After the Special Force 2 Pro League shut down, Ryu left to complete his mandatory military service in 2014.

However, he was indefinitely suspended from the organization shortly afterwards due to offensive comments he made on stream towards his female co-streamer.

[3] Ryu began his professional esports career in 2010 as a Counter-Strike player for South Korean team Lunatic-Hai.

[5] After the Special Force 2 Pro League shut down, Ryu played other first-person shooters before leaving for his mandatory military service in 2014.

[7] Through the remainder of the year, he and the team competed in several tournament series, including China's APAC Premier 2016 and South Korea's Overwatch Apex Season 1.

[18][19] Ryu was named the team captain and played his first regular season match on opening day, January 10, 2018, that resulted in a win over the Dallas Fuel.

In their first game after midpoint of the season, on April 4, the Dynasty once again benched Ryu, and once again, they suffered a 0–4 loss — this time to the Los Angeles Valiant.

[26] After the conclusion of the 2019 season, Ryu was listed as a free agent; after, Seoul Dynasty COO Arnold Hur announced that the franchise had retired his number 14 jersey.

[28] Many expected that he would split playing time behind Titan's support player Lee "Twilight" Ju-seok, who was an MVP nominee the previous season.

[35] On January 12, 2021, Gen.G, parent group of the Seoul Dynasty, announced that they had brought on Ryu as a content creator for Overwatch.