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Super Junior Fan Meets Korean Reporter in Guadalajara, Mexico

Published 2026.06.17

By Cely Editor

Super Junior Fan Meets Korean Reporter in Guadalajara, Mexico

A reporter from Maeil Business Newspaper encountered a Super Junior fan in her 50s at a subway station in Guadalajara, Mexico while covering the World Cup. The woman was wearing a Korean national football team uniform with a Super Junior character badge on her chest. She introduced herself as 'ARMY' (BTS fan), 'STAY' (Stray Kids fan), and 'ELF' (Super Junior fan), showing the reporter photos of Super Junior member Siwon and BTS members stored on her phone. When the reporter mentioned being from Suga's hometown, the woman reacted with excitement as if meeting Suga himself. The woman guided the reporter to Chapultepec and shared stories of her time living in Monterrey. Before parting at a bus stop, she wrote her name 'Hiadalupe de Lourdes' in the reporter's phone notes. This encounter demonstrates the remarkable popularity of Korean idols and K-culture in Mexico and showcases the influence of Korean Wave at the World Cup host country.