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From Fomos, 12/19/09:
When we think of  Iris, we think of a reliable person. How would you describe your personality?
- I do my job and hate being ignored. I'm full of little, sensitive emotions. In contrast to my look, I'm actually exciting and fun. For real. (laugh).
You're known for unique style. What's good and bad of your play?
- I come up with an edge against someone that I don't have a good record against. It's fun to watch. If it doesn't work out, I wonder why it doesn't. I'm weak against players like Sea who's good at late game.
You've been on bench a lot lately. How are you doing within the team?
- It's true that I've been doing bad. I even went down to B-team. I thought that practice is just practice and does not affect the win and loss. But I thought wrongly. I'm gonna try harder.
What do you think of your nickname Berserker and sKyHigh's nickname "Little Berkserker"?
- In terms of personality, mind, and game style, SkyHigh is exactly same with me. I helped him out..k I wonder if he's being appreciative. kk
Which junior teammate is most obedient and which least obedient.
-  Orion is friendly. He's obedient, so I feel like I'm raising a puppy..haha some girl fans might be jealous of me. No junior teammate is disobedient. I'm not just saying this; they're all good. But if I have to pick...EffOrt and SkyHigh? They're good players and so have some ego.
Spare time?
- I hang out with people, sleep, and enjoy my hobbies. Drinking a can of beer and watching Ultimate Fighting Championship is the best. Haha.
Girlfriend? If not, ideal?
- I have one. This reminds me of the time when an interview asked me this question and I jokingly said it's my mom and had to deal with that comment for several weeks. ㅠ_ㅠ My ideal is someone with both good look and personality? Someone who pushes hard for her goal. The ideal look is Girls' Generation's Yuri.
(Translator's note: this part might be bit ambiguous because he answered both questions. I did my best to convey him as he meant it. My interpretation looking at the original text is that "I have one" is just a reference to the mother incident and he doesn't have a girlfriend...and speaking of Yuri, I got distracted little and here are four Yuri pics...post more...afterward Iris interview resumes.)
You seem to be over 180 cm (5'11''). What do you think of the recent loser scandal (the scandal where a girl on TV said guys shorter than that are losers).
- You must not like me...asking this sensitive question ㅠㅠ.. Being tall and being short have their respective goods and bads. I don't think height is a standard for estimating someone. Having well-rounded mind is more important. At the same time it's good to be tall. I wanna take this opportunity to thank my parents. kk
Memorable nickname in school days?
- Mostly playing pun with my name. You probably know without me telling you. (ㅠ_ㅠ); (Iris' Korean name is Byun Hyung Tae, and "Byun Tae" in Korean means a pervert.)
Anything you wanna do beside being a progamer?
- A lot. Boxing. Acting. Fishing. Psychoanalysis. I talk about this with people sometimes, but we just laugh it off. Maybe some day I'll come as a different person.
What's the difference between pro and amateur?
- Pros are systematically trained and burnt. Mind becomes different. It's a different level from being an amateur.
You drink a lot with teammates? How much?
- When I was with older teammates, we drank a lot. But nowadays we have many underages and I miss those older guys. People who made me what I am, back in the GO days. I have a lot of emotions. I drink so and so.
Most memorable fan?
- It's difficult.. kk I don't wanna show favoritism. ㅠㅠ Recently I realized that someone abroad has been supporting me consistently. It felt good.
Which teammates do you hang out with the most? Doing what?
- Mostly we just do a little exercise together. I drink beer and talk with  fOru and coach Kim.
What's the ideal progamer image?
- We're public figures, so we have to be responsible for our words and actions. And if you become a pro, you have to throw some bucks! kk
How has CJ changed after XellOs, Much, and OversKy left?
- Not bad. Except something about the heavy atmosphere and charisma of the past..the mood is lighter.
What's your favorite team residency food?
- It's good food. I thank it everyday. Bowl rice is the best.
The question from Go.go, who pointed you for this interview = What's the secret of being good for a long time? ~
- What a timing ㅠㅠ I'll do my best not to be an embarrassing player. ^,.^ I don't think that I'm playing a game called StarCraft. I just play for win, so I don't fall into mannerism.
