K-Pop Idol Faces Fierce Backlash For “Inappropriate” Ceremonial Pitch
On August 29, a civil complaint was filed against WINNER’s Lee Seunghoon for his ceremonial pitch at the Lotte Giants vs. Hanhwa Eagles baseball game in Busan. The complaint requested that the KBO take appropriate measures so “inappropriate pitches” don’t happen again.
We strongly urge KBO commissioner Heo Gu Yeon to immediately send an official notice to all teams to prevent inappropriate pitches from disrupting the game.
— Netizen
Previously, on August 28, Lee Seunghoon threw the first pitch in Busan at the Sajik Stadium. With his hometown being Busan, he shouted, “Lotte winner is here. Let me hear Victory Giants scream! I will give you the victory spirit of WINNER.”
He then pretended to throw the ball and danced on the mound for 18 seconds. It also seemed that the performance was not agreed upon in advance with the catcher. After he threw the ball, it hit the home plate and bounced behind the catcher, Son Seong Bin.
이승훈 시구 !! 손성빈 공 잡으려고 우당탕탕 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ pic.twitter.com/HSxMbBbDeO
— 잉。。。 (@lotteho13) August 28, 2024
Lee Seunghoon’s actions led to criticism that his pitch was inappropriate and disrupted the flow of the game.
Korean netizens, although they thought his ceremonial pitch was a bit long, they felt that filing a complaint was a bit overboard.
- “I laughed so much watching this yesterday.”
- “Does this really need to go as far as a complaint? But I don’t think he should ever be scouted for pitching again.”
- “It’s just hilarious…but filing a complaint is a bit much.”
- “Wow there are a lot of people that are uncomfortable with this.”
- “I thought it was hilarious, though. Why is everyone so mad?”
- “A complaint for this?”
- “People actually file a complaint for this….? It’s just a pitch.”
- “People are so overboard…isn’t there a separate time for the pitch? What do you mean it’s a ‘disruption of the game’s flow’.”
- “I knew something would pop up about this after watching this at night.”
- “It was really long though…it was funny, but I think he was more embarrassed.”
- “Filing a complaint is a bit much…but I remember Aiki also had a negative response.”
- “It is a bit long…”
- “The game can start after the pitch so it’s not really normal for it to be that long.”
- “Aiki got a lot of hate because it was winter then…”
- “What do you mean filed a complaint. So overboard.”
- “What the….”
- “It’s even hilarious that they filed a complaint.”
What are your thoughts on this?
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