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proof Starcraft is a national sport in Korea

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konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66358 Posts
October 04 2011 03:47 GMT
#1
In the most recent Infinite Challenge episode, where the members have to perform guerrilla concerts, the members were told to move "in units" because they have to split and perform at different places at the same time.

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The response by one of them? (Entertainer Jung Hyung Don)

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"What is this? Starcraft?"


Just thought it's interesting to note how ESPORTS can be mentioned on a national number 1 weekend program without anyone not getting the joke :3

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Ciryandor
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States3735 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 03:59:43
October 04 2011 03:54 GMT
#2
ROFL, ingrained in the country's psyche indeed.

5/5

Edit:

Also, remember that time with the artillery bombardments, when the Defense Secretary told the press that retaliation took some time, because "real situation is not like starcraft, where you can shoot back instantly." Taken from this thread.
에일리 and 아이유 <3 - O Captain 박재혁 ・゚✧*:・*゚+..。✧・゚:*・..。 ✧・゚ :・゚* ゜・*:・ ✧・゚:・゚:.。 ✧・゚ SPARKULING ・゜・:・゚✧*:・゚✧。*゚+..。 ✧・゚: ✧・゚:*・゜・:・゚✧*::
RogerX
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
New Zealand3180 Posts
October 04 2011 04:00 GMT
#3
HAHAHA i love 무한도전 eitherwise known as Infinite Challenge. The crew are just flipping hilarious. Thank for sharing Konadora!
Stick it up. take it up. step aside and see the world
ShadeR
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7535 Posts
October 04 2011 04:09 GMT
#4
Nice =]
Also wasn't there that movie screen shot where someone is like..."Love is not like a game of Starcraft"
or somehting equally lulzy.
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
October 04 2011 04:15 GMT
#5
On October 04 2011 13:09 ShadeR wrote:
Nice =]
Also wasn't there that movie screen shot where someone is like..."Love is not like a game of Starcraft"
or somehting equally lulzy.

I think it was "Love is a game, like Starcraft"
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
October 04 2011 04:58 GMT
#6
Thanks for sharing, kona. Lots of love as usual.
LiquipediaBrain in my filth.
sour_eraser
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada932 Posts
October 04 2011 05:00 GMT
#7

even though the video provided is old, it still proves starcraft is a big thing in korea
"What's the f*cking point of censoring a letter if everyone and their mother knows what it stands for.... F*cking morons"
SWAT-Kat
Profile Joined July 2011
United States311 Posts
October 04 2011 05:01 GMT
#8
That is so awesome! I wonder if idiomatic phrases related to StarCraft have/will become part of the Korean lexicon; in the same way that in the US, one can say something like, "I really hit that interview out of the park." (Baseball being the source of inspiration)
Perhaps instead of "I drank too much soju last night." it would be "I over-stimmed on the soju last night."

On October 04 2011 13:15 Kenpachi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2011 13:09 ShadeR wrote:
Nice =]
Also wasn't there that movie screen shot where someone is like..."Love is not like a game of Starcraft"
or somehting equally lulzy.

I think it was "Love is a game, like Starcraft"


You guys were close. The woman says to the man, "Love is not a game, like StarCraft." And like a baller, the man looks at her with a straight face and replies, "Yes. It is."
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66358 Posts
October 04 2011 05:05 GMT
#9
On October 04 2011 14:01 SWAT-Kat wrote:
That is so awesome! I wonder if idiomatic phrases related to StarCraft have/will become part of the Korean lexicon; in the same way that in the US, one can say something like, "I really hit that interview out of the park." (Baseball being the source of inspiration)
Perhaps instead of "I drank too much soju last night." it would be "I over-stimmed on the soju last night."

Show nested quote +
On October 04 2011 13:15 Kenpachi wrote:
On October 04 2011 13:09 ShadeR wrote:
Nice =]
Also wasn't there that movie screen shot where someone is like..."Love is not like a game of Starcraft"
or somehting equally lulzy.

I think it was "Love is a game, like Starcraft"


You guys were close. The woman says to the man, "Love is not a game, like StarCraft." And like a baller, the man looks at her with a straight face and replies, "Yes. It is."

nah, there are two:



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Black[CAT]
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Malaysia2589 Posts
October 04 2011 05:14 GMT
#10
Starcraft mentioned in drama Nice !
You mean ESPORTS isnt a synonym for SC2? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -Proud owner of a Filco Majestouch 2 with Cherry Blue Switches- BW or SC2? Why not both?
Sephy90
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1785 Posts
October 04 2011 05:40 GMT
#11
Awww yeeahhh Starcraft doing it up so good yeeeeahhh. I find it so awesome it gets mentioned and everyone knows about it <3
"So I turned the lights off at night and practiced by myself"
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
October 04 2011 05:44 GMT
#12
Ah Jung Hyung Don

The amount Hon_Sin Looks like him is uncanny.
WriterXiao8~~
Emporio
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States3069 Posts
October 04 2011 05:48 GMT
#13
1: Hey, you remember that chick at the bar I met last week?
2: Oh yeah, she was totally smoking! What happened when you left?
1: Well, we went back to my place...
2: Nice
1: But I just found out she was infested.
How does it feel knowing you wasted another 3 seconds of your life reading this again?
eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-04 07:46:37
October 04 2011 07:43 GMT
#14
On October 04 2011 14:05 konadora wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2011 14:01 SWAT-Kat wrote:
That is so awesome! I wonder if idiomatic phrases related to StarCraft have/will become part of the Korean lexicon; in the same way that in the US, one can say something like, "I really hit that interview out of the park." (Baseball being the source of inspiration)
Perhaps instead of "I drank too much soju last night." it would be "I over-stimmed on the soju last night."

