The reporter reported coldly At 6 p.m. on February 14, Gamba Osaka's home match against Osaka Sakura kicked off, which meant the start of the new season of the J1 League; At 12 noon on February 15, Pohang Steelers played Daejeon Citizens at home, marking the start of the new season of the K1 League. The top three leagues in East Asia all started in February, and Japan and South Korea started a week earlier than the Chinese Super League. Like the Chinese Super League, the start time of the Japanese and Korean leagues is earlier than last season, with the J1 league one week earlier, the K1 league two weeks earlier, and the end time one week later.

In the new season, the Japan-Korea League has many famous coaches, foreign players and local stars familiar to Chinese fans. Japan's double champion Vissel Kobe and K1 champion Ulsan HD, who just lost the Super Cup, will still be aiming to defend their titles in the new season, while the traditional giants Yokohama Marinos, Kawasaki Frontale and Jeonbuk Hyundai, who had a poor performance last season, will have to try to bottom out.

The J1 League is still the most valuable league in East Asia, with a total value of 293.5 million euros (euros) for the 20 teams, ahead of K1 (141 million) and the Chinese Super League (136.5 million). However, at present, the total investment in the winter window is only 8.64 million, which is half of last year and lower than the 10.5 million in the Chinese Super League.

Since the departure of Iniesta in the summer of 2023, J1's superstar strategy has basically come to an end. Last year, there were 3 Brazilian foreign aid transfer fees of more than 3 million, and this year's bid king Quinion Ones joined Yokohama Mariners for only 1.75 million, which is half of last year's bid king, and it is not as good as the super standard king Dawan (1.9 million).

The highest value of new signings in the J1 winter window is Osaka Sakura's Brazilian foreign player Ratao, but it is only 2.5 million. The highest value of J1 in the new season is local midfielder Jun Kawabebe (4 million), and the most valuable foreign aid is Urawa Red Diamonds' Swedish defender Gustavsson (2.8 million), and the transfer fee and value are lower than those of the Chinese Super League. Last season's J1 Golden Boot Brazilian López was worth only 2 million, while Leonardo, the foreign player who scored the most goals in the Chinese Super League last season, was worth twice as much.

J1 has canceled the limit on the number of foreign players in the 2021 season, but in the new season, only 6 of the 20 teams have more than 6 foreign players, 5 teams have less than 3 players, and Kashiwa Sun God and Tokyo Green have only 1 foreign player. Machida 9 has the largest number of foreign aids, and among the total 93 foreign aids, Brazil has 50 people, accounting for more than half. Among them are Marsinho, Thiago, Eric and other foreign players who have played in the Chinese Super League.

After the end of last season, J1 had 8 team coaches, Kashiwa Suns coach Ricardo coached Three Towns last season, Kawasaki Frontale, Kashima Antlers and Yokohama Mariners, who did not perform well last season, all changed coaches, of which Yokohama Mariner is the former England assistant coach Horan. Vissel Kobe, Yokohama Marinos, Kawasaki Frontale and Sanfrecce Hiroshima have reached the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League, and will play on three fronts in the AFC Champions League, league and cup in the new season.

Japanese media believe that the three arrows of Hiroshima coached by German coach Skibe are the biggest favorites for the championship in the new season; Kashima Antlers hired Tatsu Oniki, a famous coach who has led Kawasaki Frontale to 7 trophies in recent years, followed by the popularity of winning the championship; Vissel Kobe, who retains most of last season's double-winning squad, is in third place. In terms of relegation, promoted Yokohama FC, Okayama Pheasants and Niigata Swans, who finished 16th last season, are the least favored.

In terms of prize money, the J1 champion will receive 300 million yen (about 15 million yuan), the runner-up will receive 120 million yen (about 6 million yuan), and the third place will be 60 million yen (about 3 million yuan). 、

K1 kicks off this Saturday and is the earliest season in history. Compared with J1, which continues to be "civilian", K1's biggest foreign player is the former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard, who joined last year.

K1 has always invested not much in the ball market, and this winter window is less than 3 million. The biggest move was made by defending champions Ulsan HD, who sent away their main centre-forward Choo Min Gyu but brought in as many as 14 new signings, including Venezuelan international midfielder Lacaba. Go to Xia Jin Juan Kun to take over the team halfway, give up the AFC Champions League, and lead the team to reverse and win the K1 three consecutive championships, this season, Jin Juan Kun hopes to hit the four consecutive championships.

FC Seoul, coached by Kim Ki-dong, has a chance to challenge Ulsan's supremacy with Lingard, who joined last year and gradually found his form. In the winter window, Seoul's third line has been strengthened, and its strength has been further improved.

Jeonbuk Hyundai, the former giants who narrowly escaped relegation through the relegation play-offs last season, hired Uruguayan coach Poyet for the new season, and signed 14 new signings in the winter window, including Brazilian striker Andrigo and Italian center Kompagno who played in the Chinese Super League.

Park Tae-ha, who coached in China and finished sixth in Pohang Steelers last season, has brought in nine new signings in the winter window and is also looking to finish in the top three, and they are a strong contender for the Asian spot like Jeonbuk.

In the new season, K1 foreign aid still implements the "Note 6 on 5" policy, but only 1 of the 12 teams has used up 6 foreign aid places. In the new season, Jeju United changed its name to Jeju Seonkyung and registered only two foreign players.

The most expensive player in K1 is Jesse Lingard (4 million), who is also the most internationally renowned foreign player in the trilateral league of China, Japan and South Korea. Italian center Kompagno (3.5 million), who joined from the Chinese Super League, ranked second, and the subsequent players were worth less than 1.5 million, with a huge gap.

In the new season, the K1 schedule spans a large area, leaving room for the top 18 of the World Preliminary Round, the AFC Champions League, and the Club World Cup. Defending champions Ulsan will compete in the Club World Cup in June, while Gwangju FC and Jeonbuk Hyundai have reached the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League respectively.