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Posted by Sophie-Ha Friday, October 20, 2023

This League of Legends pro player is going viral on Korean online communities for his "K-pop Idol" glow-up

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Recently, the transformation of a professional gamer has caught the attention of numerous online communities in South Korea.

South Korea has long been recognized as one of the world's leading eSports markets. It is home to numerous celebrated eSports players, including the renowned League of Legends GOAT Faker. The recent gold medal triumph of the Korean League of Legends (LoL) national team at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games has ignited an even greater interest in eSports among Korean netizens.

Now, this interest is extending to overseas professional gamers. A surprising visual transformation of a foreign professional gamer has sparked a discussion among Korean online communities.

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Steven Liv, known in professional gaming circles as Hans Sama, is a French eSports professional who is the adc (attack damage carry) for the European League of Legends team G2. Korean netizens are abuzz over his striking "glow up" with K-pop idol-like visuals.

K-netizens commented, "A lot of people are saying he became so good-looking. He's also good at playing LOL, so please show our Steven Liv lots of support," "Him taking off his glasses and getting rid of his hair dye was the best thing he did," "He looks like a K-pop idol now," "What did he do?" "I think people are more impressed with his glow-up," "He looks like a completely different person," "I wasn't too sure if he looks like a K-pop idol but I get what people are saying now lol. He did go through a crazy glow-up," and "He did a good job by changing his style. He looks so much better now."

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howtodraw
howtodraw1,097 pts Friday, October 20, 2023 4
Friday, October 20, 2023

Right, his features completely changed because he got rid of the glasses and hair dye, makes total sense lmao

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princesspop3,605 pts Friday, October 20, 2023 0
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Wow

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