Biggest reason for CJ never winning ProLeague?
- I feel that we're like 2% short. One reason is that I sucked during important times. If we can pull it together like the late 2007, it's definitely possible.
Word for fans
- I'll do my best. I told that I won't be disappointing, but I've been bad so I apologize. I'm gonna try to be fired up again.
Point the next person for 20 Q&A and a question for that person.
- GGPlay. I have a lot to ask... I'll ask two ~(ㅠ_ㅠ)kk. What have you been doing? What happened to the promise that you'll meet me again at a final? kkk
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Thanks man!
I like Iris, he is a reliable, hard worker and always tries his best. Oh and his acne seems to be way better than before
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mrmin123
Korea (South)2971 Posts
Sweet interview. Thanks for translating!
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great interview! iris is such a cool guy, hope he gets his act together again! 
p.s. kk
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On December 22 2009 03:17 sky_slasher wrote:
Most memorable fan?
- It's difficult.. kk I don't wanna show favoritism. ㅠㅠ Recently I realized that someone abroad has been supporting me consistently. It felt good.
That's kind of interesting. Might he be referring to someone around here?
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Yay! Iris fan here.
Also Yuri fan :p
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Nice interview, thanks for the translation :D
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ggplay and iris meet again? fate of daum
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I like the questions for GGPlay haha. And also, Yuri pic #3 O_o.
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Isn't gg-play retired now though :o
Thanks for the interview.
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Iris hwaiting! GGplay vs Iris was my favorite Finals beside Fantasy vs Stork.
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Iris vs GGplay in the Revenge show ?
Edit: and thanks for the translation! 
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Didn't GGPlay retire?
Interesting interview haha
GGPlay and Iris should have played each other more often. The Daum osl was epic..
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Whoa, good and honest interview. Not boring at all, and that's saying something.
An interview with a retired progamer would bring in a new dynamics and perspective. GGplay retired shorter after he fell from his prime. He was still a good player when he ended his career. Many, like Savior, July, Nada, Boxer and the ACE players, are dragging their careers long after their prime. I really would like to hear what GGplay has to say about his abrupt retirement and what he is doing after progaming.
In fact, I really would like to know what the majority of retired players are doing after progaming. Unemployment? Return to higher education? Part time jobs? The only progamer who found success after retirement that I know of is Elky.
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Thanks for the translation!
Iris has always been fairly dependable and I've enjoyed his play. Nice Yuri pics too
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It's so awesome that Iris is a UFC fan.
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cool interview, thanks
has go.go's one been translated ? I dont find it
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On December 22 2009 04:33 funKy_KroK wrote:
cool interview, thanks
has go.go's one been translated ? I dont find it
Who cares about Go.Go?
If anybody got the free time to translate, they should translate the 30/30 question one from Bisu.
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England2673 Posts
On December 22 2009 03:17 sky_slasher wrote:
Most memorable fan?
- It's difficult.. kk I don't wanna show favoritism. ㅠㅠ Recently I realized that someone abroad has been supporting me consistently. It felt good.
Koreans have no idea...
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On December 22 2009 04:37 dukethegold wrote:Show nested quote +On December 22 2009 04:33 funKy_KroK wrote:
cool interview, thanks
has go.go's one been translated ? I dont find it Who cares about Go.Go? If anybody got the free time to translate, they should translate the 30/30 question one from Bisu.
?? have you read firebathero's one ? he and go.go are the funniest progamer in the scene
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Iris is definitely my favorite player. I miss seeing him play so much. 
Make it back to the A team soon, kk? :D
I was so crushed to find out that he wasn't going to Blizzcon due to MSL, only to lose to Kwanro.
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Nice interview. He seems like to drink lot of beer
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oh man me and Iris have something in common
yuri <3
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Whoah, I had a hard time trying to finish reading the translation, cuz I kept scrolling up to the Yuri pics XD
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On December 22 2009 03:17 sky_slasher wrote:
Spare time?
