After stints with
Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #3
Lakia
Kim Jong-min (김종민)
ZynX
Kim Dong-ha (김동하)
Ash
Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
and
Global Esports
Global Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #15
PatMen
Patrick Mendoza
UdoTan
Go Kyung-won (고경원)
Kr1stal
Savva Fedorov
xavi8k
Xavier Juan
Autumn
Kale Dunne
in the past year to mark his debut at the VCT level, Chae "yoman"
Young-moon (채영문) has returned to
Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
Korea
Rank #1
Xross
Jeonghwan (정환)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
Dambi
Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규)
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
as a coach.
yoman competed for Nongshim in the season leading up to the organization's acquisition of the Pacific Ascension-winning
Sin Prisa Gaming
Sin Prisa Gaming
Inactive
Persia
Yang Zi-on (양지온)
margaret
Kim Ji-woo (김지우)
Dambi
Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규)
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
. He parted ways with Nongshim shortly after, joining Korean giants Gen.G as the team's go-to Initiator in place of
Lakia
. yoman's 2025 season began with Gen.G, but ended with Global. A disappointing Pacific Kickoff, which saw the Tigers miss out on Masters Bangkok, meant Gen.G let the veteran go, and after a short spell on the sidelines, he joined a mix-and-match Global Esports squad for Stage 2.
Before his first stint with Nongshim, yoman competed on the
Rare Atom
Rare Atom
China
Rank #5
Guran
Zhou Minyan (周铭言)
nnono
Midnight
Wang Yingjie (王英杰)
Z1yan
Liu Zihan (刘紫涵)
squad that finished second at China Ascension in 2023. His first stint with an organized team came earlier that year with
Gwangju Shadow
Gwangju Shadow
Inactive
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
Distinct
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
Dambi
Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규)
, where he played alongside future RA and GE teammates
stew
and
UdoTan
.
After clinching survival at Ascension at the end of the season, Nongshim appears to be putting its faith into the core group of players that got to franchising. Three members remain in the starting roster from the original SPG group, and are complemented by veteran
Rb
and original Nongshim member
Xross
. Since the end of the VCT Pacific season, Nongshim has parted ways with coach
ValAnalysis
, who is now the head coach of
T1 Academy
T1 Academy
Inactive
, and SPG players
margaret
and
Persia
.
yoman, who turns 30 this year, has likely closed the book on his playing career, and with mandatory military service seemingly taken care of, will enter the coaching realm under a banner he once played for.
Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
Korea
Rank #1
Xross
Jeonghwan (정환)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
Francis
Kim Mu-bin (김무빈)
Dambi
Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규)
Ivy
Park Sung-hyeon (박성현)
's full roster is now:
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