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Comedian Kim Soo-yong opens up about heart attack

Comedian Kim Soo-yong recounted how he came close to death after collapsing from a heart attack during a YouTube shoot in November.

2025-12-11

Clips showing Park Na-rae mentioning IV drips on 'I Live Alone' set to private on YouTube

Several clips from past episodes of MBC’s variety show “I Live Alone” (2013-) have recently been set to private on YouTube after resurfaced footage showed comedian Park Na-rae casually mentioning IV drips.

2025-12-10

Australia social media ban to take effect, sparking global crackdown

Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use on Wednesday, marking the beginning of an expected global wave of regulation.

2025-12-09

Mixed martial artist Choo Sung-hoon ranked most popular YouTube creator in Korea

Mixed martial artist and YouTuber Choo Sung-hoon was named the most popular creator in Korea on YouTube this year. On Wednesday, YouTube announced its end-of-year roundup, which included rankings for its most popular creators.

2025-12-04

TV personality Alberto Mondi says sorry for remarks about Korea-Japan history

Italian TV personality Alberto Mondi apologized on Wednesday for remarks about Korean-Japanese history he made during a YouTube broadcast, following complaints from Korean viewers that the remarks downplayed sensitive historical issues.

2025-11-27

Google to launch YouTube Premium Lite plan in Korea after FTC approval

Google will officially launch its “YouTube Premium Lite” plan in Korea for the first time, with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) giving approval to the new pricing plan Thursday.

2025-11-27

Two indicted after abducting and assaulting YouTuber in dispute over car purchase

Prosecutors indicted two individuals on Friday for attempting to kill a YouTuber with one million subscribers after abducting him from his apartment parking lot in Incheon last month.

2025-11-21

YouTuber GooJeYeok retires from broadcasting after being found guilty of extortion

YouTuber GooJeYeok, who was sentenced to prison for blackmailing mukbang YouTuber Tzuyang, has announced his retirement from broadcasting. GooJeYeok, whose real name is Lee Jun-hee, posted a statement on his YouTube channel.

2025-11-19

Ex-President Moon launches book channel on YouTube

Former President Moon Jae-in has launched a book channel on YouTube, where he will regularly appear to introduce and talk about books of his choice.

2025-11-18

Lovelyz to host 11th anniversary livestream on YouTube

Girl group Lovelyz is hosting a special YouTube livestream session with fans at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday to celebrate the 11th anniversary of its debut, agency Woollim Entertainment said the same day.

2025-11-12