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Title: Son, BTS fuel Korea fever in Mexico
Link: Original article on donga.com
Region: DE
Topics: fan; guadalajara; cup; korea; fever; world; bts; fuel; south; son; mexico; training; korean; Son Heung-min; BTS; Tottenham Hotspur F.C.; Morocco 2026 FIFA World Cup bid; Los Angeles FC; Italy national football team
Datetime: 6/11/2026, 12:06:10 AM
Summary: “I’ve followed my idol Son Heung-min ever since his days at Leverkusen and Tottenham.”Flavio Barrios, 34, said Tuesday at Plaza de la Liberación in Guadalajara, Mexico, where preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Fan Festival were underway. Among installations featuring the flags of World Cup participants, the South Korean display attracted the largest crowds. BTS fans, in particular, flocked to the site.Araceli Cadena, 62, greeted this reporter with a cheerful “Annyeonghaseyo” before explaining that she has been a BTS fan since 2013. “I became interested in Korea because of BTS and started learning Korean,” she said. “I enjoy all of BTS’s music, but these days I’ve been listening most to their fifth album, ‘Arirang.’”Hema said she was introduced to K-pop by her daughter and soon became an enthusiastic BTS fan herself....
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