“Pay attention, everyone!” said Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min in a video posted to Twitter on January 15. The South Korean forward was speaking in his native tongue to launch the English Premier League side’s official Korean-language account. The new account’s first tweet also came with a promise of “something special on launch day”. It came on Monday and fans were treated to five Twitter-only emojis, with Son’s face being rendered digitally. "To have scored 100 goals with you guys here would have been the best feeling ever, but I want to say thank you!" ️ Hear from the man of the moment, Heung-Min Son... #THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/POw2tw1aQw — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 2, 2021 Son’s face will be automatically applied to tweets using the hashtags #손흥민, #Sonny, #HeungMinSon, #NiceOneSonny, and #토트넘 from January 18 to April 18. He becomes the second English Premier League player to have their own Twitter emoji after Manchester United’s Paul Pogba, who got his in January 2017. Son Heung-min favourite for AFC Best International Player award Son, who scored his 100th goal for the London club this month, has helped Spurs to become “the most-watched and best-supported overseas football team in Korea”, according to Twitter. Last year, the South Korean superstar ranked as “the most tweeted athlete in Korea” as determined by Twitter analysis of tweets and accounts, the social media giant said. “Korean superstars are emerging in various activities globally, like BTS and Heung-Min Son, while keeping their hometowns close to their hearts,” Kim Yeon-jeong, head of Global Kpop & Kcontent Partnership at Twitter, said in a press release. Spurs celebrate the launch of their Korean-language @Spurs_KR Twitter account with Son Heung-min emojis. Sonny follows Pogba in English Premier League players with Twitter emojis club #Sonny #NiceOneSonny #HeungMinSon #토트넘 #손흥민 — Jonathan White (@jmawhite) January 18, 2021 “Fans want to follow Sonny’s and Tottenham’s latest news without any barriers, and @Spurs_KR will share exclusive content to connect with fans.” Spurs’ Korean account follows a Spanish-language version and a Bahasa Malaysian version. Both accounts, which were launched in 2014, congratulated the Korean newcomer on Twitter. Aside from the official Spurs account there are also national accounts for the team in India, Portugal, Indonesia and Thailand.