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[Interview] 20 Questions + 20 Answers - VIOLET!

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  Smix  *   United States. June 29 2009 06:32. Posts 2814Profile Blog # 
One of the most honest interviews I've ever read.





The strong, rising player who resurrected KT's protoss line - Violet!
"The wins I've earned was won together with the the strength of all my teammates"

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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. Season 2 of the 30/30 - 20/20 started with (Z)ZerO as its first candidate and is currently working to create new questions. Also, players who have already done 30/30 will get a fresh start to be interviewed again by 20/20.

Last 20/20’s star was Airforce Ace’s (P)DaezanG who chose KT’s newly rising player (P)Violet who has been showing a shocking number of great performances lately. With this 20/20, let’s look into the motive behind (P)Violet’s actions and how he lives lately.

1. Recently the number of fans cheering for you has increased – do you feel this / how do you feel when you hear the fans cheering for you?
▲ I still don’t really feel it that much but I’ve noticed that in the team gallery / community sites, there are a lot more comments left pertaining to me. As the number of members in my fan café increases, I’m beginning to feel it more keke. When I hear the fans shout out cheers together, I get a lot of strength out of that, and the louder the cheers get the more I feel like I can concentrate in my game hehe. One time I was so ecstatic I felt like my heart would burst.

2. With this season, the team has become a lot younger – what do you think are the pros of reforming the structure of the team?
▲ Besides (Z)ZergBong hyung, most of the other hyungs have left the team. Under the shade of the hyungs, I feel like we grew up relying on them like plants in a greenhouse, but now that the hyungs aren’t here, my sense of responsibility has grown, and I think the team has matured in a way. So although it’s sad that the hyungs aren’t here anymore, I think of it as an opportunity to grow more as a player.

3. Recently, what has changed the most as you’ve become the team’s main protoss player?
▲ I haven’t really considered myself the team’s main protoss player. Though I do play in the actual matches, in terms of preparation, the team and I do it together, and because I believe my wins were only possible with the help my teammates gave me, I don’t really think anything has changed that much ^^;;

4. You’re part of the KT MagicN’s – what special feature do you think KT has that other teams don’t?
▲ Jung KE Buhk KE (t/n:

On June 29 2009 06:58 MrHoon wrote:
To to reilliterate 정ㅋ벅ㅋ (Jung KE Buhk KE) is a meme in Korea used on the internet which spawned from the day ever since ForGG owned both Flash and JD 3:1 and 3:0. At first it was a way to forever shut Flash/JD fans down because of their annoying fanbase but now is used whenever ForGG wins (regardless of how the game goes) or when netizens are raiding another internet forum.



5. Besides gaming, what is something you really want to do right now and why?
▲ I want to go on vacation in a foreign country. Since I was born I’ve never been on vacation overseas. I would be able to see those breathtaking landscapes I’ve only seen through pictures and images… I think it would be a really great experience hehe. I’ve been thinking about going during the off season and if the opportunity arises, I would love to go wherever!

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6. It’s known that you have an impressive amount of practice time – how do you usually practice?
▲ In the past I would play over 20 games with just one player and just play by hand for each game but it didn’t seem like an efficient way to practice so lately when I start practice, I only play about 5 games with an individual player. In the morning I play about 3-4 players and 15-20 games, in the afternoon I also play around 15-20 games, and in the evening I play around 10-15 games.

7. Who do you personally believe is the best progamer right now and why?
▲ Currently I believe the best player is (P)Bisu. As I watch his VOD’s, I’m learning quite a lot. During practice I think to myself, “in this situation, what would Bisu do?” and there are many times when I think of a solution. I also believe his understanding of the races is different from others. I especially think the way he perceives the zerg race is different from most players. Though I can imitate his play similarly, I can’t perfectly play like him yet. Often, it seems like the protoss I’m playing with and the protoss (P)Bisu plays with are two completely different races, and so I feel even more so that he is a great player.

