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The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) announced the list of 18 free agents (FA) in the women's team on the 4th. The seven women's teams can freely negotiate with 18 players, including Kang So-hwi (GS Caltex) and Lee Ju-ah (Heungkuk Life Insurance), who appeared in the FA market until the 17th.

The total compensation for the women's team was 2.9 billion won (2,2 billion won for salary cap + 600 million won for option cap + 300 million won for winning championship), up 100 million won from the previous season, and it is expected that each person will be able to sign a contract for up to 800 million won (465,530 dollars) per year. Last year, the maximum amount per person was 775 million won (665,950 dollars).

For reference, the men's team has no annual salary limit. The total amount of pay per team in the men's team is 5.81 billion won (4.15 billion won) with salary cap and option cap (1.66 billion won).

The women's FA market is somewhat overheated.

Each team is busy trying to catch FA big fish players.

In addition to outside heater Jung Ji-yoon and national outside heater Kang So-hwi, who led Hyundai E&C's integrated victory, middle blocker Lee Ju-ah is drawing attention from multiple teams.

In particular, Kang So-hwi, who has played only for GS since wearing the GS Caltex uniform as the first-round pick in the 2015-16 season, attracts the most attention.

Rumors are spreading that multiple teams are targeting him because he is still young at 26 and represents an outside heater in Korea. GS Caltex is also clearly determined to keep its franchise star, "House Rabbit."

Just as Park Jung-ah, who played for the Korea Expressway Corporation last season, chose to make a surprise transfer to the FA women's record (775 million won), attention is focusing on whether she will be able to change her uniform again this time.

Recently, as each team lacks middle blockers, they are also showing interest in Lee Ju-ah and Park Eun-jin (Director Jeong).

It is also questionable whether Heungkuk Life Insurance, which aims to win next season due to Kim Yeon-kyung's (Heungkuk Life Insurance), will be able to catch Lee Ju-ah or Lee Ju-ah, who has earned her first FA qualification, will make a different choice.

Furthermore, it is also noteworthy whether IBK, which has become the "big hand" of the market, will seek to reinforce its players extensively.

In addition, Lee Won-jung (Heungkuk Life Insurance) and Kim Ha-kyung (IBK Industrial Bank) were listed as setter FA, while Na Hyun-soo, Kim Joo-hyang (hereinafter Hyundai Engineering & Construction), and Kim Hyun-jung (IBK Industrial Bank) of Group B, who do not have compensation players, are also waiting for the mayor's choice.