The South Korean team's home run celebration holds a hidden meaning, with players making an "M" gesture to express their aspirations for Miami.

Following the completion of the World Baseball Classic's Tokyo Pool C matches, two squads will depart from Haneda Airport for Miami to compete in the quarterfinal round. For South Korea, having failed to progress from the group phase since 2009, reaching this stage is the primary objective of their campaign.

Therefore, during this week's two exhibition games in Osaka, the players adopted a unique way to celebrate home runs or key plays: they formed an "M" shape with their hands, representing Miami, while swinging their arms in a manner reminiscent of Brett Phillips' airplane celebration.

When South Korea's youngest "30 home runs, 30 steals" prodigy, Do-Yeong Kim, homered for the second consecutive day in Tuesday afternoon's game against Orix, he showcased the "airplane wings" celebration after rounding third base. His teammates in the dugout, naturally, joined in the excitement.

A few innings later, another highly-touted young power hitter, Hyun-min Ahn, blasted a massive home run to left field and displayed the same gesture while circling the bases.

Although not officially confirmed, it is believed this celebration was taught to the team by MLB players Jahmai Jones and Shay Whitcomb. World Baseball Classic photographer Daniel Shirey noted that the duo was demonstrating the move to their teammates before the game.

Adding to the home run display, Whitcomb himself contributed one, ultimately helping South Korea secure an 8-5 victory over Orix.

"We have accomplished everything we wanted to in the exhibition games," manager Ji-Hyun Ryu stated postgame. "We are ready for the official tournament in Tokyo. We want to show everyone the best of Korean baseball."

If South Korea can maintain this momentum, they have a genuine chance to advance from a challenging group featuring Japan, Australia, Chinese Taipei, and the Czech Republic. Should they succeed, they won't need to mimic a flight anymore—they will actually board a chartered plane to Miami to prepare for the quarterfinals.