SSONG

SSONG
SSONG
Background Information
Name	Kim Sang-soo (김상수)
Country of Birth	; South Korea
Birthday	October 5, 1989 (age 31)
Residency	KRKorea
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠DRX
Contract Expires	2021-11-15
Role	; Coach
Favorite Champs	; ; ; ;
Soloqueue IDs	IlIIlIIwwvwvwwII (NA), 나진 쏭, Fantastic Song
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠NaJin Black Sword	May 20122012-05-29^[2]	May 20142014-05-16^[1]	2yr 18d ejel
KR	⁠⁠NaJin Black Sword	May 20142014-05-16^[1]	Dec 20142014-12-02^[3]	6mo 17d ejel
KR	⁠⁠NaJin e-mFire	Dec 20142014-12-02^[5]	Jan 20152015-01-16^[4]	1mo 14d ejel
KR	⁠⁠ROX Tigers	Jun 20152015-06-30^[7]	Dec 20162016-12-12^[6]	1yr 5mo ejel
KR	⁠⁠Longzhu Gaming	Dec 20162016-12-12^[10]	Mar 20172017-03-01^[8]	2mo 20d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Immortals	May 20172017-05-18^[15]	Nov 20172017-11-01^[11]	5mo 14d ejel
NA	⁠⁠TSM	Dec 20172017-12-05^[17]	Jun 20182018-06-27^[16]	6mo 22d ejel
NA	⁠⁠TSM	Jun 20182018-06-28^[19]	Oct 20182018-10-12^[18]	3mo 14d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Echo Fox	Nov 20182018-11-19^[21]	Aug 20192019-08-16^[20]	8mo 27d ejel
NA	⁠⁠CLG	Nov 20192019-11-21^[25]	Aug 20202020-08-10^[24]	8mo 19d ejel
KR	⁠⁠DRX	Dec 20202020-12-17^[27]	Present	2mo 22d ej

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠NaJin Sword	May 20122012-05-29^[2]	Jun 20132013-06-21^[28]	1yr 23d ejel
KR	⁠⁠NaJin Black Sword	Jun 20132013-06-21^[28]	Nov 20132013-11-07^[29]	4mo 16d ejel
KR	⁠⁠NaJin Black Sword	Nov 20132013-11-07^[29]	May 20142014-05-16^[1]	6mo 9d ejel
KR	⁠⁠NaJin Black Sword	May 20142014-05-16^[1]	Dec 20142014-12-02^[3]	6mo 17d ejel
KR	⁠⁠NaJin e-mFire	Dec 20142014-12-02^[5]	Jan 20152015-01-16^[4]	1mo 14d ejel
KR	⁠⁠KOO Tigers	Jun 20152015-06-30^[7]	Nov 20152015-11-04^[30]	4mo 4d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Tigers	Nov 20152015-11-04^[30]	Jan 20162016-01-05^[31]	2mo 1d ejel
KR	⁠⁠ROX Tigers	Jan 20162016-01-05^[31]	Dec 20162016-12-12^[6]	11mo 7d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Longzhu Gaming	Dec 20162016-12-12^[10]	Mar 20172017-03-01^[8]	2mo 20d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Immortals	May 20172017-05-18^[15]	Nov 20172017-11-01^[11]	5mo 14d ejel
NA	⁠⁠TSM	Dec 20172017-12-05^[17]	Jun 20182018-06-27^[16]	6mo 22d ejel
NA	⁠⁠TSM	Jun 20182018-06-28^[19]	Oct 20182018-10-12^[18]	3mo 14d ejel
NA	⁠⁠Echo Fox	Nov 20182018-11-19^[21]	Aug 20192019-08-16^[20]	8mo 27d ejel
NA	⁠⁠CLG	Nov 20192019-11-21^[25]	Aug 20202020-08-10^[24]	8mo 19d ejel
KR	⁠⁠DRX	Dec 20202020-12-17^[27]	Present	2mo 22d ej

