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[Interview] 20 Questions + 20 Answers - ZERO!

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  Smix  *   United States. May 15 2009 18:17. Posts 4483Profile Blog # 
The "Young Prince" who has grown into Woongjin's pillar, (Z)ZerO!
(Z)ZerO, who wants to leave his name in eSPORTS history...

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Fomos is working on making the 30 questions/30 answers interview more efficient by shortening it to 20 questions/20 answers. 20/20’s first chosen player will be Woongjin Star’s “Young Prince”, (Z)ZerO! (Z)ZerO was chosen as 20/20’s first player by 30/30’s last star, (Z)by.hero. With the start of 20/20, we will work hard to come up with new questions, and players who have already done 30/30 will get a fresh start to be interviewed again by 20/20.

(Z)ZerO is currently responsible for Woongjin’s zerg line and earning a lot of wins in the proleague. This 20/20 will be a chance to get to know sides of (Z)ZerO we haven’t seen before. (Z)ZerO revealed through this 20/20 that his goal is to “leave his name as a legacy in eSPORTS”.

▶ “Young Prince” (Z)ZerO, a player who has become a pillar for Woongjin.
1. What is the person (Z)ZerO, not progamer (Z)ZerO like? Please give a hot introduction of yourself!
▲ Hello. This is the cute… ^^ (Haha, sorry...) and nice and pure-hearted 21 year old progamer (Z)ZerO!!

2. In the last MSL, you must be disappointed you couldn’t make it to the finals – what is a lesson you got out of the MSL?
▲ Hm… Honestly the 3rd round proleague match that was 2 days before the Ro4 MSL was even more disappointing. If we had just won that match, we could have gone into the playoffs. Once we lost in the proleague, my motivation just died, though I did try hard ^^;;. Rather than a lesson, the only thought that comes to mind is “I should have worked harder then”. I was so jealous when I watched (Z)Luxury win the whole thing ^__^;;.

3. Compared to your gameplay against zerg, your other race matchups aren’t so great – why do you think that is?
▲ I don’t think there’s a specific reason – I just think playing against zerg is my skill. I still lack a lot T___T.

4. It seems like you’re skilled in management – what do you think is your own personal playing style?
▲ I like to match and adapt to how my opponent plays. So depending on who I’m versing, my game style changes.

5. Woongjin players generally seem a bit introverted – in reality, how are their personalities?
▲ Once you get close to them, they talk a lot. Though they do hide their true selves… I think it’s to take care of their public image so… they’re acting quiet?? Yea that’s it.

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6. What is the reason you decided to become a progamer, and how was the process of getting there?
▲ I enjoyed playing games ever since I was little. I watched the gaming channel a lot as well. Because I kept playing games, my skills increased so my decision to become a gamer was quite natural. In highschool I had to self-regulate my studying a bit while I played games in my spare time, when I got the opportunity to take the Hanbit Stars test. However, with a 1-8 record I dropped out quite naturally. But to my relief, a few days later at the amateur tryouts, I greeted the coach and he took a liking to me so I ended up joining the team that day ^_^;.

7. Among the recent daily happenings in the team house, please tell us a funny event.
▲ Haha… Recently (P)GuemChi had a nightmare. He said he woke up from sleeping and saw a ghost by the door – though of course, he was still asleep at the time. Then he thrashed about until he woke up and (T)Special hyung and (T)PianO hyung said he made a funny noise. They said it was a high-pitched voice that (P)GuemChi couldn’t possibly have voiced… (up to here it’s slightly??? scary). (P)GuemChi said he was scared and begged (T)Special hyung to sleep next to him. So then he tightly held on to (T)Special hyung’s hand and slept ^^;;;. If (T)Special hyung fell asleep first, he would say “hyung please don’t sleep first. I’m so scared T_T”.

8. (Z)by.hero’s question for you / In your zvz’s, your minute micro is impressive – is there a particular method to this?
▲ Hm… this is a question that should be asked to (Z)Jaedong! (Z)by.hero… are you teasing me. T___T But a question is a question. Um… I regularly used maps for mutalisk control. But to be honest, though I did use those maps in order to practice my control, I also largely used those map when I had some time to kill before it was time to eat. Haha… but I think it helped me a lot in the end ^^;;.

9. The next player you want to pick / a question for that player.
▲ Airforce Ace’s (P)DaezanG / When a lower ranked soldier is actually older than you, I’m curious about whether that makes things awkward ~ ^_^;.

