A video of Vitória fans singing excitedly during a football game went so viral that it ended up in a K-pop song. In the recording that went viral on social media, a fan joins the chorus accompanied by drums and says: “Call Samu, ‘Bagay’ has been taking it up the ass since 97”. The excerpt became a sample in the recently released “Slide”.
The informal chant is heard at the beginning of the song, created by Italian producer Simone Eleuteri, known as Fudasca. It is sung in English by Kino, a member of the K-pop group Pentagon, and Ted Park, an American-Korean rapper known in the South Korean hip-hop scene.
The recording turned into a sample is from a game played in April against Bahia — Vitória won 3 to 2. The war cry was created by the organized fans Os Imbatíveis to provoke Bamor, a Bahia fan registered in 1997.
The idea of using the Bahian club’s fans came after the Italian producer came across the video on TikTok. “I loved how involved people were and how everything was so full of energy,” he says. Furthermore, Fudasca is a fan of Brazilian football and says he played with Vitória in a FIFA video game.
“I’ve always been fascinated by the energy and passion of Brazilian football fans. I remember wearing a Ronaldinho shirt when I played football with friends. I think the energy of football, along with the rhythms of Brazilian music, are the main things that inspired this song I wanted to reproduce that energy,” he says.
The producer also cited bossa nova as inspiration to create the single, which combines American, Italian and Korean references. But this is not his first foray into South Korean pop: he has been working for a few years with artists of the genre, such as Jay B, from GOT7, and Jo Kwon, from 2AM.
Vitória players, who are on break, have not yet heard the song, says the club. When contacted, the Os Imbatíveis organization has not yet responded to the report.
Brazilian football and k-pop
The song is the highlight of the unlikely connection between Brazilian football and K-pop idols. This year, it became fashionable to wear local team shirts.
A 1996 green uniform from Guarani, a club from Campinas, became a fashion item after Riu, a member of the group NiziU, published photos of it on social media wearing it. Then, singer Gaeul, from IVE, appeared with a pink version. IU, one of the top solo singers in South Korea, was seen wearing a blue woolen coat with the Bugre logo.
From then on, Asian stores began to reproduce unofficial versions of the piece. Officially, the Brazilian team’s shirt also appeared in recent clips by artists such as Hyolyn and Kiss of Life.
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