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[Interview] Hyuk in-depth with FOMOS

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infinitestory
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4053 Posts
March 12 2011 20:49 GMT
#1
The captain draws his sword.

Part 1/3 complete!



[T/N This interview took place in the first week of March.]

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Last time on the FOMOS “[招人钟]” in depth player feature series, we traveled to Hite's practice house at Yongsan to find “Mr. RAK” Skyhigh. After the interview, Skyhigh quickly returned to the lineup and, as the vanguard player, achieved a long-elusive win. The fans and reporters alike were very happy for him.

Do you remember what Skyhigh answered in the very last question of that interview? “Who do you hope the next interviewee is?” “Hyuk. I don't know if he's playing well lately, whether he's eating well.”

So this time we went to [驿三洞] and the SKT practice house. Since being eliminated from the Bacchus OSL 2010 by Fantasy, he hadn't played a single televised game. Two days after being named by Skyhigh, he played in a match against STX, but he was unable to win.

Last season, Hyuk broke free of the “SKT Zerg” moniker, and he became the captain of SKT. Even though he didn't have a spectacular win count in SPL, he made it to the OSL Ro8.

In March, the peak of springtime, we interviewed Hyuk and listened to what he's lately had no chance to tell everyone.


Hello, FOMOS here with the interview. A quick introduction?
Hi everyone, I'm SKT's captain, progamer Hyuk.

To start this off, last time Skyhigh said he had questions to ask you. He said he wanted to know how you were doing and whether you were eating well.
Does he want to treat me to a meal? I've been practicing hard and improving my technique with intense focus.

Did you see Skyhigh's interview?
I glanced at it. I'm not a huge fan of reading blocks of text, like long features, so I only skimmed it (haha).

After Skyhigh's interview, he immediately returned to the A-team and got a win. Thoughts?
I've always felt Skyhigh is outstanding, and he has intangibles that nobody else does. I think that if he receives therapy for his nerves [T/N unsure], he'll be able to return to his old form. In the past, he's been relegated to the B-team multiple times, and he's always come back to his prime. Because Skyhigh is this type of person, he playes well.

Why are you and Skyhigh so close? You don't really have any obvious points in common.
Back when I had become a progamer but Skyhigh was preparing for Courage, Ggaemo introduced us, and I got to know him through practice.

Recently, we haven't seen you much in televised games. From December all the way until last week's appearance, you've been quiet.
There are some personal reasons I can't name, but besides that I was finding it tough to concentrate on BW. Being a progamer requires complete focus, but I didn't know if I could do that. That's why I couldn't get a chance to play in a PL series. I'm truly working hard in practice, but my condition is bad. But not long ago, I managed to muster up my concentration.

In Bacchus OSL 2010, you were eliminated 2:0 by your junior Fantasy. Was it a big setback? Your opportunities to play seemingly decrease after this.
At that time, I felt “If I can beat Fantasy, I'll get into the finals for sure,” so I put a lot of effort into preparation. Jaedong and Flash had already been eliminated, so I felt it was a good opportunity. I had unbreakable confidence in my grasp of ZvZ and ZvP, so I felt like as long as I beat Fantasy, I would be confident against any other terran too. My Proleague results weren't good, so I prepared to all-in. I thought if I just crossed this obstacle, my SPL chances would rise too.
But I lost 0-2. I was crushed, and for many days my mood was horrible. But it was good that Fantasy got the win, and that helped me lighten up. There was a period of time after losing in which I was very angry with myself, or rather disappointed. Some might derive renewed strength from it, but I didn't. So I was further motivated to improve.

Lots of declining players get sent to the B-team, but you're still an A-team player. Is it because of practice results?
In the practice house, I'd say I'm about average. There might have been one or two times I played exceptionally. In the team's in-house rankings, I've never really fallen too far. However, in SPL, I ran into powerful enemies. [T/N unsure] And within practice, I worked hard training my juniors, so my ranking dropped some and my opportunities thinned. But lately, I feel like my skill level is rising again. I think I have a good understanding of BW, and I want to play good games, but I feel dissatisfied with myself. I'll get better soon. Whenever I get these feelings, I tend to start playing better.

