So-called 'YouTuber Who Speaks for You If You Pay'
Trending in Korea... Has 220,000 Subscribers
"Stop Sending Garbage Balloons" Surpasses 1.74 Million Views
A Bangladeshi YouTuber posted a video holding a sign that says "Dokdo is Korean territory." [Source: YouTube channel 'Team Azimkiya']
A Bangladeshi YouTuber who gained fame in Korea was captured shouting "Dokdo is Korean territory."
On the 25th, the YouTube channel 'Team Azimkiya' uploaded a video titled "Dokdo is Korean territory." In the video, Bangladeshi men stood against a backdrop of lush green forest, repeatedly shouting the Japanese phrase '?島は韓?の領土' (Dokutoo wa Kankoku no Ryoodo), which means "Dokdo is Korean territory." They held and waved placards with the same sentence written on them.
They also danced to the song "Uchida1," created by Japanese rapper Oda Kei and DJ Ginta, who named the track after their real names. This song has gained sensational popularity on Japanese social networking services (SNS). By inserting this popular Japanese song as background music, they seemed to aim to further emphasize the message "Dokdo is Korean territory."
Since launching the channel in September 2019, Team Azimkiya has become popular in Korea as a so-called "YouTuber who speaks on your behalf for money." They produce videos where they read phrases requested by subscribers, charging approximately 20,000 to 90,000 KRW depending on the number of characters. The seven Bangladeshi men appearing in the videos hold placards with the requested sentences and repeatedly shout them. Additionally, they dance to lively music, bringing joy to viewers. Korean subscribers have used this for celebrating anniversaries, advertising specific products, and more. Currently, the channel has 228,000 subscribers.
In June, a video shouting "Jeong Eun-ah, stop blowing up the slime balloon" was posted. [Source=YouTube channel 'Team Azimkiya' archive]
In particular, in June, they attracted attention by shouting the phrase "Jeong Eun-ah, stop sending trash balloons." This seems to have been requested by a netizen after North Korea repeatedly sent trash balloons into South Korea. The video caught the attention of Koreans and surpassed 1.74 million views as of the 27th. Subsequently, messages directed at North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un were posted one after another, such as "Jeong Eun-ah, stop firing missiles," "Kim Jong-un, I love you. Please don't press the red button," "Jeong Eun-ah, you're fat but cute," "Jeong Eun-ah, please open a samgyeopsal restaurant at your house," and "Jeong Eun-ah, why did you give rice but got poop in return?"
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