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LA FC is screaming joyfully at 'Son Heung-min effect'
LA FC posted an article titled `Son Heung-min effect' on the 26th (Korea time). The club said 'The effects of Son Heung-min's joining are unprecedented' and that concrete data such as home games sold out and social media views more than doubled' Specific figures followed. LA FC said 'After Son Heung-min joined, the number of club-related content views increased by 594% to 33.98 billion. Media coverage of the club also increased by 289%.
Mike Mikita, a high school teacher and a member of LA FC's Korean supporters group TSG"You can see middle-aged men wearing Son Heung-min uniforms while walking or driving in the neighborhood these days. It's really new." "So many people came to the cheering party recently. Not a few people were excited by the new flag, support, and various SNS videos." He said "Before, Korean-Americans who were born and raised in the United States and were familiar with English were dominant, but now many generations are coming forward. It's a great pleasure." Korean Americans have been desperate for this opportunity," he added.
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Song Bin Ju Vargas, who runs a smoked BBQ restaurant in Koreatown, recently painted and installed a mural of Son Heung-min wearing a Korean-American flag and a uniform that read 'KOREA Gangwon' on the side of Koreatown. He said "My father is from Chuncheon, the same hometown as Son Heung-min. He said he had seen young Son Heung-min when he played for a club in Chuncheon with Son's father (Son Woong-jung) decades ago.
Another member of TSG, Josh An, said "My friends around me knew I was going to the football field, but they didn't think much of it. However, after Son Heung-min joined the team, he said 'Let's go to the soccer field' LA FC may rise to the level of Shohei Ohtani's LA Dodgers, but it has a similar atmosphere.
Son Heung-min, who has played three games since advancing to MLS, is showing off his legendary performance. In the match against FC Dallas on the 25th, Masugol scored a fantastic free kick and was selected as the league's best 11 for two consecutive weeks. Even though he played three away games alone, he is driving the cloud.
Son Heung-min will make his LA FC home debut against San Diego FC at BMO Stadium on the 31st. The BMO Stadium, which can accommodate 22,000 people, is known to have sold out to standing seats. It is expected that the `Son Heung-min effect' that has been driven by MLS will reach its peak.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
