Singer Seo In Young had once been strongly viewed as an unpopular celebrity, but recently started a YouTube channel and has become a more likable celebrity. Her characteristic blunt personality has matched current entertainment trends, elevating her likability.
Seo In Young launched the YouTube channel "Reformed Seo In Young" on March 26 and has drawn attention every time she released a video. In less than a month she gathered 560,000 subscribers. Moreover, the channel achieved a total of 14 million views within two weeks of opening, receiving explosive interest.
Much of this intense interest was driven by Seo In Young's frankness. From her first YouTube video she read malicious comments and directly addressed controversies about herself. In that broadcast, Seo In Young spoke candidly about the 2016 "Radio Star" informal speech incident, saying, The script wasn't there; Gain suddenly spoke and I really got angry. I was thinking in the waiting room about how to ease things, how to be nice, and then it felt like being stabbed in the back. I also resolved things with Narsha through "Heroine Battles," but she told that story belatedly. After the broadcast she posted a shot at Gain on Instagram, which made things worse. That point is so embarrassing.
In addition, her power struggles with cast members such as Nicole, Yoo In Na and Ga Hee on the 2010 "Heroine Battles," the 2013 rumored feud with Baek Z Young, and the 2017 swearing incident on "With You 2" were all candidly discussed and became major topics, and the video recorded nearly 4 million views.
In the video released on the 22nd she spoke candidly about her divorce. Seo In Young mentioned the much-discussed "100 million-won floral arrangement" and surprised viewers by confessing, That 100 million-won floral arrangement? Actually it was sponsored. She revealed that the behind-the-scenes of the luxury wedding, once known as its emblem, was actually sponsored.
Seo In Young also spoke unabashedly about her condition after the divorce. Asked how long she had been alone, she answered, "It's been two years," and showed a cool attitude by saying, "I did suffer emotionally, but I didn't live together long, so there isn't much attachment."
That day Seo In Young also appeared on tvN's "You Quiz on the Block," where Yu Jae-seok asked, "They say 'Reformed Seo In Young.' Do you like the title?" referring to the viral YouTube name. Seo In Young said, Would I like it? I don't. I wondered if I lived that way. She added, In fact I couldn't laugh for a while. I couldn't speak, like aphasia, and I suffered severe panic disorder and depression. After the swearing incident my mother passed away, and I avoided things and got married, but that didn't work out either. When everything piled up at once it felt like being hit on the head with a frying pan, and it took me some determination to make a comeback.
While living through that time she sold as many as 800 pairs of shoes and sold luxury bags, saying she had swiped her credit card enormously in past spending, Seo In Young admitted, I was foolish.
Seo In Young at times made desperate choices because of panic disorder and depression. Her family discovered her so she survived, but after her biological mother passed away and she married and then divorced within a year, she was disheartened. Seo In Young revealed, Actually after the divorce I tried once more. My mom and dad don't know about this. But a friend grabbed me. After going through a divorce I thought I was a failure. I thought, I failed.
After a period of quiet following her divorce, Seo In Young started YouTube and began actively communicating, appearing on broadcasts and showing her trademark frankness, changing her previously unpopular image into a likable one. Given that the YouTube channel name is "Reformed," attention is focused on what further changes she will show going forward.
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