I decided to share with you my day (with pictures and videos) that I spent with KT fans. Friends to me in my University (not the same class) called me to know if I could join them in Yongsan to watch KT vs STX. My first answer was negative because I planned to go to Mullae, to watch SKT vs CJ. Well, they really wanted I go with them because of a "special day". They wanted to keep the surprise and asked my help for that. I was really really curious so I took my decision and... I went to Yongsan.
Well there, they announced me that yesterday, it was the birthday of a famous Terran athlete in KT MagicNs: Lee "FlaSh" Young Ho.
Well, they already bought many presents, and everything for him. When I saw that, I did the same thing, I rushed in shops and bought food for him too. So together, we put FlaSh stickers on cake and we prepared gift for the KT table in the stadium. Honnestly, we started working at 2:00 pm and finished at 4:30 pm!
This is an example of a FlaSh sticker.
A funny draw representing FlaSh with ProLeague headphone, really artistic!
What I bought for FlaSh... lol?
Drink I bought too!
I was amazed, more food arrived. Only for FlaSh!
Hey my friends spotted! You didn't work!
The precious gift: the FlaSh cake, with StarLeague cup.
After that, we entered in stadium and we put everything on the table, on KT side. Results... an awesome party table!
Good work!
짱!
FlaSh, StarLeague champion.
You can see these things on another view. Let's watch that in videos!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ-KCc557uo
Anyway, after these pretty moments, everybody were focus on KT performence against STX. I really don't want to explain what happens during the match, I am really disappointed. I don't know what happened really. FlaSh wasn't in his day.
KT mascot showed me paper. Funny!.
After the match, we waiting for KT and FlaSh outside the stadium, to give them presents. We didn't talk, just some people talked really fast with ForGG and some players. I said "생일 축하해요. 힘내세요. 다음엔 더 잘하실 거라고 믿어요". This sentence means: "Happy birthday, cheer up. Good luck for the next. We trust in you". FlaSh made a little smile and said thank you for my saying and to the fans for presents but on his face, we felt a huge painful in him...
The next important match for KT will be against SK Telecom T1 this Sunday. I'm really in bad position because KT fans want to come with them in their side but my favourite player is still Kim Taek Yong so... well. I spent good day with them. Mind is totally different between KT and SKT fans. KT fans are more friendly, really. I already knew some people inside the fan group (some are in my University) but not really all members. Then today, I was introduced to everyone. Really kind persons.
Well that's all for today, I hope guys you enjoyed the match today, and I feel sorry for fans who supported FlaSh today... I'm pretty sure he will cheer up soon and he will make good results as before.
i want whatever is in those cans. looks like some delicious milky beverage. koreans have mastered packaged snack food/drink. whenever i go to the korean grocery store in korea town (in beijing) my mouth is alive with tastebud erections. CJ food ftw
HOlyyyy shit so much food. That picture of flash is prettty damn epic though. Were the other people helping random fan girls or people with connections to kt?
On July 07 2009 00:00 epicdoom wrote: HOlyyyy shit so much food. That picture of flash is prettty damn epic though. Were the other people helping random fan girls or people with connections to kt?
Oh so well, people who give gifts etc are always the same. They are connected to teams in general. When they put gifts on table etc, coaches, security etc ask about the purpose of gifts etc, and allow fans to do that. Some fans go to background sometimes for some short inerview (under authorization). In every team, you have a fan group, especially in one player. So, when a player's day happen, this groups is emphasized. Almost are girls yes haha. In KT. they are 2 boys: one is the kinda "fan organization" and the other one work for Fomos, in part time job, but he is a KT fan. They want to join the group but as I say... SKT problem. I don't have really fan relationship with SKT but I like players in this team. But maybe my mind will change soon... I really prefer have good relationship maybe in another team, than almost nothing in my favourite team...
On July 07 2009 00:00 epicdoom wrote: HOlyyyy shit so much food. That picture of flash is prettty damn epic though. Were the other people helping random fan girls or people with connections to kt?
Wow such an epic b-day for Flash! It definitely wasnt his night against STX but thats just how Starcraft can be sometimes. The kid is so young and has lots of potential, I'm sure he'll come back and give us all a great show in the near future.
I am having a little trouble understanding why you would buy him crackers and packs of soft drinks. The Flash stickers are nice and the cake was cool... but... really... how many people making 200k - 300k per year need to be given animal crackers? It seems odd, I don't picture him lugging around all that food to his room or whatever. Why not get him a custom t-shirt or a watch (nothing too expensive, you can get a decent one + cute engraving for $75, not bad split between all those people). Far more compact & something he can keep & remember many years from now. Different culture I guess!
On July 07 2009 05:07 citi.zen wrote: Are those presents traditional for Korea?
I am having a little trouble understanding why you would buy him crackers and packs of soft drinks. The Flash stickers are nice and the cake was cool... but... really... how many people making 200k - 300k per year need to be given animal crackers? It seems odd, I don't picture him lugging around all that food to his room or whatever. Why not get him a custom t-shirt or a watch (nothing too expensive, you can get a decent one + cute engraving for $75, not bad split between all those people). Far more compact & something he can keep & remember many years from now. Different culture I guess!
Thanks for the clips & pictures!
Oh I understand your meaning but usully, fans do that when there is a special day. They give many many many food like that. One day, I saw someone give a Logitech Opitc Mouse Soccer Edition to Bisu (even if Bisu has already this one, he had another one). I don't know where he got that!
On July 07 2009 05:07 citi.zen wrote: Are those presents traditional for Korea?
I am having a little trouble understanding why you would buy him crackers and packs of soft drinks. The Flash stickers are nice and the cake was cool... but... really... how many people making 200k - 300k per year need to be given animal crackers? It seems odd, I don't picture him lugging around all that food to his room or whatever. Why not get him a custom t-shirt or a watch (nothing too expensive, you can get a decent one + cute engraving for $75, not bad split between all those people). Far more compact & something he can keep & remember many years from now. Different culture I guess!
Thanks for the clips & pictures!
Oh I understand your meaning but usully, fans do that when there is a special day. They give many many many food like that. One day, I saw someone give a Logitech Opitc Mouse Soccer Edition to Bisu (even if Bisu has already this one, he had another one). I don't know where he got that!
As I recall, he made a request for another one from his fans, because they aren't produced any longer..
On July 07 2009 06:20 d_so wrote: hella waiting for lilsusie to take a shit on this blog
No reason to. This is a legit blog, he wrote about his experience, didnt TLPDize anything, prefaced it with spoilers and didnt claim that he's best friends with Flash. Great pics.
On July 07 2009 12:16 jodogohoo wrote: sweet cake, shame to has to be eaten
Ahah! It's like dominoes. One time you put that, you made a pretty artistic thing. Then when everything falls down... you feel a HARD painful in you. Honnestly, same here... ahah!
it's really cool to get these perspectives on the pro scene. this definitely isn't something that i would have ever known about if i just watched the livestreams and such. keep these blogs coming man they are awesome.
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