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~
this is a little late since MKP (or rather Most Valualbe Marine now...) has been in the scene since practically day 1, but i feel that his marine icon should get a little crown...
MKP keeps talking about the spinecrawler he missed that was a speck on the minimap. What about the creep spread that was intruding into half of his base? Just release the replay or else the game will always be dubious
As a long time fan of MK, in the condition he is currently in (and that of ByuL), I doubt he could really throw that game anyway. Outside cheese, ByuL would have probably won either way.
If MK wanted to lose, he could have just played a straight up game and lost anyway. (Sad to say =/)
On May 30 2015 15:37 mdamda wrote: Are there translations of previous episodes? These are interesting to watch/read.
I may do them in the future. But this will depend on how high the demands are. TL has lost a lot of traffic since SC2 has been losing popularity. Because of that, most of the interviews I do on TL get less and less views/replies every year, so I've started to become more and more discouraged about translating interviews. None the less, the 10Q/10A videos that Sojung does and these Canata CALLING videos are really freaking good. I would like to translate them all. I just don't know if the workload will be worth it in the end though. That part I'm still trying to figure out. I honestly feel like people just don't care about the interviews these days.
I read pretty much every interview with Korean players that is posted on TL but I very rarely post in the topics. I'm sure there are lots of people that do that.
On May 30 2015 15:37 mdamda wrote: Are there translations of previous episodes? These are interesting to watch/read.
I may do them in the future. But this will depend on how high the demands are. TL has lost a lot of traffic since SC2 has been losing popularity. Because of that, most of the interviews I do on TL get less and less views/replies every year, so I've started to become more and more discouraged about translating interviews. None the less, the 10Q/10A videos that Sojung does and these Canata CALLING videos are really freaking good. I would like to translate them all. I just don't know if the workload will be worth it in the end though. That part I'm still trying to figure out. I honestly feel like people just don't care about the interviews these days.
Well, I read a lot of the interviews, though I have to admit that I've mostly stopped responding with 1-liner "thanks" in those threads. However, your hard work is very much appreciated, thank you.
On May 30 2015 15:37 mdamda wrote: Are there translations of previous episodes? These are interesting to watch/read.
I may do them in the future. But this will depend on how high the demands are. TL has lost a lot of traffic since SC2 has been losing popularity. Because of that, most of the interviews I do on TL get less and less views/replies every year, so I've started to become more and more discouraged about translating interviews. None the less, the 10Q/10A videos that Sojung does and these Canata CALLING videos are really freaking good. I would like to translate them all. I just don't know if the workload will be worth it in the end though. That part I'm still trying to figure out. I honestly feel like people just don't care about the interviews these days.
I care, not everyone replies anymore because often times it's just gaining information and there's not much to reply to, I guess I will start responding with thanks Seeker.
On May 30 2015 15:37 mdamda wrote: Are there translations of previous episodes? These are interesting to watch/read.
I may do them in the future. But this will depend on how high the demands are. TL has lost a lot of traffic since SC2 has been losing popularity. Because of that, most of the interviews I do on TL get less and less views/replies every year, so I've started to become more and more discouraged about translating interviews. None the less, the 10Q/10A videos that Sojung does and these Canata CALLING videos are really freaking good. I would like to translate them all. I just don't know if the workload will be worth it in the end though. That part I'm still trying to figure out. I honestly feel like people just don't care about the interviews these days.
Just wanted to say I appreciate your effort and time put into it.
I read pretty much every interview that involves the Korean scene.
Wasn't going to post in this thread because MKP vs ByuL makes me sad and this interview makes me sadder regardless of what truly happened that day... but that's no reason not to supercharge Seeker with passhun. Thanks Seeker!