On October 04 2011 13:15 Kenpachi wrote:
On October 04 2011 13:09 ShadeR wrote:
Nice =]
Also wasn't there that movie screen shot where someone is like..."Love is not like a game of Starcraft"
or somehting equally lulzy.

I think it was "Love is a game, like Starcraft"


You guys were close. The woman says to the man, "Love is not a game, like StarCraft." And like a baller, the man looks at her with a straight face and replies, "Yes. It is."

nah, there are two:

+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5VIBQqpiXA

+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKa_gjAAGDc

"Love isn't like playing Starcraft, you know."

"Yes, it is. It's actually a game that requires even greater precision and planning. A game of power. Manipulations of emotions to control the mind... that's the game."

Goddamn, that is deep.

Btw, I had a friend point out a random Starcraft moment in the movie "My Boyfriend is Type B."


Bonus points if you can figure out the map from that very small section of the minimap. Alas, I'm not familiar enough with old BW maps to figure this out.
ㅇㅅㅌㅅ
ShadeR
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7535 Posts
October 04 2011 07:53 GMT
#15
On October 04 2011 14:00 jidolboy wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4NsiMGWgGU&feature=player_embedded

even though the video provided is old, it still proves starcraft is a big thing in korea

lmao Carrier han bang
marttorn
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Norway5211 Posts
October 04 2011 08:12 GMT
#16
I'm a little confused now T,T! I've heard from some places (Rekrul's Korea Story mainly) that Starcraft isn't as big as we think it is in korea, but it's being referenced on major TV shows? And that comedy skit with unit impressions was fucking hilarious, but it looks like everybody in the audience got the joke.

memes are a dish best served dank
jjhchsc2
Profile Joined December 2010
Korea (South)2393 Posts
October 04 2011 08:43 GMT
#17
On October 04 2011 14:05 konadora wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2011 14:01 SWAT-Kat wrote:
That is so awesome! I wonder if idiomatic phrases related to StarCraft have/will become part of the Korean lexicon; in the same way that in the US, one can say something like, "I really hit that interview out of the park." (Baseball being the source of inspiration)
Perhaps instead of "I drank too much soju last night." it would be "I over-stimmed on the soju last night."

On October 04 2011 13:15 Kenpachi wrote:
On October 04 2011 13:09 ShadeR wrote:
Nice =]
Also wasn't there that movie screen shot where someone is like..."Love is not like a game of Starcraft"
or somehting equally lulzy.

I think it was "Love is a game, like Starcraft"


You guys were close. The woman says to the man, "Love is not a game, like StarCraft." And like a baller, the man looks at her with a straight face and replies, "Yes. It is."

nah, there are two:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5VIBQqpiXA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKa_gjAAGDc


LOL thats great
nice find on the show
5/5
Lee Ssang/ Lee Shin/ Kim Jung Woo/ Kim Min Chul/Jun Tae Yang/Park Soo Ho/Lee Jung Hoon/Choi Sung Hoon/ Moon Sung Won/Park Ji Soo/ Lee Ho Joon/ Jang Min Chul/ Kim Seung Chul/SaSe/IdrA/Ret Fighting! BW4Life
Emporio
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States3069 Posts
October 04 2011 09:06 GMT
#18
On October 04 2011 17:43 jjhchsc2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 04 2011 14:05 konadora wrote:
On October 04 2011 14:01 SWAT-Kat wrote:
That is so awesome! I wonder if idiomatic phrases related to StarCraft have/will become part of the Korean lexicon; in the same way that in the US, one can say something like, "I really hit that interview out of the park." (Baseball being the source of inspiration)
Perhaps instead of "I drank too much soju last night." it would be "I over-stimmed on the soju last night."

On October 04 2011 13:15 Kenpachi wrote:
On October 04 2011 13:09 ShadeR wrote:
Nice =]
Also wasn't there that movie screen shot where someone is like..."Love is not like a game of Starcraft"
or somehting equally lulzy.

I think it was "Love is a game, like Starcraft"


You guys were close. The woman says to the man, "Love is not a game, like StarCraft." And like a baller, the man looks at her with a straight face and replies, "Yes. It is."

nah, there are two:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5VIBQqpiXA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKa_gjAAGDc


LOL thats great
nice find on the show
5/5

Why is the guy speaking in English in the second video?
How does it feel knowing you wasted another 3 seconds of your life reading this again?
XXGeneration
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States625 Posts
October 04 2011 10:47 GMT
#19
On October 04 2011 17:12 marttorn wrote:
I'm a little confused now T,T! I've heard from some places (Rekrul's Korea Story mainly) that Starcraft isn't as big as we think it is in korea, but it's being referenced on major TV shows? And that comedy skit with unit impressions was fucking hilarious, but it looks like everybody in the audience got the joke.



It's like wrestling. If someone referenced wrestling, you'd know what it is, you just don't have to be a follower.
"I was so surprised when I first played StarCraft 2. I couldn't believe that such an easy game exists... I guess the best way to attract people these days is to make things easy and simple." -Midas
zerious
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada3803 Posts
October 04 2011 11:01 GMT
#20
Also, there are a lot of Korean Idols who play Starcraft. I know many members of Super Junior are Starcraft players ^_^.
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