Tae-Han-Min-Geuk, is the official name of South Korea and a popular cheer that we heard many times on Tuesday night at the soccer game, the story follows:
So we went to watch the soccer game at a local university on Tuesday night. It was crazy! I (Emily) arrived at about 7:30 to try and meet some friends. I found them but it was impossible to stay with them and wait for Jon at the same time, so they left and I got a spot to watch the action. The university had a giant stage set up with some local bands playing which were pretty good. The area kept getting more and more crowded with people, all wearing red shirts and many scarves, flags and devil horns. (The Korean cheering people are known as "red devils" - hence the horns)
Jon and his coworker Brooke arrived at about 10:45PM because it was impossible to get a taxi and the crowds were so large they couldn't get to where I was. Finally we all found each other and watched the game on a giant screen. The game was awesome and Korea won which was so cool! The fans were so enthusiastic, they all know these cheers that they would yell in unison. And when Korea scored they would all stand up and dance and shout. It was a crazy night! We will never forget it!
Here are some pictures of the excitement!
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