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MrHoon
10183 Posts
"I guess it's another challenge" - Kingdom
Wow its been a while since I did news for Teamliquid, but seeing how Kona is at a BBQ with his family I guess I can take this for now.
 Kingdom, the Devil Toss has announced today that he will be taking  TheMarine's place and become the new OGN commentator. His first debut will happen during the WCG Korea Prelims. The WCG Korea Prelims will start around August incase you didn't know.
I want to say I am fucking pumped up. Kingdom is badass, if you say otherwise you are gay, end of story.
Nal_rA on MBCgame
Kingdom on OGN
*orgasm*
- What made you finalize your decision to be a Commentator?
▲ I wanted to new challenge. Every since I saw my friends commentating all I thought of it was "wow that is extremely hard." But even though it looked like a very difficult job I kind of wanted to attempt it. Also ever since I was young it was tough being a progamer but ever since SKT sponsored us my life got alot better. However this feeling of relaxation is actually much more nerve wrecking because I keep getting this feeling of me drifting away.
- What did people say when you made your decision?
▲ To you the truth, I told absolutely no one. My parents just knew about it couple days ago. My family all said they were wishing me good luck and said I would be perfect for canidate for a commentator which is getting me pressured (laughs).
- First a player, then a coach and now this is your 2nd challenge.
▲ To be honest I'm very frightened. The shift from player to coach is a very simple transition but this is a whole new job. I am so afraid that I might blank out during a live game and so because compared to the current commentators I lack skills. However I will try my best just like I tried my best as a progamer.
- What style of shoutcasting do you prefer?
▲ Well the great TheMarine is right in front of me so I'm getting so much pressure. Before going to the army TheMarine was unarguably one of the greatest commentator ever to lay foot on the stadium so I have to try hard. I will try my best to be more than a simple shadow of a great man.
- What do you think is the pros as a commentator
▲ While a coach can only concentrate on the games for his/her own players, a commentator can concentrate on the games for the people.
- Your first debut will be on the WCG Korean Prelims, what will you do until then?
▲ I think I am going to take a small break. Organize my surroundings and take some alone time. I will start my commentator training starting July. I am getting help from many other commentators so I believe I can do well.
- Last words for your fans
▲ Starting at the age of 19, I have been a player for 8 years and a coach for 18 months. Nobody what situation I was at, I want to thank my fans who were always behind me, cheering for me. I want to say if I turn out to be bad at commentating I want you guys to feel free to 'critisize' me in every way possible and I will do my best and strive to be the best.
Funfacts
[][] For the people who don't know, TheMarine was voted first place all the time for "Best Commentators" on many online polls. Kingdom has some very very big shoes to fill.
[][] Kingdom has been preparing this for a while, and as soon as his contract ended (June 15th) he immediately went into negotiations with the OGN channel.
[][] Did you know rA said he would commentate for only a while then return to KTF? Too late now because rA just turned into MBCgame's mascot lol.
[][] Many korean SKT fans are very worried of what will happen to Best and Bisu, because Best and Bisu has thanked and praised the brilliance of Kingdom's strategies many many times.
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JUST FOR OLD TIME SAKES GUYS LOL
Netizen
OH WTF
Netizen
Wow this is totally random
Netizen
I was thinking along the lines of Zeus but wow kingdom
Netizen
GREEN TEA TOSS FUCK YEAH
Netizen
Please do well, TheMarine is someone not to be taken lightly ^^
Netizen
Why can't ra and kingdom be in the same place?
Netizen
So what happens to commentator Joon?
Netizen
Joon sucks let him die
Netizen
loljoon
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Don't fuck up like Joon, kingdom. Or I will fucking hate you
Netizen
Kingdom did do mock shoutcasting in his training dorm long ago which got aired. He did pretty good
Netizen
Kingdom will do fine. Atleast its not joon
Netizen
HAH SO THERE WAS A REASON TO WHY BISU SUCKED
Netizen
Well I'm satisfied
Netizen
I FUCKING KNEW IT, THE GUYS IN SKT FIRED YOU
Netizen
Yeah I think this is a bad agreement on contract renewal
Netizen
fuck u skt gimme kingdom back
Netizen
Kingdom Hyung... When are you going to go to the army T.T
Netizen
ho shit
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It would be alot nicer if we had a Zerg commentator for a change. There are just wayy too many Protoss commentators.
Netizen
As long as you don't talk slow I don't give a damn
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Finally, an English commentator.
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Nal_rA and Kingdom. Always destined to be on opposite sides :|
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motbob
United States12546 Posts
On June 24 2009 10:50 Durak wrote:
Finally, an English commentator.
rofl
also welcome back Mr. Hoon
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yea GREAT BRITAIN. He's filling in some good shoes, where's TheMarine going?
