* Australian Korean supporters and the Korean cheering squad are cheering together during the North Korea–China match. ⓒ Il Young Jeong Il Young Jeong Senior Research Fellow_Institute of Social Science_Sogang University “Go Korea!” echoed across Australia. It felt good not to have to divide the peninsula into South and North. “Go Korea!” The heartfelt chant was both a cheer for our South and North Korean players and a call for reconciliation between the two Koreas and for peace on the Korean Peninsula. This is the story of a South Korean cheering squad supporting both South and North Korea at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, held in Australia since March 1. This article is a personal account written by the author, who participated in the tournament as a member of the joint cheering squad. The reason we set off for a distant southern land, Australia This is Sydney, Australia’s representative global city, where the Women’s Asian Cup football tournament is in full swing. I v...
'The Korean Odyssey' introduces various issues on the Korean Peninsula and proposes academic & policy ideas for peace on the Korean Peninsula.