More to come, keep checking back! in other words, i'm too lazy to do the whole thing right now

source: http://www.wfbrood.com/xingji/hanguoxingji/xingji_62321.html
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GoodRamen
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States713 Posts
March 12 2011 20:50 GMT
#2
good read!!thanks!!
#1 Fantasy Fan!!!!
Tomken
Profile Joined January 2010
Norway1144 Posts
March 12 2011 21:00 GMT
#3
Good read yeah, ty :D
MBCGame HERO FIGHTING!!!~
Kiante
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7069 Posts
March 12 2011 21:13 GMT
#4
HYUK STYLE! he never ceases to dissapoint even when he's losing . Thanks for the translation so far!
Writer
Kipsate
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Netherlands45349 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-12 21:22:59
March 12 2011 21:22 GMT
#5
Hyuk is SKTs last hope of a good zerg now that Kwanro is retiring :<. I don't have any faith in S2, and I haven't seen any good zerg rookies in SKT(unless I missed some somewhere, Dreamleague maybe?).
WriterXiao8~~
Anxiety
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States650 Posts
March 12 2011 21:23 GMT
#6
HYUK!HYUK!HYUK!HYUK!

Woots.
Taekwon
Profile Joined May 2010
United States8155 Posts
March 12 2011 21:32 GMT
#7
Hyuk, why do you have to deliver so well at times and at others crumble helplessly....
If you were perfect, so would T1
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Ares[Effort] *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
DEMACIA6550 Posts
March 12 2011 21:56 GMT
#8
Infinitestory you're a hero!
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Simplistik
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
2000 Posts
March 12 2011 22:12 GMT
#9
On March 13 2011 06:22 Kipsate wrote:
Hyuk is SKTs last hope of a good zerg now that Kwanro is retiring :<. I don't have any faith in S2, and I haven't seen any good zerg rookies in SKT(unless I missed some somewhere, Dreamleague maybe?).

Soo isn't so bad. He was the highest ranked SKZerg for a while and occasionally he's played really good ZvT!

Captain Hyuk fighting! Is he seeded into the OSL R24? (Or should that be R36?)
Dear BW Gods, I know it's not autumn (in the Northern hemisphere), but please have mercy on Protoss.
Ursadon-n-Pals
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States928 Posts
March 12 2011 22:13 GMT
#10
YES! Thank you. Hyuk <3
Nothing worth having comes easy.
Harem
Profile Joined November 2007
United States11390 Posts
March 12 2011 22:59 GMT
#11
Hyuk always gives the most depressing/realistic interviews of being a progamer. -_-
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hacklebeast
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5090 Posts
March 12 2011 23:10 GMT
#12
Thanks for the interview,

Is this part of the bisu-stork-great-kal line of interviews?
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trexbqs
Profile Joined January 2011
Malaysia1731 Posts
March 13 2011 02:09 GMT
#13
thank you for translating. I'm really appreciate it :D

Hyuk, for me he is unique progamer.
can't wait for the rest part is complete.
Learn,live and love it.
infinitestory
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4053 Posts
March 13 2011 02:20 GMT
#14
On March 13 2011 08:10 hacklebeast wrote:
Thanks for the interview,

Is this part of the bisu-stork-great-kal line of interviews?

i thought that was a DES thing
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Nukid
Profile Joined April 2010
United States240 Posts
March 13 2011 02:30 GMT
#15
Don't know why when I first look at the topic title, I thought it's "Hyuk in "debt" "
SlayerS_BunkiE
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada1707 Posts
March 13 2011 02:37 GMT
#16
many thanks infinitestory can't wait for the next parts.
iloveby.SlayerS_BunkiE[Shield]
alffla
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Hong Kong20321 Posts
March 13 2011 03:40 GMT
#17
On March 13 2011 07:59 Harem wrote:
Hyuk always gives the most depressing/realistic interviews of being a progamer. -_-


