"Dokdo is Korean Land" Jjuyang Gains Subscribers Despite Japanese Netizens' 'Unsubscribe'

"Subscribe to Support" Domestic Netizens Subscribe in Large Numbers

Photo by Tzyang, YouTube capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] The conflict between Korean and Japanese netizens is intensifying over YouTuber Jjuyang, who conducted a "mukbang" (eating broadcast) on Ulleungdo Island to commemorate Dokdo Day (October 25). Some Japanese netizens criticized Jjuyang's actions and unsubscribed from her channel, while Korean netizens are supporting her by saying, "Let's subscribe and cheer her on."

As of the 29th, Jjuyang's YouTube channel has about 4.77 million subscribers. At this rate, it is expected to soon surpass 4.8 million.

A significant portion of the newly added subscribers appears to be Korean netizens. On Jjuyang's YouTube channel board and videos, comments supporting her have been posted in Korean, such as "I came to lend my support," "I hope Jjuyang, who does a lot of good deeds beyond donations and volunteering, stays strong," and "Let's subscribe and cheer her on."

Tzuyang also included the phrase "Dokdo is Korean territory" in English, Chinese, and other languages. / Photo by Tzuyang YouTube video capture

Earlier, on the 25th, Jjuyang uploaded a video titled "Mukbang with Kian84 eating 84 Dokdo shrimp, Dokdo is our land."

Jjuyang has been posting a series of mukbang videos filmed recently on Ulleungdo, and in this seventh installment, she showed herself eating Dokdo seafood such as flower shrimp, chicken shrimp, and peach shrimp against the backdrop of the Ulleungdo sea.

She used the song "Dokdo is Our Land" as background music for the video and explained that Dokdo is "a place you can only enter on days when the sky and wind permit."

She also inserted the phrase "Dokdo is Korean territory" translated into various languages including English, Chinese, and Japanese into the video.

The problem lies in the fact that Jjuyang's actions irritated some Japanese netizens.

After the broadcast, Japanese netizens commented, "I don't want to see it because Takeshima is said to be Korean land," "Was it really necessary to say Dokdo is Korean land?" and "It's uncomfortable that it is deliberately mentioned even though Japanese people watch it." There were even moves to unsubscribe from Jjuyang's YouTube channel.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.