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most of the sports stopped by Corona 19, Korean professional baseball, which ended yesterday (5th), is attracting worldwide attention. While there are already many fans who have already been broadcast live throughout the United States, the actions of the referees and players are also a hot topic.

Reporter Jungwoo Kim.

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Local reactions to NC and Samsung's opening match that were broadcast live in the United States yesterday were beyond imagination.

Victory Team NC ranked 4th in the Twitter real-time trend across the United States, and the NC team Twitter sent a cheering message from US fans saying, "I will cheer for NC."

NC was a forerunner of North Carolina, and a population of 10 million North Carolina residents came to support NC.

[Lee Yun-bin / NC Dinos Media Public Relations Team Manager: Because there are so many NC fans, I didn't understand at first. (By the way, I was happy to find that connection and find a common denominator and cheer us on.)

[(It's a bat flip.) This is the first 'bat flip' this year!]

KBO League's unique hot 'throw throw' NC Mo Chang-min also made his name known.

[Mo Chang Min / NC Infielder: I didn't know it would be such a big topic. Naturally, it's (Bat Flip), so I hope it will come out (forward).]

The dynamic movement of Korean referees also became a topic.In particular, referee Lee Young-jae's strikeout action, which put his fist down to the ground, gained explosive popularity by saying, 'It seems to start a lawnmower.'

[Lee Young-Jae / KBO Judge: I went out like this all over the world, but once again, I felt like I needed to keep my mind on it.]Comedian Kim Joon-hyun, who appeared with a pizza in a large advertisement on the outfield fence, unexpectedly gained popularity by heating up Twitter.

The spectator seats were empty, but Korean professional baseball started with a strong international interest.

(Video editing: Choi Eun-jin)