Due to Korean idol Sunmi’s decision to put her music career on hold, Sunmi’s virtual character for the online video game Freestyle Basketball has been dropped.
Way back in the winter of 2008, the Wonder Girls gained a lot of attention for agreeing to participate in JC Entertainment‘s online game Freestyle Basketball. The company made virtual players based on each member so that players could control and use them in the game.
JC Entertainment said: “We are aware of Sunmi’s decision to leave. We have discussed with JYP and Sunmi’s character will no longer be available for use.”
For the online basketball game Freestyle, special characters from the popular group Kara will be updated to the game on the 27th.
In this update, Hara, Seungyeon, and Gyuri will be added to the game as special characters first. In addition, there will be new items, motions, and voices in relation to the Kara characters. Now, you can see Kara's sweet cheering and cute butt dance ceremony's when they make a score, to further make the game enjoyable.
Lee MinSuk from the Freestyle management team said "With characters from the Wonder Girls and followed by the KBL Pro basketball players, using special characters as game marketing has showed great results. We are not aiming for temporary satisfaction with star marketing in this game, but rather a game that can grab the attention of the player for a long time with the game contents."
JCE will update Nicole and Jiyoung characters later on, for all 5 members of Kara.
DKPOPNEWS writes: “Freestyle Sports” recently updated the games with characters from Korean girl group Girls’ Generation.
They held an event for all three games simultaneously, distributing one free Girls’ Generation character to users. At another event, limited posters and Girls’ Generation packages were given away on a first-come-first-serve basis.
So how do the main models, Girls’ Generation, feel about the sports game? In this interview, we listened to their feelings, future plans, and resolutions.
Goodies from Freestyle Sports continue to pour in.