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Pusan Interview - TL Exclusive
December 9th, 2008 09:12 GMT
A few weeks ago I got the chance to sit down with Pusan from MBC and ask him some questions about himself, progaming and just some general things. Pusan is most known for his impressive Proleaugue statistics as well as So1 and Shinhan 2005 OSL. While his performance did dip last year, he is showing signs of being in form once again and is showcasing some brilliant games in proleauge. Here's my interview with Pusan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbY3JCDlYL0
Pusan's Bio
In his younger years, Pusan was never the type to spend long days and nights playing games on a computer. His family did not even own a computer. One summer, his friends introduced him to the world of starcraft and within no time at all he was addicted. To practice he would tell his parents that he was going to the local temple to study then walk to the local PC-Bang to get some gaming time in. Despite his parents being barely able to make a living, when Pusan wanted to get a computer to 'study' (play Starcraft) they bought him one. Pusan was incredibly talented, within a year he was the top player in Junpo (his local region in Pusan) and won many tournaments, even winning $50 from placing first in a money-map tournament.
In 2001, after watching GARIMTO in the 2001 SKY OSL he decided to become a progamer. One of his school friends collected the details for all the managers in progaming teams and tried to get Pusan a trial. He was accepted for a trial for team Plus. In his trial he beat every single member of the team and advanced so quickly that in 3 days he was able to play in the MBCGame Team Leauge. In his first ever television appearance, he crushed the foreign hope ElKy of Hexatron. With this game he brought his 'Ji-ho mode' and unusual playstyle to the forefront and exposed the world to his macro. During his time on Plus, he formed a close friendship with his would-be rival Anytime[gm] and the Zerg player MuMyung.
In the early stages of 2005, after a turbulent time in Plus, Pusan moved to Pirates of Space (P.O.S). During the fall season (So1 OSL), Pusan, along with Anytime, took center stage blasting through to the semifinals of the tournament. Pusan faced Boxer in arguably the standout Bo5 from the tournament. Although he eventually lost 2-3 and then lost to iloveoov 2-3 and coming 4th overall, he cemented his place in the progaming scene. Indeed, Pusan, Anytime and Stork were named as the "Neo-Kings" of Protoss and were supposed to lead the Protoss race forward after Reach, Nal_ra and Kingdom.
The following OSL (Shinhan 2005) Pusan continued to perform strongly and placed 3rd. After a rough group in Shinhan S1 OSL, he dropped out of the Starleauges and has since not made it back to the top 16. Despite not performing well in the OSL he managed to make the MSL and showcased some amazing feats in Proleague. The most famous of which was his contain break against firebathero which earned him a spot on the 2006 Pimpest Plays. He also went on an 11 Ace match winning streak, which was eventually stopped by Anytime.
Pusan has always been an invaluable member of MBCGame Hero and has been central to their Proleague roster from his transfer in 2005. Recently, there have been signs that Pusan has returned to form, namely his impressive 9-2 record in Proleauge and the fact that last season he passed the offline qualifiers for the OSL. His impressive Macro, and unique style, are always refreshing to watch and really do distinguish him from other Protoss players.
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
Awesome interview!
kekeke~
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United States20661 Posts
The last line is hilarious.
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I always love reading the bios of progamers <3
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Awards from Pusan
-2005 so1 osl semifinalist
-2006 shinhan osl semifinalist
-Pimpest Play 2006:
MBC vs Samsung，Pusan vs FireBatHero，Longinus
-Best winning ceremony 2006
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Haha awesome interview.
"I love Plexa" rofl
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
how'd i know plexa would be the first to reply here!
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
On December 10 2008 18:38 emucxg wrote:
Awards from Pusan
-2005 so1 osl semifinalist
-2006 shinhan osl semifinalist
-Pimpest Play 2006:
MBC vs Samsung，Pusan vs FireBatHero，Longinus
-Best winning ceremony 2006 Also pp 2005 whee he cleared out boxer's cloaked wraiths with splash damage from his corsairs 
also was captain of MBCgame when they won the proleauge in 2006
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United States421 Posts
I want to be loved by Pusan too =\
Great interview!
