{
  "id": 8262909,
  "title": "'Terribly sorry': Wrong Korean anthem played at Asian Games hockey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/terribly-sorry-wrong-korean-anthem-played-at-asian-games-hockey",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T15:13:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/hockey/2026/09/1535789/terribly-sorry-wrong-korean-anthem-played-asian-games-hockey"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA - Before their Asian Games hockey match against Bangladesh on Friday, the South Korean team was left perplexed when North Korea's national anthem sounded instead of their own. Standing at Green Stadium in Gifu, Japan, the South Korean players watched in bewilderment as the unfamiliar song played from the stadium announcer's loudspeaker. The announcer promptly apologized, saying, \"We are really sorry, terribly sorry. National anthem for the Republic of Korea, we played a different song,\" and added, \"I'm really sorry.\"\n\nSouth Korea emerged victorious in the match with a score of 5-0. The North Korean anthem is prohibited in South Korea, along with other symbols representing their wartime adversary. The Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953, concluded with an armistice rather than a formal peace treaty, leaving North and South Korea technically still at war. The Asian Games organizing committee has yet to comment on the unfortunate incident. South Korea has previously voiced complaints about various organizational issues at the Games, including basketball players' dissatisfaction with the dimensions of their living quarters and transport complications affecting preparations for the men's soccer team.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA: The South Korean men’s hockey team were left bemused before their Asian Games match against Bangladesh on Friday when North Korea’s national anthem was played instead of their own.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean men, women win 1st games in field hockey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/korean-men-women-win-1st-games-in-field-hockey",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:22:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "They’re not playing our song! Wrong Korean anthem played at field hockey match at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/theyre-not-playing-our-song-wrong-korean-anthem-played-at-field",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:29:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) (Asiad) S. Korean men, women win 1st games in field hockey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/lead-asiad-s-korean-men-women-win-1st-games-in-field-hockey",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:58:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Wrong Korean Anthem Played at Field Hockey Match at Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/wrong-korean-anthem-played-at-field-hockey-match-at-asian-games",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:16:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}