8. What do you think a team’s ace player must possess and be prepared for?
▲ Besides skill, I believe an ace player must be a model to his teammates, to other team players, and other concerned people in general. Because teammates will definitely be looking up to the ace player, I believe besides skill his actions and lifestyle must not be in disorder. Also, because the ace player is a representative of the team itself, I think misbehavior from that player will also negatively influence the team’s image itself.

9. (P)DaezanG’s question for you: Currently you are on a winning streak – what is the secret to your rise in performance?
▲ Well firstly, I’ve always wanted to be chosen for 20 questions 20 answers so I want to say thank you very much to (P)DaezanG ^^. I’ve received this question many times, but honestly I don’t really know myself. I personally believe fate was very much on my side. As I gained win by win, I also slowly gained confidence and playing in games became more comfortable.
In the past when I only lost, I thought it was because I wasn’t skilled enough. I thought stage fright was just an excuse and that it was just things people told me to comfort me. As I kept practicing with those thoughts, though I still lack a lot, I believe I’ve taken this recent good fortune as an opportunity to show my skills.

10. Next player to choose/a question you want to ask
▲ To Hite Sparkyz (P)Horang2: Your strategic play is really amazing. I’m curious about when you mainly think up those strategies; when your play is blocked how do you manage and do you ever think, “what do I do if my play is blocked”; what kind of mindset do you have as you use these strategic plays?

11. Do you have a girlfriend? If you don’t, when’s the last time you dated a girl?
▲ Currently, I don’t have one. The last time I had a girlfriend, I was so young and perhaps it’s because we didn’t even meet that much but I can hardly say that it was dating. The person I liked most was a girlfriend I dated when I was in the 8th grade.

12. Is there a player you really respect or hold as a role model?
▲ I initially wrote down my answer to number 7 but I didn’t think it was the most suitable answer for this question so I changed it hehe. I would pick (P)Reach hyung who is currently enlisted in Airforce Ace. I’ve learned a lot and seen a lot of exemplary play from him, and also as a progamer his past and his general image was very impressive, and I believe his current image is very impressive and cool as well.

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13. Is there an interesting/funny event that occurred in your team house???
▲ This is something that happened while I was on the B team. It was around 4 am while I was sleeping when I heard something strange and woke up. Once I was fully conscious, I noticed (P)Stats was next to me seemingly memorizing strange texts. It was something like “the sire has arrived the sire has arrived”. Coincidentally my dongsengs were awake at the same time so I asked them to try and talk to (P)Stats and suddenly like in the drama “M”, (P)Stats voice changed to a really thick and deep tone as he responded. I was so scared that I waited quietly until he fell asleep and then I made my other dongsengs come next to me and set up a shield while I left (P)Stats alone in a corner. We’ve been calling him “sleepwalker stats”, “sleeptalking stats” ever since. Now that I’ve written this all down it doesn’t seem very funny. Heuk heuk (crying noises).

14. What is your ideal type of girl?
▲ It’s different by the case so I don’t have a set type of girl… would there really be something I can be picky about?? If they just like me I would be extremely thankful T___T I like a clean hairstyle like a ponytail – I think that’s the prettiest. I also think a girl with creamy skin and a pretty neckline is very attractive. (t/n: -____- haha)

15. As a progamer, is there a goal you definitely want to achieve?
▲ I think this is a common goal for all progamers. A victory in both individual leagues and in the proleague. Just like Flash-Bisu-Jaedong, I want to have that ‘absolute invincible force’ that they just radiate at least once, and in general I want to be able to achieve the goals I said earlier so that I can be someone who will be remembered in eSPORTS history.

16. Is there a jinx you personally have?
▲ I personally create and get rid of a lot of jinxes for myself. For example, I would think to myself “last time I wore white socks so if I wear a different pair this time I feel like I’ll lose; therefore, I should wear the same pair of socks” and create a jinx for myself. And then one day the laundry didn’t dry in time…. T__T I was forced to wear a different pair of socks but I ended up winning the match that day. After that incident I thought “jinxes are useless” so lately I haven’t really been doing it.

