Some weeks ago Dailyesports started this series on Korean Special Force 2 team hostels/practice houses called "Sookso Attack". Basically, each week, reporter Lee Sora pays a surprise visit to one team's hostel and provides us with pictures and insights on their living conditions. Some of the pictures are amusing so I thought I'd share them with you. So far, she's visited the hostels of IT Bank, STX Soul, SKT and KT Rolster.

IT Bank Legend

IT Bank's team lives at an officetel in Ilsan. When Lee Sora arrived there, she found it surprisingly clean and tidy for an all guys hostel.

STX Soul

When Lee Sora arrived at the STX hostel, the players were still sleeping. She was shocked at the appearance of star sniper Ryu Je Hong (the former Lunatic-hai counter-strike player), with his helmet hair and sloppy trousers, who looked a far cry from his charismatic self during broadcasts.

SKT T1

SKT are currently the undisputed best team in the SF2 Proleague. They went on a 23-set winning streak before being taken down by QSENN. In order to catch the players in their most candid moments, Lee Sora deliberately didn't inform them what time she would be visiting their hostel.

KT Rolster

By the time it came to KT Rolster's turn, Coach Lee had already seen the previous 3 Sookso Attacks and asked Lee Sora what kind of concept she was after this time. He pondered about whether the KT players should present a neat or "naked" appearance. In the end, he told Lee Sora not to tell his players what time she would be visiting them. lol

Unlike the previous 3 teams, KT's hostel is separate from their practice rooms.

Hyde

Australia14568 Posts

March 04 2012 10:02 GMT

Nice. What does that post-it note say in the IT bank photo section?

Looking forward to seeing what SKT's house looks like.

Ryo

8787 Posts

March 04 2012 10:03 GMT

On March 04 2012 19:02 Hyde wrote:
Nice. What does that post-it note say in the IT bank photo section?

Looking forward to seeing what SKT's house looks like.

"I want to do well."

Sawamura

Malaysia7602 Posts

March 04 2012 10:04 GMT

The gaming house environment looks pretty much the same as the one in a starcraft pro gaming house . Thanks for the info anyway ryo . Can't wait for skt and kt hostel pictures to be uploaded.

jjhchsc2

Korea (South)2393 Posts

March 04 2012 10:13 GMT

they look so good!

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

March 04 2012 10:23 GMT

omg pics of korean food are imba

thanks for the pics!

Endymion

United States3701 Posts

March 04 2012 10:29 GMT

i love picture full blogs, thanks for posting!!

Mawi

Sweden4365 Posts

March 04 2012 10:41 GMT

loving the pictures thank you so much for posting these!!

Rawr

Sweden624 Posts

March 04 2012 11:18 GMT

How popular is this game in Korea nowadays?

mapthesoul

Trinidad/Tobago429 Posts

March 04 2012 11:35 GMT

#10

Thanks for posting this!

Skilledblob

Germany3392 Posts

March 04 2012 11:41 GMT

#11

"unannounced visit" and the second picture is full of advertisement. yeah looks really unannounced

nice pictures nontheless

dellesh1ruH

Denmark509 Posts

March 04 2012 11:50 GMT

#12

Haha, nice. Thanks for posting this. :-) Special Force 2 is that big in korea? How many pro teams is there? :-)

Ryo

8787 Posts

March 04 2012 11:57 GMT

#13

On March 04 2012 20:50 dellesh1ruH wrote:
Haha, nice. Thanks for posting this. :-) Special Force 2 is that big in korea? How many pro teams is there? :-)

8 teams. Not nearly as big as SC1, but it's well supported by Kespa. It's a CJ E&M game after all.

Kiett

United States7639 Posts

March 04 2012 12:31 GMT

#14

LOL their wallpapers. I mean, I guess it's not really that surprising, but it's still funny to see :D

Gryffes

United Kingdom763 Posts

March 04 2012 14:39 GMT

#15

SF2 is massively popular.
It's the most played game in PC Bangs ( by metrics, it's around 15%, BW is around 5% ) Aion - the most popular mmo in korea is only around 12%.

FreezingAssassin

United States455 Posts

March 04 2012 15:01 GMT

#16

So sweet so to see something like this! and KT pics are too funny

ShadeR

Australia7535 Posts

March 04 2012 15:31 GMT

#17

Cool. I miss BW supper drops =/

Djagulingu

Germany3605 Posts

March 04 2012 15:36 GMT

#18

I watched SKT vs STX once. SKT has a vicious sniper.

Chef

10810 Posts

March 04 2012 15:43 GMT

#19

On March 04 2012 19:04 Sawamura wrote:
The gaming house environment looks pretty much the same as the one in a starcraft pro gaming house . Thanks for the info anyway ryo . Can't wait for skt and kt hostel pictures to be uploaded.

No wayyy... Not compared to the video footage from Artosis and Hyungjoon anyway... These photo's look a little like the environment T8 is having to deal with right now (or at least the photos of it from the beginning of the season).

Interesting pictures anyway! Looks like some of them 'dream to ride the white horse' as Rekrul eloquently once put it...