Beautiful legs, beautiful legs, beautiful legs…!　The infield seats were filled with excitement.

Beautiful legs, beautiful legs during and after the game

As soon as they emerged from the Tokyo Dome officials’ exit, the five women were met with loud cheers. At first glance, they looked like Korean idols, but they were the cheerleaders of the Korean WBC national team.

This year, Korea advanced to the final round for the first time in 17 years. The Tokyo Dome was packed with Korean fans, known for their enthusiastic support, and the event was a great success. In particular, the March 8 match between Korea (1-1) and Taiwan (1-2), which was an important game for both teams to advance past the first round, drew more than 40,000 spectators.

The match, of course, was a hotly contested affair between the two countries,” said a passionate spectator, “but it was also a hotly contested affair in the stands.

One of the fans was an ardent “cheering squad” for the Taiwanese team.

The Taiwanese cheerleaders are famous, but the Korean cheerleaders are also very famous among fans. On the day of the event, fans were talking about which cheerleader they were going to cheer for on social media. I definitely prefer the Korean cheerleaders!

The Taiwanese cheerleaders wore cat ears and tight, bare-breasted uniforms, giving the impression of being cute, while the Korean cheerleaders wore oversized uniforms and hot pants, giving them the look of K-pop idols. During the games, they perform skillful dances to K-POP music.

Although there were only five cheerleaders in Japan this time compared to the 12 in Taiwan, their performance and excitement were evenly matched.

The history of cheerleading in professional baseball is said to have originated in South Korea, where the Lotte Giants, then a baseball team for working adults, formed the Lotte Angels cheerleading squad in 1975. Since then, the cheers of Korean professional baseball have mainly consisted of cheerleaders dancing on the benches, and the cheering culture has taken root in the infield, which is very different from that in Japan.

Currently, all 10 Korean professional baseball teams, all 16 men’s and women’s professional basketball teams, and all 13 men’s and women’s professional volleyball teams have cheerleaders, and many cheerleaders are also active in other sports. Some of the cheerleaders are also active as TV personalities. The cheerleaders who came to Japan this time were all very popular.

Although the team lost the crucial game against Taiwan 4-5, the girls came out of the stadium smiling and waving to the cheering fans.

Park Dambi (25) showed off her beautiful legs in a white sweater and hot pants. Cha Yong-hyun (33) also left the stadium in a leather jacket and hot pants, looking like a cheerleader. Seo Hyun-suk (31), a 168 cm tall model and TV personality with short blond hair, responded to the cheers with a cool smile.

Thanks to their support, the Korean team made it to the final round, but lost to the Dominican Republic 10-0 in the quarterfinals.

Like Japan, the team did not make it to the final four, but like the Korean cheerleaders, they left a strong impact on baseball fans. The next tournament will be held in three years, and we look forward to more success from the girls.

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