My quest to meet Boxer with 10 hours in Seoul

On December 22 2011 17:25 mrdx wrote:
Hi there

I have been a fan of Lim Yo-Hwan for many years, back in the days when He founded team 4U. He was the reason why I loved Starcraft and the progaming scene in Korea. For nearly a decade, I followed every game, victory and defeat, up and down of his extraordinary career.

Perhaps my most significant contribution to this passion was a web site I created, dedicated to Yo-Hwan when He was enlisted to the Army in 2006 (and everyone thought it was the end of his career): http://BoxerForever.com . It was the first Lim Yo-Hwan fan site in English.

Thanks to our awesome TL community, the site was featured on FighterForum and some other Korean news sites. It was quite amazing, considering that at that time there was very little connection between Korean pro Starcraft scene and the "outside world". Most Koreans didn't know there were people outside of Korea who shared the same passion as theirs. Meanwhile foreign fans could only dream of being able to communicate with their Korean Starcraft idols, as they seemed so far away.

What was even more amazing to me was that Lim Yo-Hwan later said in an interview that He visited the site and liked what I wrote. It made me almost cry in happiness.

There is one thing I have always wanted to do - to meet Lim Yo-Hwan in real life. And the chance has come, although quite slim. On 03 Jan 2012, I will be transiting in Seoul for a total of 10 hours, from 9am to 7pm. Now I need your help..

What would be the best way to meet Him?

Do you know if team SlayerS' house welcome fan visits?

Does anyone have a contact, like an email addess, of SlayerS team, or Jessica, or Yo-Hwan himself?  (there is no way to message them from their Facebook/Twitter)

I don't speak any Korean and have never been to Seoul. And I know He has a super busy schedule. But if this could happen, even for just 10 minutes, it would be something that I treasure for the rest of my life.

If you are reading this and by some magic you know Lim Yo-Hwan, please let him know that the fan who created BoxerForever.com has finally managed to come by Korea, and he is dying to have a handshake with Him!

Thank you for reading this lengthy message.
 

On December 22 2011 20:50 Rekrul wrote:
Yeah get in touch with EG, I know they will welcome strangers with open arms to visit the SlayerS's practice house and meet the king.

On January 16 2012 01:27 29 fps wrote:
i wonder if we'll ever see such tears again...