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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
Bed rest is for the weak - so despite being told to 'rest' and 'not speak' by the doctor I went to the Winners League Finals. Jangchung Gymnasium was actually exactly where I thought it was. I stormed past security with no Konglish problems and went inside to recieve my press pass (Thank you to the kind people at Kespa for giving it to me!)
The press area was directly infront of the stage upon the CJ Entus side and I was one of the first to claim a seat. After setting up the internet I was treated to an awesome B-boy show which was sadly not part of the main broadcast due to time issues.
We also saw some beat-boxing and then the fans began to filter in. Outside the coaches of CJ and Iris signed the rather shiny car the team had brought with them and fans were lining up to get the logos of their teams painted on their faces. VIP fans came in first and the Hwaseung OZ fan club showed us their 'Gee Gee' dancing with colourful masks made from photos of the players' faces. Backho's mask had a pretty sunflower decoration and the girls wearing Jaedong and Lomo's masks sat together holding hands in homage to that classic video of the two players at Proleague.
Once everyone was inside the event kicked off - both teams filtered onto the stage for a greeting and then moved to sit in tiered rows with screens to watch the action. The CJ b-teamers including notable faces such as Idra and Darkelf (in a rather nice t-shirt....) sat on the CJ side in the front row.
After that it was time to begin....
CONTAINS SPOILERS ADVANCE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Right, I'm off to the Special Force Draft - more photos will be uploaded tonight. Probably concluding my coverage of this event. Massive thanks to the following people for another successful final both for myself and everyone who participated;
The kind people at Kespa.
Dailyesports.
Mr.Kang of Fomos.
Ms.Lee and Ms.Oh of Fomos (I'll miss you Ms.Oh!)
Mr.Lee from Hwaseung Promotions.
Greg for keeping me company during the breaks.
Whoever gave me all that CJ food.
I wonder what happened to the TL people who were meant to go? We saw one other foreigner, but no one else.
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MJY so cute <3
Very good pics \o/ CJ HWAITING
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Korea (South)3086 Posts
Aw, savior hugging his keyboard~
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haha i really like the picture where the light is shining on savior
looks very godly 
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Very nice work! Thank you Never! The Savior pictures is absolutely ridiculous looking.
edit: lollo first 4 comments are aimed @ savior
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lol. "My team sucks." 
the champion hats and shirts are just sucks if the team didnt win.
"Great we printed 40 of these shirts cuz JD didnt win."
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Smix
United States4549 Posts
YES Thank you for these pictures!!! Love the young/backho shots hahha. Young is very cute =) I remember there was one VOD I watched where the fangirls went WILD for him... and the commentators were talking about how he has a lot of fans 'cause he's goodlooking haha. Savior also looked great yesterday + Show Spoiler +though he lost to Jaedong
And this picture of Backho is soooo priceless:
Thank you so much!! 
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Why was that JD picture ironic?
Btw, I thought Idra quit, did he come back or something?
+ Show Spoiler +
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never_gg, you wouldn't happen to have any other pictures of that CJ car(?)? it looks really neat.
Thanks again for these pictures.
savior is amazing
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konadora
Singapore66286 Posts
Savior hugging his keyboard is cute ^^;
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United States12607 Posts
NeverGG comes through as always...great to have your photo coverage of this sweet event!
JD's expression is so appropriate, haha
And this picture truly captures Hwaseung's management's strategy for PL success lately:
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Savior looks lean now, sexy.
JD needs to lose 10 lb!
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great photos!
too bad backho didn't play
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I agree with scyper, that one's particularly epic. Nice photos as always~
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On March 29 2009 16:20 Culture wrote:
Savior looks lean now, sexy.
JD needs to lose 10 lb!
lol, I'm pretty sure it's just the giant jacket he's wearing. JD is pretty fit.
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hehehe, these are nice photos
lol at savior hugging keyboard and cardboard jaedong holding shoes
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On March 29 2009 13:08 NeverGG wrote:
Amazing. Thank you.
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sAw
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Great photos, thank you very much. I like the savior ones best!
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Kentor
United States5784 Posts
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Belgium9947 Posts
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stadium was so desesperatly empty
made me sad
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the bonjwa aura shining only on the chosen few. epic picture. the jaedong cringe was indeed ironic
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Artosis
United States2140 Posts
this thread has shown me that i am missing something very important in my life.
does anyone know how much it costs for a life sized cardboard cutout of yourself?
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United States12607 Posts
On March 29 2009 23:56 Artosis wrote:
this thread has shown me that i am missing something very important in my life.
does anyone know how much it costs for a life sized cardboard cutout of yourself?
I bet you can get a discount based on how skinny you are
+ Show Spoiler +
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Great photos, thanks so much!
