Korea Explained: Similarities Between K-Drama "Cheer Up" & Korean Cheerleading At Yonsei University (ft. Interviews)

A lot of K-Drama fans are introduced to Korea, Korean society, and Korean culture through K-Dramas. While K-Dramas are entertaining programs that do not always aim to cover real-life and factual events, they are a good window into Korea.

Kpopmap aims to give you more insight and understanding of the numerous and exciting Korean cultural facets you've seen or glimpsed in K-Dramas. With the information we aim to provide, you will know more facts and understand even more about Korea and Koreans in their complexity. Of course, you would enjoy the dramas better with a smoother and deeper understanding of what you could have missed. These topics are also fascinating to talk about among K-Drama fans.

With the airing of the SBS drama "Cheer Up", many drama viewers have been curious about cheerleading in Korea and might have missed all the hints about the famous Yonsei and Korea University rivalry. We aim to quickly cover cheerleading culture in Korea but primarily focus more on university cheerleading and the universities hinted at in the drama (especially Yonsei). Also, don't miss out on the interviews of Koreans on the topics at the end of the article.

 

Cheerleading in "Cheer Up"

"Cheer Up" is a campus romantic comedy drama that focuses on the story of the struggling Yeonhee University's cheering squad - Theia. It stars Han JiHyun and Kim HyunJin as Do HaeYi and Jin SeonHo, the new members of Theia, and Bae InHyuk as Park JungWoo, the captain of Theia.

The majority of the characters and plot are centered around Theia, the cheerleaders of Yonhee