K-pop band ‘adopted’ by Rangers after shirt mix-up at US gig
STAYC with Broxi Bear at Ibrox Stadium. Pic: Rangers FC
Dozens of K-pop fans gathered at Ibrox stadium where they were greeted by a group who had mistakenly worn a Rangers FC strip, after apparently confusing them with a US baseball team.
STAYC, pronounced Stacey, had worn the Rangers FC strip during a performance in Texas, in the US, last month, thinking it was a kit worn by the Texas Rangers baseball team.
Instead, they strode on to stage for their show in Dallas clothed in 1990s Glasgow Rangers shirts famous for players such as Paul Gascoigne and Ally McCoist.
Two of the girls were seen sporting the Rangers 1996-97 home shirts at the concert on October 19, while promoting their new album Teenfresh, which is fast rocketing up the American charts.
But the accident did not infuriate Americans, and instead made the group honorary Rangers fans, with social media users quick to enjoy the comical moment and wondering whether the band may soon play at the Ibrox.
Rangers FC later invited the group to the stadium, where they introduced themselves to the many K-pop fans who gathered outside Edmiston House.
K-Pop band STAYC wearing the 1996/97 home shirt of Glasgow Rangers
Members of the band thanked the crowd for visiting them in what was their first trip to Scotland.
One member said: "This is our first time in Scotland and we are so happy right now. Are you guys fans of Rangers too?"
Another band member shouted: "We love Rangers!"
The crowd cheered and fans took photographs while the band posed in a custom-made Rangers FC strip, each with the number 23 and STAYC printed on the back.
STAYC, a female K-pop group from South Korea, consists of band members Isa, Seeum, Yoon, J, Sumin and Sieun.
The group formed in 2020 and soon
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