Stray Kids at the Olympics? See which song the group performed

Last Sunday, the 28th, the women’s Artistic Gymnastics competitions began at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. On this first day, the qualifying phase took place for the individual all-around, individual apparatus and team competitions.

In addition to marking the first day in which Simone Bilesrenowned gymnast from the United States, and the Brazilian Olympic champion Rebecca Andradeanother moment that ended up catching the fans’ attention was the Mexican athlete’s solo performance Alexa Moreno.

On this apparatus, in addition to performing the mandatory acrobatics to score points, the gymnast also needs to show choreographic sequences that follow the rhythm of the music chosen for the performance. In Brazil, one of the most memorable series on the floor is that of Daiane dos Santoswith the “Little Brazilian”.

In the case of Alexathe representative of Mexico chose to show her k-popper side and performed a medley of songs by Stray Kids, a boy group from JYP Entertainment. Proving that she is a true fan, the athlete chose three songs from different albums: “LALALA”, “S-Class” and “MANIAC”.

However, this wasn’t the only time K-pop was present at this year’s Olympics. That’s because HYBE has been promoting the genre’s presence in the competitions, one example being the creation of an exclusive lightstick to support Team Korea at the Games, in an agreement with the South Korean Olympic and Sports Committee.

In a statement to Billboard, Seung Suk RheePresident of HYBE IPX, said: “Centralized control is the most outstanding technology that sets us apart from others. At HYBE, we do not see K-pop fans and sports fans as different. We believe that fandoms, whether they are sports, games, movies, anime or theme parks, share a ‘passion’.”

In addition, the song “Fighting” by SEVENTEEN’s sub-unit BSS was also chosen as the official track to represent the South Korean delegation at the Olympic Games. Relive the music video!