Working languages:
English to Korean

SunGyo Kim
Language bridge between Gaming Cultures

Japan
Local time: 07:36 JST (GMT+9)

Native in: English Native in English, Korean (Variant: South Korea) Native in Korean
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Services Translation, Software localization, Editing/proofreading, Subtitling, Training
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Payment methods accepted PayPal, Wire transfer
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
English to Korean: 2017 First half Fortpolio
General field: Other
Detailed field: Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Source text - English
2017-March~June

Note: Projects that are invalid to comment according to NDA are not stated.

1 3/7/2017 검은사막_다크나이트 ko-en
2 3/13/2017 자리야 공략2 ko-en
3 3/16/2017 검은사막_낚시 타입별 정리 ko-en
4 3/16/2017 검은사막_각성닌자 가이드 ko-en
5 3/23/2017 pigs vs wolves ko-en
6 3/25/2017 Game Breakers Blog Post(EN) En-Ko
7 3/29/2017 #170328_170322_korean.xls En-Ko
8 4/5/2017 170404_Terms and conditions_FB_MafiaIII - 04.04.17.docx En-Ko
9 4/10/2017 #170410_HeroesOftheStorm_2.0_FactSheet FINAL(EN).DOCX En-Ko
10 4/12/2017 Season Elite Blog Post(EN) En-Ko
11 4/14/2017 LOL_검은사막_csn식 소서러 (PVP 위주)_20170414 ko-en
12 4/17/2017 #170414_noblegarden2_2017_Draft_kw_sm.docx En-Ko
13 4/17/2017 #170414_EstablishingTheEight_Update_1.docx En-Ko
14 4/17/2017 "#170414_Ben Brode Post on Reddit_20170414_01.docx
#170414_Ben Brode Post on Reddit_20170414_02.docx" En-Ko
15 4/25/2017 170425_Beasts Blog Post_kor(1) En-Ko
16 4/25/2017 170425_WWE SuperCard En-Ko
17 4/27/2017 #170426_May 2017 Ranked Play Season.docx En-Ko
18 5/2/2017 170502_Mafia_III_InsideLook_StonesUnturned_Loc_042817 en-ko
19 5/11/2017 #170511_2017 HCT Spring Playoff Blog.docx en-ko
20 5/15/2017 #170511_en-US_ko-KR_Translation.xliff en-ko
21 5/17/2017 #170517_Dryus_Final.docx en-ko
22 5/17/2017 #170517_Dev Update 15 Transcript_word_korKR.docx en-ko
23 5/19/2017 #170518_Feature_Preview_Hotkeys En-Ko
24 5/18/2017 $170518_PlayoffsAnnouncement_ab_jc_kh.docx en-ko
25 5/22/2017 170522_NBA 2K18 Game Info Sheet - External.docx en-ko
26 5/24/2017 170524_Stones Unturned Blogpost.docx en-ko
27 5/25/2017 #170525_VG17052705_translation_24_May.xlsx en-ko
28 5/31/2017 #170529_New Hearthstone Feature en-ko
29 5/31/2017 #170529_COME CHILL AT THE FROST FESTIVAL_v3_rh_YL en-ko
30 6/1/2017 #170530_Rayman Adventures FAQs_May_29_2017 en-ko
31 6/1/2017 #170530_The Crew 2_Metadata (PC)_Steam en-ko
Translation - Korean
1 iVenGlobal BDO DarkKnight Walkthrough
2 iVenGlobal Overwatch Zarya Walkthrough
3 iVenGlobal BDO Fishing Walkthrough
4 iVenGlobal BDO Ninja Awakening Walkthrough "https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/1501/bdo-guide-ninja-awakening-guide-part2-skill-add-on-costumes-and-techniquescombos
https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/1501/bdo-guide-ninja-awakening-guide-part2-skill-add-on-costumes-and-techniquescombos"
5 PiggyRoyale (mobile) in-game text localization https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/piggy-royale/id1177876966?mt=8
6 NBA 2k17 Gamebreakers PatchNote
7 HearthStone Survey
8 Mafia3 Event T&C https://www.facebook.com/notes/2k/%EB%A7%88%ED%94%BC%EC%95%84-iii-%EA%B2%BD%ED%92%88-%EC%9D%B4%EB%B2%A4%ED%8A%B8-%EC%95%BD%EA%B4%80/1529764133734948/
9 Heroes of the Storm 2.0 fact sheet
10 NBA 2k17 SeasonElites Patch Note
11 iVenGlobal BDO Sorceress PvP Walkthrough
12 WoW NobleGarden announcement https://worldofwarcraft.com/ko-kr/news/20704257
13 StarCraft2 e-sports news http://kr.battle.net/sc2/ko/blog/20562667/%EC%9B%94%EB%93%9C-%EC%B1%94%ED%94%BC%EC%96%B8%EC%8B%AD-%EC%8B%9C%EB%A6%AC%EC%A6%88-%EC%A7%81%ED%96%89-%EC%8B%9C%EB%93%9C%EB%A5%BC-%EC%B0%A8%EC%A7%80%ED%95%A0-8%EB%AA%85%EC%9D%98-%EC%9A%B0%EC%8A%B9%EC%9E%90-2017-05-16
14 Ben Brode Post on Reddit
15 NBA 2k17 Beasts Blog Post
16 WWE Super Card (mobile) Patch Note
17 HearthStoneMay 2017 Ranked Play Season announcement http://kr.battle.net/hearthstone/ko/blog/20721901/%ED%95%98%EC%8A%A4%EC%8A%A4%ED%86%A4-2017%EB%85%84-5%EC%9B%94-%EB%93%B1%EA%B8%89%EC%A0%84-%ED%83%9C%EC%96%91%EC%83%98%EC%9D%98-%ED%95%B4%EB%B0%A9-2017-05-01
18 Mafia_III_InsideLook_StonesUnturned Youtube subtitle https://mafiagame.com/kr/news/view/get-donovan-s-side-of-the-story-in-mafia-iii-stones-unturned/
19 2017 HCT Spring Playoff Blog Post http://kr.battle.net/hearthstone/ko/blog/20749061/%ED%95%98%EC%8A%A4%EC%8A%A4%ED%86%A4-%EC%B1%94%ED%94%BC%EC%96%B8%EC%8B%AD-%ED%88%AC%EC%96%B4hct-2017-%EC%B6%98%EA%B3%84-%ED%94%8C%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4%EC%98%A4%ED%94%84-2017-05-12
20 Destiny2 Korean Webpage https://www.destinythegame.com/ko/home
21 Heroes of the Storm e-sports News http://kr.heroesofthestorm.com/esports/ko/news/20793049/%EC%9E%A5%EC%9D%B8,-%EC%88%98%EC%8A%B5%EC%83%9D%EC%9D%B4-%EB%90%98%EB%8B%A4:-dyrus%EA%B0%80-%ED%9E%88%EC%96%B4%EB%A1%9C%EC%A6%88-%EC%98%A4%EB%B8%8C-%EB%8D%94-%EC%8A%A4%ED%86%B0-%ED%94%84%EB%A1%9C-%EC%84%A0%EC%88%98%EB%93%A4%EA%B3%BC-%EA%B2%BD%EC%9F%81%ED%95%A9%EB%8B%88%EB%8B%A4
22 Overwatch Dev. Update Korean Sub https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i40kOtMJBNY
23 StarCraft remastered feature announcement https://starcraft.com/ko-kr/articles/20726737
24 2017 HCT PlayoffsAnnouncement http://kr.heroesofthestorm.com/esports/ko/news/20793048/hgc-%ED%94%8C%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4%EC%98%A4%ED%94%84%EB%A5%BC-%EB%AA%A9%EC%A0%84%EC%97%90-%EB%91%90%EA%B3%A0
25 NBA 2K18 game info sheet
26 Mafia3 Stones Unturned Blogpost https://mafiagame.com/kr/news/view/get-donovan-s-side-of-the-story-in-mafia-iii-stones-unturned/
27 Heroes of the Storm May Survey
28 HearthStone Feature Announcement
29 HearthStone Updaten Notice
30 Rayman Adventures FAQs
31 The Crew 2 Steam Metadata