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On March 29 2009 23:40 Boonbag wrote:
stadium was so desesperatly empty
made me sad
It was a little surprising to me that it wasn't full, but I wouldn't say it was 'desperately empty' either - they seemed to be expecting more people because when I went to photograph from the highest stands there were Hwaseung items laid out, but no one in the seats. It wasn't a particularly big venue either though. Compared to the Ever OSL finals it was a much smaller crowd, but the venue size reflected that. I think most people are waiting for the 'real' Proleague finals.
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backho pictures always makes me lol.
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On March 30 2009 11:58 AlwaysGG wrote:
go savior :D
Hahaha your nickname is win.
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On March 29 2009 15:48 scyper wrote:EPIC photo!
Good ol' Maestro, back to the sexy hair look, and with enough gold on his chest to make Fort Knox look like a piggy bank.
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lol i guess "Bowl Cut" is the only hairstyle option in korea
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Great photos I loved the cardboard cutout 
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Did ForGG joined in the beatboxing too ?
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On March 30 2009 16:58 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:Good ol' Maestro, back to the sexy hair look, and with enough gold on his chest to make Fort Knox look like a piggy bank.
lol, yes, NaDa can help him for the embellishment.
NeverGG awesomes pictures
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On March 31 2009 23:04 Mista wrote:
Did ForGG joined in the beatboxing too ?
I need to remember to tease him for that on our next photo shoot. I would have paid to see him dueting with this guy. Epic lolz.
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Nice photos! That would suck if CJ didn't win and they printed the shirts for nothing. XD
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On April 01 2009 10:47 deathgod6 wrote:
Nice photos! That would suck if CJ didn't win and they printed the shirts for nothing. XD
like the lecaf shirts?...
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rofl idra looks like shitty geek
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Some pretty cool photos as usual.
Why did they keep the crowd size so small? From your photos, it looks like they cordoned off more than half of the seats in that already small stadium...I'm sure they could have filled it up to occupancy easily, no?
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On April 01 2009 16:29 PH wrote:
Some pretty cool photos as usual.
Why did they keep the crowd size so small? From your photos, it looks like they cordoned off more than half of the seats in that already small stadium...I'm sure they could have filled it up to occupancy easily, no?
They laid massive player banners over a lot of the seats - it was a venue where the stage was surrounded on all four sides by seating, but only half of it was used - the rest was behind the stage set up vacant or covered in those banners. It was really unusual, but the only answer I can come up with is - either something important clashed with it (I have no idea what though.) or most fans are waiting for the PL finals. It was probably the second most badly attended final I've been to.
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On March 29 2009 17:34 number1gog wrote:Amazing. Thank you.
Yeah, loved this one as well. Savior has something special about him, the presence is just there.
So does Jaedong, but I like Savior as a person a lot more.
On April 01 2009 14:48 TYL wrote:
rofl idra looks like shitty geek
Why looks? :D
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cant see the pics. only "Bandwidth Exceeded" pics on all
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all is see is upgrade to pro
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
Yes, because I'm poor.
[Edit] Uploaded elsewhere.
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Nice pictures! I love how all the CJ guys have poker faces despite their win.
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backho noooooooooooooooooooo
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i want that cardboard cutout of savior (see what i did there?). can u pull me some strings nevergg? ill give u dollar =]
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On April 01 2009 14:48 TYL wrote:
rofl idra looks like shitty geek
On April 03 2009 16:35 RA wrote:
Why looks? :D
Retards like these should be banned. Completely uncalled for =/.
The pictures are very nice. I especially like one of the savior ones =D.
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On April 01 2009 14:48 TYL wrote:
rofl idra looks like shitty geek
You look like a geek in your profile pic.
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On April 03 2009 16:35 RA wrote:
Why looks? :D
On April 01 2009 14:48 TYL wrote:
rofl idra looks like shitty geek
For fucking both of you. That is completely unacceptable. If you don't like someone there too bad, the title of the thread says it includes him so stay away if your just going to post something like that.
lol@ savior holding his keyboard. looks like he is practically clinging to it haha <3
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very nice pic as always, neggy :D
love you so much <3
i wish i could come Korea as soon as possible to be your assistant as i told you before
btw, mjy looks awesome ;D
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On April 05 2009 13:38 x89titan wrote:
i want that cardboard cutout of savior (see what i did there?). can u pull me some strings nevergg? ill give u dollar =]
Hahahaha no. He's worth at least $2.
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VIP fans came in first and the Hwaseung OZ fan club showed us their 'Gee Gee' dancing with colourful masks made from photos of the players' faces.
Lol Gee, that song omg hahaha. thanks for the awesome pictures haha
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