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| 롯데 팬참관단. Photo courtesy = Lotte Giants |
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| 롯데 팬참관단. Photo courtesy = Lotte Giants |
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| Lotte fan Joyein Nini met in Taipei, Taiwan. Reporter Kim Young-rok |
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[Tainan (Taiwan) = Reporter Kim Young-rok from Sports Chosun] "Korean? I learned it by watching Lotte (Zionts) baseball."
The visual shock of Korean culture toward Asia is not just about movies and dramas. 'Sajik Idol' also works in Asia.
Many fans visited Taipei Dome, where the friendly match between the Lotte Giants and the Taiwan WBC (World Baseball Classic) national team was held, and Taiwan, where Lotte's spring camp was underway.
Among them, there were many fans who dressed up in Lotte uniforms and captured the players' every move with the so-called 'Camera'. I talked to him that he was a Korean fan, and he said, "He's Chinese. I can't speak Korean very well."
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| Yoon Dong-hee at the time of Premier 12. Sports Chosun DB |
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Without exception, the first names that appear in their mouths are 'Yoon Dong-hee', 'Kim Won-joong', and 'Na Seung-yeop'. Yoon Dong-hee seems to have been impressed by Taiwanese fans during the Hangzhou Asian Games, Premier 12, Na Seung-yup also Premier 12, and Kim Won-joong, which were held in Taiwan last year, during the 2023 WBC. What they have in common is their tall height of around 1m90 and slim body. I don't know what kind of team Lotte is or what kind of players there are.
The same goes for Taiwanese journalists. Before Yoon Dong-hee's interview was conducted during the Taiwan War, there were several reporters who asked, "'Yoon Dong-hee's interview should not be missed, ask me when it will be held.'" When the interview began, several reporters filmed the video on their mobile phones.
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| Kim Won-joong. Photo courtesy of Lotte Giants |
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The match against Taiwan was played amid overwhelming cheering inferiority for Lotte's team. With about 17,000 fans entering, Lotte's cheering was held only by dozens of fan attendance groups far from the cheering squad.
Cho Ye-won, a Korean international student living in Kaohsiung, and Nini, a Chinese high school student, visited the site in Lotte uniforms. The two met on social media at the time of Premier 12 and said they were in sync.
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| Lotte fan Joyein Nini met in Taipei, Taiwan. Reporter Kim Young-rok |
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In particular, Nini showed off his Korean language to the extent that he conveyed his opinion fairly coherently. He said, "Yoon Dong-hee is handsome, so I came to like Lotte, and I learned Korean while watching Lotte baseball.", he explained. They showed off their strong fan spirit to the extent that they were spotted again at Tainan Baseball Stadium the next day.
At the Taipei Dome, I met a male fan named Louie. When asked why he wore a Lotte uniform, he said, `I really like Lotte cheerleaders, so I became a Lotte fan.' In fact, Taiwanese baseball teams often recruit famous celebrities as cheerleaders and attract fans.
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| Lotte cheerleader fan Louis met in Taipei. Reporter Kim Young-rok |
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Chinese fans Ye-ye and Su-hwa, who met at Tainan Baseball Stadium, introduced themselves in Korean, even though they only had a month-long language study in Korea. I came to see it after hearing that the team with Yoon Dong-hee came to Tainan. He said he doesn't know much about the Lotte team itself or other players. "I've never seen him before today, but Hong Min-ki and Lee Young-jae are handsome."," he said, expressing his affection.
Besides "Na Seung-yeop is the coolest when he hits." Come to think of it, it's cooler when you run with long legs", "Originally, I fell in love with Kim Won-joong's long hair, but now I look much better with my hair cut", "Jeon Jun-woo really looks manly. There were also Chinese fans who said, "It's really cool to see your shoulders open."
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| Chinese Lotte Pan Digestion and Yes, met in Tainan, Taiwan. Reporter Kim Young-rok |
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A Lotte official said, `Since there are many young players, I think they are connected to the younger generation in terms of appearance. There are many handsome players, and there seem to be players who have received attention in international competitions like Yoon Dong-hee and Na Seung-yeop, but overall, Taiwanese fans seem to like tall and slim players. "
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
