Korean Reactions: Rekkles Joins T1 Esports Academy

When this news was breaking out on Twitter, I was pretty curious about Korean reactions. Anyway, it’s a pretty interesting and exciting development for Rekkles, and I’m sure many more eyes are going to watch Challengers games coming 2024.

Most immediate Twitter reactions are very supportive, from what I remember. Here is an example.

그 열정과 도전에 박수를 = Applause for the passion and challenge.

Let’s hop into the forums!

…What About Keria?

A very fun post had this hypothetical interaction.

Keria: What champs can you play?

Rekkles: Umm… I can Ashe.

Keria: Ashe is good. Anything else?

Rekkles: I can Caitlyn…?

Keria: That’s great?? Anything else?!!?

Rekkles: I CAN VARUS..?

Keria: GREAT!!!! ANYTHING ELSE?!!??!?

Rekkles: I CAN KALISTA!!!!!!

Below, there’s a comment.

Guma quietly sheds tears.

Impressed by Rekkles in Worlds Videos

Korean netizens did some digging and found out that Rekkles appeared in two previous Worlds music videos in 2021 and 2023.

서폿 케넨 나오것다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ = Kennen support will appear, hahaha

“This is Hilarious”

Also a ton of swearing (in a I-can’t-believe-this kind of way). But I’ll forego those comments.

스매시:쓰읍 뭐라고하는지 하나도 모르겠다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ = Smash (who’s on the team): I don’t know what you’re saying.

Reaction to Rekkles Learning Korean

This photo was posted of his notebook with Korean terms spelled out with English pronunciation:

저 선택하기까지 얼마나 수만번 생각했을까 = How many tens of thousands of times did you think before you chose that?

진짜 나이먹은 베테랑이 포기안하고 도전하는거 보면 무한 리스펙갈기게 됨 = When I see a very old veteran not giving up and taking on a challenge, I have infinite respect for them.

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Check out the Chinese and Korean reactions to T1 winning Worlds against WBG! The comments above are all from FMKorea.