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5003 Posts
Source: PlayXP
Interviewer: Ethan_Ahn (@PlayXP_Ethan)
Link: http://www.playxp.com/news/read.php?news_id=3161740
[Interview]Leaving the country to face new challenges -- Fnatic Rain![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/3QIv4.jpg)
He's the man that comes to mind if you're thinking of cheese. He's the Fnatic Rain, the man who showed everyone the cutting edge of cheese rushes. This man is on the road to leave the country, wearing a new set of clothes to take on a new challenge. Before he left the country, I had the opportunity to talk to him, the man who announced that he wouldn't participate in the GSL July group ceremonies and surprised many.
▼ So, I get to see you again like this. You have moved to a new team.
- I'm glad that I have been able to achieve what I wanted. Now all that is left for me to do is to try my best to achieve my new goal.
▼ I'm curious about the process you went about went finding a new team. Was it like when Twilight moved to FXO, and you had to ask them directly? Or did you just get offers? How did it happen?
- I've always wanted to move onto the global scene. I was really ambitious. It was not something I was able to do by myself. There were people around me who were helping me out. Through these people, I've been able to tell a few foreign teams I was interested and then negotiated amongst them. Out of those, I heard that Fnatic was interested, and after negotiation, I was able to sign a contract.
▼ Why did you choose Fnatic out of all the teams?
- There were offers from other teams but Fnatic was the most aggressive about it. In my opinion, Fnatic is a brand name team. I have seen many players under Fnatic during the World Championship and in the preliminaries before. Regardless of their skill, they were players that you could have faith in. That was the biggest thing.
▼ Did everything conclude well with your former team?
- That's right. I told my former team about my desire to move out into the global scene before the article about me leaving the team came out. I've talked quite a bit in the short period of time I had with Coach Lee Woon Jae. There wasn't any trouble and he encouraged me to do my best.
▼ There's no way we're can't talk about you not participating from GSL July, which is quite the big issue. What had happened?
- I'm really sorry because I hurt a lot of people without intending to. Everything that I can reveal about it is in the post I left at PlayXP. There were a lot of issues at that time, and I think there were problems during communication. Regarding the information about the punishment, I accept it and I think it's an obvious decision.
▼ I won't ask any further then. Let's talk about you switching teams again. We know that you signed the contract -- were the conditions okay?
- That's right. The contract is finalized. The conditions are satisfactory. Salary, funding for equipment, and flight fees for when I participate in foreign tournaments.
▼ In that case, when will we be able to see you performing in your new team?
- I've already had a match.
▼ Already? Which game were you sent out on?
- After the contract, I've had a match in the EG Masters cup that is going on now. Because it is online, it's not like I wore a uniform or anything. I think that I will be able to come out in the new uniform in the next tournament.
▼ Is there an upcoming tournament you are aiming for?
- It isn't certain yet, but I want to take part in MLG Anaheim, which is quite soon. If I get to participate, I think that'll be the first tournament I will participate in with the new uniform.
▼ In that case, are you leaving the country today because you are aiming for that tournament?
- Nope. Like I have said just now, it's not completely certain if I will be able to participate in MLG Anaheim or not. I will participate in other tournaments other than MLG Anaheim, but even if there wasn't a tournament, I was planning on leaving the country regardless.
▼ Did anything bad happen to you while you were in Korea? It sounds like you're fleeing the country.
- Please don't say anything that could be misunderstood. I'll be reading everything. Because I lived overseas for a bit when I was young, there's something fragrant about it that remained. And I wanted to go overseas to challenge myself in something new. I wanted to learn English as well as other things I could do
▼ Does that mean you were thinking of leaving the country even if you didn't get a contract?
- That's right. It's something that was needed for my future and I didn't want it to get any more delayed.
▼ You're really something to think something like that since you're so young. Where are you planning on staying?
- First, I'm planning on going to New York. I have an acquaintance there and I'm planning on staying at that person's house.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/teIeD.jpg) MVP's GuineaPig, who came to see Rain off at the Airport
▼ What are the goals you want to achieve?
- Even if I don't win, I want to experience a wide variety of tournaments. But that's not to say I don't want to win. Of course I want to do well.
▼ Is there any player you want to play against in a foreign tournament?
- Greg Fields. I don't have anything against him, but I didn't get to play him in an official match when he was in Korea. I played him a few times in the ladder and he left an deep impression. I wanted to play against him in an official match if I had the opportunity.
▼ Which one of you won more in the ladder?
- I gave some and I took some... it was very similar.
▼ If you meet him in an official match, are you going to cheese him, or stab him early with a build like 11-11?
- If I have the opportunity? (laugh)
▼ For the conclusion, say something to your fans.
- There are people who are always cheering for me and supporting me. I will do my best overseas and get good results, so it'd be great if you would encourage me and cheer for me.
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Great translation milkis!
=D cant wait to see Rain cheese the crap out of the NA ladder >=D
+ Show Spoiler +JK, good luck with Fnatic.MSI!
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Rain has an afro into no-afro O_O Korean stylists doin' their job~!
