EPT[Seo Ji Soo's Medic Date]
Part 1: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=57685
Part 2: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=58099
Part 1 - TBLS is my partner in life
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Hello everyone, I am STX Soul’s progamer Seo Ji Soo (
ToSsGirL).Last week, we met up with Samsung Khan’s Park Dae Ho (
TurN). We were able to hear the truths behind nicknames and related keywords. Although it was nice learning more about the well-known Samsung Khan, it was better to hear that people enjoyed learning more about an unfamiliar TurN.This week’s medic date guest belongs to the same team as
TurN. A very loved player who is very often attacked by fans. A player who has pulled through the hard times to find himself up at the top again. He receives jealousy as he has revealed that he has a girlfriend yet maintains great results, there is only Samsung Khan’s Song Byung Gu (
Stork).Stork can actually be referred as an oldie now. Among the current progamers, Park Jung Suk (Reach), Ko In kyu (Canata) and I have played the longest but even I have come to classify Stork as an oldie. However, Stork is not willing to confirm himself as an oldie.Although we have never met on the streets,
Stork always greets my kindly in the stadium. It has been said that he spreads this kindness throughout the e sports community. Therefore, this medic date was comfortable throughout.![[image loading]](http://img.dailygame.co.kr/news/201203/attachments/20120313_981595fa423dc981e95ace8dfab2233b.jpg)
*The relationship between
Stork and ToSsGirLToSsGirL (TG) = It seems like it’s been a while. Have you been well?Stork (S) = After seeing each other at the all stars match, I think it has been over a year since we’ve seen each other. As you can see, I have been well (laughs). Obviously there have been many trials but my team placed 2nd in the regular season and I got a chance to be a most-wins award winner, even if it was under the Protoss Category, so I think there have also been many good things. How have you been, nuna? [T/N: Nuna is what a boy would call an older girl]TG = I’ve been practicing hard. Waiting for a chance to beat
Stork (laughs).S = Before, even if I wanted to play against you, because I was only amateur, I couldn’t even think about requesting a battle (laughs). I think that was about 10 years ago. When I was an amateur, I saw you for the first time.
TG = I’m pretty sure that I greeted you first on Battle Net. I was in first year of middle school, right? [T/N: I can’t remember but I’m pretty sure that’s Grade 7] (laughs)
S = That was when you were a kkakkamuhli middleschooler (laughs). + Show Spoiler +
On March 23 2012 19:50 carbonaceous wrote:
'Kkakkamuhli' used in this context basically means 'newbie'. Just as you get your hair shaved off when you first enter the army in South Korea, it's used to mean being new in middle school, i.e. 7th grade. Stork is basically echoing TG's question with a colloquialism. (No, they do not literally shave your head when you enter middle school, that would be mean :p).
'Kkakkamuhli' used in this context basically means 'newbie'. Just as you get your hair shaved off when you first enter the army in South Korea, it's used to mean being new in middle school, i.e. 7th grade. Stork is basically echoing TG's question with a colloquialism. (No, they do not literally shave your head when you enter middle school, that would be mean :p).
IntoTheRain) was also in that guild. Because I wanted to be in that guild, I remember playing many games with Ji-Eun (Tossgirl’s twin sister) nuna and trying hard to become close with her. + Show Spoiler [서지수,서지승,서지은 (Seo Ji Soo, Seo Ji Seung,…] +http://thumb.egloos.net/460x0/http://pds.egloos.com/pds/1/200405/11/00/b0003300_1249766.jpg
TG = Seo Ji Eun talks about that a lot. She always tells people “I’ve actually done teamplay games with
Stork.” But others often give her a stare of disbelief (laughs). I can’t even count how many times [Ji Eun] talks about how you’re such a well-mannered player.S = Looks like I will have to buy Ji Eun nuna food. Feels good to know that there is someone saying such great things about me.
TG = Other than those times, I don’t really want to talk about my games with you (laughs). I lost every time. What’s worse, I lost in devastating ways.
S = That’s because you were terran and I was protoss. If you were zerg, you could have taken me down with hydra rushes or zergling rushes. Or you can just 5 pool (laughs).
