The hottest uncle in South Korea right now, YouTube creator Choo Sung Hoon, met Arena. Choo Sung Hoon released his first video on his YouTube channel in November of last year. Currently, the channel has over 1 million subscribers and is a hot topic every week.

The video with the most views on Choo Sung Hoon‘s YouTube channel is the ‘Tokyo House Reveal’ video. This video, which was released on November 21, currently has over 8 million views. Choo Sung Hoon said that most of his content started with ideas he first suggested, but he was against revealing his house.

“I told my team members that I was the only one who didn’t want to reveal my house. Others had already done it a lot. But my team members told me to trust them no matter what and that it would definitely get 1 million views.”

What is Choo Sung Hoon‘s favorite piece of content that he’s released so far?

“I think the ‘Tequila’ and ‘Steak’ episodes were better. Because I did what I liked. Actually, the most fun episode on set was the ‘Looks Competition’ episode with Donghyun. I usually appear alone, but it was fun because the two of us did tiki-taka. However, the number of views was relatively low. I thought that what I find fun when I film and what my subscribers find fun are different. That‘s why I have to listen to my teammates’ stories and trust them. I also have to work hard to come up with ideas. I hate saying ‘It would have been better if it had been like this’ after the results come out. I think that if you have strong communication and trust with your colleagues, you won‘t have regrets and you’ll get fun results.”

Choo Sung Hoon is a role model for many men, both then and now. I was curious about what kind of ‘cool man’ he thinks he is. Choo Sung Hoon answered, ‘a man who is loved by other men.’

“There is a sense of loyalty that only men have. It is important for me to keep that. ‘Loyalty’ is not something special. It is keeping a promise no matter what happens. It is believing in someone I have decided to trust until the end. Whenever I see men who live steadfastly trying to keep that, I think ‘They are manly’.”

Lastly, when asked what kind of person he wants to be remembered as in the future, Choo Sung Hoon gave this answer.

“I wish I could disappear from people‘s memories. Of course, what I am doing now is fun. It is meaningful. But there will come a time in life when I have to think only about my own happiness. At that time, rather than being remembered for any achievements, I think it will be enough to just say, ‘There was a person named Choo Sung Hoon’. When I am 80 years old, I don’t think I will be happier if people say, ‘Oh, Choo Sung Hoon is still on YouTube’. (Laughs) There will come a time when I will distance myself from what I am doing now. Then, another happiness will definitely come.”

You can see the pictorial and interview containing Choo Sung Hoon‘s new appearance in the March issue of Arena.


Jeon Hyo Jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com

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