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Korean gymnast throws awesome first pitch

July 8, 2013 by Yein Jee

Korean rhythmic gymnast Shin Soo-ji made headlines recently with her amazing first pitch for the Doosan Bears. The former Olympian performed a gymnastic manoeuvre before throwing the ball which went just a bit off from home base…

Korean gymnast Shin Soo Ji first pitch

Animated image via TodayUS [Kr]. You can check the original video on Youtube.

[Update] Here’s a Twisted First Pitch video from CNN…

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Amazing and cool, Asian Gymnasts, Asian pop culture, Asian videos, Baseball & Cricket, Doosan Group, East Asia, Korean pop culture, Korean women, South Korea, Sports and athletes

SNSD Tiffany throws first pitch for LA Dodgers

May 7, 2013 by Yein Jee

Korean pop group Girls’ Generation’s Korean-American member Tiffany was back at her hometown Los Angeles to throw a ceremonial first pitch for the Dodgers…

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: American showbiz, Asian American, Asian videos, Baseball & Cricket, Girls' Generation, Korean pop culture, Korean showbiz, Los Angeles, Tiffany Young, United States

Son Yeon-jae throws first pitch for LG Twins

April 9, 2011 by Yein Jee

Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae threw a ceremonial first pitch for the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. Photos by Sportschosun [Kr]…

Korean gymnast Son Yeon Hae baseball first pitch

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Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Asian Gymnasts, Asian women, Baseball & Cricket, East Asia, Korean pop culture, Korean women, LG Electronics, Seoul City, Son Yeon-jae, South Korea

India celebrates Cricket World Cup win

April 3, 2011 by Yein Jee

Host nation India won the ICC Cricket World Cup after 28 years on Saturday. Video by Al Jazeera showing the jubilant celebrations in Mumbai…

Cricket is huge in some Commonwealth countries. It’s sometimes dubbed as the world’s second most popular sport (behind football) because of its popularity in the densely populated South Asian region.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Asian videos, Baseball & Cricket, Indian pop culture, Mumbai City, Republic of India, South Asia, Sports and athletes

SNSD maknae Seohyun threw opening pitch

March 29, 2010 by Yein Jee

Another SNSD member throwing a ceremonial first pitch at a professional baseball game. This time it’s the Korean pop group’s maknae (the youngest) Seohyun who’s the star, with fellow member Yoona the hitter. Image by Spdstudio [Kr]…

SNSD maknae Seohyun baseball first pitch

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Baseball & Cricket, Doosan Group, East Asia, Girls' Generation, Im Yoona, Korean pop culture, Korean showbiz, Korean women, Seo Joo-hyun, South Korea

Korean baseball mascots do K-pop dance

August 2, 2009 by Yein Jee

Baseball mascots for the Samsung Lions in Korea Baseball Organization (league) are famous for their imitation of popular K-pop dances and various comedic skits. Sharing a few fancams (via fi55an & beurreo) of their performances…

Lee Hyori – U Go Girl

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Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Asian videos, Baseball & Cricket, Cute and adorable, Daegu Metropolitan City, East Asia, Fun and humour, Korean pop culture, Samsung Group, South Korea

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