"The land of Yamado Island across the East Sea..."
A one-run lead over the bases-loaded crisis in the bottom of the 10th inning with no outs. Kyoto International High School players, who lined up after confirming their victory, sang Korean school songs. It was a historical moment when Korean schools won the 106th National High School Baseball Championship, the so-called Koshien.
Kyoto International High School, which scored two points in the top of the 10th inning of extra time, entered 0-0, was on the verge of loading the bases with no outs in the ensuing defense, but won the title with emotion as it did not allow a tie. The scene of Kyoto International High School players singing the school song and the screen with Korean lyrics were broadcast live across Japan through TV broadcasts. Yahoo Japan, Japan's largest portal site, broke the news of Kyoto International High School's victory. More than 3,500 comments were posted in an article delivered by the Asahi Shimbun, the organizer of the competition, proving the Japanese' interest in Koshien in the summer.
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Kyoto International High School began with the so-called 'ethnic school' created by Koreans in Japan. It opened as Kyoto Chosun Middle School in 1947 and changed its school name to Kyoto International High School in 2003 with official approval from the Japanese government, and general students began to enter the school. Most of them are Japanese students now. In particular, most of the male students are Japanese students scouted as baseball team members. However, the Korean school song that begins with 'Yamado (Yamato) land across the East Sea is the same as our ancestors' old dreams'. He first made the national stage at Koshien in the spring of 2021, and advanced to the semifinals in the summer of understanding. This year, he even won the championship.
Japan's response to the Korean school's victory was generally 'Congratulations'.
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Japanese netizens said, `Both teams did a great job', 'Congratulations on winning Kyoto International High School', Congratulations to Kwandong Jeil High School who won the runner-up prizeMost of the contents were '. Comments analyzing the pitches of Kyoto International High School starting pitchers Nagazaki and Kanto Jeil High School Hatanaka, who played well on the day, were also widely supported.
Some right-wing netizens also noticed comments questioning Kyoto International High School's Korean language school song. However, mature comments such as 'Politics and Sports Are Separate' and 'Don't Make Accusations to Be Criticized' received higher sympathy.
Opinions were divided on the newly introduced extended match-winning system from this tournament. Japan's Chunichi Sports said, `Fans congratulated the winning team on the final match that was decided to be a match, but expressed complicated emotions.' `As much as we want to see a battle between the two schools in the final, let's not implement a match.'