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On December 10 2008 18:54 Plexa wrote:Show nested quote +On December 10 2008 18:38 emucxg wrote:
Awards from Pusan
-2005 so1 osl semifinalist
-2006 shinhan osl semifinalist
-Pimpest Play 2006:
MBC vs Samsung，Pusan vs FireBatHero，Longinus
-Best winning ceremony 2006 Also pp 2005 whee he cleared out boxer's cloaked wraiths with splash damage from his corsairs also was captain of MBCgame when they won the proleauge in 2006
Yeah, you are right <3
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Awesome! Thanks.
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LOL I LOVE PLEXA!!!!
epic interview. thnx.
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Awesome, great interview. I love Pusan's play style, Pusan and Garimto were one of the first few Protoss players that I couldn't get enough of.
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Corinthos
Canada1842 Posts
Ahh.. Pusan. I remember a few years ago, watching some of his games and witnessing some of the most pimpest plays. I was not his fan, mainly because of my favoritism for terran players, namely oov , boxer, nada, midas and xellos. However, Pusan was one of those protoss that stuck out, and now I acknowledge his presence, brilliance and spirit. I feel a bit of sadness though, because for all that he is, he never got to win himself a title as many "giants" of sc have accomplished already.
Now, whenever it's his turn to play, I get excited. Reason being: Pusan delivers.
Pusan - your I really hope you'll get your shot at a title. Your game play and team spirit makes you stand out, and you deserve to be commended.
1337 post for a 1337 interview.
Great job Susie, thanks.
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Gona be honest here... Did crack a fat over the banner.
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sexy banner yo!~
cant watch the video, gonna watch it later when im at home... defo gonna be good
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I loved it from the beginning to the end
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I love Plexa! Plexa must be on the top of the world now.
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Pusan is an underrated player. I hope he wins a major league though.
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ahahahah Pusan's adorable
<3 susie
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Awesome interview, superb ending. 
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
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Plexa you lucky bastard 
I want to be loved by Bisu ^^
Nice interview susie <3
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Damn video interview and I'm at work ... grr T_T
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Pusan is awesome, but I think you need a new camera suzie, teamliquid should pitch in in return for more awesome interviews XD
Also, get nada to say he loves nataziel plz
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
Great interview - I hope we can see more things like this in the future.
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I lol'ed when the banner came up.
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"thank you teamliquid and i love plexa"
xD imba
give me bisu and let him say "i love junnie"
T___T
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On December 10 2008 18:54 Plexa wrote:Show nested quote +On December 10 2008 18:38 emucxg wrote:
Awards from Pusan
-2005 so1 osl semifinalist
-2006 shinhan osl semifinalist
-Pimpest Play 2006:
MBC vs Samsung，Pusan vs FireBatHero，Longinus
-Best winning ceremony 2006 Also pp 2005 whee he cleared out boxer's cloaked wraiths with splash damage from his corsairs also was captain of MBCgame when they won the proleauge in 2006
Yeah, that was so pimp, Martyrdom.
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On December 10 2008 19:51 Avius wrote:
sexy banner yo!~
cant watch the video, gonna watch it later when im at home... defo gonna be good
the banner really is quite amazing :O:O
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Zurich15348 Posts
On December 10 2008 21:06 nataziel wrote:
Pusan is awesome, but I think you need a new camera suzie, teamliquid should pitch in in return for more awesome interviews XD
I think the camera is just fine only our tech people are not competent enough to bring this to Youtube in time and good quality.
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The banner is just amazingly gay and erotic, great stuff.
Sick interview too, it was funny to hear the MBC players shout in the background like they were watching a good game
Interview sea and firebathero!
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Pusan is awesome! We should get him and Light to do TL attack as well.
Nice interview
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Awesome interview, i think i became a pusan fan =).