News

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KR

⁠

⁠NJ SWD

May 29, ⁠

⁠NaJin Sword is formed.
MakNooN,
MulrOc,
SSONG,
Cain, and
Fimir join.^[2]

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KR	⁠⁠NJBS	June 21, ⁠⁠NaJin Sword renames to ⁠⁠NaJin Black Sword.^[28] e
KR	⁠⁠NJBS	November 7, Peng joins as substitute. SSONG (Mid to Sub/Support) changes position.^[29] e

KR	⁠⁠NJBS	May 16, SSONG (Sub/Support to Coach) changes position.^[1] e
KR	⁠⁠NJBS	December 2, Team disbands. Duke, Ohq, Cain, Reach (Head Coach), MOKUZA (Coach), and SSONG (Coach) leave.^[3] e
KR	⁠⁠NJF	December 2, Team is reformed as a single team. Duke, watch, Ggoong, Ohq, Zefa, Cain, Pure, Reach (Head Coach), MOKUZA (Coach), SSONG (Coach), and viNylCat (Coach) join.^[5] e

KR	⁠⁠NJF	January 16, SSONG (Coach) leaves.^[4] e
KR	⁠⁠KOO	June 30, Lee Jae-wook (Coach) and SSONG (Coach) join.^[7] e
KR	⁠⁠TG	November 4, ⁠⁠KOO Tigers renames to ⁠⁠Tigers.^[30] e

KR	⁠⁠ROX	January 5, ⁠⁠Tigers renames to ⁠⁠ROX Tigers.^[31] e
KR	⁠⁠ROX	December 12, SSONG (Coach) leaves.^[6] e
KR	⁠⁠LZ	December 12, SSONG (Coach) joins.^[10] e

KR	⁠⁠LZ	March 1, SSONG (Coach) leaves.^[8]^[9] e
NA	⁠⁠IMT	May 18, SSONG (Head Coach) joins.^[15] e
NA	⁠⁠IMT	November 1, SSONG (Head Coach), Dodo (Team Manager), Loyota (Head Analyst), and Robert Yip (Sport Psychology and Performance Coach) leave.^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14] e
NA	⁠⁠TSM	December 5, SSONG (Head Coach) joins. Lustboy (Strategic Coach) rejoins as substitute. Parth (Head Coach to General Manager) changes position.^[17] e

NA	⁠⁠TSM	June 27, SSONG (Head Coach) is removed from the GCD.^[16] e
NA	⁠⁠TSM	June 28, SSONG (Head Coach to Strategic Coach) and Lustboy (Strategic Coach/Sub/Support to Head Coach/Sub/Support) change positions.^[19] e
NA	⁠⁠TSM	August 17, SSONG (Strategic Coach) is added to the GCD.^[32] SSONG (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 19 November 2018.^[33] e
NA	⁠⁠TSM	October 12, SSONG (Strategic Coach) leaves.^[18] e
NA	⁠⁠FOX	November 19, SSONG (Head Coach) joins. Huni's contract expires. Damonte leaves.^[21]^[22]^[23] e
NA	⁠⁠FOX	November 20, SSONG (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.^[34] e

NA	⁠⁠FOX	August 16, Lourlo, Solo, MikeYeung, Fenix, Apollo, Hakuho, SSONG (Head Coach), Tyler (Assistant Coach), and Jim (Head Analyst) leave.^[20] e
NA	⁠⁠CLG	November 21, SSONG (Head Coach) joins. Tafo (Business Development Manager & Head of Data Management to League of Legends General Manager) and Weldon (Head Coach to League of Legends Division Coach) change positions.^[25]^[26] e
NA	⁠⁠CLG	December 11, Crown and SSONG (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.^[35] e

NA	⁠⁠CLG	August 10, SSONG (Head Coach) and Weldon (League of Legends Division Coach) leave.^[24] e
KR	⁠⁠DRX	December 17, SSONG (Interim Head Coach) joins.^[27] e

KR

⁠

⁠DRX

January 14, SSONG (Interim Head Coach) and dongHo (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.^[36]

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Biography[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Known for his
Ryze and
Syndra.
Favorite champion is
Ryze.

