Former 'Chungju man' Kim Seon-tae announced a new start as a YouTuber after leaving public service, and after bullying rumors, a fake account appeared, causing him headaches day after day. Coming under explosive interest immediately after the channel opened, unexpected incidents piled up, placing him literally "at the center of the issue." Meanwhile, lawyers from across the country gathered in the comments (?) and drew attention.
On the 5th, Kim Seon-tae shared on his SNS a post saying "This is an X account impersonation. Please report it" and revealed a screenshot of an account. The account impersonated Kim Seon-tae and even displayed a 'blue check' to signify official verification, and it used his YouTube channel phrase "I promote everything in the world," attracting attention.
Kim Seon-tae worked as a Chungju city public servant and was in charge of creating content for the city's official YouTube channel, earning the nickname 'Chungju man.' Recently he left public office and launched a personal YouTube channel to take on a new challenge. After launching the channel, explosive interest continued, with subscribers approaching 1 million in just three days, focusing public attention.
But controversy followed as much as publicity. On the anonymous worker community Blind, a post titled "Chungju's Kim Seon-tae is a bit cold" was uploaded, arguing that when he started a personal YouTube channel he did not work with past team members. The author claimed, "With an audience of 800,000, he should run it like a company; wouldn't he have affection for his teammates?" However, the post backfired. In the comments, reactions such as "Why is it a problem when someone starts anew?" and "It's a petty nitpick" continued, forming a 분위기 of criticism toward the author.
Meanwhile, unexpected reactions continued on his posts. A string of comments followed on the post Kim Seon-tae uploaded. A comment saying, "First, promote a lawyer while suing them," became a hot topic, and then actual lawyer accounts appeared one after another leaving joking comments. One law firm account commented, "Hello. Do you need a lawyer? We will give them a scolding," and another account responded, "Seon-tae, reliable lawyers will resolve the impersonation account for you," eliciting laughter.
In this way, various lawyer accounts appeared on Kim Seon-tae's posts, producing the impression of a "lawyer gathering place," becoming another online topic.
Earlier, Kim Seon-tae directly denied the bullying rumors in his first YouTube video. He said, "It looks like I was driven out of the organization, but that's not the case at all," and noted, "When you leave public service, envy and jealousy can appear anywhere. But in reality I received a lot of help." Regarding his reason for leaving, he said, "I wanted to make more money. Now I'm 40, so before it's too late I wanted to try to show my abilities," and candidly added, "I might fail, but I want to establish myself as a YouTuber."
Kim Seon-tae chose a new path from civil servant to YouTuber. Amid explosive interest, with impersonation accounts, various controversies, and an unexpected "lawyer comment relay," attention to his actions is expected to continue for the time being.<
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