TG = When was the first time we met offline?
S = During the 2005 So Yang Gyo Yook [T/N: Basically a retreat for starcraft education]. The reason I remember is because that was the first time I went to a 1 night 2 day SYGY. Oddly enough, you should up to the match stadium when your team played except when it was against Samsung Khan, so I was quite sad (laughs).
TG = Even still, I think I learned a lot from you and asked you many questions on Battle Net. I remember that at first, you weren’t that good and being shocked when you improved greatly in a short period of time.
S = At that time, I lost a lot to you (laughs). I believe many netizens are saying that you will even lose to amateurs so I recommend you [play against them] (laughs). I’m thinking these statements will stop if you strongly prove them wrong once. [T/N: No disrespect but she didn’t do so well in b.Net Attack. But then again, Stork did worse lol]
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Stork’s relationship with his male fansTG = There’s only been one question I wanted to ask if I met with
Stork. It seems like you have many more male fans than other players; why do you think that is?S = That’s really simple. When I give good results, I’ve beat a handsome opponent. I defeated a player who has a lot of female fans. Oldies who have many fans, do so because of their handsome looks. And my current rival, Kim Taek Yong (
Bisu) is also good looking. Usually male fans tend to cheer for those they pity. I’m pretty sure they cheer for me because I’m most often the ugly one when they compare me to my opponent. [T/N: HAHAHAHAHA]TG = That is impossible. Fans also say that Stork is a desirable-hyung. There must be some sort of appeal that the males are falling for.
S = My appeal is pity (laughs)? Capture me in the same screen as
Bisu. I’m a guy and even I will cheer for Bisu. Handsome gamers can get away with slightly lesser results but a player like me should at least play the game well (laughs).TG = Still, even without that reason, you still have many male fans. Whether it’s the finals or Ro4, during the important matches, your opponent’s fans always seem to be overshadowed.
S = There is the fact that I’m a protoss player. Usually protoss players have many male fans. I don’t think it’s just me who has [male fans]. Isn’t it because I’m a protoss player and they pity me?
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TG = Well, your appearance has gotten a lot better since you first debuted (laughs).
S = At that time, my nickname was ‘안여돼’ (Ahn Yuh Dwe). It meant “Glasses wearing, pimple filled, pig.” [T/N: For the Korean readers: 안경 쓴 여드름 많은 돼지라는 뜻이었죠.]
TG = But at some point, you lost a lot of weight and started to look cool. Specifically, your nose got a lot prettier. Did you get any Botox done by any chance (laughs)?
S = I too get shocked when I look at photos of myself in 2005. It looks like a different person. That’s why I think money is a very good thing (laughs). I only took care of them pimples but it makes this much of a difference so people should start making money (laughs). I went on a lettuce diet to lose all the weight. But now, I’ve started to eat again so I’m sad.
TG = I still think it’s good fortune that you have so many male fans.
S = Whether it’s male fans or female fans, a player is always to happy to have fans at all. It’s the fans’ cheering that causes a player to up is game by 200%. During a finals match, it’s hard to hear the fans cheering while on the stage, but during the Ro4, they are right in front of you so it’s easier to hear them. I think that’s why I do so well in Ro4 matches.
* Stork on TaekBangLeeSSang (
Bisu Stork Flash 
Jaedong)TG = What do you think about the ranking of TBLS?
S = To be honest, I want to say I’m first (laughs). But nobody can deny
Flash the first place ranking. And then after him it could be Jaedong, Bisu or me. First off, our salary is different (laughs). Honestly, in 2007, I was doing the best, but nowadays, they are doing so well that it is a little intimidating.TG = As you said, it’s been such a long time since you debuted and to fit yourself in TBLS, you must feel some pressure.
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S = I was always on the border line. Long before during the time of the 3 god protosses, Oh Yeong Jong (
Anytime), Park Ji Ho (Pusan) and Stork arose, I was eliminated first and later on, while Anytime won first place and Pusan got to the Ro4, there were some people saying ‘Shouldn’t stork be excluded?’ Even now there is talk like that.Last year, there was even ‘TaekLeeSsang’ or ‘AllButBang’ that started to float around.
