Group Apink's Oh Ha-young opens a YouTube channel and returns after three years.
Oh Ha-young will open her YouTube channel 'Official Hayoung (OFFICIAL HAYOUNG)' at 6 p.m. on the 21st and naturally show her true colors as a 'soccer enthusiast.'
Oh Ha-young is famously known in the idol world as a 'soccer enthusiast.' A long-time fan of Manchester United (Man U), Oh Ha-young's love for soccer is sincere, to the point that she can rattle off player performances and names from the English Premier League (EPL) as well as Korea's K League. A photo Oh Ha-young posted on social media in September showing an iKON match certification also became a hot topic among fans.
Since her debut, Oh Ha-young has been loved for her familiar and friendly image through active communication with fans, and through this channel she will fully reveal her hidden charms with 'variety-style soccer content' that combines soccer and lifestyle.
In particular, from the perspective of women who like soccer, she expressed her ambition to spread a culture where people can approach soccer easily and enjoyably without using the term 'soccer-illiterate.' Furthermore, Oh Ha-young said she sincerely hopes that since she is restarting after three years, she wants to meet fans up close with stories about the sport she truly loves.
In the first episode released that day, viewers can see Oh Ha-young's excitement as someone serious about soccer. Saying she 'returned sooner than the World Cup' with an excited face, Oh Ha-young appeared pulling a large suitcase and, with her playful banter and variety sense, celebrated the revival of her YouTube channel and reportedly delivered cheerful energy to fans.
Oh Ha-young added, 'I want to create a channel where women can naturally enjoy soccer — how to go to a soccer stadium, the rules, players' stories... a channel branded to attract new targets (newbies) who had no interest in soccer,' and said she wants to communicate with K League fans and meet them more often in person through attending games.
The 'Official Hayoung' channel, returning after three years, is expected to offer viewers who felt barriers to soccer a new perspective and fun, and to establish itself as a new-concept representative soccer channel that attempts brand and content expansion using soccer as a medium.
Meanwhile, Kim Jin-soo, CEO of Oneis Korea, who produced various forms of AI content including ROZY, Korea's first virtual human and a central figure in the virtual human syndrome, is in charge of producing the 'Official Hayoung' channel, and with sensuous direction and technical skills different from existing YouTube channels, will deliver Oh Ha-young's 'soccer geek' worldview more vividly.
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