On midnight of 13th of November, the Season 8 for League of Legends Korean server drew to close. Griffin’s jungler, Tarzan, was the victor of the day, finishing at first place on Korean solo queue. However, many League fans were also interested in JUGKING, the mysterious jungler who has been dominating Korean solo queue and gave Tarzan a close race for the first place in solo q until the very last minute.

In his Afreeca Stream, Caster Ha “Bitdol” Gwang-suk called JUGKING for an interview. In the phone call, JUGKING revealed his identity as Kim “Canyon” Kun-boo, the substitute jungler for Damwon Gaming. Canyon was born in 2001, June 18th according to Liquidpedia, making him eligible for competitive games in 2019.

In his phone call with Bitdol, Canyon said that he “first began playing League of Legends four years ago”. When reached Challenger in 2018, he began to realize his own talent in the game and began to aspire to become a professional gamer.

When Bitdol asked which professional player Canyon looked up to the most, Canyon answered that “My idol is Tarzan.” Admitting that he didn’t follow the professional scene closely, Canyon added, “I really respect his performance in solo queue.” Canyon also quoted Griffin as the team that he looked forward to playing against when he is eligible to play in LCK next year.

Bitdol also asked Canyon’s relationship with the other players in Damwon Gaming. Canyon said that he gets along with all his teammates, but that his favorite teammate is Heo “Showmaker” Su, the mid laner for Damwon Gaming. Canyon added, “I always give him the blue.”

The possibility of more jungle talents joining LCK is a wonderful prospect for all LCK fans. With the poor performance throughout the year in international tournaments, many clamored for focus on nurturing new talents. The emergence of a player like Canyon, praised by his coach as “young, mechanically talented player”, may be signs of hope for Korea to make a resurgence back to the top of the global stage.