David Kim (Kyung-soo Kim)
DKDKTV | |
|---|---|
| Website | www.youtube.com/c/dkdktv |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | Since 2016 |
| Genre | K-POP Commentary |
| Subscribers | + 572,000 |
| Total views | + 9,000,000 |
| Catchphrase(s) | Quack Quack! |
| Danny Kim (Dong-kyum Kim) | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1992 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Korean |
| 🏫 Education | Media Communication Bachelor's Degree (17') |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Chung-Ang University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | YouTuber Personality |
Search DKDKTV on Amazon.
| David Kim (Kyung-soo Kim) | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 22, 1992 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Korean |
| 🏫 Education | Media Communication Bachelor's Degree (17') |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Chung-Ang University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | YouTuber Personality |
Search DKDKTV on Amazon.
Founded in 2016, DKDKTV is a YouTube channel related to K-POP with over 570,000 subscribers from around the world.[1] The channel is run by co-founders Danny Kim and David Kim.
Under the theme, 'Digging Deeper into the Korean Wave', DKDKTV makes content that is mainly related to K-POP and K-Culture, specifically tailored for the growing international Hallyu fanbase.
Starting from their music video explanations' K-POP—Explained by a Korean' series, all the way to their most popular weekly news segment 'DK News'— DKDKTV's content consists of vlogs, street interviews, K-POP artist interviews, explanation videos, short films, podcasts, news segments, and more. Being one of the most prominent and reliable YouTube channels related to K-POP[2], major media outlets such as CNN[3], The Washington Post[4], Billboard[5], and Al-Jazeera[6] cite their views. Danny and David have made multiple TV appearances[7], and they have also starred in the movie Korean Vibes. In 2018, DKDKTV worked with CJE&M and was invited to host multiple panels in KCON LA and KCON NY.
Creators
Danny Kim
Danny Kim (Full name: Dong-Kyum Kim) was born in Seoul on August 4, 1992. Kim grew up in South Korea until his family moved to Canada when he was in the third grade due to his father's work. Living in Canada, Kim learned to speak fluent English and was well-accustomed to the western culture. In middle school, Kim and his family moved back to South Korea, where he continued his studies at Daeil Foreign Language High School. Kim studied at Chung-Ang University, where he met his future business partner David Kim, a fellow media communications major. In 2017, Kim graduated with a bachelor's degree in media communication. As a South Korean citizen, Kim finished his two-year mandatory military service in 2015. [8] Aside from YouTube, Danny Kim is a DJ for Naver NOW radio show titled '국봉쇼'. (Translated: National Pride Show)
David Kim
David Kim (Full name: Kyung-soo Kim) was born on August 29, 1992. Kim was born and raised in South Korea until his family moved to Ottawa, Canada, at age 3. At age 7, Kim moved to Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. Kim and his family returned to Busan, South Korea when he was age 10. Being fluent in both Korean and English, Kim attended a foreign language high school in Busan. After high school, Kim attended Chung-Ang University as a media communication major, where he met his business partner Danny Kim. While Kim was in Singapore as a foreign exchange student in 2015, Kim saw the potential of the Hallyu Wave and pitched the idea of starting a Hallyu related YouTube channel to his friend, Danny Kim. Seeing the limitations of being creative by working as an employee in an advertising company, Kim concluded that YouTube would be the next mainstream media platform and started his own channel. In 2016, Danny Kim and David Kim uploaded their first video on YouTube. David Kim also finished his two-year mandatory military service as police in 2015.[8] Aside from being a YouTuber, David Kim is currently studying at Yeonsei University.
YouTube
DKDKTV gained around 20,000 subscribers during its first year. In the following year, the channel started to grow exponentially—going from 20,000 to 200,000 subscribers. This substantial growth was due to the rapid increase in popularity of K-POP & BTS overseas, as well as the equally growing fanbase. DKDKTV first gained traction by filming their reactions to K-POP music videos. However, due to the limited structure format of reaction videos, DKDKTV announced the end of K-POP music video reactions on their channel in 2018. Instead, DKDKTV introduced a new series called "K-POP Explained by a Korean" where Danny & David explain K-POP lyrics line by line, digging deeper into more complicated terms, their nuance, and cultural context. Throughout the years, DKDKTV has continued to branch out, making a variety of content, including street interviews in Seoul, news commentary, interview shows, and other experimental content.
