On the 26th at LoL Park in Jongno, the media day for the 2026 LoL Champions Korea (LCK) was held. Ahead of the start of the LCK regular season on April 1st, the head coaches and representative players of all 10 teams attended and shared their mindset and determination going into the competition.

Present at the media day were BNK FEARX head coach Park Jun-seok and Nam “Diable” Dae-geun; HANJIN BRION head coach Kim Sang-soo and Park “Teddy” Jin-seong; Dplus KIA head coach Kim Dae-ho and Choi “Lucid” Yong-hyeok; DN SOOPers head coach Joo Young-dal and Lee “DuDu” Dong-ju; Gen.G Esports head coach Yu Sang-wook and Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon; Hanwha Life Esports head coach Yoon Sung-young and Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong; KIWOOM DRX head coach Jo Jae-eup and Son “Ucal” Woo-hyeon; kt Rolster head coach Go Dong-bin and Lee “PerfecT” Seung-min; NONGSHIM RED FORCE head coach Choi In-gyu and Lee “Scout” Ye-chan; and T1 acting head coach Lim Jae-hyeon and Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok.

The following are the goals and resolutions shared by the head coaches and representative players of the 10 teams for the 2026 LCK season.

Gen.G Esports

Gen.G Esports head coach Yu Sang-wook: We ended First Stand with a poor result, but we’ll prepare well and make sure to post strong results in the LCK.

Gen.G Esports mid laner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon: I’ll focus on preparing well for the upcoming regular season and producing good results.

Hanwha Life Esports

Hanwha Life Esports head coach Yoon Sung-young: Since coming to Korea, I think the first tournament went very poorly largely because of me. For this second tournament, we’re preparing as if our lives depend on it, and the players are also doing their utmost. I think we’ll definitely be able to show a strong performance.

Hanwha Life Esports AD carry Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong: As I understand it, the LCK final takes place later in the season, and since we’re a team that can keep improving as time goes on, I think we can win it all.

kt Rolster

kt Rolster head coach Go Dong-bin: We showed a lot of poor performances during the LCK Cup as well, but for the regular season, we’ll prepare diligently and do our best to show the best version of ourselves.

kt Rolster top laner Lee “PerfecT” Seung-min: We weren’t able to show a good performance during the LCK Cup, but in the regular season, everyone on the team will do their utmost to show a better side of ourselves.

T1

T1 acting head coach Lim Jae-hyeon: It’s been a very long time since we won the LCK, so the hunger is strong. We’ll work to keep the team united and repay everyone with good results.

T1 mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok: Winning the LCK is a goal we desperately want to achieve. We’ll do our best to show strong matches through good competition with the other nine teams.

Dplus KIA

Dplus KIA head coach Kim Dae-ho: We’ll prepare hard and do everything we can to show a strong performance.

Dplus KIA jungler Choi “Lucid” Yong-hyeok: We’ll do our best to win as many matches as possible during the regular season.

BNK FEARX

BNK FEARX head coach Park Jun-seok: Up to now, I think we’ve done better than expected. We’ll keep that up and continue working toward strong results.

BNK FEARX bot laner Nam “Diable” Dae-geun: I’ll work hard and make sure we achieve good results.

NONGSHIM RED FORCE

NONGSHIM RED FORCE head coach Choi In-gyu: Since our results in the LCK Cup were poor, we’ll make sure to show a much better performance in the LCK.

NONGSHIM RED FORCE mid laner Lee “Scout” Ye-chan: The LCK is the real start, so we’ll prepare well and show a strong performance.

HANJIN BRION

HANJIN BRION head coach Kim Sang-soo: We posted poor results during the LCK Cup, but we’ll prepare thoroughly and make sure to show a better performance.

HANJIN BRION bot laner Park “Teddy” Jin-seong: I’ll work hard and do my best.

KIWOOM DRX

KIWOOM DRX head coach Jo Jae-eup: We’ll prepare well and show good matches.

KIWOOM DRX mid laner Son “Ucal” Woo-hyeon: We’ll work hard to prepare for the regular season and make sure we perform well.

DN SOOPers

DN SOOPers head coach Joo Young-dal: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the team’s founding. We’ll make sure to achieve results worthy of that milestone.

DN SOOPers top laner Lee “DuDu” Dong-ju: I think the regular season is more important than the LCK Cup. We’ll work even harder and show many strong performances.

This article was translated from the original that appeared on INVEN.