Super Junior’s Lee Teuk to Throw Opening Pitch Tonight

Super Junior's Lee Teuk smiles to roaring fans in front of the photowall during the APAN Star Road event of the 17th Busan International Film Festival in Busan, South Korea on October 5, 2012. [Lee Jin-hyuk/ 10Asia]

K-pop kings Super Junior’s Lee Teuk is readying himself to heat up Seoul’s baseball park tonight.

The singer will throw the opening pitch for Seoul-based baseball team Doosan Bears at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, Korea, Tuesday at 6 p.m. KST, SM Entertainment said in a press release this morning.

On Sunday, the multi-talented idol surprised his fans via his official Twitter message that read, “I’m throwing the first ball at a baseball game on Tuesday..Sorry for being a man above all^^;;I’ll do my best!!!”

The idol star's witty apology came as celebrity pitchers for Korean baseball games are conventionally done by female stars like f(x)'s Krystal and actress Park Shin-hye.

Supporting the soon-to-be-enlisted singer, his three bandmates Shindong, Eunhyuk, Sungmin will give their surprise performance at the scene tonight, the agency added.

The “Sexy, Free & Single” singer is set to enter the army to fulfill his two-year mandatory military service on October 30. He is the second member in the group to temporarily leave the team to serve the duty.

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