Tournament Results[edit]

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

SSONG Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result		Roster
2020-12-23	7 - 8	KeSPA Cup 2020	1 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠DRX	Kingen, Pyosik, SOLKA, BAO, Becca, SSONG, Museong
2020-08-09	9	LCS 2020 Summer	5 - 13⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠CLG	Ruin, Deus, Wiggily, Fragas, Pobelter, Tuesday, Stixxay, Smoothie, SSONG, Weldon
2020-03-29	10	LCS 2020 Spring	3 - 15⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠CLG	Ruin, Wiggily, Crown, Pobelter, Stixxay, Wind, Smoothie, SSONG, Weldon
2019-08-04	10	LCS 2019 Summer	4 - 14⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FOX	Solo, Lourlo, Rush, Panda, MikeYeung, Yusui, Fenix, Lost, Apollo, Hakuho, SSONG, Tyler
2019-03-31	5 - 6	LCS 2019 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠TSM	⁠⁠FOX	Solo, Rush, Fenix, Apollo, Hakuho, SSONG, Tyler
2019-03-24	6	LCS 2019 Spring	8 - 10⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FOX	Solo, Rush, Panda, Fenix, Apollo, Hakuho, SSONG, Tyler
2018-09-16	2	NA Regional Finals 2018	0 : 3⁠⁠C9	⁠⁠TSM	Hauntzer, Grig, Bjergsen, Zven, Mithy, SSONG, Parth
2018-09-08	3	NA LCS 2018 Summer Playoffs	3 : 2⁠⁠100	⁠⁠TSM	Hauntzer, Grig, Bjergsen, Zven, Mithy, SSONG, Parth
2018-08-20	5	NA LCS 2018 Summer	10 - 8⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠TSM	Hauntzer, Grig, Bjergsen, Zven, Mithy, SSONG, Lustboy, Parth
2018-03-24	5 - 6	NA LCS 2018 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠CG	⁠⁠TSM	Hauntzer, MikeYeung, Bjergsen, Zven, Mithy, SSONG

Media[edit]

2013
2017
2018
2019

January 6, English Translation with , and on ThisIsGame
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January 6, Najin Sword SSONG Kayle guide/interview (Korean) with , and on ThisIsGame
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February 18, LZ SSONG-Crash: "I suppose it is my lucky day." with , and on Inven Global
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June 28, IMT Coach Ssong: "If 70% of coaches are replaced with Koreans, LCS will see 70% performance boost" with , and on Inven Global
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August 23, Brought up from the Bottom: Interview with Ssong, the NA LCS Coach of the Split with , and on Inven Global
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November 9, Coach Ssong: "I would like to believe it was a dream come true to have the opportunity to coach in NA." with , and on Inven Global
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November 19, Can SSong solve TSM’s international woes? by Christian Marcale on The Game Haus
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December 7, TSM's new coach Ssong: 'For international stages, I can assure you guys that we'll perform better' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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January 28, TSM's Head Coach, Ssong, Discusses The Problems About The Team. with Byungho "Haao" Kim and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
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March 9, TSM's Head Coach, Ssong, Explains That Bringing TSM To MSI Will Alleviate A Lot Of The Pressure. with Byungho "Haao" Kim and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
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March 23, TSM Coach Ssong: "I am just happy to reward fans at least a bit today, and I hope to not stop here." with , and on Blitz Esports
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March 27, An Interview Written By The Head Coach of Echo Fox: “Going to Play-offs or Semi-Finals is not a matter for us.” with Byungho "Haao" Kim on Inven Global
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Images[edit]

