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| Retired as Player | ||
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| Frozen | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Kim Tae-il (김태일) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | November 4, 1994 (age 29) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  DRX | |
| Role | Streamer | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Competitive IDs | aPA, Shadow | |
| Soloqueue IDs | IM Frozen, Ffrozen, Frooooooozen, FB Frozen (EUW), Dont have time (EUW), Frozen ON(KR) | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Kim "Frozen" (▶️ listen) Tae-il (Hangul: 김태일) is a League of Legends esports player, currently streamer for DRX. As a player, he is most well-known for reaching the Worlds 2017 Group Stage with the Turkish team 1907 Fenerbahçe Esports.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alienware Rangers | ≈Oct 2013≈2013-10-?? | ≈Nov 2013≈2013-11-?? | ≈1mo ejel | ||
 Alienware Arena | ≈Oct 2013≈2013-10-14 | ≈May 2014≈2014-05-?? | ≈6mo 18d ejel | ||
 Alienware TOP | ≈Nov 2013≈2013-11-?? | ≈Jan 2014≈2014-01-?? | ≈2mo ejel | ||
 Incredible Miracle 2 | May 20142014-05-27[2] | Nov 20142014-11-17[1] | 5mo 21d ejel | ||
| Incredible Miracle | Nov 20142014-11-17[4] | Jan 20162016-01-03[3] | 1yr 1mo ejel | ||
 Longzhu Gaming | Jan 20162016-01-03[6] | Nov 20162016-11-30[5] | 10mo 27d ejel | ||
 Fenerbahçe | Dec 20162016-12-10[8] | Nov 20182018-11-19[7] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
 SuperMassive | Dec 20182018-12-02[10] | Nov 20192019-11-25[9] | 11mo 23d ejel | ||
 XTEN Esports | Dec 20192019-12-23[12] | May 20202020-05-05[11] | 4mo 13d ejel | ||
 WhereAreyouFrom | May 20202020-05-19[13] | May 20202020-05-28 | 9d ejel | ||
 hyFresh Blade | Jun 20202020-06-05[15] | Oct 20202020-10-14[14] | 4mo 9d ejel | ||
| DRX | Aug 20212021-08-24[16] | Present | 2yr 7mo ej |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alienware Rangers | ≈Oct 2013≈2013-10-?? | ≈Nov 2013≈2013-11-?? | ≈1mo | ejel | ||
| Alienware Andromeda | ≈Oct 2013≈2013-10-14 | Nov 20132013-11-12 | ≈29d | ejel | ||
| Alienware TOP | ≈Nov 2013≈2013-11-?? | ≈Jan 2014≈2014-01-?? | ≈2mo | ejel | ||
| Alienware Arena | Nov 20132013-11-12 | ≈Apr 2014≈2014-04-?? | ≈4mo 19d | ejel | ||
| Alienware Arena | ≈Apr 2014≈2014-04-?? | ≈May 2014≈2014-05-?? | ≈1mo | ejel | ||
| Incredible Miracle 2 | May 20142014-05-27[2] | Nov 20142014-11-17[1] | 5mo 21d | ejel | ||
| Incredible Miracle | Nov 20142014-11-17[4] | Jan 20162016-01-03[3] | 1yr 1mo | ejel | ||
| Longzhu Gaming | Jan 20162016-01-03[6] | May 20162016-05-19[17] | 4mo 16d | ejel | ||
| Longzhu Gaming | May 20162016-05-19[17] | Jun 20162016-06-30[19] | 1mo 11d | Inactive ejel | ||
| Longzhu Gaming | Jun 20162016-06-30[19] | Nov 20162016-11-30[5] | 5mo | ejel | ||
| Fenerbahçe | Dec 20162016-12-10[8] | Nov 20182018-11-19[7] | 1yr 11mo | ejel | ||
| SuperMassive | Dec 20182018-12-02[10] | Nov 20192019-11-25[9] | 11mo 23d | ejel | ||
| XTEN Esports | Dec 20192019-12-23[12] | May 20202020-05-05[11] | 4mo 13d | ejel | ||
| WhereAreyouFrom | May 20202020-05-19[13] | May 20202020-05-28 | 9d | ejel | ||
 Brion Blade | Jun 20202020-06-05[15] | Jun 20202020-06-15[20] | 10d | ejel | ||
| hyFresh Blade | Jun 20202020-06-15[20] | Oct 20202020-10-14[14] | 3mo 29d | ejel | ||
| DRX | Aug 20212021-08-24[16] | Present | 2yr 7mo | ej |
News
- 2013
- 2014
- 2016
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
 AWR | October (approx.), Lo, Su, aPA, Ares, Irean, and VicaL (Coach) join. | |
| AWA | October 14 (approx.), Gamsu, Pera, kite, and Jelly join. Frozen joins as substitute. | |
| AWR | November (approx.), Lo, Su, aPA, Ares, Irean, and VicaL (Coach) leave. | |
 AWT | November (approx.), Lo, Shadow, Su, Joy, Irean, and Ares join. | |
 AWA | November 12, Alienware Andromeda renames to Alienware Arena. |
| AWT | January (approx.), Lo, Shadow, Su, Joy, Irean, and Ares leave. | |