10. Tell us what kind of player you want to become in the future.
▲ I want to become a player that many people will remember. I want to leave my name in eSPORTS history. Of course not for something like the shortest 0:3 loss in history! Kekekekeke ;;;;;;;;

(Z)ZerO’s fans are curious about the following!

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1. Recently, there was a time you dyed your hair yellow and changed your hairstyle – what was the reason for the change? Also, we’re curious as to why you dyed it back to black.
▲ Ah… I guess I have to pull out that memory again. T___T During the off-season I wanted to do some kind of change and decided to dye my hair, and it turned out like that. I was also very shocked at first T__T. Though I wanted to dye my hair back it would have been too damaging for my hair so as I pondered on what to do, I decided ‘I’ll change my glasses!’ but… yea. Then I ended up having to play live matches in that state and I thought to myself this was just wrong so I ended up dying it back to black ^^;;; Of course the glasses as well. I just wasted money and damaged my hair heuk heuk [t/n: crying noises].

2. Does (P)free really not shower often?
▲ Haha… because (P)free hyung is older than me, it’s a little hard for me to answer. I’m just kidding. He showers a lot. Really. He really showers everyday!

3. Aside from your teammates, are there other players you’re close to? If there are, how do you play with them?
▲ There are a number of players I’m friendly with but usually we just play on battlenet together ^^. In terms of actually getting to see them, I think proleagues and preliminary matches are pretty much it.

4. Currently you’re being called ‘Neo GGplay’ and ‘Young Prince’ – what do you think of these two nicknames, and is there a particular nickname you wish you had?
▲ I think they’re both good nicknames ^^. Neither of them have bad meanings. However, I do like ‘Young Prince’ better than ‘Neo GGplay’. ‘Neo GGplay’ just makes me sound like a 2nd (Z)GGPlay. I’m not saying I don’t like (Z)GGPlay hyung. It’s just that, rather than being a second version of someone else, I think it’s definite that a person prefers to become a 1st rate version of himself.

5. Who is a veteran player who has influenced you the most? (Z)Max? (Z)GGPlay?
▲ It’s not just (Z)Max hyung and (Z)GGPlay hyung, but I’ve been influenced by all my team hyungs. Because when I first joined the team, everyone was obviously a lot better than me, there was nothing I couldn’t learn ^_^;;. Like that, I was influenced by each hyung one by one and eventually became who I am today.

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6. You’re being assessed as having impressive mutalisk control – what is your secret? How should amateurs practice mutalisk battle?
▲ Hm. They need to be aware of the difference between their control compared to progamers’ control. I’ve also thought “why aren’t my mutalisks fighting well?” a lot in the past. I think that a lot lately too ^_^;. You need to keep reflecting and find the problems as you practice, and if you continue to do so your control will definitely get better.

7. Compared to your skills, it seems you are very inconsistent at times – what do you think about this?
▲ Haha… whenever my skills are overrated, I don’t think I’ve ever really lived up to the hype. (Am I being too modest… ^^;;;;; ) The talk that I’m inconsistent is true. I still lose a lot in practice. But as I keep practicing, I’m learning a lot.

8. Which progamer do you respect the most? If there is a player you want to model after, please tell us.
▲ I never had one particular player I thought of, but after thinking about it, I’d say SK Telecom’s (T)BoxeR! I think (T)BoxeR is a player all progamers want to model after. It’s not just because he was a good player, but among all progamers, I think he had the most brilliant mind.

9. Why did you choose zerg as your race?
▲ At first, because I simply enjoyed playing starcraft, I played all 3 races. But as I continued playing, I started to feel that I was best at playing zerg, and after that because I only played zerg, it just turned out that way. Ever since a long time ago, I watched the gaming channel a lot, and I really liked (Z)H.O.T-Forever, who is now on KTF’s coaching staff. I think that also influenced my decision.

10. What do you do in your free time?
▲ When my time to eat or rest or practice time ends, I try to read books and study but I just end up watching tv and chatting with my teammates. T__T Ah! During our resting time, our team is very loud! Our team is definitely not quiet!

Original Korean Interview:
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***Emoticons were kept to preserve the authenticity of this interview because it was conducted through email.

