Fourth-generation girl group STAYC has been making waves with their third mini-album, Teenfresh, and their first world tour. When they appeared at KCON 2022, thousands of fans chanted their iconic line, “STAYC girls, it’s going down.” Their U.S. chart successes further solidify their international popularity.
However, the downside of immense popularity is that everything you do attracts attention, including your mistakes. For instance, a wardrobe mishap during their Dallas concert recently caught global attention. Intending to pay homage to the local sports team, members Isa and Sumin wore what they believed to be Texas Rangers jerseys. However, these jerseys were not from Dallas’s baseball team but from the Rangers Football Club in Scotland. Specifically, they donned kits from the 1996-97 season, a period when the Scottish club had stars like Paul Gascoigne and Ally McCoist.
While other STAYC members correctly donned Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Cowboys jerseys, the mix-up led to a surge in searches for Texas Rangers jerseys, with a 1,328% increase overnight. However, this spike might be attributed more to the baseball team’s success than the girls’ wardrobe. Anyway, watch the girls performing in the wrong jerseys in the video below.
STAYC ‘LOVE’ (TEENFRESH Tour) 231019 Dallas, TX
Ally McCoist on the STAYC mix-up
Fans from both the baseball and football Rangers teams took the blunder in stride. Instead of criticism, many expressed gratitude that the jerseys weren’t from the New York Rangers hockey team. The story quickly went viral, with major media outlets like the New York Times and BBC News covering the incident.
Even McCoist himself got in on the act. Speaking on the TalkSport breakfast show, he said, “It’s hilarious. How can you make a mistake like that? They’re clearly looking for Texas Rangers tops and they stick on Glasgow Rangers tops—I nearly cried laughing when I saw it. To be fair to the girls, they look better in the strips than me!”
Interestingly, this isn’t the first time K-pop has intersected with Scottish football. In 2018, boy group Stray Kids featured a Celtic jersey, Rangers’ arch-rival, in their ‘My Piece’ music video. As STAYC continues their global tour, fans worldwide eagerly await more memorable moments, both planned and unplanned. – K-Pop News Writer
Featured Image: The girls’ mistake sent shockwaves through the K-pop and sports worlds. Source: X/@CloudHeino.