"Kim Seon-tae" former Chungju man YouTuber Kim Seon-tae announced his first 100 million won donation and spoke candidly about his feelings on donating.
On the 22nd, Kim Seon-tae uploaded a "donation promotion" video to his YouTube channel. Kim Seon-tae mentioned "beginner's mind" while visiting the location of his first YouTube shoot.
Kim Seon-tae said, "I am going to donate. Up until now, I have actually donated together with corporations. Really, when I donate from my own bank account it feels like a waste," and "I worked at a job for 10 years and then left. I have never spent the money I earned in a big way. At most I spent it on 2,000 americanos," he said. He added, "The feeling I had while making this donation is that I am actually not a good person. A good person would never feel this reluctant when donating," showing a humane side.
When he launched his YouTube channel, Kim Seon-tae also honestly revealed his intention to donate, and within two months of launching he showed grand generosity by donating 100 million won.
Nevertheless, Kim Seon-tae said that before donating he watched how others donated and repeatedly exclaimed in admiration, "I thought people donated because they had money to spare. They didn't. It was a noble sacrifice," exposing his own shortcomings without reservation.
Kim Seon-tae revealed the donation destination, saying, "The place I will donate to is Chungju Medical Center." He said, "You may be disappointed. I know. I know that donating to Samsung Medical Center or Asan Medical Center in Seoul would seem cooler," and added strongly, "But having lived in Chungju, I plainly know how poor Chungju's emergency medical care is, and it felt wrong to postpone that and donate to Seoul."
Kim Seon-tae said, "Local emergency medical care is too difficult," and "In cases like cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease and severe trauma, survival rates are low. I hope at least emergency medical care can be improved," appealing that even if his donation does not improve local emergency medical care, he wants to raise some awareness.
He said, "A YouTuber can disappear overnight," yet he sincerely said he wanted to publicize the donation as much as he donated.
Meanwhile, Kim Seon-tae gained fame by becoming the first public institution YouTuber channel in Chungju to reach 1 million subscribers. Also, after being dismissed from public service and active as a YouTuber since March of this year, Kim Seon-tae has shown various collaborations and is active as a YouTuber with 1.67 million subscribers.
[Photo credit] "Kim Seon-tae"
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