[GLOBAL ECONOMIC TIMES]  Hong Jin-kyung, who recently appeared as a guest on the web entertainment program 'Salon Drip' hosted by broadcaster Jang Do-yeon, explained the reason why she always holds a camera and constantly takes pictures, saying, "No one told me to do it, but when I tried it, it was so fun, and I kept doing it because I wasn't bored or lonely. “I will do it,” he said.

According to one survey, there are more than 45 million YouTube users in Korea. This means that 90% of the total population in Korea uses YouTube. Subscribers usually come to mind when we think of YouTube users, but we also need to think about YouTubers who create YouTube content. The reasons for doing YouTube are varied, including expressing the desire to create, sharing information, pursuing hobbies and passions, building a community, and generating profit, but I think the most fundamental one is the desire to reveal one's existence.

German existentialist philosopher Heidegger said that human existence is constituted through existence among others (in-der-Welt-sein), and that being recognized and acknowledged by others is an important aspect of existence. YouTubers who show cooking and housekeeping content without revealing their faces, as well as YouTubers who review the use of home appliances, ultimately want to reveal their existence through content. The reason why mega-influencers always shout out ‘like, subscribe, comment, notification’ settings at the end of their videos is because of their desire for recognition for themselves, which is defined by content.

There was a time when I seriously thought about doing YouTube. At a time when everyone was struggling with social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic, the reason I actively thought about the name of the channel was primarily because I wanted to communicate with students who were enduring difficult times. However, it seems like he wanted to let us know that the professor was also struggling in his own way. In the end, isn't YouTube a place where each person reveals their desire to have their existence confirmed by others?

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