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
On June 24 2009 10:51 Faronel wrote:
yea GREAT BRITAIN. He's filling in some good shoes, where's TheMarine going?
army D:
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
Kingdom fuck yea! Kingdom truly is badass. Him and rA commentating is pretty awesome.
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I guess this means even kingdom gave up on best lol
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kingdom is ridiculously awesome, thanks for translating 
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Great news! thanks for sharing Mr.Hoon!
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United States13896 Posts
But what will the poor SKT protoss players do without their own coach?
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Valhalla18444 Posts
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On June 24 2009 10:51 MrHoon wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2009 10:51 Faronel wrote:
yea GREAT BRITAIN. He's filling in some good shoes, where's TheMarine going? army D:
Am I the only one that find this even remotely funny?
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Korea (South)3086 Posts
omfg, fuckin' siiiiiick...
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is awesome32280 Posts
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
for old times sake I added netizens lol.
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So what happens to commentator Joon?
Joon sucks let him die
loljoon
Don't fuck up like Joon, kingdom. Or I will fucking hate you
I lol'd
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haha netizens :D
"HAH SO THERE WAS A REASON TO WHY BISU SUCKED"
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
Which commentator is Joon?
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
On June 24 2009 11:25 Kennigit wrote:
Which commentator is Joon?
The ex-SKT coach, legendary Joon.
It takes him like 8 seconds to say 3 korean letters.
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i agree. I dont think there has been any zerg commentators? Maybe sAviOr would retire quickly, he can go commentate, he has a great singing voice so why the flip not?
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damn the netizen comments are so harsh >_<
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
On June 24 2009 11:26 MrHoon wrote:The ex-SKT coach, legendary Joon. It takes him like 8 seconds to say 3 korean letters.
oh hahaha
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What ever happened to SKT1's coach/manager that became a OGN commentator? All I know is he got married.
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On June 24 2009 11:20 FragKrag wrote:haha netizens :D "HAH SO THERE WAS A REASON TO WHY BISU SUCKED" ...
I don't get that comment one bit. >_>
Why is he "Green Tea Toss"?
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wtff it would have been perfect if ra and kingdom commentated together. ra is so good at giving deep insight in his commentaries, and added with kingdom.. :O
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fuck i wish i spoke more korean than just ee han timing and pactorie
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On June 24 2009 11:33 Sonu wrote:
i agree. I dont think there has been any zerg commentators? Maybe sAviOr would retire quickly, he can go commentate, he has a great singing voice so why the flip not?
AHHH today's match is fireshit hero... ermm i meant firebathero against.... blah blah blah
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When did Nal_rA say he would go back to KTF? Maybe he changed his mind since it's been a pretty long time.
And Kingdom will probably be awesome, even though I don't understand Korean.
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konadora
Singapore66364 Posts
lol sup MrHoon!
No one can replace TheMarine :<
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
On June 24 2009 11:41 Kennigit wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2009 11:26 MrHoon wrote:On June 24 2009 11:25 Kennigit wrote:
Which commentator is Joon? The ex-SKT coach, legendary Joon. It takes him like 8 seconds to say 3 korean letters. oh hahaha
i thought his name was Joo Hoon?
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On June 24 2009 11:57 konadora wrote:
lol sup MrHoon!
No one can replace TheMarine :<
I still prefer the energy and power the MBC commentators bring (Majority* are younger though heh).
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
'Kona is at a BBQ' Is this code for 'I disposed of the body of Kona by fire?'
This is nice news though - I always like it when there is a new presenter offering a fresh style to casting. Recently other leagues have had changes in their casting line up so it's cool.
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
On June 24 2009 12:02 infinity21 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2009 11:41 Kennigit wrote:On June 24 2009 11:26 MrHoon wrote:On June 24 2009 11:25 Kennigit wrote:
Which commentator is Joon? The ex-SKT coach, legendary Joon. It takes him like 8 seconds to say 3 korean letters. oh hahaha i thought his name was Joo Hoon?
SHortened. Koreans like shortening names for no apparent reason.
@BanZu: Unfortunately I have not been a lurker on Korean websites when the nickname Green Tea Toss was put onto Kingdom so I cannot answer that question
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Kentor
United States5784 Posts
any vids of joon commentating?
never heard of the guy
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What happened to Joon and what did he do "wrong"?
