Although most events will be ‘behind closed doors’, DerbyWheel organisers have promised crowd-pleasing entertainment at the competition’s big-money Grand Prix events, three times a year.

But whilst we could easily imagine K-Pop acts keeping the fans happy between races, we at Global Keirin had our doubts about the promised taekwondo performances. Would that sort of thing really work internationally?

Any doubts have been erased, having watched the opening show in 2024’s series of Britain’s Got Talent, featuring Korea’s Team Ssaulabi. They wowed the crowd and the judges with their high-energy, high-flying performance, earning the ‘golden buzzer’ from show hosts Ant & Dec, and a ‘bye’ to the live finals.

‘The beauty, the artistry,’ said judge Bruno Tonioli, ‘it blows everything else I’ve seen out of the water. Insane. Incredible.’ Alesha Dixon agreed, calling it one of the best things she had ever seen on the show. ‘My goodness, I need more of that,’ she gasped. ‘It was more than a ten,’ declared Simon Cowell – ‘it was an eleven.’

It’s a Yes from Global Keirin too – as long as the arena clean-up teams are equally talented.

Source: Ssaulabi AMAZE us all with Golden Buzzer-winning performance | Auditions | BGT 2024