T1 Faker met with children with critical illness through Make-A-Wish foundation - YouTube

It's very rare that I get to interact with fans in person

But through media and press, fans and I continue to interact with one another.

And when I say interact, I imply --

Fans, through watching me, continue to become similar to me, be it good parts or bad parts

Meanwhile, I can continue to feel appreciative toward the fans.

And -- even find some meaning through that process.

As a result, the existence of I and the fans complement one another,.

Hello!

T1, by defeating DWG KIA, will go into the playoffs on a strong performance.

How are you feeling?

It was our final match right before the playoffs

So the results were very important for our playoffs morale

Therefore, it is inspiring for the team that we managed to secure a 2-0 victory.

How would you rate T1's performance today, overall?

The broadcast did say that T1's performance today would have concerns from the fans out there.

We were able to make more plays that we would often attempt back in the spring season.

This resulted in us claiming the victory in a relatively easy manner, overall.

Also, my teammates played with confidence today, which had positive result.

I actually really wanted to ask you about the confidence.

It's true that T1 is on a good momentum right now. It's true that T1 is finishing the regular season in second place.

However, T1 did lose its previous series on a 2-0.

Faker, you're an experienced player; what kinds of feedbacks took place,

What do the players do in order to rebound from such defeats and land a good mental state?

We learned a lot from our previous defeat against LSB

And the most important thing to do, when a team is performing bad, is to not tunnel-vision on the result state

But to find the "eye of the storm" of such process that has led towards that state, then fix the issue.

Given this, we had several major internal issues in the recent [weeks]

But I am happy because we seemed to have found a direction for resolving these.

Can you tell me what these were?

In the end, they are related to the gameplay, so ...

I'll say that the issues were many-faceted, connected to one another.

In that case, if I may bring up other players on T1.

Recently, T1 players has gone on interviews to say that maybe there may have been some confidence issues for some T1 players.

Has there also been a directional effort from the team to work on this area?

Faker, how did you individually try to help with this situation?

It wasn't as if we were on a losing streak, anything.

We haven't dropped that many series this season to begin with.

So I'd say -- There hasn't been too much reason for us to drop in confidence to begin with.

But because we regretfully lost against LSB 2-0 recently ...

After that defeat, we tried to have active conversations as a team

And put in the best effort as a team to find such self-confidence once again.

I'd love to bring up some non-game subjects.

LCK is such a popular sports right now. So many people tune into the LCK these days.

The LCK players, you could say, are public figures.

I have been told that T1 players recently got to meet children with illness through Korea Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Perhaps you can't go into too much detail, but maybe you can tell me how that meeting went.

There are many children [with critical illness] that wants to meet us through Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The children that wanted to meet us through the Make-A-Wish Foundation would have more difficulty getting to meet us otherwise.

Also, compared to the average person out there, they would have a greater benefit from meeting with us.

So it is our duty, to make time for meetings such as a Make-A-Wish event.

Faker, I would honestly say that you are the most iconic player in the LCK history.

Also, I often get the feeling that you have put in a lot of thought into your position as a public figure, and the responsibilities that come with it.

In an interview we did recently, I asked you about the similarities between you and Son Heung-min

And you said it was impressive by how Sonny interacted with his fans and could learn from him.

So I wanted to ask you the viewpoint you have on yourself as a public figure;

The level of conduct, the responsibilities that come with being a public figure like yourself.

If I am a public figure -- And perhaps I happen to make negative actions.

Even if it was a minor slip, it may be viewed as a grave mistake to the public

So it is important for me to maintain good conduct in everyday life.

However -- I also believe -- If I do good as a public figure

This can also have a very tremendous impact to my fans

Therefore, I believe it is important to approach every action I make as a public figure.

Faker, what does the word "fans" mean for you?

I also talk to the international audience, and I am aware that you have fans around the world.

I realize that there are Faker fans at every corner of the globe.

It's very rare that I get to interact with fans in person.

But through media and press, fans and I continue to interact with one another.

And when I say interact, I imply --

Fans, through watching me, continue to become similar to me, be it my good parts or bad parts.

Meanwhile, I can continue to feel appreciative toward the fans.

And -- even find some meaning through that process.

As a result, the existence of I and the fans complement one another,.

A final question -- And I go off the tangent here. Some time ago, you appeared on a Korean broadcast.

You asked a famous Korean celebrity, Yoo Jae-suk

"How much of your work is what you actually enjoy, and how much of it do you consider as responsibility?"

So let me ask that question right back to you.

On this subject ...

Hmmm.

I think it's 50-50.

Thank you!