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
Pusan is so cute hahaha
"say hi"
"hi ^-^"
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ahhh
pusan... haven't heard his name in a while...
wow I LOVE just laying around not doing anything and my parents ALSO did not want me playing games and watned me to go to Seoul U or Korea U...
mmm looks like im only one step away from being like pusan...being 1337 in sc
rofl
ROFL...
lilsusie: "and then the worst one?" (in english)
pusan:... "u mean the worst one?" (in korean)
haha i do that to my cousins in korea all the time
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rofl pusan made my jaw drop in many games and I wish him the best in the future
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United States17042 Posts
nice job lilsusie. Pusan was a great player, but individually he has never accomplished as much as he should have.
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Great interview with a great guy.
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OH MY GOD THAT BANNER! uglyyyyyyyyyyy...
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fuck yeah. Write more about Pusan. The coolest progamer ever!
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me being such an sc noob and not having followed the pro scene for long makes me wanna go and look up some pusan games
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Belgium9947 Posts
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Korea (South)3086 Posts
On December 11 2008 01:45 Piste wrote:
OH MY GOD THAT BANNER! uglyyyyyyyyyyy...
HEY MY BANNER IS SEXY. Anyone who doesn't orgasm at it is just abnormal.
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Nice banner =)
I've always like pursan's style toss SPIRIT TOSS FTW.
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oh man haha the picture made me LOL
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Am I still straight if that banner has turned me completely on? Good article susie ^^.
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
noice
pusan looks really nervous (or is that the effect of lilsusie?)
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great interview, thx Susie!
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Very good interview! Thx to lilsusie! Where can I read about this "free agency"?? I know nothing about it
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I remember when Pusan was an amateur... I really need to quit playing BW
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I've allways liked Pusan. He seems like a nice guy and his straw apm is second to none.
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What is "very cold" in Korea?
Like -5 or something?
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Thanks for the interview.
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It's awesome to see this kind of exclusive interviews!
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
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Haha a risque picture of him, thanks for the interview
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CA10828 Posts
On December 10 2008 21:06 nataziel wrote:
Pusan is awesome, but I think you need a new camera suzie, teamliquid should pitch in in return for more awesome interviews XD
Also, get nada to say he loves nataziel plz
get in line behind me
oh wait, i actually did meet nada LOL
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"Thank you TeamLiquid and I love Plexa"
Plexa you are one lucky man
great interview, thanks for sharing!
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
Susies camera was fine - encoding sux.
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lol what a hilarious picture, flashing the chest bahaha
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Sweet! It's nice to see the interview in person on video rather than just reading plain text.
Thanks lilsusie! Go Pusan!
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mmmmmm pusan clevage.... mmmmm
-_-
great interview susie! ty lots
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get MVP to say "i luv Realpenguin"
Great interview, and of course great banner. My testosterone levels have increased after seeing it.
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That banner is boner-inducing.
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United States4024 Posts
Parents must have been glad to get him that computer to "study." =P
Really payed off.
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United States3824 Posts
BTW that picture is pretty hot.
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motbob
United States12546 Posts
If zealots are his favorite units, why does he kill so many of them?
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Susie and Pusan together.. *drool*
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sick ty
Just in time too....got my mbc shirt in the mail today WOOO
really hope he wins at least one osl in his career. Redemption at its finest.
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omg pusan side boob so hot
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On December 11 2008 09:52 QuietIdiot wrote:
sick ty
Just in time too....got my mbc shirt in the mail today WOOO
really hope he wins at least one osl in his career. Redemption at its finest.
Mine came in a few hours ago YEAHHHHHH
I feel gosu.
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eee han timing right there. I got my shirt today too and BOOM there is the video.
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On December 11 2008 09:22 motbob wrote:
If zealots are his favorite units, why does he kill so many of them?
Jeez.. to get dragoons obviously.
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wtf is up with pusan taking his shirt off
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EPT![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/Plexa/Pusan_Interview/SpiritToss.jpg)
