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Several stars were also enthusiastic about the Korean national baseball team's advance to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the first time in 17 years.
Lee Jong-hyuk said on his SNS on the 9th, "Does this make sense. I can lose now. That's really cool. But I hope you win again. Way to go," he said in congratulations.
Park Sung-kwang then said, "Thank you for the best game in my life. "I'm so happy that the players laugh," he said, posting a group photo of the Korean national baseball team that advanced to the quarterfinals.
Also, lyricist Kim In-na said, "I'm happy even though my life span is reduced by five years. "How could you make it 7-2 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Republic of Korea?" he said, expressing overwhelming emotion, while Kim Jong-guk said, "I stopped my blood. "It's amazing," he said, expressing his overwhelming heart at the news of advancing to the quarterfinals.
Jang Sung-kyu, a former announcer, said, "The Maginot Line in the Korean quarterfinal scenario of 7-2 was completed with a home run by Moon Bo-kyung, the RBI king's home run king beyond Ohtani, a super save by Captain Lee Jung-hoo and a perfect finish by Cho Byung-hyun." I thank all the national team players for giving me a movie-like story rather than a movie," he said.
Referring to pitcher Noh Kyung-eun, he said, "I gained great comfort and strength as a veteran in his 40s who was born in 84 when he stopped two innings on the mound where he couldn't fully warm up due to the unexpected pain of his junior. Once again, thank you to our players," he added.
Meanwhile, the Korean national team beat Australia 7-2 in the final Group C match of the first round of the 2026 WBC finals at Tokyo Dome in Japan, confirming its advance to the second round (the quarterfinals) for the first time in 17 years.
He dramatically achieved his goal under unfavorable conditions, which required Australia to win by five points with less than two runs, winning a ticket to Miami in the U.S., where the second round will be held in Group C after Japan, which won all three games.
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