BTS Sugar celebrates Samsung Lions' victory... First championship in 12 years

BTS SUGA posted a TV broadcast screen on his Instagram story on the 8th capturing the moment when the Samsung Lions secured the Korean Series championship. The photo showed Samsung players gathered on the mound celebrating their victory. The Samsung Lions won Game 5 of the Korean Series against the KT Wiz at Daegu Samsung Lions Park that day with a score of 12-1, clinching the series 4-1 and taking the championship. This victory marks their first Korean Series title in 12 years since 2014 and their ninth overall. It is also the first Korean Series championship since Samsung moved their home stadium to Samsung Lions Park in 2016. Samsung, which finished second in this year’s regular season, became the first team in eight years since the 2018 SK Wyverns (now SSG Landers) to win the Korean Series without finishing first in the regular season. Meanwhile, the KT Wiz finished as runners-up. SUGA, who is from Daegu, has consistently shown his affection for the Samsung Lions. He has shared photos of himself wearing Samsung uniforms in the past and mentioned Samsung Lions as the team he supports even while abroad. In 2019, he gained attention by revealing he was a Samsung fan in a video released by the LA Dodgers, featuring a meeting with Ryu Hyun-jin. At that time, some international fans wondered if SUGA was referring to the electronics brand Samsung, but he clarified that he supports the Korean professional baseball team Samsung Lions. The Samsung Lions organization expressed their desire to invite SUGA as the ceremonial first pitch thrower at Daegu Samsung Lions Park through their official SNS. They also prepared gifts including four uniforms with the number 93 and ’SUGA’ printed on them, as well as a fan book. Meanwhile, BTS, the group SUGA belongs to, plans to continue their world tour ’Arirang’ with 15 shows across five cities starting this month in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, followed by Bangkok, Thailand; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; and Jakarta, Indonesia through December.