Faker Snubbed: Linkin Park’s “Make It Again” World Cup Music Video Sparks Fan Outrage

Faker left in Linkin Park’s narrative… Fans outraged over World Cup music video for “Make It Again”

The 2024 World Cup theme song released by Riot Games on 25th midnight. [ⓒ라이엇게임즈 유튜브 캡처]

[디지털데일리 문대찬기자] The ‘2024 LoL World Championship (hereafter referred to as Worlds)’ has been buzzing since its opening day. Because after the release of the theme song music video, the criticism of the fans is increasing, which is like the opening signal of the World Cup. It is difficult to see the athletes who are the main characters of the competition in the music video, and in contrast, the singer Linkin Park who sang the theme song was highlighted.

Riot Games released the 2024 Worlds theme song, ‘Heavy is the Crown’, via its official YouTube account at midnight on the 25th. The song, which was sung by legendary rock band Linkin Park and garnered attention even before its release, is gaining popularity with over 5.7 million views as of 9:30 am today.

The T20 team is seen in the music video. The quantity and ratio were small, which disappointed the fans. [ⓒ뮤직비디오 캡처]

But regardless of interest, the music video reviews are cold. Riot Games releases a theme song and music video each year before the start of the World Cup, the biggest League of Legends (LoL) esports festival. Usually, the narrative of the previous year’s winning team or the story of the year’s notable players is the focus.

Last year, the journey of ‘Deft’ Kim Hyuk-gyu, who miraculously won the championship in 2022 and developed ‘unbreakable heart’ syndrome, and his team at the time, DRX, depicted and fascinated There were fans. The theme song was sung by Hive’s popular idol group New Jeans.

As the title of this theme song is related to ‘Crown’, fans will hear the story of ‘Focker’ Lee Sang-hyeok, who returned to the throne after seven years in 2016, and his team T1, who finally suffered the pain of being runners-up for five consecutive times. Having won the championship, I expected it to be drawn with great attention.

However, in this music video, their narrative of victory is summarized and revealed in a short 10-second mural. Presence and frequency of presence of T1 players was low. Other players in the team were also painted in such dull designs that their faces could not be distinguished properly.

The music video features members of Linkin Park. The main focus is on newly joined vocalist Emily. [ⓒ유튜브 뮤직비디오 캡처]

On the other hand, characters representing the members of Linkin Park who sang the theme song appear in the video from time to time, giving the impression that it is a tribute to them. Linkin Park went on hiatus after the death of vocalist Chester Bennington, but made a comeback with Emily Armstrong as their new vocalist. Accordingly, fans believe that the music video depicts Emily bearing Chester’s crown, which resembles the band’s symbol.

This is based on the fact that the Linkin Park account wrote “My Crown” in the comments of the music video and the direction where Sang-hyuk Lee and Emily’s faces overlapped for a moment in the music video.

In the comments section of the music video, fans commented, “Frustrating perfection,” “Make it again,” “This music video falls short of other music videos in every way,” and “Faker is the first player in the world to be featured in this. Hall of legend. They are pouring in harsh criticism, such as “It’s a slander and an insult,” and “It wouldn’t have been done if it was done with even the slightest respect for the players’ achievements and efforts.”

As criticism intensified, Riot Games replaced the music video thumbnail with Lee Sang-hyuk’s face. Linkin Park account comments that were left as fixed comments are currently not visible

Meanwhile, the 2024 World Cup kicks off today in Berlin, Germany and begins its long journey till November 2. The World Cup is a stage where the best performing teams from each region come together to determine the strongest players.

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