Pro gamer T1 "Faker" Lee Sang-hyeok will take part in a campaign to spread a reading culture among teenagers.
The Game Culture Foundation and the Singu Library Foundation said on the 24th that they will run a reading promotion campaign, "Shh! The secret of victory, reading," with Lee Sang-hyeok. The campaign aims to help teenagers build reading habits, and posters will be distributed to public libraries nationwide and school libraries at all levels.
Lee Sang-hyeok received the Singu Culture Award "Reader & Leader Award" from the Singu Library Foundation on the 23rd. In an acceptance speech, Lee said, "Reading changed the way I approach games and my view of life, and it is thanks to reading that I have been able to enjoy my career as a pro gamer."
Lee is known as a reader who steadily reads books across a variety of fields. A previously released reading list drew attention for including Bernard Werber's Sleep, Haruki Murakami's 1Q84, Michael Sandel's Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Carl Sagan's Cosmos, and Jeong Moon-jeong's The Subtle Art of Dealing with Rude People with a Smile.
Yu Byung-han, chair of the Game Culture Foundation, said, "Lee Sang-hyeok has combined gaming and reading to offer a good example of self-improvement," adding, "We expect this campaign to have a positive impact on teenagers and help spread a reading culture."