17. Recently you overcame your personal slump and are currently displaying great results – is there a player we should be looking forward to/anticipating in your team?
▲ Among my teammates, there’s no one who has lost as much as I have and then at once turned around.. T__T I believe players the fans should look forward to are (T)Barracks (a terran player) and the left handed zerg player (Z)HoeJJa. (T)Barracks has incredibly fast hands. (he is able to start producing from 10 barracks within 1 second – I think to myself, ‘producing from all gates in 1 second’ and think that’s extremely difficult.. T__T) If his FPVOD was shown I believe people would be shocked. When watching him play, he’s so fast to the point that viewers would probably get dizzy so I believe if he just polishes up a bit he will do very well, and as you guys have probably seen, (Z)HoeJJa’s late game concentration is impressive and he does a lot of clever plays. Though recently he's been in a slump, I believe he will be able to play better soon and if you all just continue to cheer him on more, I believe he will be able to show impressive play like when he defeated Bisu once again!

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18. While being a progamer, what was the hardest period of time you went through and how did you get through it?
▲ Though it’s not true anymore, before the 4th round, whenever I had a proleague match it was very difficult for me. Because the individual leagues were just individual matches, I didn’t care as much but with proleague matches, the hardest part was the fact that my teammates and the people around me didn’t believe in me. “The player you throw away” or “the player you give as a gift to the other team” – one time I even heard that I was the player that people thought, “let’s just give up this match and move on”. Though I knew it was inevitable since I didn’t have enough skills at the time, it wasn’t just anyone but my teammates that said these things, and the fact that people so close to me were saying things like this gave me a huge scar. Whenever that happened, I thought to myself that I would practice even harder and make sure they would regret having said such things, and I worked doubly hard afterwards.

19. What do you think is your biggest strength?
▲ In terms of inside the game, I believe my greatest ability is my clean and precise hands; outside the game, because I have a personality where I easily become self-satisfied, whenever that happens I immediately think “I must remember the time when I was but a tadpole” and “I shouldn’t be like this” and cut off that vanity. I think in those terms, my mind control is my greatest strength.

20. During your 9 game winning streak, which match was most memorable?
▲ Though all of those games were memorable, I think the match with (P)Bisu stands out the most in my memory. He’s a very accomplished player, and because he was a player I learned so much from and wanted to surpass the most, I believe my desire to win was the greatest. Though I made a lot of mistakes, starting with my build the match flowed the way I anticipated, and with the plays that I thought up I won the game and because I felt like it was a huge help to the team’s victory that day, I was extremely happy.

Original Korean Interview:
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Source: Original Fomos Interview

Lol - WWBD? (What would Bisu do?)

His answer to 18 was heartbreaking to read... I'm so glad Violet is doing so well lately though and proved those teammates wrong, whoever they were.

Fighting Violet!!!

As always, feedback is welcome and appreciated! Let me know if errors are spotted!
Last edit: 2009-06-29 07:58:34
사랑 아직 그 자리에 한번도 이별 못한 이별 속에서...
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  ZeeTemplar   United States. June 29 2009 06:34. Posts 548Profile Blog # 
Very nice read thank you for putting it together
Jangbi storms!!!
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  tyr   France. June 29 2009 06:38. Posts 579Profile Blog # 
Amazing interview.
His answers are much more complete than they usually are with the others progamers.
I'm really starting to like this kid.
 
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  scintilliaSD   United States. June 29 2009 06:42. Posts 1174Profile Blog # 
Haha, I laughed at the jinx/socks question. Seems so silly.

And o_O wtf @ Stats
 
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  integral   United States. June 29 2009 06:42. Posts 1925Profile Blog # 
Awesome read, thanks for translating. Violet seems like a pretty down-to-earth guy.
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  Last Romantic   United States. June 29 2009 06:45. Posts 19999Profile Blog # 
A worthy heir to the KTF Protoss line.
ㅋㄲㅈㅁ It's not four straight wins, it's 2^2 wins in a row for ACE - DCinside
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  GTR   Oz. June 29 2009 06:47. Posts 28016Profile Blog # 
i bet you violet is reading this right now.
최설리 ♡
밀크쉐이크 바닐라 아이스크림
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  Kentor  *   United States. June 29 2009 06:48. Posts 5292Profile Blog # 
I was rofling at the socks and laundry.

