K-pop idols who are also hardcore gamers
In South Korea, everyone’s a gamer, and idols are no exception.
While living the glamorous lives of being K-pop idols and being busy as a bumblebee with dance practices, live performances, product shoots, and concerts, these idols still uphold their gaming commitment in their free time.
Here is a list of our favorite K-pop idols and the games that they are into.
BTS
Worldwide superstars BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) were revealed to play three online games: Starcraft,Overwatch, andLeague of Legendsin an interview withYahoo Esports. The group’s vocalist, Jin, also plays the LoL champion with the same name as him — Jhin.
Heechul (Super Junior)
One of the vocalists for South Korean boy bandSuper Junior, Kim Heechul is addicted to playing games. In a celebrityLeague of Legendsinvitational, one of the casters dropped the singer’s gaming routine. “One amazing fact about Kim Heechul, he will stay up late nights to play League of Legends while working on his TV drama career!”
Heechul also has a YouTube channel called “HEEtube” where he uploads some of hisLeague of Legendsplays.
Sakura (IZ*ONE; HKT48)
Living the best of both worlds, Miyawaki Sakura is both a K-Pop idol under Produce48’sIZ*ONEand a J-Pop idol underHKT48.
Every K-pop fan knows that this idol loves playing Fortnite and even has her very ownchanneldedicated to gaming, where she has played Splatoon 2, Undertale, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Marvel’s Spiderman, andApex Legends.
돌아왔소이다!pic.twitter.com/dvkHHZICTT
Jae(Day6)
Jae Parkof JYP’s now five-member bandDay6has been seen playingFortniteandLeague of Legends. In one of his videos on his YouTube channel JaeSix, Jae went against his fellow bandmate Yoon “Drum” Do Woon in a 1v1 match.
Jae alone also had acollaborationwith LCK’sGen. Gfeaturing professional players Gen. G Lee “CuVee” Seong-jin and former member Lee “Crown” Min-ho.
Mark (GOT7)
Hailing from the same entertainment company as Jae, boy group GOT7’s rapperMark Tuanlikes playingEpic Games’Fortnite. In fact, Jae and Mark seem to be quite a team in the game.
When are we going to play again? Ahahah
Baekhyun (EXO)
Like Super Junior’s Kim Heechul, Byun Baek-hyun of South Korean-Chinese boy groupEXOalso plays League of Legends and they have actually played against each other. Both idols are underSM Entertainment, Korea’s largest entertainment company.
Minhyuk(Monsta X)
Lee Min-hyuk of Starship Entertainment’s boy group Monsta X is an avid Overwatch player. In one of the episodes of Monsta X-Ray, the group’s reality TV show, Minhyuk went to an internet café just to play Overwatch.
Ye-eun(CLC)
An idol that’s always engrossed on her mobile phone and plays games all the time? That would be Jang Ye-eun ofCube Entertainment’s CLC (Crystal Clear).
A gamer at heart, Ye-eun playsBlizzard Entertainment’sOverwatch, and has even taught her co-member Kwon Eun-bin how to play the game.
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