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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Kim Dong-min (김동민) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | November 5, 2003 (age 21) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  GameWard | |
| Contract Expires | 2025-11-17 | |
| Role | Top Laner | |
| Soloqueue IDs | KR: Zest | |
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Kim "Zest" Dong-min (Hangul: 김동민) is a League of Legends esports player, currently top laner for GameWard.
There is a disambiguation page associated with the name Zest. Four other players and one team share this ID.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 EFS | Sep 20212021-09-16 | Oct 20212021-10-30 | 1mo 14d | ejel | ||
 Gangwon | Oct 20212021-10-02 | Oct 20212021-10-09 | 7d | ejel | ||
 Gen.G Global Academy | Dec 20212021-12-07[3] | Nov 20232023-11-20[1] | 1yr 11mo | ejel | ||
| Gen.G | Feb 20222022-02-16[4] | Feb 20222022-02-17 | 1d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
 Dark Passage | May 20242024-05-17[6] | Sep 20242024-09-11[5] | 3mo 25d | ejel | ||
| GameWard | Jan 20252025-01-07[7] | Present | 4mo 12d | ej |
| Team | Start | End | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFS | Sep 20212021-09-16 | Oct 20212021-10-30 | 1mo 14d | ejel | ||
| Gangwon | Oct 20212021-10-02 | Oct 20212021-10-09 | 7d | ejel | ||
| GEN Challengers | Dec 20212021-12-07[3] | Jan 20232023-01-04 | 1yr 28d | ejel | ||
| Gen.G | Feb 20222022-02-16[4] | Feb 20222022-02-17 | 1d | Temp Sub ejel | ||
| Gen.G Global Academy | Jan 20232023-01-04 | Nov 20232023-11-20[1] | 10mo 16d | ejel | ||
| Dark Passage | May 20242024-05-17[6] | Sep 20242024-09-11[5] | 3mo 25d | ejel | ||
| GameWard | Jan 20252025-01-07[7] | Present | 4mo 12d | ej |
News
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
 EFS | September 16, Khalid, Doohyun, ZEST, Saroka, KaSper, HongCono (Head Coach), and Jang Hyeok-ju (Coach) join. | |
 GWN | October 2, Roster for KeG 2021 is formed. Khalid, Doohyun, ZEST, Saroka, and KaSper join. | |
| GWN | October 9, Khalid, Doohyun, ZEST, Saroka, and KaSper leave. | |
| EFS | October 30, Taejun lim and Cherry join. ZEST and KaSper leave. | |
 GEN.C | December 7, ZEST joins. Kun (Coach) joins from academy roster.[3] ZEST renames to Zest.[3] | |
| GEN.C | December 27, Zest, Winner, Quid, Peyz, Lospa, and Punch (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.[8] |
| GEN | February 16, Zest joins as temporary substitute for LCK 2022 Spring. Quid and Lospa leave for academy roster.[4] | |
| GEN | February 17, Zest leaves for academy roster. |
| GEN.GA | January 4, GEN Challengers renames to Gen.G Global Academy. | |
| GEN.GA | November 20, Zest, Winner, Ophelia, Carfe, Lospa, Casting, and Nova (Coach) leave.[1][2] |
 DP | May 17, Zest, CHEF, Backlund, Ruep, Patch, Coosone (Coach), and Tasdin (Coach) join. Artun joins as substitute.[6] | |
| DP | May 23, Zest, CHEF, and Ruep's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024.[9] | |
| DP | September 11, Zest, CHEF, Backlund, Ruep, Patch, Artun, Coosone (Coach), and Tasdin (Coach) leave.[5] |
 GW | January 7, Zest, Stormax, Backlund, and HONOR join. Matias' contract is extended. Fara (Head Coach) will remain with the team for 2025. Peng, Steeelback, Merlhin, Baguette Coach (Assistant Coach), and SkyFlag leave.[7] | |
| GW | January 8, Zest, Stormax, Backlund, Matias, HONOR, and Fara (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.[10] |
Biography
Trivia
Pentakills
| Date | Region | Tournament | Team | Vs | Champion | Pos | W/L | KDA | SB | VOD |
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| 2023-02-03 | Korea | LCK CL 2023 Spring |  |  | Fiora | Top | W | 9/1/5 | Link | Link |
- Click here for a full list of pentakills by all players.
Tournament Results
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Zest (Kim Dong-min) Tournament Results | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
| 2025-05-15 | 7 - 8 | LFL 2025 Spring Playoffs |  GW | Zest, Stormax, Backlund, Matias, HONOR, Fara | |
| 2025-04-26 | 9 | LFL 2025 Spring | 2 - 7  RR | GW | Zest, Stormax, Backlund, Matias, HONOR, Fara |
| 2025-01-31 | 5 | LFL 2025 Flash In Groups - Group A | 1 - 3 RR | GW | Zest, Stormax, Backlund, Matias, HONOR, Fara |
| 2024-08-15 | 9 - 16 | EM 2024 Summer Main Event |  DP | Zest, Chef, Backlund, Ruep, Patch, Coosone, Tasdin | |
| 2024-08-03 | 2 | TCL 2024 Summer Playoffs | DP | Zest, Chef, Backlund, Ruep, Patch, Coosone, Tasdin | |
| 2024-07-18 | 5 | TCL 2024 Summer | 8 - 6 RR | DP | Zest, Chef, Backlund, Ruep, Patch, Coosone, Tasdin |
| 2023-08-07 | 6 | LCK CL 2023 Summer Playoffs |  GEN.GA | Zest, Winner, Ophelia, Carfe, Lospa, Nova | |
| 2023-08-04 | 6 | LCK CL 2023 Summer | 8 - 10 RR | GEN.GA | Zest, Casting, Winner, Ophelia, Carfe, Lospa, Nova |
| 2023-03-17 | 8 | LCK CL 2023 Spring | 4 - 14 RR | GEN.GA | Zest, Casting, Winner, Quid, Carfe, Lospa, Nova |
| 2022-08-15 | 5 | LCK CL 2022 Summer Playoffs | GEN.C | Zest, Winner, Quid, Peyz, Lospa, Punch | |
Media
Post-Match Interviews
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-01 | LCK CL 2022 Spring |  DRX.C vs GEN.C | Link |
| 2022-07-11 | LCK CL 2022 Summer | GEN.C vs  NS.C | Link |
| 2022-07-26 | LCK CL 2022 Summer | DRX.C vs GEN.C | Link |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-19 | LCK CL 2023 Summer | GEN.GA vs  BRO.C | Link |
| 2023-07-24 | LCK CL 2023 Summer | GEN.GA vs  KDF.C | Link |
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-04 | TCL 2024 Summer | DP vs  NASR | Link |
Images
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GEN.C Zest, LCK CL 2022 Summer -
GEN.GA Zest, LCK CL 2023 Spring -
GEN.GA Zest, LCK CL 2023 Summer -
DP Zest, TCL 2024 Summer
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gen.G's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gen.G's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 KeSPA's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 LCK's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 BBL Esports' X Post (Turkish) x.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Dark Passage's X Post (Turkish) x.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 GameWard's X Post (French) x.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2021-12-26; after change - KR - 2021-12-27
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - EMEA - 2024-05-22; after change - EMEA - 2024-05-23
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - EMEA - 2025-01-07; after change - EMEA - 2025-01-08