This is such a cool read. Thanks smix!
Last edit: 2009-06-29 06:48:34
hyomin godtier ♔
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  o3.power91   Bahrain. June 29 2009 06:50. Posts 4937Profile Blog # 
To #18

I never thought that little of Violet. Obviously I never thought he would be this good. I just never saw him as a bad player. Although I did once think he would stay in Tempest's shadow (not that big of a shadow though...) for a while as KTF's top Protoss...

To #14, it's a prophecy

Edit: Thanks for the translation Smix!!
Last edit: 2009-06-29 06:53:48
Are you for rela?
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  eX-Corgh   Russian Federation. June 29 2009 06:51. Posts 354Profile # 
ty ^^
Never give cheese to the Gorilla ^^
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  disciple   Bulgaria. June 29 2009 06:57. Posts 5598Profile Blog # 
My love to protoss players is genuine, but gets even stronger when the guy is so honest in his answers. Keep the good stuff coming, Violet !

on a side note, another bisu fanboy within the toss ranks :D I wonder if JangBi is like the only guy who is not impressed by him
Jibba : there's one rescue mission in WoL, some Rechart Bane character, after you get him, he stays in your ship, and gives you advice and identifies the artifacts you discover
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  Elyvilon   United States. June 29 2009 06:57. Posts 1280Profile # 
Violet gives really good interviews.

Thanks Smix!
 
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  ShadowDrgn   United States. June 29 2009 06:58. Posts 1472Profile Blog # 
Thanks for the translation. This set of questions/answers was very good.

WWBD cracks me up too.
SC2: Ras
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  MrHoon  *   June 29 2009 06:58. Posts 6855Profile Blog # 
To to reilliterate 정ㅋ벅ㅋ (Jung KE Buhk KE) is a meme in Korea used on the internet which spawned from the day ever since ForGG owned both Flash and JD 3:1 and 3:0. At first it was a way to forever shut Flash/JD fans down because of their annoying fanbase but now is used whenever ForGG wins (regardless of how the game goes) or when netizens are raiding another internet forum.

oh right thanks smix!
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t( ᐖ t )
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  s.a.y   Croatia. June 29 2009 07:00. Posts 2136Profile Blog # 
thank you smix hyung
It's not computer games that make people violent. It's server lag
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  zOula...   Spain. June 29 2009 07:02. Posts 446Profile Blog # 
thanks for the interview. I <3 violet. + Show Spoiler +
 
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  Numba   United States. June 29 2009 07:02. Posts 68Profile # 

On June 29 2009 07:00 s.a.y wrote:
thank you smix hyung


umm...
 
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  MrHoon  *   June 29 2009 07:03. Posts 6855Profile Blog # 

On June 29 2009 07:00 s.a.y wrote:
thank you smix hyung

teehee

and didn't horang2 already do a 20/20 interview? I swear I saw him do one
t( ᐖ t )
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  FranzF1   Chile. June 29 2009 07:03. Posts 1421Profile Blog # 
Violet Fighting!
Man I hate protoss... but I love good players like Violet and Bisu... hoping for more good games from Violet =P

Of course he will never be at BackHo lvl of awesome, but maybe he will go side by side with the Dragons.

Thx for the translation and waiting for the Horang2 interview!
 
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  Harem   United States. June 29 2009 07:05. Posts 4181Profile # 

On June 29 2009 07:03 MrHoon wrote:

Show nested quote +


teehee

and didn't horang2 already do a 20/20 interview? I swear I saw him do one

I remember when they switched from 30/30 to 20/20 or whatever it was that they said they could go back and repeat interviews with people.
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