The wait at the fan store continues 4 hours before the game starts.
Annual leave and vacation are basic, and even work until just before the game.
“I’m definitely going to win today and watch the ‘Group Bbikippiki’!”
On the 28th, when the 5th game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Postseason Korean Series (best of 7) between the KIA Tigers and Samsung Lions was held, Kia Champions Field in Gwangju was filled with the enthusiasm of fans of both teams.
From 2 p.m., about four hours before the start of the game, a long line of fans formed at the fan store to purchase uniforms and cheering equipment.
Fans of both teams showed their desire for victory by purchasing uniforms for the players they were rooting for and taking commemorative photos.
On this day, Lee Do-eun (34, female), a 15-year fan of starting pitcher Yang Hyun-jong, came to Gwangju on an early morning bus from Suwon, Gyeonggi-do to watch the game.
He said, “I kept pressing ‘refresh’ and trying to reserve tickets for the Korean Series, but all of them failed and only games 2 and 5 were successful. “I lost my ticket in the second round because it was canceled due to rain, and today is my first time taking annual leave, so I definitely hope I win,” he said.
Mr. Lee said, “Even before entering the Korean Series, I had a strong feeling that we would win 4:1 without knowing why,” and expressed his wish, “I hope that my player Yang Hyun-jong will throw the ball hard and lead KIA to the championship.”
Jeon Ju-hyung (31) and Kim Yeon-kyung (28, female), a Samsung Lions fan couple from Seocho-gu, Seoul, were busy with work until the game started.
The two people, who arrived in Gwangju around 10:30 a.m., were unable to go to work today, so they looked happy as they completed the backlog of work at a cafe located in Champions Field.
Husband Jeon Joo-hyung said, “KIA is playing well, so realistically it will be difficult to win,” but added, “But the Samsung Lions are also doing better than expected at the beginning of the season, so I hope today’s game is not the end and a miracle happens.”
His wife, Kim Yeon-kyung, who was in the first game away to Gwangju, said, “I like pitcher Won Tae-in, but it’s a shame I won’t be able to see him. I hope Kang Min-ho and Park Byeong-ho hit home runs in today’s game. “We must not stop challenging ourselves once we hit about five home runs,” he emphasized.
There was also a friend who shared KIA and Samsung fan uniforms. The main characters are Noh Won-seok (27) and Park Ji-yeon (29, female) from Gwanak-gu and Yeongdeungpo-gu in Seoul.
Before the game started, the two posed in front of a banner that said, “We support both teams’ great game,” installed at Champions Field.
Noh Won-seok, a Samsung fan, said, “Even if we lose, I try to find meaning in the fact that I watched the last game. I am satisfied just that Samsung, which was evaluated as the weakest and the team was not in a good condition at the beginning of the season, made it to the finals.”
Ji-yeon Park, a KIA fan, said, “I am confident that we will win today and end the Korean Series,” adding, “I hope that captain Na Seong-beom will hit a home run to end the game, and coach Beom-ho Lee promised that if he wins, he will hold a ‘group pipikipiki’ ceremony.” He said, “I will definitely see it today.”
The game on this day will be held at Kia Champions Field in Buk-gu, Gwangju at 6:30 p.m.
(Gwangju = News 1)
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