Translation education Bachelor's degree - Korean National University of Education
Experience Years of experience: 25. Registered at ProZ.com: Dec 2016.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Korean (2nd degree English teacher's license)
Memberships N/A
Software CaptionHub, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Powerpoint, Smartcat
Website http://linkedin.com/in/sungyo-kim-17773a132
Bio

Game Translator, Education Course Developer, EFL teacher, Historian.



In-depth experience and knowledge in English and Korean culture made me a bridge for the students and clients I've met - and also with my loving wife.

For higher standards, I'm still on track with endless studying in localizing the cultural and linguistic aspects in both English and Korean languages.





I specialize in:

- Game localizing

- Translating/Proofreading game texts

- History & Culture

- Education

I also provide:

- Game LQA

- Game market research

- Korean history lectures


<Worked Game Projects - Confidential projects due to NDA not mentioned>

- Mobile Game Pigs VS Wolves (Full title Ko-En  //  https://app.adjust.com/a8glir)
- NBA 2K17 (Game Patch Notes and Announcements En-Ko)
- Heroes of the Storm (Website esports news En-Ko)
- World of Warcraft (Patch notes and announcements En-Ko)
- HearthStone (Patch notes and announcements En-Ko)
- Black Desert Online (Game User Guides Ko-En)
- Fallout4 (Fan localization patch  //  released Nov.22.2016)
- Tyranny (Fan localization patch)
- Crusader Kings2 (Fan localization patch)

<Books>
- From Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City – A Path of 300 Years (En-Ko 2002)
- Postcards From Paul (En-Ko 1996)


Profile Summary:

- Game localization specialist.
- Hardcore gamer / translator
- Over 18 years of translation experience.
- Member of several Fan-made Korean Localization teams.
- 5 Years of teaching experience.
- B.Ed in English and History Education.

Happy to meet all clients from game industry, and others too!!


Please checkout my Linkedin Profile for more!


*CV and rates can be offered on demand

Keywords: English, Korean, computer, education, localization, games, video games


Profile last updated
May 3, 2021



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