Faker Speaks Out About the 2024 Worlds Theme Song
One of the key factors related to Worlds that has garnered significant community interest is the theme song for each Worlds, released by Riot a few days before the tournament officially begins. Typically, these songs must meet many requirements, the most notable being to highlight the players or teams mentioned, particularly the champions from the previous year. Additionally, the song needs to have the right energy and intensity reflective of the competitive nature of League of Legends matches. However, for Worlds 2024, the theme song “Heavy is the Crown” is causing intense controversy.
However, for Faker, he seems quite indifferent, even though this is the song released during the Worlds that T1 will participate in as the reigning champions. In a recent interview during the Media Day before LCK teams began their journey at Worlds 2024, Faker stated: “I don’t usually watch the Worlds theme songs, so I think the audience will have a better evaluation than I do. However, I did check out this MV, and since I was a fan of Linkin Park in the past, I think the song is quite good.”
Fans Are Also “Speechless” With Faker
It is clear to everyone that the theme song for Worlds 2024 indeed has many issues, and the only factor still attracting the community is that the music is quite energetic. However, Faker’s typically professional response has left fans feeling frustrated. Everyone understands that Faker cannot openly criticize or comment bluntly, but some opinions have “called out” Faker for “answering like a programmed robot.”
– “The answer is very typical of Faker. He doesn’t want to say much because what he says could lead anti-fans to drag him down, but ‘the audience will judge better’ could be interpreted as an affirmation from Faker that this MV is not good.
– “Faker is too experienced for responses like this, and we know what people think.”
– “Faker has definitely been trained for these situations. He always knows how to respond to such questions.”
But in reality, Faker is a professional player, and notably, he is currently the most influential player in the League of Legends scene. Every word from Faker can have significant repercussions. Therefore, it is completely normal for him to respond in a neutral manner. And as Faker mentioned, the audience’s reaction has replaced all evaluations regarding this year’s 2024 Worlds MV.