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[Exclusive]Parenting subchannel, Yeonp.."From the Street" Act 2 of Kwak Tube [★FULL Interview]

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Creator Kwak Tube (Kwak Jun-bin) is posing in a hanbok for the Lunar New Year of 2026. /2026.02.17 / Photo = Lee Dong-hoon photoguy@

There is no limit to the dictionary of Kwak Tube (34, real name Kwak Jun-bin). After successfully establishing himself as a YouTuber and broadcaster, he will continue to run without stopping his challenge in the new year of 2026.

Kwak Tube's ever-changing move, I can't help but be surprised. A growing number of YouTubers and broadcasters have even received applications for surviving the fierce YouTube world. In particular, it achieved 2 million subscribers in six years after opening the channel in 2024, and received the honor of winning the 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards 'New Entertainer Award' a year after entering full-fledged broadcasting.

Kwak Tube's overwhelming position is that it still boasts a strong position. He is a large YouTuber with 2.15 million subscribers and continues to be active as a 'general' broadcaster who has shown six fixed entertainment shows last year alone.

The filmography built in a short time is also unusual. I said everything because I won the 'New Impression' trophy with OTT Netflix Brain Survival and 'Devils Plan' rather than travel entertainment, which is my specialty. In addition, he led three programs or three seasons, including EBS1's Kwak Jun-bin's World Knight's Restaurant 3, PD Kim Tae-ho's ENA's World Travel 3 and MBN and Channel S's Jeon Hyun-moo Plan 3.

What is the secret. In a recent interview with Star News, Kwak Tube answered in a snap, saying, "I'm from the 'street'," showing his unvarnished charm. He said, "When I react, I don't look like a celebrity, but I think they're comfortable because it's a normal person's point of view. First of all, isn't his face normal. I think I was able to bury it well because I didn't have the so-called "Ukten" (oppressive tension) for broadcasting. It's true that I'm doing my best, but I think I was lucky," he said.

I said it humbly, but Kwak Tube was even recognized by Jeon Hyun-moo, the "Grand Prize" broadcaster. Jeon Hyun-moo's love call also joined the "Jeon Hyun-moo's plan." Kwak Tube said, "When I was first offered to appear on 'Jeon Hyun-moo Plan' by the production team, I actually refused. I have to record regularly every two weeks, but since I travel abroad often, I thought it would be a nuisance so I thought it was right to refuse it. But (former) Hyun-moo recommended me as another MC and said he wanted to be with me. I changed my mind when I said let's do it well together," he told an interesting story.

Regarding Jeon Hyun-moo, he said, "He is at the level of God," and added, "There are days when Hyun-moo comes after filming until dawn due to his busy schedule, and even though he is tired, he proceeds right in front of the camera without shaking. No matter how tired you are, you never show it. Isn't that something you can't do with effort. I think it's really amazing when I see it from the side, and I've learned a lot from my brother," he said, expressing respect.

2026.02.10 Kwak Jun-bin Kwak Tube Lunar New Year Hanbok Interview / Photograph = Lee Dong-hoon

As emphasized by the radical expression "street", it was thanks to not losing "root" that it was possible to show its true value with its raw charm in entertainment. Kwak Tube said, "For me, YouTube is the first priority. I kept the upload once a week even when I filmed six fixed programs at the same time. It was really hard, but I tried to keep it somehow. I'm the type to do a lot of things, so you don't have to worry about YouTube operations," he said differently.

He continued, "I have an editor, but I'm still in charge of filming, editing, and subtitles myself. No matter how many subscribers there are, it is the YouTube world to hear the sound of "retirement" with one video. As a result, they are making it precious one by one and raising it with a cool head. There are a lot of videos that have been discarded because they carefully select the fun."

When asked about the criteria for "jackpot" by subscribers, he said, "In the order of popular comments, if there are many favorable reviews, not dislikes, I think it is a well-made video. I'm checking every video."

2026.02.10 Kwak Jun-bin Kwak Tube Lunar New Year Hanbok Interview / Photograph = Lee Dong-hoon

If there is any change in the "Kwak Tube" channel after broadcasting activities, the only thing that has changed is that the range of performers has been widely extended to celebrities. It also contained Kwak Tube's own iron rules, allowing him to maintain his own color.

Kwak Tube said, "There are only two standards for celebrity appearances. The first is that I should not be accompanied by a celebrity who I have always liked or who has a story with me, and the second is that I should not be accompanied by a manager. If naturalness and liveliness disappear, it is no different from broadcasting, so I am thoroughly walking around without a manager with a single camera. And I've never invited a celebrity before. If you say you want to appear, I will tell you this iron rule, and those who responded to it came out," he pointed out.

The agency, SM C&C, is also giving full support. Kwak Tube said, "The agency only helps the broadcasting side, and the operation of YouTube is left to a laissez-faire type. That part fit well, so I went in. When I signed the contract, I know YouTube best, so he said he would respect it. So when I shoot YouTube, of course, I go around alone," he said.

When asked about the future direction, he stressed, "People." Kwak Tube said, "I'm a travel YouTuber, but in the meantime, I went with my pure character rather than delivering places and information. I met people-to-people with characters that were in sync with me and proceeded with the trip with a focus here. And among the videos with good views, there are many episodes with acquaintances, diet, and vlog contents containing my daily life. In the future, we will continue to focus on people no matter what content we deal with. "I myself have the greatest pleasure from connecting with people," he said, expressing his sincerity.

