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Pusan Interview - TL Exclusive

Text bylilsusie
December 9th, 2008 09:12 GMT
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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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Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
December 10 2008 09:25 GMT
#2
Awesome interview!
kekeke~
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20661 Posts
December 10 2008 09:27 GMT
#3
The last line is hilarious.
ㅋㄲㅈㅁ
BanZu
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States3329 Posts
December 10 2008 09:33 GMT
#4
I always love reading the bios of progamers <3
Sun Tzu once said, "Defiler becomes useless at the presences of a vessel."
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-10 09:40:01
December 10 2008 09:38 GMT
#5
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
number1gog
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1081 Posts
December 10 2008 09:45 GMT
#6
Haha awesome interview.

"I love Plexa" rofl
5sz6sz7sz1a2a3a4a kwanrollllllled
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
December 10 2008 09:54 GMT
#7
how'd i know plexa would be the first to reply here!
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
December 10 2008 09:54 GMT
#8
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
Administrator~ Spirit will set you free ~
raiame
Profile Joined December 2007
United States421 Posts
December 10 2008 09:58 GMT
#9
I want to be loved by Pusan too =\
Great interview!
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
December 10 2008 10:03 GMT
#10
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
MuShu
Profile Joined March 2005
United States3223 Posts
December 10 2008 10:06 GMT
#11
Awesome! Thanks.
SnowFantasy
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
4173 Posts
December 10 2008 10:11 GMT
#12
LOL I LOVE PLEXA!!!!

epic interview. thnx.
Energies
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Australia3225 Posts
December 10 2008 10:12 GMT
#13
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.
"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder but dont nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight" - Ronnie Coleman.
ambit!ous1
Profile Joined September 2007
United States3662 Posts
December 10 2008 10:13 GMT
#14
<3 Pusan! thanks suzy!
Bisu[Shield] / ♔ SoYeon
Scooter
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States747 Posts
December 10 2008 10:14 GMT
#15
that banner's so erotic
My unblocks gets yo curleh mustache wet のωの
Jaeden
Profile Joined September 2008
Romania1489 Posts
December 10 2008 10:32 GMT
#16
ty ! <3
Boxer: " Lee Jae Dong is the best player. He`s all about the micro; he`s the player which has the most amazing control"
Corinthos *
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Canada1842 Posts
December 10 2008 10:32 GMT
#17
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.
Ftrunkz
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Australia2474 Posts
December 10 2008 10:44 GMT
#18
Gona be honest here... Did crack a fat over the banner.
@NvPinder on twitter | Member of Gamecom Nv | http://www.clan-ta.com | http://www.youtube.com/user/ftrunkz | http://www.twitchtv.com/xghpinder
Avius
Profile Joined October 2007
Iraq1796 Posts
December 10 2008 10:51 GMT
#19
sexy banner yo!~

cant watch the video, gonna watch it later when im at home... defo gonna be good
aka. Samael
Tekin
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
2711 Posts
December 10 2008 10:57 GMT
#20
I loved it from the beginning to the end
Cheers! //¯◡◡¯\\ 문채원 | 한지우 -___-
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