Rangers' forward Chris Kreider is apparently very famous in the K-pop world

By foxsports
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If New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider is not already a fan of K-pop, perhaps now is the time for him to expand his music horizons. K-pop group DIA recently published a video of a performance at the Gyeongju Hallyu Dream Concert on Sept. 20, and the seven-piece girl group all wore replica New York Rangers home jerseys for the performance.

Six of the singers selected Kreider jerseys. The apparent lead singer wore a Rick Nash jersey instead.

According to their website, DIA is a new group, and Rangers fans on Reddit had some theories as to why the girls would choose to wear hockey jerseys for the performance.

One fan wrote:

DIA is a group that just debuted, so they're performing a lot right now. They aren't very good. Their stylist, or someone on their staff, must be a hockey/Rangers fan. Or maybe those jerseys were just cheaper and easier than designing/making better stage costumes. Or maybe they were just very clever and realized that using those costumes would bring some attention to a group that would otherwise remain virtually unknown.

According to another fan:

K-Pop is as much about fashion as it is about music. The biggest k-pop stars are either up to date with current trends or making them. Sports uniforms, when well designed, are vibrant and attention getting without being overly loud and obnoxious. So in recent years it is not unusual to see k-pop in sports attire on stage, in music videos and variety shows, or in their day-to-day lives.

Regardless of what reason compelled DIA to don Kreider jerseys, the Rangers' forward was clearly appreciative. He is currently using the link to the video as his Twitter bio.

(h/t Reddit)