Popular YouTube Series
- DK NEWS (Weekly news segment)
- K-POP Explained by a Korean
- Going Down the Kimchi Hole
- Seoul City Vibes (2 Seasons)
- The Danny Kim Show (Video podcast)
- Tea Time with David (Talk show)
- DK ASKS (Street interviews)
Features
DKDKTV's videos and interviews have been featured on many articles and news outlets:
| 20170613 | CNN | "Do you need to be Korean to be K-pop?"[3] |
| 20170613 | NEWSIS | '파란 눈' K팝 스타 나올 수 있을까?···CNN, EXP 에디션 집중조명[9] |
| 20170803 | RPM9 | [ET-ENT 인터뷰] ‘DKDKTV’ 채널의 크리에이터 대니와 데이빗! 애정이 담긴 ‘나의 채널’로 다가가다[10] |
| 20170906 | Asia Today | [동영상] 서울시, 한강 자전거도로 안전속도 20km/h 아시나요[11] |
| 20171013 | News1 | "'따릉이' 타고 서울~부산 590km 대장정 마친 대학생"[12] |
| 20171013 | Yonhap News | "공공자전거 '따릉이' 타고 서울→부산 590㎞ 종주"[13] |
| 20171013 | Hankook Ilbo | "비싼 자전거 비켜라… 서울시 '따릉이' 타고 서울~부산 종주"[14] |
| 20171013 | Kookmin Ilbo | "서울시 공공자전거 '따릉이' 타고 서울에서 부산까지 종주"[15] |
| 20171013 | Kyunghyang Shinmun | "서울에서 부산까지…‘따릉이’로 590km 달린 대학생"[16] |
| 20171013 | Oh My News | "따릉이 타고 서울에서 부산까지, 그게 가능하냐고요?"[17] |
| 20171014 | Asia Today | "서울시 공공자전거 ‘따릉이’, 부산까지 590㎞ 국토종주"[18] |
| 20171022 | TV Joseon | '따릉이'가 부산까지?…일주일 새 590㎞ 달린 사연은"[19] |
| 20171026 | TBS | '따릉이' 타고 서울→부산 590km 국토종주 [김성수의 시시각각][20] |
| 20171102 | The Hankyoreh | ‘따릉이’ 타고 국토 종주...“펑크 한번 안 나 놀랐어요”[21] |
| 20171116 | JoongAng Ilbo | "세계적 한류스타 방탄소년단, 일반 시민들은 얼마나 알고 있을까?"[22] |
| 20181005 | Zaobao | "BTS歌曲"Idol" 暗藏玄机？"[23] |
| 20181009 | SBS News | 세계인들 따라 부르는 'BTS 노랫말'…한글 알리기 공신 / SBS[24] |
| 20181117 | Billboard | "San E Releases New Song 'Feminist'"[5] |
| 20181212 | Al Jazeera | 🇰🇷 K-pop: Why has the world fallen in love with Korean culture? l The Stream[6] |
| 20181226 | Korea Herald | [Herald Interview] ‘Digging deeper into Korean Wave’[2] |
| 20181224 | KBS NEWS | [영상] 방탄소년단(BTS) 덕분에 '한글'만 배운 줄 알았죠? (케이야)[25] |
| 20190101 | ZD NET | 취업포기 각서 쓰고 '한류 유튜버' 된 두 남자[26] |
| 20190601 | CNN | "How South Korean group BTS became the world's biggest boy band"[3] |
| 20191212 | TRT WORLD | IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH K-POP? Three apparent suicides in just two months[7] |
| 20200130 | The Washington Post | The branding genius of K-pop band BTS[4] |
References
- ↑ "DKDKTV". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Herald, The Korea (2018-12-26). "[Herald Interview] 'Digging deeper into Korean Wave'". www.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 CNN, Marian Liu. "Do you need to be Korean to be K-pop?". CNN. Retrieved 2020-02-11. Cite error: Invalid
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|url-status=ignored (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "San E Releases New Song 'Feminist'". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 🇰🇷 K-pop: Why has the world fallen in love with Korean culture? l The Stream, retrieved 2020-02-11
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH K-POP? Three apparent suicides in just two months, retrieved 2020-02-11
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Korean-Vibes/dp/B0837J44PZ. Retrieved 2020-02-12. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ NEWSIS (2017-06-13). "'파란 눈' K팝 스타 나올 수 있을까?···CNN, EXP 에디션 집중조명". newsis (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ RPM9 (2017-08-03). "[ET-ENT 인터뷰] 'DKDKTV' 채널의 크리에이터 대니와 데이빗! 애정이 담긴 '나의 채널'로 다가가다". RPM9.com - 자동차 매거진 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ "[동영상] 서울시, 한강 자전거도로 안전속도 20km/h 아시나요". 종합일간지 : 신문/웹/모바일 등 멀티 채널로 국내외 실시간 뉴스와 수준 높은 정보를 제공 (in 한국어). 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ "'따릉이' 타고 서울~부산 590km 대장정 마친 대학생". 뉴스1 (in 한국어). 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ 이태수 (2017-10-13). "공공자전거 '따릉이' 타고 서울→부산 590㎞ 종주". 연합뉴스 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ "비싼 자전거 비켜라… 서울시 '따릉이' 타고 서울~부산 종주". 한국일보 (in 한국어). 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ "서울시 공공자전거 '따릉이' 타고 서울에서 부산까지 종주". news.kmib.co.kr (in 한국어). 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ 입력: 2017.10.13 11:24 (2017-10-13). "서울에서 부산까지…'따릉이'로 590km 달린 대학생". news.khan.co.kr (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ ""따릉이 타고 서울에서 부산까지, 그게 가능하냐고요?"". 오마이뉴스 (in 한국어). 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ "서울시 공공자전거 '따릉이', 부산까지 590㎞ 국토종주". 종합일간지 : 신문/웹/모바일 등 멀티 채널로 국내외 실시간 뉴스와 수준 높은 정보를 제공 (in 한국어). 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ '따릉이'가 부산까지?…일주일 새 590㎞ 달린 사연은, retrieved 2020-02-11
- ↑ '따릉이' 타고 서울→부산 590km 국토종주 [김성수의 시시각각], retrieved 2020-02-11
- ↑ "'따릉이' 타고 국토 종주…"펑크 한번 안 나 놀랐어요"". www.seouland.com (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ 입력 2017.11.16 16:33 (2017-11-16). "세계적 한류스타 방탄소년단, 일반 시민들은 얼마나 알고 있을까?". 중앙일보 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ 赖婉丽, 文 /; 陈慧莲 (2018-10-05). "BTS歌曲"Idol" 暗藏玄机？". 早报 (in 中文). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ 세계인들 따라 부르는 'BTS 노랫말'…한글 알리기 공신 / SBS, retrieved 2020-02-11
- ↑ [영상] 방탄소년단(BTS) 덕분에 '한글'만 배운 줄 알았죠? (케이야), retrieved 2020-02-11
- ↑ http://www.zdnet.co.kr/view/?no=20181231145132. Unknown parameter
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