochi).
• July 2001 - It joined the KOSDAQ.
• December 2005 - JoongAng Ilbo acquired Ilgan Sports.
• April 2006 - The newspaper used its shortened name 1S for the first time, and incorporated it in its logo.
• May 2010 - The newspaper's headquarters was relocated to the JoongAng Media Building in Seoul, sharing one place with JoongAng Ilbo.
• December 2015 - JTBC Plus takes over as publisher of Ilgan Sports.^[2]