The Lotte Giants achieved a big victory over the NC Dinos, breaking free from a 12-game losing streak, while Rebuilding Korea Party Chairman Cho Kook reacted with delight.

Rebuilding Korea Party former representative Cho Kuk and Busan Geumjeong District Mayor candidate Ryu Jae-sung are showing support before the LG Twins and Lotte Giants game at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Dongnae District, Busan last year./Courtesy of Rebuilding Korea Party

On the 24th, in a game held at Changwon NC Park, Lotte defeated NC 17-5. With this win, Lotte recorded 59 wins, 57 losses, and 5 ties, moving up to a tie for 4th place with KT Wiz. Previously, Lotte fell to 5th place in the competition for the lead, enduring a 12-game losing streak (including 2 ties) starting from their loss against KIA on the 7th.

The day before the game, Chairman Cho met with reporters in Busan and noted, "I feel good to be back in my hometown, but Lotte's 12-game losing streak has caused great suffering for the fans."

A day later, as Lotte dramatically ended their losing streak, he shared a related article on his SNS with a short comment saying, "Hahaha."

As the timeline of the losing streak coincided with Chairman Cho, public interest grew. The 7th, the start date of Lotte's 12-game losing streak, happened to be the day it was revealed that he was included in the list of candidates for special pardons on Liberation Day. The fact that the number of seats held by the Rebuilding Korea Party (12 seats) matched the number of consecutive losses further led to online jokes such as, "What a remarkable coincidence." and "Lotte needs to cross the river of Cho Kook to survive."

Hailing from Busan, Chairman Cho is known to be a passionate Lotte fan, having previously stated, "My dream was to be the owner of Lotte."

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