With
Bisu winning Most Wins King and Flash and Jaedong performing well in individual leagues, fans were starting to look for a new up and coming player like Shin Dong Won (Hydra) or Jung Myung Hoon (Fantasy) to replace me. When Hydra and Fantasy won first, that’s when it started to circulate ‘Shouldn’t we replace Stork with some other player?’ But now since my proleague record is somewhat better, I feel that it was a good thing to hear these statements.TG = Maybe this is a side effect of having been so good for so long. Truthfully, they’re not who you should be compared with (laughs). This is like comparing Lim Yo Hwan (
BoxeR) to Lee Yoon Yul (NaDa). The times when they were at their prime are different yet it seems like people are fighting saying one is better. Regardless, other progamers must feel some jealousy.S = I’m starting to think like that so I’m relaxing a bit more (laughs).
TG = In that case, what kind of presence do you think TBLS brings?
S = Honestly, before, I just thought of it as a rivalry. But nowadays, I think of them more as partners. Especially now as there is a lot of talk about E-Sports being in crisis, we should help each other show a good performance. And with the reduction of games, there are reduced chances of any of us meeting, but in the off chance that we do meet, we should show exciting games to excite fans and maybe even revive E-Sports. These aren’t only my thoughts but thoughts of other players as well.
Not too long ago, I faced
Flash and the sound of the shouting was no joke. Fans must have been waiting for something like this. And although I lost the game going carriers, I thought it would be awesome to be able to hear that kind of shouting all the time.TG = Individually, who among TBLS do you consider a rival?
S = Individually, I only think of
Flash as a terran. There are even times when I consider him as nothing much before coming to face him. There’s too much of a difference in age and experience to consider him a rival. It’s like an uncle calling his nephew a rival.More importantly, I’m not
Flash’s target. In Flash’s eyes, there is only Jaedong that he considers a rival. I might get rejected (laughs).My rival is
Bisu who is plays the same race and is about the same age. Even though our wins ranking doesn’t really compare, when I play Bisu, I really hate losing. That’s why I consider him a rival. Wouldn’t the person you hate losing to be your rival?![[image loading]](http://img.dailygame.co.kr/news/201203/attachments/20120313_6ba7da5e6cac382ccc951298844749eb.jpg)
TG = What kind of presence do you think
Flash brings? S = At first I was thankful but now he definitely brings a frustrating presence (laughs). When
Flash was first starting to gain attention, he lost quite a bit to me. But then in a 2 week span that I was fighting him in the finals, [T/N: 2008 XNote GOMTV Star Invitational, Bacchus OSL] I lost both championships with a 2-6 record. It was at that point I started to despise Flash (laughs). Now, I feel like the difference has become so big that it can’t even be compared. He has now become a distant presence (laughs).TG = But as I met him recently, it still seems he is a naïve 20 year old young adult.
S = Of course he is like a cute younger brother when I meet him out in public. Regardless if you look at age or experience, I have to treat him like a cute younger brother, but oddly,
Flash does not suit that personality. Maybe because he earns more money than me (laughs). I’m the type who enjoys buying food for my dongsengs [T/N: Dongseng = someone younger than you] but when it comes to Flash, I feel as though I should get something from him. TG = Even I felt that a little bit (laughs). Even thinking I should get him to buy me expensive food (laughs).
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S = There’s something I want from both
Flash and Jaedong. Both of them have a received the golden mouse and many first place gold medals so they should a lot of gold. They should sell that gold and sponsor the ‘LeeSsangBae’ [T/N: Bae here is referring to company or sponsor. Thanks GTR!] starleague. I wish the OSL would hurry up and start. And since Flash has fallen, I also want to see if I can break the most consecutive appearances record (laughs). [T/N: See even Stork isn’t thinking that this is the last OSL. Believe Stork!]TG = Seriously, if they did sell their gold medals and golden mouses (mice?), there would be more than enough to sponsor a starleague (laughs).
S = It would be a piece of cake! Maybe even enough for 2 (laughs).
If part two is not translated by the time I have more free time, I will translate it. Honestly I just translated this while taking a break from my essay and studying. Also, I'm quite tired so there may be mistakes.
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