- I hang out with people, sleep, and enjoy my hobbies. Drinking a can of beer and watching Ultimate Fighting Championship is the best. Haha.
This guy was already my favorite progamer, but just became even more awesome.
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Iris kind of looks like Kim Soo Ro in the last picture...
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Most memorable fan?
- It's difficult.. kk I don't wanna show favoritism. ㅠㅠ Recently I realized that someone abroad has been supporting me consistently. It felt good.
clearly me
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more yuri less iris
+ Show Spoiler +man he's such a baller, i love how his keyboard has that phrase in white-out (i forgot what it was) AND he watches UFC
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On December 22 2009 08:15 GTR wrote:more yuri less iris + Show Spoiler +man he's such a baller, i love how his keyboard has that phrase in white-out (i forgot what it was) AND he watches UFC
i think i was "i'll kill anyone who gets in my way" on his keyboard
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On December 22 2009 03:17 Iris wrote:
kkk
Racist! :O
Nice interview.
Better questions than usual, and Iris has more personality than most progamers.
Also, he drinks beer. I love beer! Awesome!
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I'm the abroad fan.
Thanks for the interview.
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Thanks for the interview! Iris always seemed like the ever reliable veteran for the team. I was so sad when he started to do poorly. end your slump Iris!
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Great interview, Iris is my favourite terran now even more than before.
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Man, I hope they actually get an interview with GGplay Kim Joon-Yung. I miss him
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i always thought he was so serious o_O.. the CJ face is getting to me -_-
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This is a cool interview. I see a lot of players praising Orion, he just seems to be a stand up guy.
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On December 22 2009 03:36 Xiphos wrote:
Iris hwaiting! GGplay vs Iris was my favorite Finals beside Fantasy vs Stork.
It was pretty good OSL final...how GGPlay said after losing his second set he saw his dad in the audience and got fired up...how the dad said though GGPlay was a good student the family was too poor to send him to university, etc...though my favorite OSL final is Nada vs Anytime...ah, the emotion of the 5th set...
On December 22 2009 04:11 dukethegold wrote:
Whoa, good and honest interview. Not boring at all, and that's saying something.
An interview with a retired progamer would bring in a new dynamics and perspective. GGplay retired shorter after he fell from his prime. He was still a good player when he ended his career. Many, like Savior, July, Nada, Boxer and the ACE players, are dragging their careers long after their prime. I really would like to hear what GGplay has to say about his abrupt retirement and what he is doing after progaming.
In fact, I really would like to know what the majority of retired players are doing after progaming. Unemployment? Return to higher education? Part time jobs? The only progamer who found success after retirement that I know of is Elky.
Hm...I think GGplay retired because he got sick...crap I once saw a really good chart showing what retired progamers do...I think I remember many of them do end up working somewhere along the e-sports industry...not necessarily coaches or commentators, but like referees, part of production team, etc...
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On December 23 2009 01:46 sky_slasher wrote:Show nested quote +On December 22 2009 03:36 Xiphos wrote:
Iris hwaiting! GGplay vs Iris was my favorite Finals beside Fantasy vs Stork. It was pretty good OSL final...how GGPlay said after losing his second set he saw his dad in the audience and got fired up...how the dad said though GGPlay was a good student the family was too poor to send him to university, etc...though my favorite OSL final is Nada vs Anytime...ah, the emotion of the 5th set...
Yeah I was kinda sad/angry that Iris lost the final, but if you read GGPlay's interview after that....
It was impossible not to be happy for GGPlay.
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Canada9720 Posts
psychoanalysis and beer eh
cheers iris
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lol iris is pretty funny as well
s2 iris
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On December 22 2009 04:37 dukethegold wrote:
If anybody got the free time to translate, they should translate the 30/30 question one from Bisu.
Link to the original?
Edit: Nevermind, found it on Fomos. ^_^
Oh, and I'm sorry for being rude: great translation, OP, and I hope Iris does come out of his slump.
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Pictures of Yuri; what a reason to slow down scrolling through the thread.
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