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Update about Covid-19 in South Korea

We talk about what it’s like in Seoul, South Korea right now

The infection rate and deaths will be continuing to go up since filming this video so please keep that in mind. In this video we talk about being stuck inside. And you can see what it’s like with a toddler! I think our video gives an accurate representation of being a parent of a toddler!

The feeling in Korea at the moment is subdued with people just being careful. It’s very quiet but also life continues on, just more carefully. Seoul hasn’t had many cases in comparison to some other places. Schools are shut and many businesses are making people work from home.

As we mention in the video, the government has done a good job of mobilizing the country to combat this. They are testing more than 10 thousand people a day. In comparison, many countries aren’t testing near enough. The virus in other countries, they just don’t know to what extent.

The coronavirus is mild in most people. Those at risk are the elderly or those with compromised immune systems. Most people don’t need to be worried, but you do need to be prepared for your city to “shut down”, your way of life may change a lot in the coming weeks and months.

Masks don’t really stop you from getting the virus but in Korea masks are useful in stopping the spread among the population. Many people can get infected and not have any symptoms and spread it. When the whole population is wearing masks, and washing hands, it does limit the spread. Unfortunately that is hard to replicate in other countries due to mask shortages and cultural differences where it’s not normal to wear a mask.

The best advice is constant hand washing and to avoid going to crowded areas.

Update: What we have been up to

As we mention in this recent video here, we have been very busy lately. Hugh is building up his own business, and it’s going well, but takes a lot of time.

I tried to do a clickbaity title for that video, but just felt bad when it scared our genuine viewers! Sorry guys! Everything is fine.

A while ago we talked about how we were going to do YouTube “full-time”, but in all the years of doing YouTube, we’ve never only just done YouTube. We always have other work or projects going on. We don’t have the time to dedicate to several uploads a week. Hugh had quit his job around that time so we thought we’d put more time into YouTube, but his own business really started going well. Which is great! But it seems like a weekly video is what we can manage at the moment.

Being parents as well, we have very limited time for filming and editing as it’s almost impossible to do when our son Yul is home from daycare.

The other video we have at the moment is a video that was filmed over several months and it shows me getting the Acculift procedure done. When I first mentioned this procedure there were a lot of people interested in it, and interested in coming to Korea to get it done. So in my video I show the whole process and give a lot of information so people can make the right decision for them. Watch that video here.

New Video Series

We’ve been doing YouTube part-time and somewhat of a hobby for years now, but now that we’ve reached 100K it’s time to get serious! Well… serious enough to publish regular weekly content.

One series we have started is looking at news and trends from Korea every week. Hugh will pick a few topics in Korean news and we will discuss them. Often what is happening in Korea news and what gets translated internationally can very a lot, so this should give a bit of a glimpse into what people are talking about in Korea.

I’ll also share something from Australia and try to find the weirdest thing that has happened. Usually something weird going on in Australia!

We are going to be doing a lot of experimenting with other videos too, so we can find out what content we like making, and what videos people want to watch. Unfortunately Hugh’s body transformation viral video negatively affects us because we gained a bunch of subscribers interested in fitness and health content, but that’s not what our main content is about. That looks bad in the YouTube algorithm, even though we have great comments on our video, because YouTube is showing our videos to the wrong people. We are trying to flip the balance so that our videos show to people interested in Korea and intercultural content, rather than just…. dudebros… haha.

Hugh’s Amazing Experience on ‘Thru’!

Watch the video to see more about Hugh’s experience!

Earlier in the year Hugh travelled to Spain to compete in this TV show with contestants around the world. In this video we show you some footage of that while Hugh talks about the experience.

More from Hugh:

“When they first contacted me to be on a TV show I wasn’t sure if it was real or not. It was on my bucket list to be on a survival show like that. Realising it was real I was kind of nervous if I could do it or not. But was thinking that it’s a good way to challenge myself and could help my family. I want my son to be proud of me and my wife to be proud of me. So I said yes I would join.

 I went to Spain to film this TV show called ‘Thru’. I went with another Korean Jina Kim who is also a YouTuber. It was my first time to go to Europe so I was very excited but at the same time I was very nervous.

 I met other contestants and people were really nice, people from all different countries. I had a once in a lifetime experience. Because of this I met so many good people and now a few of them are my best friends, even though we are not in the same country.

 I did my best, so I hope you enjoy the show. It was really fun, so if you want to challenge something in your life, I recommend you try next season too!”

This TV show is shown around the world so see if it’s available where you are. In Korea it’s on the ‘Insight TV’ channel if you have SK Broadband. It’s also available for streaming on their website. Click here.

Hugh Thru Water
Hugh being pulled out of water
Filming Thru in Spain
Hugh in Spain

The Little General Comics

I have another new comic series! This one is inspired by our son Yul and I’m currently uploading on the WEBTOONS platform.

Our son Yul was named after a historical figure in Korea, a famous general in the 1500’s Gwon Yul (though the name can be romanized other ways). This new comic series is about if Yul had some characteristics of his namesake, and babies are demanding anyway so it makes perfect sense! haha.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO ‘THE LITTLE GENERAL’.

The timing also worked out that I can enter this series into the new competition on the WEBTOON platform. So if you are  enjoying it, please go and like, comment, share and rate as a percentage counts towards judges decisions.

Here is a snippet from one of the episodes:

New videos on Korean Appa

As you may already know, Hugh has rebranded his own YouTube channel and it’s now called ‘Korean Appa’. It’s where he puts little videos of him and Yul. He also wants to use it as a platform to encourage other fathers in Korea to be more involved with their children. Lots more will be coming on that channel soon!

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