{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6940a6ae96f081e4294aeeb5","clusterId":"c_f52f0f8cbca813308cb28ed3","slug":"aion2-japan-producer-bungee-jumps-215-meters-as-launch-prayer","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"AION2 Japan Producer Bungee Jumps 215 Meters As Launch Prayer","summary":"Hong Jung-jin, Japan operations producer for the NC MMORPG AION2, jumped from a 215-meter bungee platform at Gifu Bungee in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture. He wore a wingsuit carrying the AION2 logo and shouted the game's name as he fell. Afterward he said his hands were still shaking and that he had kept a promise made to users on a livestream.","whyItMatters":"The jump is a marketing stunt with a stated obligation attached: Hong says AION2 was promised to users on a livestream, which turns a producer's publicity gag into a debt the Japan operation now has to make good on.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHong Jung-jin, the Japan operations producer for the NC MMORPG AION2, traveled to Gifu Bungee in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, for the jump. Before stepping onto the platform he said he felt betrayed by operations director Kasamatsu, who was originally supposed to jump instead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe described it as his first bungee jump and admitted to a fear of heights, comparing the drop unfavorably to throwing grenades during military service. On the count he went feet-first, shouting \u0026#34;AION2,\u0026#34; and was winched back up afterward with his hands still shaking.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"AION2's Japan producer jumped 215 meters in a wingsuit branded with the game's logo instead of a standard marketing beat. The livestream promise he says he kept makes the stunt accountable to users, not press.","twitterPost":"AION2's producer wore the game's logo for a 215-meter bungee jump. He says he kept a promise made to users on a livestream.","threadsPost":"AION2's Japan operations producer took a 215-meter bungee jump in a wingsuit carrying the game's logo, then said his hands were still shaking. The part worth watching is the claim that he kept a promise from a livestream. That turns a PR stunt into a debt owed to users.","newsletterBlurb":"The Japan operations producer for NC's AION2 jumped off a 215-meter bungee platform at Gifu Bungee wearing a wingsuit with the game's logo. He said on the platform that he was keeping a promise made to users on a livestream. He also said he is afraid of heights and had never bungee jumped before.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GameBusiness.jp\",\"url\":\"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/10/09/28273.html\",\"title\":\"Japan Operations Producer Bungee Jumps from 215m for New MMO \\\"AION2\\\" Hit Prayer: \\\"I'll Do Anything for AION2's Success\\\" - Witnessing a Life-on-the-Line \\\"Free Flight\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4783,"outputTokens":636,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791534135,"createdAt":"2026-10-09T08:18:20.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T08:21:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T08:21:10.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f52f0f8cbca813308cb28ed3","canonicalTitle":"新作MMO『AION2』ヒット祈願で日本運営Pが高さ215mからバンジー！「AION2の成功のためなら何でもやります」命懸けの“自由飛行”を見届けた","representativeArticleId":"a_35f57cc18e268921ccf374e0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"AION2\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-09T07:15:58.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-09T07:15:58.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T08:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/10/09/28273.html","title":"新作MMO『AION2』ヒット祈願で日本運営Pが高さ215mからバンジー！「AION2の成功のためなら何でもやります」命懸けの“自由飛行”を見届けた"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["AION2"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}