NJ SWD SSONG, Champions 2012 Summer
NJBS SSONG, Worlds Season 3
FOX SSONG, LCS 2019 Spring
DRX SSONG, LCK 2021 Spring

Redirects

The following pages redirect here:

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 [나진 리빌딩 ③] 코치에서 6쏭 모드! 나진 소드 '쏭' 김상수 코치 발탁 (Korean) inven.co.kr
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 나진 e엠파이어, 쉴드-소드 2팀 체제 구축 (Korean) thisisgame.com
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 [뉴스] 나진 '쏭' 김상수 코치, 새출발 위해 나진 떠나 (Korean) inven.co.kr
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 롱주 게이밍, 전 ROX 출신 '쏭' 김상수 코치 영입 (Korean) fomos.kr
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 [뉴스] 코치에서 6쏭모드! '쏭' 김상수, 쿠 타이거즈 코치로 합류 (Korean) inven.co.kr
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 '쏭' 김상수 코치, 롱주 게이밍과 결별 fomos.kr
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Coach SSONG leaves Longzhu Gaming invenglobal.com
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 롱주 게이밍, 전 ROX 출신 '쏭' 김상수 코치 영입 (Korean) fomos.kr
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 SSONG's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Dodo's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Loyota's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 Robert Yip's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 Welcome Our New Head Coach for the LCS Summer Split immortals.gg
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2018-06-26; after change - NA - 2018-06-27
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 Welcome SSONG + Lustboy! tsm.gg
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 SSONG Departs from TSM tsm.gg
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 Team SoloMid's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 Ousted from LCS, Echo Fox release players espn.com
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 Exclusive: Echo Fox brings on former TSM head coach SSONG newsweek.com
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 ^22.2 GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2018-11-18; after change - NA - 2018-11-19
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 ^23.2 Damonte's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 ^24.2 Counter Logic Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^25.0 ^25.1 ^25.2 Counter Logic Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^26.0 ^26.1 ^26.2 LCS Front Office Update clg.gg
↑ ^27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 DRX's Tweet twitter.com
↑ ^28.0 ^28.1 ^28.2 “e-mFire” 프로게임단 7인 로스터 체제 확정 및 팀명 변경 (Korean) inven.co.kr
↑ ^29.0 ^29.1 ^29.2 판도라TV LOL 챔피언스 윈터 13-14시즌 본선 로스터 (Korean) naver.com
↑ ^30.0 ^30.1 ^30.2 [뉴스] 새 얼굴 대거 등장! 네이버 2015 LoL KeSPA컵 로스터 공개! (Korean) inven.co.kr
↑ ^31.0 ^31.1 ^31.2 [뉴스] 리그오브레전드 게임단 '락스 타이거즈', 스프링 시즌 로스터 확정 (Korean) inven.co.kr
↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2018-08-16; after change - NA - 2018-08-17
↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - - ; after change - NA - 2018-08-17
↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - - ; after change - NA - 2018-11-20
↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - - ; after change - NA - 2019-12-11
↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2021-01-13; after change - KR - 2021-01-14

[News.2F2014-05-11_ref_28-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 [나진 리빌딩 ③] 코치에서 6쏭 모드! 나진 소드 '쏭' 김상수 코치 발탁 (Korean) inven.co.kr

[News.2F2012-05-27_ref_3-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 나진 e엠파이어, 쉴드-소드 2팀 체제 구축 (Korean) thisisgame.com

[News.2F2014-11-30_ref_26-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr

[News.2F2015-01-11_ref_20-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 [뉴스] 나진 '쏭' 김상수 코치, 새출발 위해 나진 떠나 (Korean) inven.co.kr

[News.2F2014-11-30_ref_27-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr

[News.2F2016-12-11_ref_11-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 롱주 게이밍, 전 ROX 출신 '쏭' 김상수 코치 영입 (Korean) fomos.kr

[News.2F2015-06-28_ref_12-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 [뉴스] 코치에서 6쏭모드! '쏭' 김상수, 쿠 타이거즈 코치로 합류 (Korean) inven.co.kr