Good luck Rain! He seems like a great guy to have friends in many places. I'm glad he's with Fnatic!
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United States7481 Posts
thanks for translating milkis~
quite the leap of faith for rain to take a step like this. in my mind he's the first korean to do so in sc2, since even Oz is in korea for the time being. i wish him luck!
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Seems like a really nice guy, hope the world is what he wants it to be for him.
I'd like to see him at Anaheim!
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Great interview, really interesting to see his plans. He's got a suprisingly good head on his shoulders, I think.
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I'm wondering what Rain means by a "deep impression" that IdrA left. The wording seems pretty innocuous, but given the types of impressions IdrA has left on other GSL players, there may be something hidden under the words.
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wow, that's a really change in lifestyle - he's clearly determined. gl fnaticmsi.rain!
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Thanks for the translation, and best of luck to Rain. As it is it's a little rare for foreigners to enter Korea, but short of MC, Moon and MLG Colombus there are few-to-no Koreans entering the foreign scene, I think it's nice to see.
As it is I respect Moon and MC more for being active outside Korea than even some of the greater players in Korea.
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On July 02 2011 13:16 Arccotangent wrote:
I'm wondering what Rain means by a "deep impression" that IdrA left. The wording seems pretty innocuous, but given the types of impressions IdrA has left on other GSL players, there may be something hidden under the words.
IdrA bmed the crap out of Korean ladder, we all know that. When some dudes bm you in a language you don't really understand, it sure will leave a deep impression.
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Anyone know what he's referring to when he says,
"Regarding the information about the punishment, I accept it and I think it's an obvious decision."
I've been gone a couple days and cant seem to see anything about Rain's punishment, anyone have cliffs of what happened?
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On July 02 2011 13:21 jester- wrote:
Anyone know what he's referring to when he says,
"Regarding the information about the punishment, I accept it and I think it's an obvious decision."
I've been gone a couple days and cant seem to see anything about Rain's punishment, anyone have cliffs of what happened?
I believe Rain was banned from GSL for 2 seasons or something like that, which may turn out to be more a symbolic gesture as Rain likely won't be back in Korea during the next 2 GSLs.
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On July 02 2011 13:21 jester- wrote:
Anyone know what he's referring to when he says,
"Regarding the information about the punishment, I accept it and I think it's an obvious decision."
I've been gone a couple days and cant seem to see anything about Rain's punishment, anyone have cliffs of what happened?
Unable to participate in the next two GSL's(So that means he can't get the Code S/A spot at MLG)
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thanks for translating
번역해주셔서 감사합니다. 영어권 분들이 재미있게 보셨으면 하네요.
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Vancouver14381 Posts
On July 02 2011 13:21 jester- wrote:
Anyone know what he's referring to when he says,
"Regarding the information about the punishment, I accept it and I think it's an obvious decision."
I've been gone a couple days and cant seem to see anything about Rain's punishment, anyone have cliffs of what happened?
Rain didn't give GomTV enough notice for his departure, so they couldn't find a suitable replacement for his Code S spot and that gave some people walkovers. I believe he has been banned for the next 2 GSL tournaments if he chooses to participate in them.
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Rain is a boss. I wish him success and happy times
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Some one needs to arrange a Rain Idra showmatch.
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nice hair!
GL HF Rain
You are so handsome
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So Fnatic did use Rain during EG master cup playoff. This should be interesting.
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Nice interview. I have my doubts that he will truly improve in a foreign environment, but it will probably be an experience for him nonetheless.
BTW can anyone tell me what this 11-11 build is? I have seen it mentioned by a couple of Koreans, but I'm not sure what it is. Is it just a very early 2rax (as in 11rax, 11rax) or something like that?
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Good interview. I laughed at the IdrA portion. Zenio, Ensnare, Rain, he's made quite a few impressions and a few enemies on the ladder.
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Sweet. Thanks a lot for the interview and translation!
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Good luck Rain, hope your stay in America goes well most of all 
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very interesting read, thanks! hoping he can perform well and play idra =)
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ty for the translation milkis!
Rain seems to have his goals set, moving to another country is no small undertaking and just realizing his goals. Gained my respect.
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I actually love watching rain play. I'm curious to see if he plays some macro games against the weaker competition
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Ballsy move by Rain. I think i just became a fan.
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He actually played 2 decent macro games against IMmvp recently. I think he can be a good player, if only he gets rid of his tendency to cheese and focuses on developing a solid play-stile.
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seems like a nice guy but practicing on NA ladder is not like TSL teamhouse!
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Thanks for translating. Good to hear what he has to say 
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All the Koreans know whats up when it comes to IdrA
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Great Interview! Can't wait to see how Rain did in the EG CUP.
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Goodluck to Rain, I think it's really cool to see Koreans come to the west
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Good luck Rain, come and demolish the foreigners 
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He is certainly underrated. He is qualified for the NASL season 2 after reaching the Ro8 of the open tournament, which is where Thorzain fell as well. He was knocked out by a fellow Korean I think. Although a lot of his televised matches are cheeses, I don't actually think he is a cheesy player. Just like, if you saw Idra in IPL 1 and MLG Columbus, you would think Idra is a cheesy player as well. I think Rain has the same mentality of "if you think your opponent is better than you, just cheese as you'd be outplayed otherwise."
