The year he turned 26, he opened the YouTube channel Kwaktube while working at the embassy in Azerbaijan and posted his first video. At the end of 2019 he left the embassy to travel the world. In June 2020 he posted a video about being a victim of school violence. He had 50,000 subscribers at the time.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 29, he set off on a world trip to Russia again and posted a video of a Trans-Siberian Railway ride, and people began to know him. In December he posted an apology over a quarantine-rule violation in Spain.
In 2022 he passed 1 million subscribers and worked as an official MBC reporter at the World Cup in Qatar. In January 2023 he appeared on tvN’s You Quiz on the Block and spoke again about being a victim of school violence. In March he joined ENA’s World Dice Tour, and in July he began EBS’s Kwak Taxitrip.
In 2024 he began MBN’s Moo No Plan and signed with SM C&C. He won Best New Male Entertainer at the Blue Dragon Series Awards for The Devil’s Plan and the Best Entertainer award at the Korea Broadcasting Prizes for Kwak Taxitrip. In September he posted two apologies over a travel video.
In August 2025 he said he had a girlfriend, and in October he married.
In March 2026 a son was born. In September he appeared with Chimchakman and Pani Bottle in the web show Pakimchi Gang.
Kwaktube (born Feb 2, 1992) debuted on Oct 24, 2018, the year he turned 26, when he posted his first video on the YouTube channel Kwaktube, and became known in Jul 2021, the year he turned 29, with videos from a world trip to Russia. In 2024, the year he turned 32, he won the Best Entertainer award at the Korea Broadcasting Prizes.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Began work at the embassy in Azerbaijan as an administrative staffer at an overseas diplomatic mission of the foreign ministry.
Source 02 · Hankook Ilbo (Korean) · An embassy administrative staffer’s hardships · opens in a new tabSource 03 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Kwaktube returns to the foreign ministry · opens in a new tabStarted a travel YouTube channel while working in Azerbaijan.
Source 26 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Kwaktube · opens in a new tab Date from Wikipedia; not confirmed in news reports.Introduced himself with an Islamic greeting and said he would present Azerbaijan, a country little known in Korea.
Source 01 · The Chosun Ilbo (Korean) · Kwaktube’s life-changing story · opens in a new tabLeft his embassy post to travel the world. By then he had uploaded 40 videos in the year since opening the channel.
Source 01 · The Chosun Ilbo (Korean) · Kwaktube’s life-changing story · opens in a new tabPosted a video titled “A short life story of a high-school dropout” to his channel of 50,000 subscribers, telling of being a victim of school violence.
Source 01 · The Chosun Ilbo (Korean) · Kwaktube’s life-changing story · opens in a new tabPassed 100,000 subscribers and received the Silver Play Button.
Source 26 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Kwaktube · opens in a new tab The exact timing is from Wikipedia; not confirmed in news reports.After a trip abroad in April at the invitation of Ethiopian Airlines, he set off on a world trip to Russia again in July. He posted a video of a Trans-Siberian Railway ride, then went on to Kazakhstan.
Posted an apology after it emerged that, on a trip to Spain, he had entered a restaurant with a Russian vaccine QR code that was not recognized locally. Four days later he reported that he had apologized in person to the restaurant.
Source 06 · YTN (Korean) · Apology over Spain quarantine violation · opens in a new tabSource 07 · Hankook Ilbo (Korean) · Vaccine lie controversy · opens in a new tabSource 27 · Topstar News (Korean) · A second apology over Spain · opens in a new tab According to Hankook Ilbo, he had 670,000 subscribers at the time.Reached 1 million subscribers on the day he posted a video of a trip to Suriname, inspired by a Netflix drama.
Source 08 · Newsen (Korean) · Passes 1 million subscribers · opens in a new tabWorked as an official MBC reporter at the Qatar World Cup. At the Portugal match he watched from a seat right in front of coach Paulo Bento.
Source 09 · JTBC (Korean) · Creators taking over variety TV · opens in a new tabSource 10 · The Chosun Ilbo (Korean) · In front of coach Bento · opens in a new tabSpoke again about dropping out of high school in his first year because he had been a victim of school violence.
Source 11 · Ilgan Sports (Korean) · School-violence confession on You Quiz · opens in a new tabJoined Pani Bottle and Won Ji on an entertainment show in which dice decide the travel destinations.
Source 12 · Breaknews (Korean) · First episode of World Dice Tour · opens in a new tabDonated 20 million won to the Blue Tree Foundation to help young victims of school violence recover and return to daily life.
Source 13 · Money Today (Korean) · Donation for child patients · opens in a new tabEBS travel show in which he visits taxi-driver restaurants abroad, a program he also helped plan. He had 1.58 million subscribers at the time.
Source 14 · Slist (Korean) · First episode of Kwak Taxitrip · opens in a new tabDonated 30 million won for the treatment of child patients, made up of profits from clothing merchandise he designed plus a personal gift.
Source 13 · Money Today (Korean) · Donation for child patients · opens in a new tabBegan an entertainment show with Jun Hyun-moo in which they tour local restaurants using tips from residents.
Source 15 · KBS Entertainment (Korean) · First episode of Moo No Plan · opens in a new tabLeft Sandbox Network and signed with SM C&C, the agency of Kang Ho-dong and Jun Hyun-moo.
Source 16 · Topstar News (Korean) · Exclusive contract with SM C&C · opens in a new tabWon Best New Male Entertainer at the 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards for his appearance in Netflix’s The Devil’s Plan.
Source 17 · MK Sports (Korean) · 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards · opens in a new tabWon the Best Entertainer award at the 51st Korea Broadcasting Prizes for EBS’s Kwak Taxitrip.
Source 18 · Star News (Korean) · 2024 Korea Broadcasting Prizes · opens in a new tabAfter a video from a trip to Italy posted on Sept. 16 drew controversy, he made it private and apologized, then posted a second apology on the 18th. On the 17th the Ministry of Education made private a school-violence prevention ad in which he appeared.
Source 19 · YTN (Korean) · Second apology and the ministry hides its ad · opens in a new tab The date of his first apology could not be confirmed in news reports.Began season 3 with an episode in which Pani Bottle traveled with him.
Source 20 · The Sen News (Korean) · First episode of Kwak Taxitrip 3 · opens in a new tabSaid on MBN’s Moo No Plan 2 that he has a girlfriend, an office worker five years younger than him.
Source 21 · Hankook Ilbo (Korean) · Girlfriend revealed · opens in a new tabHeld a private wedding at a hotel in Yeouido, Seoul. Jun Hyun-moo emceed the ceremony and Davichi sang.
Source 22 · TenAsia (Korean) · Wedding · opens in a new tabSource 23 · Chosun Biz (Korean) · Marriage and pregnancy announced · opens in a new tab His agency announced the marriage and the pregnancy on Sept. 8.Announced the birth of a son, five months after the wedding.
Source 24 · Sports Hankook (Korean) · News of a son · opens in a new tabAppeared in a web entertainment show with Kim Poong, Chimchakman, Pani Bottle and Kid Milli about starting a green onion kimchi business. The kimchi made with CJ Onstyle sold out its 500 pre-order sets in two days.
Source 25 · Hankyung (Korean) · Pakimchi Gang · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2018–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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