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
On June 24 2009 12:05 MrHoon wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2009 12:02 infinity21 wrote:On June 24 2009 11:41 Kennigit wrote:On June 24 2009 11:26 MrHoon wrote:On June 24 2009 11:25 Kennigit wrote:
Which commentator is Joon? The ex-SKT coach, legendary Joon. It takes him like 8 seconds to say 3 korean letters. oh hahaha i thought his name was Joo Hoon? SHortened. Koreans like shortening names for no apparent reason. @BanZu: Unfortunately I have not been a lurker on Korean websites when the nickname Green Tea Toss was put onto Kingdom so I cannot answer that question YGClan - Well since we were talking about drinking…did you drink Tea often?
Kingdom - I use to drink it instead of water, but now I just drink it every now and then… when my inside feels weird… about a cup after every workout?
YGClan - Our next question is what your think about your nickname Tea Toss… Please explain to those who don’t know why you got that nick.
Kingdom - Well about that… I think it’s ok, many people wonder and ask since it has nothing to do with the devil. Heh heh the reason for the nick is probably the Guillete round of 16 first game against Kim Jung-min (TheMarine) when I win I have this thing… when I do my best and I have a good feeling about it I have this warm feeling inside… and want to shout out loud… and want to throw my hands in the air.. that stuff…. and after the game I was really thirsty… when I looked around there was Tea -_-;; so I drank it really fast… and that day I saw the effect on the net ㅡ.ㅡ;
YGClan - Oh you didn’t prepare the Tea before the game? -_-;
Kingdom - Then I prepared it myself… but now my fans like to bring it;; When I’m gaming I always prepare a towel, a hand warmer and a drink.. I sweat a lot.. and get really hot too…
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i liked themarine. He was like my favorite commentator on ogn.
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well tea toss is better than snot toss t-t
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THE RETURN OF NETIZEN COMMENTS HECK YEAH
I love you mrhoon.
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yay go the devil toss mind control those audience
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
On June 24 2009 12:11 Seraphim wrote:
What happened to Joon and what did he do "wrong"?
h-h-h-h-h-he taaaaaaaaaaa-taaaa-taa-talks liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii..................................ke this, no waiiit, maybeee.... this.... waiit thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis issssssssssss moooooooore aaaaaaa-aaaa-aac-acurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaateeeeeeeeeeee
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Yes! Great addition by OGN.
Best of luck to Kingdom, and I hope all goes well in his commentating career.
Was he not the coach or something for SKT1 before this? :p
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Bosnia-Herzegovina1437 Posts
I'm glad my favorite old school player is going to be at least active in SC. By that I mean I'm just happy hes commentating =D
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On June 24 2009 10:55 Ideas wrote:
I guess this means even kingdom gave up on best lol
Well since everyone else has already  , I guess its better late than never .
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This is pretty awesome news, Kingdom is badass.
Love the netizen comments, thx mrhoon!
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Did you know rA said he would commentate for only a while then return to KTF? Too late now because rA just turned into MBCgame's mascot lol.
ohm, what do you mean by that? Is he a real mascot or more of a symbol now?
Also, the Devil's apprentice is screwed big time without the Devil
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Kentor
United States5784 Posts
On June 24 2009 14:16 Geo.Rion wrote:
Did you know rA said he would commentate for only a while then return to KTF? Too late now because rA just turned into MBCgame's mascot lol.
ohm, what do you mean by that? Is he a real mascot or more of a symbol now?
Also, the Devil's apprentice is screwed big time without the Devil
He's screwed already. wtf
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Netizen
Don't fuck up like Joon, kingdom. Or I will fucking hate you
lol
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Smix
United States4549 Posts
On June 24 2009 12:58 MrHoon wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2009 12:11 Seraphim wrote:
What happened to Joon and what did he do "wrong"? h-h-h-h-h-he taaaaaaaaaaa-taaaa-taa-talks liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii..................................ke this, no waiiit, maybeee.... this.... waiit thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis issssssssssss moooooooore aaaaaaa-aaaa-aac-acurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaateeeeeeeeeeee
Hahhahahah
Thanks for the news MrHoon!
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
On June 24 2009 14:21 Kentor wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2009 14:16 Geo.Rion wrote:
Did you know rA said he would commentate for only a while then return to KTF? Too late now because rA just turned into MBCgame's mascot lol.
ohm, what do you mean by that? Is he a real mascot or more of a symbol now?
Also, the Devil's apprentice is screwed big time without the Devil He's screwed already. wtf
He needs to find more scourges to ram his corsairs into imo
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On June 24 2009 10:50 FragKrag wrote:
Nal_rA and Kingdom. Always destined to be on opposite sides :|
There's a lot of truth in that statement. Hm.
Thanks for translating, MrHoon.
