Is a ballpark a concert venue, or is the other team's favorite chant?
Is a ballpark a concert venue, or is the other team's favorite chant?
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In the era of the first 10 million fans in a single season, KBS conducted a fun survey of 150 baseball fans in the Seoul metropolitan area.
According to the results of the survey to identify factors that will increase attendance at the 2024 KBO, cheering culture is the number one most memorable thing that baseball fans remember after visiting a baseball stadium, but whose cheers do baseball fans in the Seoul metropolitan area prefer?
When asked, “When you go to a baseball game, other than your team's cheer, which team's cheer do you like the most?” many respondents chose Doosan's retro cheer. Jung Soo-bin's cheer is also known for its unisex chants. When the Beach Boys' classic “Surfin' USA” plays during the Doosan Bears' offense at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, the stadium instantly turns into a giant karaoke bar.
Many fans also chose LG's Hong Chang-ki and Park Hae-min as their favorites. Ms. A, a female baseball fan in her 20s, said, “I thought it was just a sport for older people, but I started singing along to the LG batters' cheers and started coming to the ballpark more often. The cost is cheaper than concert venues, and when I went to the ballpark, I found the chants to be addictive. The louder I sing, the more I feel like I'm hitting a hit or a home run.”
Many respondents said they cheer for Lotte's Jeon Jun-woo and Jeong Hoon. “Hit, hit, hit, Serirah~ Serirah Jeon Joon-woo~,” said an SSG fan who repeated Jeon's cheer from start to finish, ”Even though they are opponents, most of Lotte's cheers are easy to follow and catchy.”
Among foreign batters, 토토사이트 several respondents found the cheers of KIA Socrates, Lotte Reyes, and Hanwha Peraza to be addictive.
Samsung Kang Min-ho's theme song, as well as those of KIA Kim Sun-bin, Hanwha Peraza, SSG Eredia, Park Sung-sung, and Samsung Kim Young-woong, also received votes for good cheers, even though they play for other teams.
Baseball stadiums in South Korea are often transformed into giant karaoke rooms during games. The stadiums are filled with thousands and tens of thousands of fans singing along. Whenever a player steps up to the plate, the fans break into a chorus of cheers for that player, something you don't see in American or Japanese professional baseball.
This culture of support seems to have some influence on the players themselves. “There were times when I didn't hit the first pitch on purpose. I didn't feel well, but I really wanted to hear the cheers that day. I'm really grateful to the fans for their support.”
In addition to specific player cheers, team cheers such as Busan Seagulls (Lotte), To Victory (Doosan Bears), Samsung El Dorado Song, and Hanwha Fostering Cheer were also ranked among the songs that fans would like to sing even though they are from other teams.
“It's not my team, but when Doosan Bears fans sing “To Victory,” I can't help but sing along,” said a fan in the Seoul metropolitan area. ”I heard that the singer is Rhapsody of Fire, and I heard that he will be visiting Korea soon. I hope Doosan will have him as the first pitcher, and I hope he will visit the cheering section at Jamsil Baseball Stadium.”