[Interview] Ever OSL Semi-Final A - Page 4

The most heartbreaking thing that we couldn't translate though was the word "Hyung." There is no English equivalent which I think says a lot about American society. There is so much meaning in "Hyung" and yet it can't be communicated in English. Literally the word means "older brother." But it is a term of respect that Korean men say to older men whom they consider close, like a mentor. You're "Hyung" is someone you would do anything for if they asked. You would never question your "Hyung." If your "Hyung" was in trouble, you'd be right there. It denotes true loyalty and respect. Koreans don't use the word lightly. In the movie, it's not translated well at all. Sometimes we used "Boss" which is too formal. Other times, we replaced it with the character's name, but that is way too disrespectful in Korean because of its informality. You would only call someone who is your junior or subordinate by their first name.

On January 02 2010 06:45 Crunchums wrote:
Flash and Jaedong's rivalry reminds me of DBZ. Jaedong is all HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BACK TO BACK OSL FINALSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS and then he dominates for a while... and then Flash is like ok well time to go SUPER SAIYANNNNNNNN and now he's dominating. I wonder who is Goku is who is Vegeta (probably Flash and Jaedong respectively).

On January 02 2010 06:56 StorkHwaiting wrote:


Jaedong's def Goku. He doesn't really pay attention to the other gamers and just thinks he's a badass. Flash is the one brooding on the side, plotting his eventual domination, and jealous of all that GOku/JD has accomplished. Plus he's shorter.

On January 02 2010 21:52 Kenpachi wrote:
o____O.. i guess Jaedong got over his loss quickly

On January 02 2010 06:22 rotinegg wrote:
as much as i respect flash' mentality going into the finals this looks like it will be just as onesided as the last OSL finals..............................

about the hyung thing, what you all said is basically right, so dont try to read too much into it, americans will never fully understand it because their culture is different from ours. Same applies to alot of other things, so dont get tangled up with the subtleties of certain words or phrases, as you will never fully grasp their meanings, not cuz youre dumb or ignorant, that's just the way it is. Same reasons for why koreans will never understand why american football players get payed hundreds of millions of dollars playing such a brutish and boring sport

On January 03 2010 04:40 stambe wrote:


And why is that ?

On January 01 2010 22:16 MrHoon wrote:
▲ Whenever I practiced, this strategy was something I used alot. However I don't think anyone has seen me play like this in broadcasted games. I'm happy I was able to show everyone that my lategame management is not bad.