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51664 Posts
lets just hope he isn't as shit as ju hoon (god he was awful)
as you said, he has some large shoes to fill in for themarine.
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
On June 24 2009 15:18 GTR wrote:
lets just hope he isn't as shit as ju hoon (god he was awful)
as you said, he has some large shoes to fill in for themarine.
Kingdom came out as a guest numerous times on 스타뒷담화 and judging by his performance there, I can safely say he will be like rA when he first debut'd as a commentator. Early broadcasts he will be kinda stiff, but later on I am pretty sure he will smooth out safely
And thank you GTR you are the first one to back up my comment of how bad JOOOON is.
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oh fucking yeah
my favourite progamer :D
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On June 24 2009 15:23 MrHoon wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2009 15:18 GTR wrote:
lets just hope he isn't as shit as ju hoon (god he was awful)
as you said, he has some large shoes to fill in for themarine. Kingdom came out as a guest numerous times on 스타뒷담화 and judging by his performance there, I can safely say he will be like rA when he first debut'd as a commentator. Early broadcasts he will be kinda stiff, but later on I am pretty sure he will smooth out safely And thank you GTR you are the first one to back up my comment of how bad JOOOON is.
Well it must be the fact that he is one of the few members who actually understands Korean...
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Germany / USA16648 Posts
so sad that I don't know Korean, because Kindgom is my all time favourite 
would be so great to understand what he was going to say
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iNcontroL
USA29055 Posts
he LOOKS like a commentator
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On June 24 2009 10:50 Durak wrote:
Finally, an English commentator.
hahaha
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this makes me really want to understand some korean...
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Woot. We get to see Kingdom in action again!! Not in game though, but close enough
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thanks for the translation. love the netizen comments
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On June 24 2009 16:27 Carnac wrote:so sad that I don't know Korean, because Kindgom is my all time favourite would be so great to understand what he was going to say
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i don't understand his shirt, is it a guy playing polo and it says great Britain on it? what?
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
On June 24 2009 23:55 Zurles wrote:
i don't understand his shirt, is it a guy playing polo and it says great Britain on it? what?
Its a shirt made by Polo with a frontal design of a Britain Flag.
Yeah I know I have no idea why anyone would want to wear a failure flag on their chest.
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yeah whats up with the lack of zerg commentators
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i was wondering what happened to Kingdom. I haven't seen him at all during proleague games.
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On June 24 2009 23:59 StorZerg wrote:
yeah whats up with the lack of zerg commentators
Jju come back and commentate :D
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United States12607 Posts
Though this means BeSt and Bisu have lost a great coach, I'm excited for Kingdom because this must be a good move for his career. I think OGN has found a worthy replacement for TheMarine.
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Congratulations to Kingdom and I am looking forward to seeing him at OGN games. However, personally, I am still looking forward to seeing his performance in the All-Star event.
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On June 24 2009 10:50 FragKrag wrote:
Nal_rA and Kingdom. Always destined to be on opposite sides :|
So if one goes to the army, the other is in NK?
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MrHoon
10183 Posts
Oh right guys I just added a new interview with Kingdom that got added
Now I'm off!
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
woah kingdom
when i went to korea in 2006 i watched nalra vs kingdom bo5 at coex mall... so epic omg
and nalra was damn tall holy sh
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Hmm, since I don't understand Korean I can't judge, but reading the comments, that he spoke like 3 korean words in 8 seconds...dude...that's got to be a really boring commentator :O
I hope Kingdom do well
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Baa?21245 Posts
Netizen
It would be alot nicer if we had a Zerg commentator for a change. There are just wayy too many Protoss commentators.
Haha.
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Hrm, so is TheMarine going to be coming back to OGN post-military, or has that not been announced?
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MrHoon netizen comments. <3
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On June 24 2009 10:46 MrHoon wrote:"I guess it's another challenge" - Kingdom
A commentator who can make FIREBALLS!?!?wtf?
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On June 24 2009 11:00 Archaic wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2009 10:51 MrHoon wrote:On June 24 2009 10:51 Faronel wrote:
yea GREAT BRITAIN. He's filling in some good shoes, where's TheMarine going? army D: Am I the only one that find this even remotely funny?
y is that funny?
OH SNAP
rofl i just got it! it's cus his name is TheMarine right?
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Marines are more affiliated with the navy tho.
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itd be funnier if he were gonna be a biologist...
cuz like... marine biologist...mehhhhhhhh
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On July 03 2009 14:05 ggnet)mOnion wrote:
itd be funnier if he were gonna be a biologist...
cuz like... marine biologist...mehhhhhhhh
stop
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What the fuck happened between SKT and Kingdom?
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