Active in Taiwanese Professional Baseball for the 2025 Season
Korean Cheerleaders, Including Lee Dahye, Active in 5 out of 6 Taiwanese Baseball Teams
In June of last year, Lee Joo-eun, a cheerleader for the KIA Tigers, performed the 'Ppikki Ppikki Dance.' YouTube
Last year, KIA Tigers cheerleader Lee Joo-eun, who gained worldwide attention for suddenly jumping up and performing the 'Pikki Pikki dance' while sitting and touching up her makeup, will be active in the 2025 season of Taiwanese professional baseball.
On the 22nd, Fubon Hyundai Life announced, "Joyce Chen, president of Fubon Sports & Entertainment, visited Seoul and signed an exclusive contract with Lee Joo-eun for entertainment activities in Taiwan at the Fubon Hyundai Life headquarters in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul." Going forward, Lee Joo-eun will be active as an exclusive cheerleader for Fubon Entertainment, cheering for the Fubon Guardians in the 2025 Taiwanese professional baseball season.
Previously, Lee Joo-eun was active as a KIA Tigers cheerleader in the 2024 KBO League season and gained great attention for the Pikki Pikki dance. The Pikki Pikki dance is a short dance performed by cheerleaders when a KIA pitcher strikes out an opposing batter, also known as the 'Strikeout Song.' It involves a motion of raising the thumb and waving the arm to the beat of drums and DJ scratches. It was created with the intention of teasing the opposing team and fans who were struck out.
In June of last year, Lee Joo-eun, a cheerleader for the KIA Tigers, performed the 'Ppikki Ppikki Dance.' YouTube
On June 22 last year, a video was uploaded on YouTube showing Lee Joo-eun touching up her makeup during a game and then belatedly dancing when the music started, which gained significant attention and popularity. Overseas influencers and fans shared this video titled ‘Pikki Pikki’ across various social networking services (SNS). As of the 22nd, the original video has recorded approximately 92.68 million views.
The New York Times (NYT) in the United States also took note of the Pikki Pikki dance craze in August last year. In an article titled ‘Who Are These Korean Cheerleaders Sweeping TikTok?’ the NYT reported, “Videos of baseball cheerleaders performing very relaxed movements are dominating SNS algorithms and attracting the interest of viewers worldwide.”
Meanwhile, among the six Taiwanese baseball teams, Korean cheerleaders are active in five teams. About ten star-level cheerleaders, including Lee Da-hye, have transferred to Taiwan and are working not only in cheerleading but also as comprehensive entertainers through advertising shoots and music releases.
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