Kim Seon-tae, known as "ChungjuMan," has opened a new YouTube channel.
Kim launched the YouTube channel "Kim Seon-tae" on March 2. The channel description says it will "promote everything in the world." In just one day, subscribers topped 2,000.
Kim retired from public service in late February. After that, speculation circulated about his next move, including reports of an offer from Cheong Wa Dae, a possible entry into politics, and recruitment by a major company or an entertainment agency.
Kim instead chose to pursue work as a YouTuber. After retiring, he visited Chungju City Hall and told colleagues he planned to work as an independent YouTuber, saying he would live in Chungju and wanted to take on a new challenge in the YouTube field, according to reports.
Kim joined the civil service in 2016 as a ninth-grade public official and led Chungju’s official YouTube channel, "ChungTV." ChungTV became the first local government channel nationwide to surpass 900,000 subscribers. After he left, ChungTV’s subscriber count fell sharply.
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