| AWA | April (approx.), Pera (Mid to Jungle) changes position. Frozen moves to starting roster. Nova leaves. | |
| AWA | May (approx.),  Alienware Arena is disbanded. Gamsu, g4nk, Frozen, Kite, and Jelly leave. | |
 IM2 | May 27, Joon, Frozen, S0NSTAR, and TuSin join. Lil4c rejoins. Wisdom joins as substitute. Apple, ReignOver, BetKyo, Paragon, and Lasha leave.[2] | |
| IM2 | November 17, Incredible Miracle 2 is disbanded. Lilac, Wisdom, Frozen, S0NSTAR, TuSin, Joon, Hirai (Head Coach), Micro (Coach), Spark (Coach), and Supreme (Coach) leave.[1] | |
| IM | November 17, Team is reformed as a single team. Wisdom, Frozen, S0NSTAR, TuSin, Micro (Coach), and Supreme (Coach) join. Lilac, Hirai (Head Coach), and Spark (Coach) rejoin.[4] |
| IM | January 3, Expession, Flame, Lilac, Chaser, CoCo, Frozen, Cpt Jack, Fury, SONSTAR, Pure, Hirai (Head Coach), Spark (Coach), Supreme (Coach), and Lustboy (Strategic Coach) leave.[3] | |
 LZ | January 3, Expession, Flame, Chaser, CoCo, Frozen, Cpt Jack, Fury, Pure, Hirai (Head Coach), Spark (Coach), Supreme (Coach), and Lustboy (Strategic Coach) join.[6] | |
| LZ | May 19, Flame, Frozen, and Zzus become inactive.[17][18] | |
| LZ | June 30, Flame and Frozen become active.[19] | |
| LZ | November 30, Cuzz joins. Expession, Flame, Chaser, Coco, Frozen, Emperor, Fury, Pure, July (Coach), Supreme (Coach), and Lustboy (Strategic Coach) leave.[5] | |
 FB | December 10, Frozen joins.[8] |
| FB | November 19, Frozen leaves.[7] | |
 SUP | December 2, Frozen joins.[10] | |
| SUP | December 24, fabFabulous, Stomaged, Frozen, Wolf, and Pades (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019. Zeitnot's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020. VicaL (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 30 May 2019.[21] |
| SUP | October 24, Frozen is allowed to look for opportunities with other teams.[22] | |
| SUP | November 25, Frozen leaves.[9] | |
 XTN | December 23, Aquasonic, Day Beats, and Frozen join. Focus is loaned from Gen.G. Minibestia (Strategic Coach to Manager) changes position. Crecre's contract is extended. David (Head Coach) will remain with the team for 2020.[12] |
| XTN | January 12, Aquasonic and Crecre's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 June 2019. Day Beats, Frozen, Focus, Shu Hari, and Monsieur's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020. David (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 November 2020.[23] | |
| XTN | May 5, Frozen and David (Head Coach) are removed from the GCD.[11] | |
| XTN | May 6, Noblesse (Analyst) leaves. Frozen and David (Head Coach)'s departures are confirmed.[24] | |
 WAF | May 19, 흔들리지않은강함, Crash, 3레벨 바텀다이브, Stitch, DeuL, Kim Hyeong-seop (Head Coach), and Frozen (Coach) join.[13] | |
| WAF | May 28, Team disbands. Oscar, Crash, 3레벨 바텀다이브, Cepted, Stitch, DeuL, Kim Hyeong-seop (Head Coach), and Frozen (Coach) leave. | |
 F/A | June 1, Frozen retires.[25] | |
 BRB | June 5, Frozen (Coach) joins.[15] | |
 BRB | June 15, Brion Blade rebrands as hyFresh Blade following sponsorship by Korea Yakult.[20] | |
| BRB | October 14, Frozen (Coach) leaves.[14] |
Biography[]
Kim Tae-il was born in Gyonggi, South Korea and now lives in Namyangju. He started playing video games in the fourth grade and began to play League of Legends in August 2012. His dream to play professionally began when he laned against Rapidstar in ranked play. In October 2013, he joined Alienware Arena, and then in May 2014 he was added to the roster of Incredible Miracle 2, where he was the mid laner.
2014 Season[]
Frozen joined Alienware Arena in October of 2013 but he never played any professional games for them. He left in May of 2014 to join Incredible Miracle 2 as their mid laner. The team only played in one OGN together at HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014 but the team failed to make it to the playoffs and dropped out in the group stage.