[News.2F2017-02-26_ref_12-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 '쏭' 김상수 코치, 롱주 게이밍과 결별 fomos.kr

[News.2F2017-02-26_ref_13-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Coach SSONG leaves Longzhu Gaming invenglobal.com

[News.2F2016-12-11_ref_12-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 롱주 게이밍, 전 ROX 출신 '쏭' 김상수 코치 영입 (Korean) fomos.kr

[News.2F2017-10-29_ref_17-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 SSONG's Tweet twitter.com

[News.2F2017-10-29_ref_18-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Dodo's Tweet twitter.com

[News.2F2017-10-29_ref_19-13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Loyota's Tweet twitter.com

[News.2F2017-10-29_ref_20-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 Robert Yip's Tweet twitter.com

[News.2F2017-05-14_ref_51-15] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 Welcome Our New Head Coach for the LCS Summer Split immortals.gg

[News.2F2018-06-24_ref_36-16] 16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2018-06-26; after change - NA - 2018-06-27

[News.2F2017-12-03_ref_15-17] 17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 Welcome SSONG + Lustboy! tsm.gg

[News.2F2018-10-07_ref_41-18] 18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 SSONG Departs from TSM tsm.gg

[News.2F2018-06-24_ref_76-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 Team SoloMid's Tweet twitter.com

[News.2F2019-08-11_ref_31-20] 20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 Ousted from LCS, Echo Fox release players espn.com

[News.2F2018-11-19_ref_37-21] 21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 Exclusive: Echo Fox brings on former TSM head coach SSONG newsweek.com

[News.2F2018-11-19_ref_38-22] 22.0 ^22.1 ^22.2 GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2018-11-18; after change - NA - 2018-11-19

[News.2F2018-11-19_ref_39-23] 23.0 ^23.1 ^23.2 Damonte's Tweet twitter.com

[News.2F2020-08-09_ref_33-24] 24.0 ^24.1 ^24.2 Counter Logic Gaming's Tweet twitter.com

[News.2F2019-11-21_ref_32-25] 25.0 ^25.1 ^25.2 Counter Logic Gaming's Tweet twitter.com

[News.2F2019-11-21_ref_33-26] 26.0 ^26.1 ^26.2 LCS Front Office Update clg.gg

[News.2F2020-12-17_ref_70-27] 27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 DRX's Tweet twitter.com

[News.2F2013-06-16_ref_19-28] 28.0 ^28.1 ^28.2 “e-mFire” 프로게임단 7인 로스터 체제 확정 및 팀명 변경 (Korean) inven.co.kr

[News.2F2013-11-03_ref_21-29] 29.0 ^29.1 ^29.2 판도라TV LOL 챔피언스 윈터 13-14시즌 본선 로스터 (Korean) naver.com

[News.2F2015-11-01_ref_19-30] 30.0 ^30.1 ^30.2 [뉴스] 새 얼굴 대거 등장! 네이버 2015 LoL KeSPA컵 로스터 공개! (Korean) inven.co.kr

[News.2F2016-01-03_ref_26-31] 31.0 ^31.1 ^31.2 [뉴스] 리그오브레전드 게임단 '락스 타이거즈', 스프링 시즌 로스터 확정 (Korean) inven.co.kr

[News.2F2018-08-12_ref_39-32] GCD Archive Pages: before change - NA - 2018-08-16; after change - NA - 2018-08-17

[News.2F2018-08-12_ref_42-33] GCD Archive Pages: before change - - ; after change - NA - 2018-08-17

[News.2F2018-11-20_ref_48-34] GCD Archive Pages: before change - - ; after change - NA - 2018-11-20

[News.2F2019-12-08_ref_148-35] GCD Archive Pages: before change - - ; after change - NA - 2019-12-11

[News.2F2021-01-14_ref_52-36] GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2021-01-13; after change - KR - 2021-01-14

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