{
  "id": 1423953,
  "title": "Why are some baseball fans fuming at PSY's 'Soaked Show 2026'?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/why-are-some-baseball-fans-fuming-at-psys-soaked-show-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T05:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/20260817/why-are-some-baseball-fans-fuming-at-psys-soaked-show-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, a professional baseball game between the NC Dinos and the Lotte Giants was briefly halted due to smoke from fireworks at PSY's \"Soaked Show 2026\" concert drifting into nearby Sajik Stadium. The incident occurred during the 2026 home game at Sajik Stadium in Busan's Dongnae District. Thick smoke spread across the field, prompting umpires to suspend play temporarily. The Lotte Giants later displayed a message on the stadium's electronic scoreboard, informing spectators that the game had been temporarily suspended due to smoke from the concert fireworks. The game resumed approximately 20 minutes later. However, baseball fans have expressed frustration, as a similar incident happened in August last year when a Lotte game at the same stadium was also interrupted by smoke from fireworks.",
  "summary": "A professional baseball game between the NC Dinos and the Lotte Giants was temporarily suspended on Saturday after thick smoke from fireworks at PSY’s “Soaked Show 2026” concert drifted into nearby Sajik Stadium. The 2026 home game between the NC Dinos and Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Dongnae District, Busan, was briefly halted after dense smoke spread across the field. The smoke came from…",
  "key_points": [
    "Smoke from fireworks halted game between NC Dinos and Lotte Giants.",
    "Umpires suspended play temporarily due to thick smoke at Sajik Stadium.",
    "Fans frustrated by recurring incident at same stadium."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The recurrence of concert-related disruptions at Sajik Stadium suggests that event organizers and stadium management need to revisit their coordination to prevent such inconveniences for baseball fans and spectators.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Why are some baseball fans fuming at PSY's 'Soaked Show 2026'?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/why-are-some-baseball-fans-fuming-at-psys-soaked-show-2026-1425735",
        "published": "2026-08-17T05:27:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}