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Rain seems like a smart guy, I hope he will do well.
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Thanks for translating milkis!! Great interview and i'm really forward to see Rain do well at Fnatic so maybe more koreans join foreign teams!
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he seems like a pretty laid back dude. i like that. thanks for translating milkis.
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On July 02 2011 14:10 rasnj wrote:
Nice interview. I have my doubts that he will truly improve in a foreign environment, but it will probably be an experience for him nonetheless.
BTW can anyone tell me what this 11-11 build is? I have seen it mentioned by a couple of Koreans, but I'm not sure what it is. Is it just a very early 2rax (as in 11rax, 11rax) or something like that?
yes its double 11rax
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On July 02 2011 13:08 LanTAs wrote:Great translation milkis! =D cant wait to see Rain cheese the crap out of the NA ladder >=D + Show Spoiler +JK, good luck with Fnatic.MSI!
Compared to 90% of the NA GM league, even his Season 3 games against NesTea could probably called macro games.
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On July 02 2011 13:21 canikizu wrote:Show nested quote +On July 02 2011 13:16 Arccotangent wrote:
I'm wondering what Rain means by a "deep impression" that IdrA left. The wording seems pretty innocuous, but given the types of impressions IdrA has left on other GSL players, there may be something hidden under the words. IdrA bmed the crap out of Korean ladder, we all know that. When some dudes bm you in a language you don't really understand, it sure will leave a deep impression.
I remember the NASL application video for Ensnare on the topic of rivalries, "I want to play Idra. Him call me faggot, I don't forget".
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I like Rain. He set a goal for himself and he's doing everything to achieve that goal. He's a man with a plan. Good luck to him!
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I wonder who he'll be living with? Somewhat strange that he's not going to a team with a house like Reign or EG, hopefully he's a strong addition to Fnatic anyway.
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The interview gave me the feeling that he mainly wants to learn english and take care of his future after sc2.
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
On July 02 2011 13:21 canikizu wrote:Show nested quote +On July 02 2011 13:16 Arccotangent wrote:
I'm wondering what Rain means by a "deep impression" that IdrA left. The wording seems pretty innocuous, but given the types of impressions IdrA has left on other GSL players, there may be something hidden under the words. IdrA bmed the crap out of Korean ladder, we all know that. When some dudes bm you in a language you don't really understand, it sure will leave a deep impression.
Sounds like Rain knows some english, so he does understand.
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I remember when IdrA played Rain on Scrap Station, Rain made some rather embarassing mistakes (letting mutas kill all his tanks) and after taking him apart IdrA commented in the stream chat:"This guy won 27k USD" and after he was asked"u jelly?" he said "i'm not jealous, just sad"
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If you saw Rain in the NASL qualifiers you'd see that he's more than good enough to compete with the best foreigners.
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Rain's english is pretty good. <3 He's one of the nicest people ever.
Can't wait!
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Amazing hair.
I personally think it's really important for young people (i.e. early 20s) to travel abroad, meet new people and broaden their horizon. Best of luck, Rain. Enjoy your new life in New York and the new experiences interacting with people and SC2 players from other countries.
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Awesome interview, thanks for the translation. I'm really looking forward to see what Rain can do in the foreign scene.
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Thanks for the translation. is there a possibility to translate the FXOz interview of playxp ?
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Good ol' Idra, leaving his "impressions" on people all over the world.
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Gl to rain in the future! And thanks for translating Milkis.
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Sound like Rain want to find Idra and give him some refined cheese ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Good job and gl to Rain! I hope to see him on TL if he isnt already on here. )
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I always liked Rain. It's a bit like Rainbow. They're both slumping a bit, though Rainbow obviously quite a bit more, but I can't help but like them. He also gets a bit + from me for going into the foreigner scene. I'm not sure how he'll do, actually. He's obviously a good player, but it remains to be seen if he's going to in any way "dominate". I expect he'll be up there.
Good luck Rain!
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On July 02 2011 13:24 EthanAhn wrote:
thanks for translating
번역해주셔서 감사합니다. 영어권 분들이 재미있게 보셨으면 하네요.
Thank you for sharing your content with the foreign community, both from PlayXP and your YouTube account (http://www.youtube.com/user/JudahAhn). It's hugely appreciated! :D
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Lord_J
Kenya1085 Posts
Rain is really winning me over as a fan.
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i was allready happy to see rain join fnatic but this makes me even happier understanding why hes doing it. thanks for the interview.
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no question about his thoughts on FD and Tester leaving the team after he did?
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On July 02 2011 13:24 EthanAhn wrote:
thanks for translating
번역해주셔서 감사합니다. 영어권 분들이 재미있게 보셨으면 하네요.
Thank you very much for your work. We really appreciate it.
By the way guys, for those of you who don't know, he is the guy who posted the original interview in the plaxp site. I'm fairly sure he was the one who did the interview as well. Give him some props!
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