6 Korean Celebs Who Are Also A Hardcore Gamer
In Korea, video games are a highly valued social activity. Korea is absolutely the best example to be a powerhouse in eSports and gaming worldwide. There is a wide variety of games that are appropriate for every age group. Video games present an equaliser for the regular man and celebrities. It brings harmony, a common ground and relatability. The Some Korean artists despite their busy schedule are popularly known for their hardcore gaming.
There is a gender bar in the artists sacrificing sleep to play just one more game. Overwatch, League of Legends, and Starcraft are some games that have been dominated by Korean players, niching themselves in pro leagues and tournaments around the world. Online streamers are known as broadcasting jockeys in Korea. They use platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Afreeca to stream their games for their fans who revel with them in the adrenaline filled pursuit. They widely use platforms such as Y8 to play games online. Here is a list of most famous six Korean artists indulged in hardcore gaming.
Taeyeon
The first Korean celebrity on the list of hardcore gamers is Taeyeon. She is popular for her homebody image. Taeyeon has a YouTube channel where she live streams sometimes. Once on her channel, she talked about how she is so addicted to games that she would continue playing games on her mobile phone right till the point of dozing off at night. According to Taeyeon, games help induce sleep for her and best part, you can get ahead of everyone else. Taeyeon also shows off an exquisite setup, lit up in the colours of the rainbow on her social media handles.
Jisook
The second Korean celebrity in the list of hardcore gamers in Jisook. Jisook is a former Rainbow member that is always excited to play games on her PC as soon as she wakes up in the morning. Jisook appeared on MBC's "I Live Alone,". She defines her love for gaming so intense and filled with passion that she'd lay awake all night in the hearty anticipation of waking up the next morning to play addicting games. We agree, some game plays are better than dreams. She sang the OST for one of her favourite games.
Moon Hyuna
The third Korean celebrity in the list of hardcore gamers is Moon Hyuna. Hyuna is a former member of the 9MUSES. Once in an interview, she shared that the appeal of video games is that they can be used to avoid family and friends. And once you're established as hardcore gamer, cancelling plans to play games rarely raises further questions. Moon Hyuna shared a funny story on her Twitter account, she was playing on her PC one night and her chef brings in an iced tea for her, followed by a coffee, because maybe she'd like to stay up late tonight playing, embarrassed by it she left the PC room to go and practice her singing.
Lee MinHo
The fourth Korean celebrity on the list of Korean hardcore gamers is Lee MinHo. Lee MinHo is known to be an quiet, reserved actor. Nobody guessed that he would be fond of gaming. Lee MinHo is an actor who still has time for video games although he is busy with his career and, of course, Suzy. Lee MinHo has achieved a Diamond tier ranking in League of Legends. He is among the top 0.06 percent of all the players in the Korean industry. Despite work Lee MinHo found time to play and achieved the rank.
Heechul - Super Junior
The fifth Korean celebrity in the list of hardcore gamers is Heechul. Heechul is one of Super Junior's vocalists and is popularly known for his great love for League of Legends.
LOL is marked as the highest-ranked game played by Korean gamers.
FT Island's Lee Hongki
The sixth Korean celebrity in the list of hardcore gamers is Lee Hongki. He, with his 5 bandmates, has been competing in 5v5 matches against Pro gaming Broadcast Jockeys. He leads a busy life with his Pro Bowler career and life as an heartthrob Korean Rockstar but still takes out time to play the games. He terms his games as a big stress reliever.
We think it serves nothing less than intense motivation to keep out hobbies alive no matter the busy life.
