Korean people definitely have a love and pride for their country and one of the most evident ways in which they’ve shown it recently was at the World Cup in 2002. In fact the Seoul World Cup Stadium was built just for the World Cup in 2002 when Korea was chosen to host the World Cup along with Japan. Nationalism was clearly evident amongst the thousands of Koreans wearing red shirts with “Be the Reds!” written across it. Wearing the “Be the Reds!” t-shirt was not only a way for fans to show their adoring appreciation for their Korean team, but instead was also a way for everyone to show their love and pride in Korea. Everybody was wearing “Be the Reds!”- from the check-in-girls of Asiana Airlines to businessmen and their families, and from Buddhist nuns to the elderly. In addition, besides wearing red many popular music artists wrote songs especially for the World Cup in which the 
message of the song demonstrates national pride. Even the president at that time- President Kim Dae-jung is one of the 120,000 official members of the Red Devils (the cheering club for the South Korean national team). With all this pride in the Korean soccer team, it’s easy to assume that the Korean soccer team is good which would explain the overwhelming support by many Koreans. However, the Korean soccer team is actually not all that good which is why it was very surprising when the Korean soccer team showed signs of success in 2002. In fact according to an article in the Asian Times, there’s a very minimal love for soccer in South Korea; however, there’s a very great for what soccer represents- national pride. The surprising success of the 2002 Korean soccer team has also helped the Red Devils to be seen as of South Korea itself and most definitely a symbol of national pride.
{Bibliography: http://www.atimes.com/koreas/DF25Dg04.html}
{Video Clip: Koreans Demonstrating their National Pride at World Cup 2002}
message of the song demonstrates national pride. Even the president at that time- President Kim Dae-jung is one of the 120,000 official members of the Red Devils (the cheering club for the South Korean national team). With all this pride in the Korean soccer team, it’s easy to assume that the Korean soccer team is good which would explain the overwhelming support by many Koreans. However, the Korean soccer team is actually not all that good which is why it was very surprising when the Korean soccer team showed signs of success in 2002. In fact according to an article in the Asian Times, there’s a very minimal love for soccer in South Korea; however, there’s a very great for what soccer represents- national pride. The surprising success of the 2002 Korean soccer team has also helped the Red Devils to be seen as of South Korea itself and most definitely a symbol of national pride.{Bibliography: http://www.atimes.com/koreas/DF25Dg04.html}
{Video Clip: Koreans Demonstrating their National Pride at World Cup 2002}
{Video Clip: Singer Buzz singing “Reds Go Together!”}
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