"1 Million Subscribers" Kim Eo-jun: "Aim for World No.1 to Get Featured in Foreign Media"

Humility Is Hard: News Factory Surpasses 1 Million Subscribers
World Super Chat Ranking No.1... More Than Twice No.2
"Established Legacy Media Influence Plummets"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun expressed his ambition on the 13th regarding the YouTube broadcast 'Kim Eo-jun's Humility is Difficult News Factory,' saying, "I will become number one in the world and get featured in foreign media." 'Kim Eo-jun's Humility is Difficult News Factory' surpassed 1 million YouTube subscribers on the same day.

'Kim Eo-jun's Humility is Difficult News Factory' started broadcasting on the 9th with 450,000 subscribers. By 7:50 a.m. on the 13th, it had surpassed 1 million subscribers. This is the result just five days after the broadcast began.

'Kim Eo-jun's Humility is Difficult News Factory' is a broadcast hosted by Kim, who previously conducted TBS radio shows, now moved to YouTube. Kim, who had maintained the number one spot in overall radio listenership, is continuing his number one streak on YouTube as well.

According to Playboard, which tracks global YouTube rankings, on the 11th, 'Kim Eo-jun's Humility is Difficult News Factory' earned 31.65 million KRW, ranking first in the world. The second-ranked broadcast earned 14.13 million KRW. This means it earned more than twice the amount of the second-ranked broadcast.

Senior reporter Byun Sang-wook appeared on 'Kim Eo-jun's Humility is Difficult News Factory' that day and evaluated, "Political citizens and media citizens perceive the petty and ruthless media oppression as regression and collapse of democracy, and politically and socially resist it, as well as resist through media, which was revealed through the Humility Factory incident."

Byun said, "Even if you combine the power of all morning terrestrial radio and all YouTube channels, they cannot match Humility Factory, which is the problem," adding, "The trust and influence of established legacy media have sharply declined. I hope they think about why they still receive support despite being ousted."

In particular, Byun advised, "A single spark spreads into a wildfire, and the wildfire blazes in all directions?east, west, south, and north. If you try to stomp it out with your feet, you will trap yourself. Those in power need to understand this."

Kim said, "In the past, if a broadcast was shut down, it had to disappear, and you had to grumble alone in a corner, but now that is not the case. I want to show that it will grow bigger and become number one in the world," adding, "I will become number one in the world and keep appearing in foreign media. I am also thinking of doing it in multiple languages. Once the system is in place, I will try various attempts."