The word symbolizing the Korean national soccer team, which succeeded in advancing to the World Cup round of 16 after 12 years, was 'unbreakable heart'.

As if Son Heung-min was conscious of this, he mentioned this word at the airport right after his return.



"I was able to play such a game because the players really did their best with an unbreakable heart and really showed their fighting spirit."

(Son Heung-min, interviewed after returning to Korea on the 7th)



'The important thing is an unbreakable heart'.

This word refers to the mindset of doing your best in a situation where the chances of winning are slim.

The word originated from DRX, a Korean team that won the World Championship this year before the soccer team.

DRX's Kim Hyuk-gyu (Game ID Deft) was known to have said this in an interview for the first time, but he didn't actually use this word.

why is it important

Both the DRX team and the national soccer team were unlikely to win based on data.

People feel joy when a weak team achieves an 'upset' by beating a strong team.

DRX finished the summer season in 10th place among 10 domestic role pro teams last year.

Fans cheered as the last-place team in Korea overcame strong teams one after another in one year to win the world championship.

The Korean national soccer team, ranked 28th in the FIFA rankings, was on the brink of elimination with 1 draw and 1 loss, and the 'unbreakable mind' pierced the hearts of the people as they beat Portugal, ranked 9th.

The reason why the slogan of 'unbreakable mind' did not just remain as a mental victory, but also touched me because I finally achieved my goal.

explain a bit more

Kim Hyuk-gyu of the DRX team, known for being the first to say, 'The important thing is an unbreakable heart', did not actually say such a thing.

On October 9th, Kim Hyuk-gyu said this in an interview after losing the first game of the World Championship group stage.



"I think the most important thing is for us to play well. Also, although we lost today, I think we can win enough if we don't fall apart."

Kim Hyeok-gyu (October 9, interview after losing the match)



In an article that summarized this interview (October 9, 2022, Reporter Moon Dae-chan, Cookie News), the title was <First Lose at Worlds, “Deft” ordered an unbreakable heart. >, and on the YouTube thumbnail of the interview video, 'the important thing is an unbreakable heart'.

Since then, the DRX team has defeated teams that were perceived as much stronger than themselves in turn, and this word became the team's catchphrase.

At the start of Worlds, DRX, which ranked 9th among all teams with odds of 32.17 (Odds Portal, a European e-sports betting site), repeatedly succeeded in 'reversal' and won the championship.



Kim Hyeok-gyu, the main character of 'Unbreakable Heart', met Lee Sang-hyeok (Game ID Faker), who has already become a legend in the game world, in the finals.

If Lee Sang-hyeok, who is known to have already won the World Championship three times since 2013 and received an annual salary of tens of billions of won, was Mozart, then Kim Hyuk-gyu, who only finished in the semifinals and quarterfinals of the World Championship since 2014, can be compared to Salieri.

The two were alumni from the same high school and had similar debuts, but one walked the flower path to the most championships and the other walked a relatively rough dirt road before meeting in this final.

After 10 years of debut, 'Salieri who works hard' beats 'Genius Mozart' and the scene where the last team DRX beats the legendary T1 team, the words 'unbreakable heart' were imprinted on the fans.

one more step

The 'Mandela effect' is when people misunderstand facts that are different from reality, or facts that did not exist, and believe that they actually existed.

It's taken from a phenomenon many people mistakenly remember that former South African President Nelson Mandela died in prison.

It's a saying that people know well, but if you know it, you can see that it's not actually done or the content is slightly different.



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