Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

YouTuber gets 3 years for doxxing Miyrang sexual assault suspects

A lower court handed a three-year prison sentence to a YouTuber for doxxing individuals allegedly involved in a high-profile sexual assault case that occurred in Miryang, South Gyeongsang, around 20 years ago.

2025-04-18

Court fines YouTuber $5,000 for uploading 'Game of Thrones' segments

A Korean YouTuber with 1.4 million subscribers was fined for uploading content from HBO Series “Game of Thrones” (2011-19) without permission, a violation of copyright law.

2025-04-18

Google planning to unbundle YouTube Premium, music streaming service in Korea

Google is reviewing a plan to launch a new YouTube Premium subscription in Korea that excludes YouTube Music.

2025-04-15

Local governments spend 11.3 billion won on boosting YouTube channels

Seventeen metropolitan and provincial governments in Korea spent more than 11.3 billion won ($7.6 million) between 2021 and 2023 to promote their YouTube channels.

2025-04-08

Small-time entrepreneurs turn to live streaming to boost sales

Independent businesspeople are turning to live commerce — streaming their products and interacting with potential customers — to drive up sales as video content dominates media consumption.

2025-04-06

Koreans spend 2 hours a day watching YouTube, statistics show

Koreans spent an average of two hours per day on the global video streaming platform YouTube, industry data showed Sunday.

2025-03-02

YouTuber Sojang sentenced to two years in prison

YouTuber Sojang, known for spreading unsubstantiated rumors about Korean celebrities, was sentenced to two years in prison and a three-year probation by the Incheon District Court on Wednesday.

2025-01-15

[WHY] Why did Yoon declare martial law? Korea's political YouTubers might be to blame.

What do Korea's partisan political views look like on the world’s largest video platform? And has this fringe media movement become a more formidable force in Korean society today?

2024-12-28

Rewind 2024: Korea’s top 10 culture stories

The Korea JoongAng Daily compiles the top 10 culture stories of 2024.

2024-12-26

Despite appearance-altering surgery, YouTuber continues to remain positive

A YouTuber who had 40 percent of her skull removed after a life-threatening accident said that she continues to post videos despite receiving malicious comments because she wants to offer "courage and hope to anyone like me.”

2024-12-09