from 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀 Korea Football Team fb:
스스로 뜨거워지기는 쉽지 않습니다.
대한민국이 함께 했기에 뜨거워질 수 있었습니다.
잊지 않고 다시 뛰겠습니다.
감사합니다.
from Yonhap news agency:
North’s Korean Central TV shows a prerecorded broadcast of the #SouthKorea-#Brazil Round of 16 match in the FIFA World Cup on Dec. 7, 2022, in which an ad of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. is not blurred. The match took place in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 5, 2022.
about #choguesung :
ASIAN AMERICA
How Cho Gue-sung became the breakout thirst trap of the World Cup
And what his quick rise to fame says about idol culture, Asian masculinity and more.

Cho Gue-sung during the FIFA World Cup match against Portugal in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Dec. 2. Ulrik Pedersen / DeFodi Images via Getty Images
Dec. 8, 2022, 3:54 AM KST
By Soo Youn
South Korea’s World Cup run ended with a 4-1 loss to Brazil on Monday, but the team boasted some undisputable wins off the field: the minting of several heartthrobs.
Team captain Son Heung Min already enjoyed international acclaim as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur and can now add Calvin Klein underwear model to his resume along with Premier League top scorer. Teammates Jeong Seung Won, number 10, has been compared to K-pop stars, and Cho Yu Min has also attracted new fans of the sport.
But, according to the internet, no one’s star has shone brighter than that of Korea’s “player number 9,” striker Cho Gue-sung.
ASIAN AMERICA
How Cho Gue-sung became the breakout thirst trap of the World Cup
And what his quick rise to fame says about idol culture, Asian masculinity and more.

Cho Gue-sung during the FIFA World Cup match against Portugal in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Dec. 2. Ulrik Pedersen / DeFodi Images via Getty Images
Dec. 8, 2022, 3:54 AM KST
By Soo Youn
South Korea’s World Cup run ended with a 4-1 loss to Brazil on Monday, but the team boasted some undisputable wins off the field: the minting of several heartthrobs.
Team captain Son Heung Min already enjoyed international acclaim as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur and can now add Calvin Klein underwear model to his resume along with Premier League top scorer. Teammates Jeong Seung Won, number 10, has been compared to K-pop stars, and Cho Yu Min has also attracted new fans of the sport.
But, according to the internet, no one’s star has shone brighter than that of Korea’s “player number 9,” striker Cho Gue-sung.
Cho, 24, was a local celebrity as a player for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC before the World Cup, when he had 20,000 Instagram followers. Now, just weeks later, he has 2.6 million — having posted only six times.
And it’s not just his looks — fans also point to his vibe. Reports that Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo complained that Cho told him to hurry off the field when he was being subbed out only endeared him to fans, as did videos of him pushing back against opposing players.
Fan reactions to Cho have been documented across social media platforms in many languages, including Korean, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. On TikTok, videos related to “Cho Gue sung” have garnered 25.5 million views, while the hashtag of his name written in Korean, #조규성, has received 224.4 million.
Even Brazilian fans took note of the opposing team’s thirst trap for their first knockout round match. One Twitter user wrote in Portuguese: “I offer myself as a tribute to console Korea’s number 9 when Brazil beats it today (Brazil for the love of God).”
ASIAN AMERICA
How Cho Gue-sung became the breakout thirst trap of the World Cup
And what his quick rise to fame says about idol culture, Asian masculinity and more.
By Soo Youn of NBC News.com
South Korea’s World Cup run ended with a 4-1 loss to Brazil on Monday, but the team boasted some undisputable wins off the field: the minting of several heartthrobs.
Team captain Son Heung Min already enjoyed international acclaim as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur and can now add Calvin Klein underwear model to his resume along with Premier League top scorer. Teammates Jeong Seung Won, number 10, has been compared to K-pop stars, and Cho Yu Min has also attracted new fans of the sport.
But, according to the internet, no one’s star has shone brighter than that of Korea’s “player number 9,” striker Cho Gue-sung.
On TikTok, videos related to “Cho Gue sung” have garnered 25.5 million views, while the hashtag of his name written in Korean, #조규성, has received 224.4 million.
Even Brazilian fans took note of the opposing team’s thirst trap for their first knockout round match. One Twitter user wrote in Portuguese: “I offer myself as a tribute to console Korea’s number 9 when #Brazil beats it today (Brazil for the love of God).”
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