Gaseyeon Kang Yong-seok Completes Full Hymn on YouTube After Release... Donations Pour In
Let's Sing Hymns with Tears Streaming 'Super Chat' Floods In
Live Broadcast of Arrest Scene on the 7th... Received 12 Million Won in Donations
On the morning of the 10th, Kang Yong-seok, a lawyer and member of the YouTube channel 'Garosero Research Institute,' is broadcasting / Photo by Garosero Research Institute YouTube capture
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Kang Yongseok, a lawyer and member of the YouTube channel 'Garosero Research Institute' (Gaseyeon), who was urgently arrested by the police on the 7th and released two days later, is drawing attention for receiving a large amount of donations during a live broadcast. Gaseyeon had previously earned a large profit through a live broadcast on the day they were arrested by the police.
During the broadcast on the 10th, Lawyer Kang sang the gospel hymn "Now It Will Be Reversed" while shedding tears. He said, "The lyrics deeply resonated with me, and I kept humming it even in the detention center," and sang the entire song.
He then claimed, "What they hate and fear the most is our broadcast," adding, "We will not stop broadcasting until the end."
At the time Kang's hymn was live-streamed, viewers' 'Super Chats' poured into the chat window one after another. Super Chat is a YouTube donation feature where viewers send donations along with short messages through the chat window.
According to the YouTube data aggregation site 'Playboard,' the total Super Chat revenue Kang received during the broadcast amounted to 19,798,121 KRW.
Members of the YouTube channel 'Garosero Research Institute.' From the left, entertainment reporter Kim Yong-ho, lawyer Kang Yong-seok, former MBC reporter Kim Se-ui / Photo by YouTube channel capture
View original imageEarlier, on the 7th, the police executed arrest warrants for three people including Kang Yongseok, a member of Gaseyeon, former MBC reporter Kim Se-ui, and YouTuber Kim Yongho.
According to the police, Gaseyeon members had been sued more than ten times for cyber defamation and insult charges, but repeatedly ignored police summons, leading to the recent issuance of arrest warrants.
Kim Yongho was arrested at his home around 9 a.m. that day, but Lawyer Kang and former reporter Kim resisted the warrant execution and confronted the police at their homes. However, the police forcibly opened the front door and arrested the two. Kang was investigated until the 9th, two days after his arrest, and then released.
Meanwhile, it was revealed that Gaseyeon received donations through YouTube broadcasts even at the time of the arrests.
On the 7th, when the warrant was executed, Gaseyeon conducted a live broadcast showing the police executing the arrest warrants. Regarding this, Gaseyeon appealed to viewers for help, saying, "We are not terrorists, but they mobilized 20 officers to arrest two people," and "Everyone, please go to Gangnam Police Station to inform them of the exact situation and hire a lawyer."
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Viewers watching the broadcast sent a total of 331 Super Chat donations that day alone. The total Super Chat donations Gaseyeon received during the broadcast amounted to 12,121,675 KRW.
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