Kyoto Worldwide Excessive College’s Koshien Triumph Amid Controversy Over Translated College Music Lyrics

Kyoto Worldwide Excessive College defeated Jiben Excessive College, representing Nara Prefecture, 4-0 within the quarterfinals of the Koshien Summer time Finals held at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya Metropolis, Hyogo Prefecture on the nineteenth. In as we speak’s recreation, Kyoto Worldwide Excessive College received by scoring 2 factors within the backside of the 4th over, 1 level within the backside of the fifth, and 1 level within the backside of the seventh.

After the victory, the scholars sing the varsity track with Korean lyrics, “Throughout the East Sea, the land of Yamato within the sacred place of the traditional goals of our ancestors,” broadcast nationwide by way of NHK.

Nonetheless, in NHK’s Japanese subtitles, the correct identify ‘East Sea’ was modified to ‘East Sea’ and the phrases ‘Korea academy’ had been additionally translated as ‘Korea academy’, which was totally different from the unique that means.

NHK mentioned Kyoto Worldwide Excessive College was offering Japanese subtitles instantly on the time of broadcast. In relation to this, Kyoto Worldwide Excessive College mentioned it couldn’t disclose its place to MBC.

Kyoto Worldwide Excessive College is thought to be ready the place it’s troublesome to withstand the distorted Japanese faculty track subtitles. It’s because each time a Korean faculty track is broadcast, right-wing netizens unfold hateful messages on-line, and there are additionally issues concerning the security of the varsity, athletes, and college students.

In reality, when Kyoto Worldwide Excessive College received the second spherical of the Koshien Summer time finals on the 14th and the Korean faculty track was broadcast, there have been damaging reactions like “Why do they sing the Korean faculty track in Japan?” media.

In the meantime, the Koshien Summer time, which began in 1915 and is now in its 106th yr, is Japan’s consultant highschool baseball event and is called the ‘dream recreation’ for native highschool gamers. This yr, out of three,715 faculties throughout Japan, 49 faculties superior to the finals after going by way of the regional preliminary spherical.

Kyoto Worldwide Excessive College joined the Japan Excessive College Baseball Federation in 1999, advancing to the Koshien summer time finals for the primary time in 2021, reaching the semi-finals. Within the Koshien Summer time 2022 finals, they narrowly misplaced within the first spherical, and didn’t advance to the finals final yr.

The semifinals of the Koshien finals will likely be held on the twenty first.

Digital Information Crew Reporter Yuna Lee

YTN Yuna Lee (lyn@ytn.co.kr)

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