In Part 1/3 of The Weird, The Wild & The WTF series, we dive into the football cultures of Japan, South Korea, and China, where tradition and obsession collide.

Japan’s fans clean stadiums after every match and players leave origami cranes as thank-you notes. South Korea turns games into choreographed K-Pop concerts while players balance national service with club careers. And China’s game runs on superstition, billionaire influence, and a little help from the spirit world.

We explore how these countries mix discipline, ritual, and madness and ask the question: who really lives football the craziest?