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Winning a Four Star cup was incredibly special for Ju-gong, not just from the difficulty of being 17 vs 272, but from the fact that you at most get four shots at it, and realistically even less than that. Despite making playoffs 4 times, only once did he ever make it to the cup final. As a result of that, he knows quite well the disappointment that comes with being knocked out and seeing another team go on. Generally in these times he would put on a fake smile, and try to get back home as quickly as possible. After all three playoff eliminations, he had booked flights back to Korea before he even got back to his apartment. Maybe it was a bit of running away from his pain, but being home always made everything feel better. The dead time between playoff elimination and his flight to Korea is generally a somewhat unhappy period, often spending as much time in his apartment bed listening to music as possible - between training and food needs of course.