The South Korean team lost to the Japanese community 0:5. Korean media lamented Japan’s cold response.
Quick Look
- The South Korean baseball team lost 0:5 to Japanese players in the Nagoya Asian Games Super Cycle, swallowing the humiliation of losing to Japan since 2006 and being shutout for the first time in the history of the Asian Games.
- The Korean media bombarded this and described it as a "tragedy", but in comparison, the Japanese media responded coldly, making the Korean media even more humiliating.
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Why It Matters
The South Korean team lost to Japan again since the 2006 Doha Asian Games, and it was the first time that Japan was shut out by Japan since baseball was listed as an official event of the Asian Games.
South Korea team. (File photo, taken by reporter Chen Zhiqu)
Yesterday in the Nagoya Asian Games Baseball Super Cycle, the South Korean team composed of all professional players lost 0:5 to Japanese people, which aroused the bombardment of the Korean media. What made the Korean media even more concerned was the reaction of the Japanese media after the victory.
This is the second time the South Korean team has lost to Japan since the 2006 Duha Asian Games. It is also the first time since baseball was listed as an official event of the Asian Games that the South Korean team has suffered a humiliating defeat.
The Korean media "더게이트" wrote an article stating that after the Japan-Korea War, the Korean media reported the defeat with titles such as "Professional players lost to the public", "Nagoya Massacre", "20 years of humiliation", etc. The Korean Internet was also full of anger and cynicism.
In comparison, the local response in Japan was relatively lukewarm. The article mentioned that as of early this morning, there were only two news articles on the Japanese Yahoo website, which was in sharp contrast to the Korean media.
Korean media directly stated: "In South Korea, this defeat was described as the first 'tragedy' in 20 years, causing an uproar; however, Japan showed an atmosphere of almost indifference, and because of this, this defeat seemed even more humiliating."
Open Questions
- What is the next schedule for the South Korean team?
