I think it’s the current state of the times. The arcade scene was a huge influence in your career early on, but I am hearing that the arcade scene in Korea is now dying. Okay, so during Tekken 4, that’s when you realized you needed to get better, and with Tekken 5 that’s when you actually started playing more professionally.
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When I participated in these kinds of tournaments, as well as international tournaments for the first time, I decided to go pro in Tekken. It was during Tekken 5. National tournaments and events at arcades began to increase as Tekken got its popularity again. Also, I knew my ability was far less than the Tekken masters.Īnd when did you decide that you would start playing Tekken professionally? There was one occasion during the times of Tekken 4, I lost 30 times against a player! (laughs) At that moment I realized that there are lots of skillful players. I think that’s what makes me professional. Since then I’ve done numerous of competitions and practices. From that time, I started to play Tekken professionally, differently from the time I was just casually playing. I took and learned their Tekken knowledge while I played Tekken with them. How did you become so good at playing Tekken?įrom the end of Tekken 4, I began to know many Tekken master players. Therefore, I think this is why my main playing game becomes Tekken. Moreover, Tekken was the most famous game in my school days so I played with my friends a lot. So, it was natural that I played it for a long time. In my late teens to early twenties, the most amount of games was Tekken in arcades. In the past, there were plenty of famous fighting games in arcades. So I’ve played most of the fighting games. I like games, and fighting games are the most favorite ones among them. Your YouTube videos are sometimes 3-4 hours or more long. You seem to play Tekken for hours on end. And then, it came to mind that my tag team had a lot of skills with their knees. As I accessed a Tekken commnity site, I thought about my nickname when I saw a blank for writing it. As you know, these characters have many skills using their knees. I started to use the internet when I went to middle school. It came from Tekken Tag 1 when I used Bryan and Bruce as tag partners. (laughs) Everyone calls you ‘Knee’ though. It’s cool that you already have “bae” in it. Tekken 1? You’re the first person I’ve heard say that.Īt that time, in my memory, I just recognized it as a fighting game without knowing it was Tekken, as I was so young. The first moment I played Tekken was when I was in elementary school. You’ve been playing Tekken for a long time. Knee, thanks so much for consenting to an interview with us. I also wanted to learn more about his trip to EVO, as well as learn about his past, present and future. I wanted to catch up with Knee because who better to gain insight into a new Tekken game from? He’s played it more than anyone.
But he read ours, and then apologized for not getting back to us in time. Sorry for the late reply.” Because he hardly ever reads his direct messages, he said.
But more than any of that, he is humble, and a man of character. When I contacted Bae Jae min, better known as ‘Knee,’ and asked if he’d be willing to do an interview with us, he said “Yeah sure. He is more times than not the standard by which others measure greatness. Hailing from Korea, where some of the world’s greatest Tekken players are born – Knee is a legend. He is a champion. While Jang Iksu has moved on, Knee is still here – still hungry, still playing professionally, and still playing at the highest level. There’s possibly only one other player that could be mentioned in the same breath as Knee, and that is Jang Iksu. And guess what? No-one batted an eye when Anakin said it. Attempting to comprise a list of players who would also be worthy enough to receive such a title would prove almost futile. That is a compliment of the highest order. Anakin called him the best Tekken player of all-time.
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