'The YouTube channel revenue of actor Kim Seung-hyun's family, who attracted attention with 'Salim Man,' was revealed unexpectedly. '
On the 23rd, a video titled 'About Okja and Eonjung in real life...' was posted on the YouTube channel 'Gwangsan Kim family.' The released video featured Kim Seung-hyun's younger brother Kim Seung-hwan and the channel's editor appearing to frankly discuss behind-the-scenes of content production, realistic revenue, and operational hardships.
The two recalled their heyday when, thanks to the public's intense interest in the early days, a video recorded 2 million views. The editor confessed, "I had a lot of experience producing broadcasts, but YouTube was new to me, so the initial video quality was somewhat low," yet expressed gratitude that viewers' love allowed them to record high view counts.
However, as the channel continued, they ran into practical limits. With family members and production staff all prioritizing their 'main jobs,' the capacity to invest in YouTube decreased. Currently, Kim Seung-hwan, as well as the editor, are juggling separate main jobs. Kim Seung-hwan said, "There is currently no one working as the main person on our channel." Kim Seung-hyun also places his primary job as an actor first, so there is no one who handles the family channel full time.
Kim Seung-hwan said, "As a result, the channel has become somewhat scattered? I have that thought. In that sense, I'm sorry," frankly expressing his regret.
What drew attention that day was the disclosure of the channel's actual revenue. The editor opened by saying, "Our channel's revenue is not large," and Kim Seung-hwan agreed, saying, "We don't earn as much as people think. If we had earned a lot, we would have made this our main job." He then revealed as a 'first disclosure' that they earn around 1,000,000 won per month, showing a screen on his phone. At one point monthly earnings were in the 10 million won range but have sharply declined.
Kim Seung-hwan added, "But now, getting about 1,000,000 won is actually doing very well. Before that it was in the several hundred-thousand range, to be honest," showing a facet of the realistic YouTube ecosystem. He also noted that views have suddenly increased recently. Kim Seung-hwan added, "There is no single right answer for YouTube. Everyone is busy but continues the channel. Because all the family's happenings are captured on YouTube, maybe later we'll look back on them fondly."<
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