S. Korean universities live-stream cheer festival

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A cheerleading competition

without the applause

Location: Seoul, South Korea

Two rival schools went head-to-head

for the annual campus event

Courtesy: Dicachoo Photoclub

But this year the performance

took place in an empty theater

and was live-streamed

due to social distancing measures

(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) HEAD OF KOREA UNIVERSITY CHEERING SQUAD, LEE SU-HYEONG, SAYING:

"The most important thing in cheerleading is the interaction between us and the audience through eye contact and communicating with them in person, and that is real cheering. So, I was really worried about whether we can do this from separate places, but it was successful and students enjoyed it a lot, which is way better than I expected."

More than a thousand people

watched the event online

to support the teams

(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) 20-YEAR-OLD, YONSEI UNIVERSITY STUDENT, SHIN NA-YEONG, SAYING:

"This is ridiculous, but enjoyable as well. I think we are the only generation who can enjoy this online cheerleading festival. It's quite an unusual experience."