2026.02.10 Kwak Jun-bin Kwak Tube Lunar New Year Hanbok Interview / Photograph = Lee Dong-hoon

If Kwak Tube grew his dream by watching Pani Bottle, now Kwak Tube is also instilling his dream of becoming a YouTuber to many people. As a successful YouTuber, he emphasized the 'basic' of what he said to order realistic advice.

Kwak Tube said, "What I always say to junior travel YouTubers is to watch a lot of other channel videos. But no matter how much I say it, everyone doesn't watch it. They only look at their own. I met Pani Bottle and I learned a lot from him, but this was the one that was most influenced by him. When I met my brother for the first time in the past, he was watching a video of a YouTuber I've seen, so I said, "This is not fun, why are you watching it?" But he said, "That's why I'm watching it." You have to see why it's not fun, so you turn your weaknesses into strengths'. Since then, I've started subscribing to all YouTubers regardless and turned on the 'notification'. Even if we both played games, we would turn on two monitors and play YouTube videos on one side. I monitored a lot, so even now, an average of 12 hours per day is recorded on the screen time of my smartphone. I've watched all the travel YouTubers' videos that are coming up recently, and there are a lot of people who are really good. "What am I doing?" I get stimulated and inspired a lot. If you don't look at others like this, you don't know where you are. The reason I set up Kwak Company is not because I want to foster my juniors, but because I give them advice if there is anything I can give them, and I also get inspired by seeing talented people."

He continued, "But there are a lot of friends who say they dream of becoming a travel YouTuber but don't watch it. I told a friend I met a while ago that's why I shouldn't do YouTubers. As I don't think I'm torture with hope, I said it boldly. It was obvious that I didn't watch a lot of YouTube. I only watch funny things, and when I ask whose one I watch, they say, "I don't know well." I have to refer to it a lot," he added.

The goal was also realistic. Kwak Tube said, "The goal is pure 'long run'. I don't think it means much to have more subscribers or want figures. Even if the average number of views falls, the biggest goal is to continue to operate for a long time while maintaining that half of it," he said modestly.

2026.02.10 Kwak Jun-bin Kwak Tube Lunar New Year Hanbok Interview / Photograph = Lee Dong-hoon

In particular, this year, he heralded a different challenge than ever before and tried to take a leap forward. Kwak Tube surprisingly announced his plan to "introduce 'Love Travel Entertainment' through my channel within this year." He said, "We have already entered the stage of having an environment that can be produced. It is literally a content that combines Yeonp (love reality program) and travel, but it is trying to solve it in the way of 'Kwak Tube'. I think the cast will target non-celebrities," he explained.

In fact, Kwak Tube received a positive response by forming an unexpected "some" atmosphere with several female performers in a video he presented as a solo artist. The buzzword "What does it mean?" was created, giving it a lot of fun. Kwak Tube said, "It's Yeon-fu, but I think you have to make the viewers laugh. I don't like being serious. I'm going to make a funny love trip entertainment show like "I'm a solo" and "I'm a maternal solo, but I want to be in a relationship," he said, expressing his ambitious ambition.

Creator Kwak Tube (Kwak Jun-bin) is posing in a hanbok for the Lunar New Year of 2026. /2026.02.17 / Photo = Lee Dong-hoon photoguy@

In addition, Kwak Tube is expected to record this through his channel, as he will become a "father" this year and open his second act of life. After marrying his civil servant girlfriend five years younger in October last year, he is set to be "a young man" in March.

From his time at the Embassy of Azerbaijan to a travel YouTuber conversion, confession of school violence (school violence), announcement of love, marriage, pregnancy, and honeymoon. This is why the "Kwak Tube" channel is special in that it has grown by sharing life history with subscribers.

Kwak Tube said, "I'm also very surprised that he's still doing 'Kwak Jun-bin's Truman Show'. I actually loved the movie 'The Truman Show', so I aimed to record my life history when I opened YouTube. In this context, I'm also going to post my 'parenting', and I'm thinking of making a subchannel and posting it."

What kind of effort is he making to become a "good father". Kwak Tube said, "I'm making more money. In the past, there were clear likes and dislikes of what you wanted to do and what you didn't want to do. But these days, I feel responsible as a father, so I don't even want to do it. And I'm trying to read a lot of books that I couldn't read because I was busy," he said.

In addition, he said, "I plan to take a break from overseas travel for the next few months in time for childbirth. Since I've been dreaming since I was young, I want to focus on parenting. I want nothing but the health of my wife and child. I've never prayed for my family's health like this. Above all, I hope our three families are healthy," he said.

2026.02.10 Kwak Jun-bin Kwak Tube Lunar New Year Hanbok Interview / Photograph = Lee Dong-hoon

Finally, Kwak Tube said, "I didn't know that I would be loved and successful for this long. I was really lucky, and I think I was born with the times. Thank you so much to those who have been consistently leaving comments since the beginning, and those who watch even if they don't read comments. There are times when I receive malicious comments, but I gain strength because I know that 90% of nice people don't write comments, he said. "Just because you're famous can change your life, but people themselves don't change. I'm a real YouTube lover. YouTubers do it purely because it's fun. I wonder how I found this job, and I think it's a 'vocation'," he said with enthusiastic enthusiasm.

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