For League of Legends fans, Faker is a player capable of controlling his emotions extremely well. The audience rarely saw Faker crying or expressing his feelings too intense when playing. The rare “Demon King” burst into tears when playing that when SKT T1 lost to Samsung Galaxy at Worlds 2017.
The moment right after the 2017 Worlds Final ended was a rare time when the audience saw Faker burst into tears
However, at a charity program called “About Time” in 2021, Faker once sobbed on stage. The reason came from Faker could not help crying because of the touching story of a young fan. Even Faker then donated 6 million won (about 110 million VND) to this poor boy's family.
In the program, the father of the fans mentioned above shared that his son loves Faker and has the dream of being a League of Legends player. However, the father had rectal cancer in stage four and he did not know if he could witness the moment his son became a player or not. The father who wanted to motivate his son, so he found ways to be present in the “About Time” program when he heard the news that Faker would attend.
Although the father has cancer, he still tries his best to motivate his son with the dream of League of Legends players
Faker then sobbed because he also grew up in the arms of her and father, so he was very sympathetic to the story of the other fan.
The idea that the story came to the end, but in the recent interview, Faker fans made the community stir. Specifically, this boy named Jung Ji-min and now turned 18. It is worth mentioning that he really has pursued the path of the player when studying at a League of Legends Academy in Korea. Even according to the teacher's share at the Academy, Ji-min can play in LCK within 1-2 years.
Ji-min boys have reached adulthood and are studying at a League of Legends
Not stopping there, the audience also discovered that this young man was also the K'Sante player who once “sold” to Showmaker. The video Showmaker complained about K'Sante in Ji-min's hands later became extremely famous. Even for many gamers, it is the most famous “Meme League of Legends” in 2023. It can be said that Ji-min is really charming with the top mid-line players LCK.
Ji-min is the K'Sante player who “haunts” Showmaker
With the “semi-onions” for Showmaker, the young Ji-min shows that he is an extremely high level player. So the fact that this young man playing in LCK is entirely possible. Maybe in the future, young Jung Ji-min will even have the opportunity to confront Faker, Showmaker is completely feasible.