2015 Season[]
Changes to the OGN rules forced Incredible Miracle 1 and Incredible Miracle 2 to merge to form Incredible Miracle. None of the players from IM1 stayed with the team so Frozen was given the starting mid lane position. They participated in SBENU Champions Spring 2015 but placed 7th and were forced to play in the Champions Summer Promotion Tournament and IM ended up qualifying for SBENU Champions Summer 2015 after going 2-0 against Winners and Anarchy. IM placed ninth in the regular season of Champions Summer and were forced to play in the LCK 2016 Season Spring Promotion. Incredible Miracle played the Dark Wolves in the promotion tournament and managed to beat them 3-1 to requalify for the LCK.
2016 Preseason[]
IM competed in the 2015 LoL KeSPA Cup where they lost 2-1 against the Jin Air Green Wings in the first round. Incredible Miracle rebranded to Longzhu on January 3, 2016.
2016 Season[]
During the 2016 LCK Spring Season, Longzhu played with a 10-man roster, liberally using substitute players. Frozen shared play time with fellow mid laner CoCo. Longzhu finished the spring split in seventh place with an 8-10 set record, missing out on a spot in the playoffs. For the 2016 LCK Summer Season, Longzhu announced Frozen had been taking out of the starting roster to join the practice team. However, he was reinstated into the starting roster for the second round robin. Longzhu fared poorly in the 2016 LCK Summer Season, going 7-11 in sets and netting them eighth place, letting them escape relegations.
Trivia[]
- Focused on learning math and English in high school because, he says, if you know math and English you are considered well-educated.
- Enjoys working out and singing.
- First champions were
Teemo and 
Master Yi, and before he started playing professionally he played mid champions including 
Lux and 
Ahri.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Frozen (Kim Tae-il) 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
| 2017-12-10 | 9 - 16 | All-Star 2017 Los Angeles |  TCL | 0 : 1  Meiko | |
| 2015-03-08 | 21 - 48 | The Solo King Korean 1v1 Tournament |  IM | 0 : 2  Wolf | |
Media[]
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2020
- January 22, Azubu Minis Episode #11 - Incredible Miracle Frozen by , and on Azubu
- June 7, Longzhu’s Frozen explains his absence from the team by , and on Slingshot
- November 18, 1907 Fenerbahçe Frozen AMA with , and on reddit
- December 28, 1907 Fenerbahce Frozen: "When I joined Turkey, I swore to myself that I will either win TCL or retire and join the army" with Ashley Kang on The Shotcaller
- June 1, [Retirement Interview] Good-bye Frozen: “My heart still beats.” with Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-04 | LLA 2020 Opening |  FG vs  XTN | |
| 2020-02-22 | LLA 2020 Opening |  PIX vs XTN | Link |
Images[]
IM Frozen, LCK 2015 Spring
IM Frozen, LCK 2015 Summer
LZ Frozen, LCK 2016 Spring
LZ Frozen, LCK 2016 Summer
FB Frozen, TCL 2017 Winter
FB Frozen, TCL 2018 Winter
FB Frozen, TCL 2018 Summer
SUP Frozen, TCL 2019 Winter
SUP Frozen, TCL 2019 Summer
XTN Frozen, LLA 2020 Opening
Name Pronunciation
| Frozen | |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Player |
| Voiced By | Elmyra |
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MonteCristo's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 im 시드 포기 완전 리빌딩 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 롱주-IM, LCK 스프링 앞두고 팀명 및 앰블럼 변경 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 MonteCristo's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 롱주 게이밍, 크래시-커즈 제외한 선수-코치진 계약 종료 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 롱주-IM, LCK 스프링 앞두고 팀명 및 앰블럼 변경 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Frozen's Tweet (Turkish) twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 1907 Fenerbahçe Esports' Facebook Post (Turkish) facebook.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 SuperMassive eSports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 SuperMassive eSports' Tweet (Turkish) twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Archive Pages: before change - LAT - 2020-05-04; after change - LAT - 2020-05-05
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 XTEN Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Frozen's Instagram Post (Korean) instagram.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 hyFresh Blade's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 [단독] 은퇴 선언한 '프로즌' 김태일, 브리온 블레이드 코치 합류 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 DRX's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 [롤챔스 서머] 롱주 '플레임' 이호종-'프로즌' 김태일 로스터 제외 (Korean) dailyesports.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Longzhu switches to seven man roster, Flame and Frozen benched espn.go.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 KeSPA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 2020 LoL 챌린저스 코리아 서머(무기한 무관중 경기 진행) (Korean) bj.afreecatv.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - TUR - 2018-12-23; after change - TUR - 2018-12-24
- ↑ Frozen's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - LAT - 2019-12-02; after change - LAT - 2020-01-12
- ↑ XTEN Esports' Tweet (Spanish) twitter.com
- ↑ Frozen's Instagram Post (Korean) instagram.com