{"id":6211,"date":"2025-02-14T18:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.bravegroup.co.jp\/?p=6211"},"modified":"2025-09-01T18:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T09:17:26","slug":"%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%82%bf%e3%83%bc%e3%83%b3%e3%81%a8%e3%81%97%e3%81%a6%e5%83%8d%e3%81%8d%e3%81%aa%e3%81%8c%e3%82%89%e3%83%97%e3%83%ad%e3%82%b2%e3%83%bc%e3%83%9e%e3%83%bc%e3%81%b8%e3%80%82apex-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.bravegroup.co.jp\/en\/incubation\/6211\/","title":{"rendered":"From Intern to Pro Gamer: Why IeNaGa Continues to Balance Both Worlds After Reaching the Apex Legends Global Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atsushi Ienaga<\/b>, also known as IeNaGa, is an intern at Game & Co. Inc. While contributing to the operations of CR Gaming School, an online school specializing in gaming improvement, he’s also a professional Apex Legends player for the REJECT esports team, having competed in the Apex Legends Global Series. He truly embodies the spirit of “wearing two hats” by excelling in multiple fields.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even after achieving his goal and establishing himself as a professional gamer, why does Ienaga continue his internship at Game & Co.? And how did he initially come to work there? We sat down with Ienaga and Atsutoshi Kubo, a director at Game & Co., to hear their story.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2500\u2500 Could you start by telling us what sparked your interest in esports?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ienaga:<\/b> Of course. I really got into FPS games around my third year of junior high school. My friends started playing, and that’s how I got into it too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kubo:<\/b> And if I remember correctly, one of those friends was Mr. Sudetaki (@sudetaki)<\/a>, who is now part of the REIGNITE esports team, right?<\/p>\n

Ienaga:<\/b> Yes, that’s right. <\/span>Mr. Sudetaki and I have been friends since kindergarten, and we’re still close.<\/p>\n

\u2500\u2500 It’s incredible that both of you, as friends, are now active professional gamers. By the way, did you aspire to become a pro gamer from the very beginning?<\/b><\/p>\n

Ienaga:<\/b> I initially had a goal to “make it to the pro league,” and through pursuing that challenge, I eventually became a professional. At first, I just wanted to challenge myself to reach that goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2500\u2500 Was there a specific moment when you started to seriously consider becoming a professional?<\/b><\/p>\n

Ienaga:<\/b> It was around the time I was promoted to the pro league and started to feel confident that my skills could compete at that level.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2500\u2500 How did you come to join REJECT?<\/b><\/p>\n

Ienaga:<\/b> As I was preparing to compete in the pro league, I was looking for a team, organization, or company to join through X. My posts and reputation among other pro gamers led <\/span>REJECT to reach out to me, and that’s how the connection was made.<\/p>\n

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