A tale of two groups' unlikely friendship, which starts over a lost wallet at KCON in Los Angeles. One is the legendary Girls' Generation, beloved the world over, while the other is Cloud 9's League of Legends team, carrying North America's hopes on...
At KCON 2014 in Los Angeles, Girls' Generation was one of the headline acts. That year, OGN brought League of Legends to KCON for the first time, inviting CJ Entus Frost and Cloud 9 to play at the event, and C9 has photos with IU, Teen Top and VIXX to prove it. This gave me the idea to do a story based around C9 meeting SNSD as well and leading into the 2014 World Championships.
Disclaimer: I own no trademarks related to Girls' Generation, Cloud 9, SM Entertainment, Riot Games or League of Legends.
Major Characters -So Nyuh Shi Dae (SNSD / Girls' Generation) – entire OT9: Tiffany (Stephanie) Hwang / Hwang Miyoung Jessica Jung / Jung Sooyeon Kim Taeyeon – Leader Im Yoona Lee Soonkyu (Sunny) Seo Joohyun (Seohyun) Kim Hyoyeon Kwon Yuri Choi Sooyoung
Below – Girls' Generation at KCON 2014. From left to right: Taeyeon, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Jessica, Seohyun and Yoona (Sooyoung was absent due to a drama filming, and this is mentioned in the story)
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-Cloud 9League of Legends Actual Players: Hai Du Lam – Mid Laner / Captain Zach Scuderi (Sneaky) – AD Carry Will Hartman (Meteos) – Jungler An Van Le (Balls) – Top Laner DaerekHart (LemonNation) – Support
Original Characters: Phillip Carlo Santos – Top Laner (my character) Caroline Aurora Lea – Support (based on a friend of mine who plays League, and the only Canadian on the team)
Below – All five actual Cloud 9 players as they looked while actually meeting IU at KCON 2014. From left to right behind IU: Meteos, LemonNation, Balls, Sneaky and Hai
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Additional Background Ahead of Cloud 9 playing at All-Stars (now divided into the Mid-Season Invitational, or MSI, and All-Stars) 2014 in Paris, not only is Hai hospitalized with a collapsed lung, but LemonNation is also hospitalized after a freak accident breaks his arm. As stand-ins, Cloud 9 calls up two players who have played on their Tempest sister team in the Challenger Series: support Aurora and mid laner Carlo, both of whom are also K-Pop fans. The team shocks all comers and wins the All-Star Invitational, and as a result, they elect to have Aurora and Carlo become starters for the NA LCS Summer Split, with Carlo swapping to top laner and LemonNation also becoming a coach in addition to a substitute. When the team is invited to play at KCON, they hold first place in the NA LCS and are tipped by many to win their third straight championship.
Korean Terms In This Story(Note: if there's something not on this list that you want clarified, don't hesitate to message me!) Honorifics Noona – boy to older girl Unnie – girl to older girl Oppa – girl to older boy (can be used to address a boyfriend) Hyung – boy to older boy -ah/-yah – for someone the same age or younger (affectionate)
General Terms Annyeong haseyo – "Hello" (formal) Yoboseyo – "Hello" (phone conversation) Saranghaeyo – "I/we love you" Mianhe – "I'm sorry"
Trailer – Published July 10th, 2017 by the one and only AlexStarAlvarez !
