Fans can send their cheers – or boos – with a tap of an app button as Japan leagues prepare to start their season behind closed doors.
CHEERS. Players of Yokohama F Marinos and supporters celebrate their J-League football championship after beating title rivals FC Tokyo at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama last December. Photo by STR/Jiji Press/AFP
Event organizers can pre-set various types of cheers and jeers, and change the intensity levels depending on the number of users pressing their buttons – aiming to replicate the roar when a goal or home run is scored. The company originally planned to launch the app later this year, but accelerated its development after the coronavirus forced sporting events to be canceled or played without fans.
"I feel that this system will encourage players on the field by making them feel like their fans and supporters are nearby," Jubilo's business strategy official Hiromi Yanagihara said in a statement issued via Yamaha.Yahama spokesman Kenji Arakawa said the app could be used for other events and they were receiving enquiries from multiple fields.
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