Longzhu Gaming has released five players from their League of Legends roster, including Koo "Expession" Bon-taek and Lee "Flame" Ho-jong, as well as two of their coaches, the organization announced Wednesday.

Aside from Flame and Expession, Longzhu have also released Shin "Coco" Jin-yeong, Kim "Emperor" Jin-hyun, Lee "Chaser" Sang-hyun, Kim "Frozen" Tae-il, and Kim "Pure" Jin-sun. Additionally, both strategic coaches, Ham "Lust" Jang-sik and Choi "Supreme" Seung-min, have left as well.

The statement mentions that Lee "Crash" Crash-woo and Moon "Cuzz" Woo-chan have re-signed with the team, and does not clarify the current status of Yoon "Justice" Seok-joon, and Jang "Zzus" Joon-soo.

Longzhu started the 2016 season by singing Expession, Flame, Chaser, Coco, Frozen, Kang "Cpt. Jack" Hyung-woo, Fury, Crash, Pure and Zzus to form a ten-player roster. The deep bench did not prove terribly successful, as the team failed to make playoffs in both spring and summer, and then placed 9th-14th at the 2016 LoL KeSPA Cup.

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