Dodgers drew K‑pop stars

G-Dragon and Daesung of BIGBANG turned a Los Angeles Dodgers game into a celebrity event this week, showing up at Dodger Stadium before the Dodgers’ series against the New York Mets. (koreaherald.com) The two singers were photographed with Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki, infielder Kim Hye-seong and manager Dave Roberts, who greeted them on the field before the game. Korean entertainment outlets said left-hander Blake Snell also signed baseballs for them. (koreaherald.com, chosun.com) The visit came during a busy week in Southern California for BIGBANG. The group’s three active members — G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung — performed for about 60 minutes at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on April 12 and are scheduled to perform there again on April 19. (chosun.com) The Dodgers have become a regular stop for Asian pop-culture and sports crossovers as the club leans into its Pacific Rim fan base. The roster now includes Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki, plus South Korean infielder Kim Hye-seong. (mlb.com) That matters in Los Angeles, where the Dodgers draw one of Major League Baseball’s largest international followings and where Korean and Japanese stars can move easily between music festivals, soccer matches and baseball games in the same week. Earlier in April, G-Dragon and Daesung were also spotted at a Los Angeles Football Club match involving Son Heung-min. (allkpop.com, chosun.com) The baseball itself gave the cameo an easy storyline. Major League Baseball’s scoreboard shows the Dodgers beat the Mets 2-1 on April 14, and Korean coverage said fans quickly cast the pair as “good-luck charms” after the win. (mlb.com, sbsstar.net) For BIGBANG, the timing adds to a comeback stretch that has put the group back on major international stages for the first time in years. The Korea Herald described the Coachella set as the group’s first full-scale group performance since 2017. (koreaherald.com) For the Dodgers, the episode showed how often the spectacle now extends beyond the lineup card. On a weeknight in April, two K-pop stars walked into Dodger Stadium, and the crowd reaction became part of the game. (koreaherald.com, sbsstar.net)