LOL YEaa so true man..

well.. at least hes not retiring or wahteveri guess
i mean hes not very successful either maybe thats why he gives such depressing interviews T_T
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vectorix108
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States4633 Posts
March 13 2011 04:33 GMT
#18
Nice interview. Did anyone translate the skyhigh interview by any chance?
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pinkranger15
Profile Joined June 2010
Philippines1597 Posts
March 13 2011 05:02 GMT
#19
show us what you're made of Hyuk! gogogo! thanks for the translation.
yoyo!
Gescom
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada3358 Posts
March 14 2011 20:50 GMT
#20
Thanks for the translation! Hoping to see the second half at some point. ;D
Jaedong Hyuk || Bisu Jangbi || Fantasy Flash
ninini
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden1204 Posts
March 15 2011 06:32 GMT
#21
If I were a progamer, I would be Hyuk. I hope he can improve and become a stable A-rank player sometime soon.
Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
March 15 2011 15:30 GMT
#22
On March 15 2011 15:32 ninini wrote:
If I were a progamer, I would be Hyuk. I hope he can improve and become a stable A-rank player sometime soon.


Lolwat? Come on, you don't want have others telling you to not hyuk yourself every game.
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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51416 Posts
March 15 2011 15:56 GMT
#23
驿三洞 = Yeoksam
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swanized
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Canada2480 Posts
March 16 2011 02:34 GMT
#24
Thanks for translation !
Writer
ninini
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden1204 Posts
March 20 2011 22:20 GMT
#25
Translation of the other parts would be cool.
Fenrax
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States5018 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-21 05:35:24
March 21 2011 05:35 GMT
#26
SKT vs. Oz spoiler

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I hope he stops Hyuking himself. It is incredible in how many different ways he still manages to kill himself. Wins the big battle into "oops 4 Lings destroyed my main".
Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
March 21 2011 05:52 GMT
#27
Cholera would be rolling in his grave.
QuickStriker
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3694 Posts
March 26 2011 02:42 GMT
#28
Oh. my. god.... how did I miss this? epic translation and words of wisdom from Hyuk lol.

On March 15 2011 15:32 ninini wrote:
If I were a progamer, I would be Hyuk. I hope he can improve and become a stable A-rank player sometime soon.


Roflllll, a true Hyuk fan here.
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miky_ardiente
Profile Joined May 2010
Mexico387 Posts
March 26 2011 03:11 GMT
#29
On March 16 2011 00:30 Xiphos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 15 2011 15:32 ninini wrote:
If I were a progamer, I would be Hyuk. I hope he can improve and become a stable A-rank player sometime soon.


Lolwat? Come on, you don't want have others telling you to not hyuk yourself every game.

that maybe true but still, he can be the best programer once he learn how to completely make the other team hyuk themselves xD
My anaconda dont want none... u know the rest
Antisocialmunky
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States5912 Posts
March 26 2011 03:48 GMT
#30
The funness of Hyuk is that when he plays, he'll either come out in God mode or Fail mode or the other player will Hyuk themselves.

There was that 2 month period where it became Hyuk V Z and the one month he was on a tear after defeating all of STX Soul.
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cabarkapa
Profile Joined November 2009
United States1011 Posts
April 05 2011 05:41 GMT
#31
We need more Hyuk!
Jaehoon - Master strategist
ArvickHero
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
10387 Posts
April 23 2011 06:45 GMT
#32
rather ironic that out of the 3 SKT players qualified for MSL, Hyuk was the only to advance
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Anxiety
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States650 Posts
April 23 2011 07:04 GMT
#33
On April 23 2011 15:45 ArvickHero wrote:
rather ironic that out of the 3 SKT players qualified for MSL, Hyuk was the only to advance


How's that ironic? Hyuk is awesome.
hitthat
Profile Joined January 2010
Poland2261 Posts
April 23 2011 16:53 GMT
#34
This time there is no Fantasy to stop Hyuk. MSL champion is already known
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