Link to by.hero's 30/30

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Zero's so cute<3 and he knows it haha

Not perfect -- feedback welcome and appreciated!
Last edit: 2009-05-16 07:33:14
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  Harem   United States. May 15 2009 18:22. Posts 9351Profile # 
God, I love ZerO.

He is so .........cute. :x
[iHs]h8m 。◕‿◕。 저그 보고 싶어요 정은지 RIP aers ㅠㅠ
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 pubbanana   United States. May 15 2009 18:25. Posts 3050
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"I greeted the coach and he took a liking to me so I ended up joining the team that day ^_^;"

That's why I love the Stars coach, Lee Jae Kyun
Wachet, stehet im Glauben, seid männlich und seid stark.
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 DoX.)   Singapore. May 15 2009 18:25. Posts 6155
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Woot! Daezang coming up next
 
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 Fredflintstone   May 15 2009 18:36. Posts 439
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Thanks for the translation Smix. Great interview, + Show Spoiler + had me in tears.
sKyHigh FIGHTING.
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 FirstBorn   Romania. May 15 2009 18:37. Posts 3948
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▲ Haha… Recently (P)GuemChi had a nightmare. He said he woke up from sleeping and saw a ghost by the door – though of course, he was still asleep at the time. Then he thrashed about until he woke up and (T)Special hyung and (T)PianO hyung said he made a funny noise. They said it was a high-pitched voice that (P)GuemChi couldn’t possibly have voiced… (up to here it’s slightly??? scary). (P)GuemChi said he was scared and begged (T)Special hyung to sleep next to him. So then he tightly held on to (T)Special hyung’s hand and slept ^^;;;. If (T)Special hyung fell asleep first, he would say “hyung please don’t sleep first. I’m so scared T_T”.



lol, now this made my day.

Hopefully Zero will keep winning both in PL and starleagues and prove us he deserves his PR spot. Thanks for the interview Smix!
SonuvBob: Yes, the majority of TL is college-aged, and thus clearly stupid.
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 Ilikestarcraft   United States. May 15 2009 18:41. Posts 16582
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zero is just adorable that scrowl he has when hes losing and the faces he makes in pictures

awww so cute
hungry
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 Konni   Germany. May 15 2009 18:41. Posts 2965
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lol @guemchi getting scared
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  GTR   May 15 2009 18:46. Posts 39104Profile Blog # 
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lol what
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 darktreb   United States. May 15 2009 18:47. Posts 2780
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Cool - thanks for the translation!
darktreb
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 hideo   Canada. May 15 2009 18:51. Posts 1200
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Thank you, fun read!
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 konadora  *   Singapore. May 15 2009 18:59. Posts 44521
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On May 15 2009 18:46 GTR wrote:
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lol what

That hair color change made me think he went gangster after losing in the Lost Saga MSL.

Added this to the interviews thread, 수고했어 ^^
Last edit: 2009-05-15 19:01:17
OPPAI GUNDAM STYLE
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  SuperArc   Austria. May 15 2009 19:00. Posts 7781Profile Blog # 
wow, even Zero himself says jaedong is the superior ZvZ player
Snow - future of protoss! :) Nada = baller
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  GTR   May 15 2009 19:09. Posts 39104Profile Blog # 
he looked like mumyung in his plus/fat days

like + Show Spoiler [this] +but less chubby and with coloured hair

off-topic but i swear this is photoshopped lol
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 dibban   Sweden. May 15 2009 19:11. Posts 1160
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Wow, great interview (and translation)! Thank you!
Last edit: 2009-05-15 19:11:40
이제동 - 이영호 since '07.
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 konadora  *   Singapore. May 15 2009 19:21. Posts 44521
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Wow Max.. how long has it been since I last saw him? =.="
OPPAI GUNDAM STYLE
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  Magic84   Russian Federation. May 15 2009 19:21. Posts 1381Profile # 
Good stuff! I wonder what the Daezang 20/20 will be like. I think he has a lot of interesting stuff to say.
 
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 DennizR   Sweden. May 15 2009 19:28. Posts 638
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Awesome interview, nice honest answers! Thanks for your work Smix.
 
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 Shadrik   May 15 2009 19:33. Posts 45
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Thanks a lot for the translation! great interview
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 konadora  *   Singapore. May 15 2009 19:47. Posts 44521
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쥬인배 -> Neo/Next GGPlay?
OPPAI GUNDAM STYLE
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