StarCraft Pros are virtually idolized in Asian countries like South Korea. These gamers are quite young but some of them, soon outgrow the game, and turn their attention to something else, like becoming TV Stars.
In South Korea, a number of the StarCraft Pros have become celebrities in television. A Kotaku post has tracked some of these retired and current StarCraft pros, who have become TV and radio hosts. One of them is even a member of a Korean pop group.
Meet Hong Jin Ho also known as "YellOw" among the StarCraft Pros gaming circuit. He is quite busy in his new career and it is reported that he has a commitment to appear, in at least, three Korean variety television programs and has a radio gig as well. Early this year another Kotaku post announced his comeback to the "StarCraft Brood War" competition. It was reported that Hong already owns a media production outfit.
Another South Korean Lim-Yo-hwan (Screen name: BoxeR) is known as among the best of the StarCraft Pros. Last year, he announced his resignation as coach of a StarCraft Pros team in order to let his injured shoulder heal. Many in the StarCraft gaming communities, in South Korea, saw it as a de facto retirement. He also appeared in a Korean SNL variety show skit and he is now trying his hand on professional gambling.
Min Chan Ki, also known as RuBY, is probably the most successful among former StarCraft Pros who entered the entertainment industry. He now has an acting career and has appeared in a sitcom. It was also reported that he is now a member of a Korean pop group called "ShelRock".
Another former StarCraft Pros who has found a lucrative job in South Korea's television industry is Guillaume Patry (also known as Grrrr...). He has began making several appearances on "Non-Summit", a South Korean television show that presents foreigners talking about impression of living in the country. Incidentally, Patry is fluent in Korean.
