SPOTV does a series called "Canta's CALLING" where Canata calls progamers and interview them through a phone call. So far, the episodes have featured: Maru/Dream, Losira, herO, Solar, NaDa, MMA, and announcer Lee Hyun Kyung/Classic.
The most recent episode: consisted of MarineKing as the invited guest. As expected, Canata asked him about the vs ByuL match that caused ALL KINDS of controversies. Here is the translation:
(0:22 - 0:39)
???: Hello?
Canata: Yes, hello.
???: Hi.
Canata: This is "Canata's CALLING."
???: Haha~ Hello~
Canata: Hello~ Please introduce yourself.
MarineKing: I am Lee Jung Hoon, who is currently living at the MVP team house.
(0:40 - 1:32)
Canata: A lot of people have suggested to us that we interview you.
MarineKing: Really?
Canata: Yes. Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about a lot of things. So I said we should go ahead and call you.
MarineKing: Ah~ I see. Thank you.
Canata: Thank you? (laughs) Is this something to be thankful about?
MarineKing: Haha~ Yeah, well... I am grateful to you guys for coming to a nobody like me.
Canata: (laughs) A nobody? You're Lee "MarineKing" Jung Hoon.
MarineKing: Haha, no. That's like from 4 years ago though.
Canata: Ahhh, so you're saying that this is not the case now?
MarineKing: Yeah.
Canata: Alright, well, even though it's nice to have a fun and bright interview, I feel that it's important to answer some questions that the fans have been curious about. Is that alright?
MarineKing: Yes. It's fine with me.
(1:33 - 2:35)
Canata: So, for yesterday's match, when MVP won against CJ, we did not see you on the bench. Why weren't you at the studio?
MarineKing: A lot of the MVP players, including me, are lacking a lot right now. So I wanted to utilize the travel time of going to the Proleague studio and use that to focus on practice.
Canata: Why do you believe that your performance has fallen off so much lately?
MarineKing: For my skills overall, I'm somewhat lacking. Also, because I kept on losing, I fell into a slump, got stressed out, and the pressure got intense, so my skills were not coming out for my performances.
Canata: Are you perhaps not practicing as much as you'd like?
MarineKing: For a while, it was difficult to focus on just solely practicing. So there were parts of me that were lacking. But right now I've grabbed a hold of my mentality and am working hard.
(2:36 - 2:45)
Canata: Umm... The match that occurred not too long ago... That match was against ByuL correct?
MarineKing: Yes, that is correct.
Canata: That match caused a whole bunch of debate to occur.
(2:46 - 3:12 small clip showing what happened during the match)
(3:13 - 7:49)
MarineKing: Hahaha... Yeah...
Canata: I think we need to hear you explain this yourself. Back then, how come you didn't notice what was going on?
MarineKing: First off, that was a play that I had never experienced before... And there are things like, hatchery timings, you know?
Canata: Right.
MarineKing: I guess I probably would have realized what was going on had it been practice, but during that time my condition was not the best. My mentality was also not good so I ended up getting completely nervous. I didn't realize that it was a proxy hatch build. I thought it was a fast speed ling build. So I told myself, "okay, I just need to wall off my ramp, start producing hellions, and go for a macro game." I watched the VOD later on and I realized that my reaper had unintentionally moved downwards then upwards and caught a brief glimpse of the spine crawler that was building. However, I did not see that at the time of the match so that's why I went for a triple CC macro build.
Canata: Speaking of the triple CC build, people said that the timing for that was also very suspicious.
MarineKing: Yeah, that's true.
Canata: (laughs) What do you mean, "Yeah, that's true?" That's not something you should be admitting to. Can you tell us why you did that?
MarineKing: Because of my quick scout, I saw what ByuL was doing. I thought it was a fast speed ling build. So I anticipated that ByuL would pick a handful of lings, and then proceed into a macro game later on. It was my complete mistake.
Canata: So what you're saying, is that you considered ByuL's play style, and you figured that he would either go for a ling/bling all-in, or grab a handful of lings and then expand afterwards. So you told yourself that you would respond with a triple CC build. Is this correct?
MarineKing: Yes
Canata: Hmm, I see... Well honestly for me as well, I had so much emotions running through me during that match... It was the kind of match that caused a lot of things to be said...
MarineKing: Yeah. I only knew about what had happened after the match ended. I had no idea what was going on during the actual match. I didn't realize that the spine crawler had been spotted in my field of vision. I made a mistake that a progamer should not have made, and I showed a performance that was not worthy of being shown on a Proleague stage, so I was really upset and felt really sorry to the fans for doing that. Even afterwards, I still have yet to grab a victory, and my performance has not been good. So I think for the time being, I'm going to have to focus on just practicing and raising my skill.
Canata: I see. Well, MarineKing, until this season of Proleague ends, I will continue to watch you in hopes that your effort will one day revive you to the point where you'll succeed again.
MarineKing: Thank you for that. If I do end up winning again, I will dedicate a ceremony just for you.
Canata: Oh, that's great~ You pledged this to me!
MarineKing: Haha, yeah. It's a pledge that may be very difficult to fulfill, but I will go for it!
Canata: Well, I will continue to wish for your sucess. Now please say something to your fans.
MarineKing: I'm sure my fans are upset with me. I haven't been performing like a professional and I keep showing terrible performances that result in losses. Therefore, I don't blame you guys for criticizing me and cursing me since I think I obviously deserve it. But right now, I've grabbed a hold of my mentality, and I am practicing a lot and working real hard, so please continue to watch me.
Canata: Well, you pulled it off last year right? You got 2nd place for the HOT6 CUP.
MarineKing: Right.
Canata: You pulled off a big bang when a lot of people weren't expecting anything from you. Therefore, I will once again be waiting for your performance.
MarineKing: Okay, I understand.
Canata: Thank you for answering our call today. I hope to see you at the studio next time.
MarineKing: Understood. Thank you for today as well.
Canata: MarineKing fighting!
MarineKing: Yup~ Fighting!
(7:50 Call Ends)
Canata: MarineKing is definitely going through a difficult time right now. But I can see that he is getting ready to progress forward again. Therefore, I hope a lot of people will once again watch MarineKing and believe in him. I can't help but think that MarineKing will repay everyone with good performances if this happens. I too wish to see MarineKing's winning form again. Well, that's it for now. We will see you again next week. Bye~