"All Test Takers Nationwide, Hit a 'Home Run'..." Home Run Ball Suneung Edition Released

510,000 Bags to Support 510,000 College Entrance Exam Takers
Available for Purchase at Convenience Stores Nationwide Until November

Haitai Confectionery's Home Run Ball is stepping up to cheer for all the students nationwide taking this year's College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).

On the 25th, Haitai Confectionery announced that 50 days before the CSAT, it will release the 'Home Run Ball CSAT Edition,' featuring a message wishing great success on the exam along with a sweet break. To support all 510,000 test takers in 2025, 510,000 bags have been prepared and will be available at convenience stores nationwide until November.

As the national representative baseball snack, Home Run Ball has long been famous as a good luck charm for many home run hitters and baseball fans. Eating Home Run Ball before stepping up to the plate is said to help hit actual home runs, and cheering with Home Run Ball is believed to bring victory. As the number one snack at baseball stadiums and a lucky charm for wins, Home Run Ball now carries a message wishing great success for students aiming for a 'home run' on the CSAT.

The Home Run Ball mascot 'Ro,' dressed not in a baseball uniform but in a school uniform, becomes a test taker and carries messages wishing for 'Daebak (great success),' 'Correct Answers,' and 'Passing.' True to its name, the messages are 'Correct Answer Home Run,' 'Passing Home Run,' and 'Daebak Home Run.' Additionally, it includes a confident certificate of passing, a fork symbolizing marking answers well, and a four-leaf clover wishing for luck?making it a hopeful Home Run Ball.

There is also an event to enjoy the CSAT Home Run Ball edition sweetly while wishing great success for friends. In the 'Your Life is a Home Run' event, participants can send stories about their dreams or fun exam experiences via the QR code on the package side to the event page. If the story is selected, 6,000 bags of Home Run Ball will be gifted to share with friends studying together in the same class, academy, or study group.

A Haitai Confectionery official said, “With the Home Run Ball CSAT Edition that brings victory, we hope to share the sweet luck of great success on the CSAT with all the students nationwide who are working hard and feeling exhausted preparing for the exam.”