On July 11th, the tradition of Korea Day at Shea Stadium continued during
the Mets v. Rockies professional baseball game. It marked the last Korea Day to
be hosted at Shea since the stadium is set to close at the end of this year's regular
season. The Korean Cultural Service provided performances of both Jump,
a popular non-verbal performance, and traditional drum dance, while the
AT Center provided Korean food to baseball fans entering the stadium. Members
of the KTO office in New York handed out brochures and souvenirs to promote
knowledge and travel to Korea.
Just before the start of the game, the 30
second Korea Sparkling commercial was played on stadium jumbotrons. Korea
Day once again proved not only successful for the fans but also to
the Mets who went on to defeat the Rockies 2 - 1.