YouTuber Kim Seon-tae, who performed as "Chungju Man," posted an update on his whereabouts after the cancellation of "Don Seon-tae," and Lee Dong-seock, mayor of Chungju, personally offered him reinstatement.
On the 7th, Kim Seon-tae uploaded a video titled "Kim Seon-tae update" to his personal YouTube channel.
The video lasted 8 seconds and showed Kim Seon-tae sitting alone in the center of an empty room, shouting "I'm so lonely." There were liquor bottles and trash beside him, and his unkempt beard drew attention.
Earlier, Kim Seon-tae attempted his first solo MC role on network television through "Don Seon-tae's era," but after a pre-release clip posted before the first broadcast in which he asked a question about the "scary/no controversy" involving 리센느 원이 sparked controversy, he apologized and announced his voluntary withdrawal from the program.
The production team also announced the program's cancellation, saying, "After repeated discussions, we accepted Kim Seon-tae's intention to step down and decided to cancel both the digital and broadcast scheduling."
Amid this situation, the video Kim Seon-tae released received amused reactions from netizens, and Lee Dong-seock, mayor of Chungju, also left a comment. He wrote, "I am the newly appointed mayor of Chungju. Would you consider returning to Chungju City Hall?"
Netizens who saw this reacted with comments such as "buying at the bottom," "is this for real," and "are you outsourcing promotion?"
Meanwhile, while serving as a public servant for Chungju City, Kim Seon-tae worked as a publicity officer and created the "Chungju Man" character. At the time of his resignation, Chungju City's official YouTube channel had about 970,000 subscribers, achieving outstanding results among local government YouTube channels.
After resigning, Kim Seon-tae launched a personal YouTube channel and continued to generate explosive buzz, surpassing 1 million subscribers in three days.
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