The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 23, he appeared on Coupang Play’s Elite League as a representative of KAIST. He was on a team with So Hyun-ji, Yang Jun-hyuk and Choi Seo-yeon and made his face known, and a video solving the college entrance exam math test, posted to the YouTube channel he opened that month, also drew attention. On Nov. 17 of that year KAIST was eliminated in the second main match.
In 2024 he appeared in Netflix’s The Influencer as one of 77 influencers. A Newsis interview in November described him as a student at a graduate school of artificial intelligence, and his YouTube channel had reached 200,000 subscribers. That month he joined Game of Blood 3.
In January 2025 he made the final four of Game of Blood 3 with Jang Dong-min, Hong Jin-ho and Acau. Jang Dong-min won. In February he appeared in MBC’s Radio Star survival special, and in December on King of Mask Singer.
In January 2026 he served as MC of a quantum technology demonstration at the Korea Tech Festival, hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In March he faced Dindin in Netflix’s Death Game and lost. In July he explained on social media that a scuffle during the filming of Game of Blood X had left him with injuries.
In August he appeared in JTBC’s Knowing Bros Game of Blood X special and gave a career concert talk to 430 students in Jeongseon County, Gangwon. On Aug. 28 he made the final four of Game of Blood X with Yoon Bi and Hyun Seong-ju. Kang Ji-hoo won.
In September he appeared in MBC’s Omniscient Interfering View and showed a day of life with AI. He said he spends more than 1 million won a month on AI subscriptions alone, and that his IQ has been measured at 151.
Heo Seong-beom (born Aug 6, 2000) became known on Nov 3, 2023, the year he turned 23, when he appeared on Coupang Play’s Elite League as a representative of KAIST. He later appeared in survival and variety shows including The Influencer, Game of Blood 3 and Game of Blood X.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.