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Via ThisIsGame
Saw this via reddit, any translations yet?
Edit: Rough translation pieced together from internet translators:
Jeon Byeong-heon of the Democratic Party Unity in Korea was elected as the next chairman of the Korea Republic E-Sports Association in Seoul on May 24 at the Lotte Hotel, Sogong-dong, and held a board meeting. The South Korean politician demonstrates a revival of interest in the 10 years of the history of e-sports. This is the first time a politician has been elected to such a position. The new president officiated at the University Graduate School of Economics, was a Presidential Secretary (?), and spent time at the Government Information Agency as Deputy Chief Secretary. He spent three terms in the National Assembly (?) and seeks to promote a healthy lifestyle encompassing the promotion of e-sports and an increase in government expenditure for esports (!). In regards to the match-fixing scandal of 2010, he said that the Players Association should lead the way by shouldering responsibility and criticism. This is the first time a politician, not a businessman, has held the position of President of Kespa. Many are expected to pay attention to this appointment globally. The inauguration ceremony will be held at a press conference at the VIP restaurant Capitol Hill (?).
According to starfinder ...old President is SK Telecom corp's vice president. It's unfair for other teams and he hasn't enough power to affect Korea government and other mega companies.
the new guy has.
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I don't even know what to think of this.. I guess a translation might help.. but.. probably not.
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Via MC's Twitter
"Korea congressperson join KESPA president it's The good news i think it's good for korea e-sports "
It certainly does give the organization some extra stature and credibility.
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SNM said this should be good for esports. More esport power in the korean government, and the guy supports esports 100%.
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Interesting. I hope it leads to that, rather than a simple magnification of Kespa's draconian rule.
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On January 24 2013 14:59 Whiplash wrote: SNM said this should be good for esports. More esport power in the korean government, and the guy supports esports 100%. Esports as in harmony between esf and kespa, or just kespa domination?
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This is interesting...hm an esports-involved individual in the government :O
I trust MC's judgment on this, he's actually quite perspicacious.
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since league is getting bigger across the globe and Korea is the biggest esport country, I suspect this is more to do with league than starcraft 2. But he should be able to make the esport scene more viable and structural.
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iirc KeSPA has long been sanctioned by the government, part of the Ministry or something. This move emphasizes more on that and shows that the government really cares about esport
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Hmm, not really sure if this is good for kespa. Korea just finished presidential elections, with the saenuri party being voted in and this guy is from an opposition party... Guess we'll have to keep an eye out
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On January 25 2013 12:04 Grettin wrote:I think you can clearly see that there isn't translation yet. It's been about 10 minutes since the post of the article, so hold on a little.
Uh it was posted a day ago lol xD
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On January 25 2013 12:05 blade55555 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 25 2013 12:04 Grettin wrote:On January 25 2013 11:56 vAtAZz wrote: Still no translation? I think you can clearly see that there isn't translation yet. It's been about 10 minutes since the post of the article, so hold on a little. Uh it was posted a day ago lol xD
yeah, i shot myself in the leg there. I need to go to bed.. T_T
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On January 24 2013 15:03 rice_devOurer wrote:Show nested quote +On January 24 2013 14:59 Whiplash wrote: SNM said this should be good for esports. More esport power in the korean government, and the guy supports esports 100%. Esports as in harmony between esf and kespa, or just kespa domination?
he works for kespa.
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If you want a translation PM a translator, they don't have time to read every thread.
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I don't know what to think of this. On the one hand, Kespa isn't exactly an organization renowned for being all sunshines and rainbows. On the other hand, esports will grow because of this.
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The really important questions are... Why did the old President leave? Who picked this guy (probably the sponsors that everyone says run KeSPA), and more importantly, why?
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So, team8 has sponsor yet?
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On January 25 2013 12:10 bduddy wrote: The really important questions are... Why did the old President leave? Who picked this guy (probably the sponsors that everyone says run KeSPA), and more importantly, why?
Because old President is SK Telecom corp's vice president. It's unfair for other teams and he hasn't enough power to affect Korea government and other mega companies.
the new guy has.
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