K-Living: Get A Glimpse of What It’s Like To Live In South Korea
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Watching K-dramas, shows and movies, we’ve all witnessed the beauty of Korea from its tall skyscrapers and illuminating lights in the city, to lush green sceneries and peaceful nature on the countryside.
Their homes ranging from minimalist, rustic or modern also sparked our curiosities on what it’s like living in their country. And it’s probably the reason why videos about daily life in Korea are garnering so much attention from viewers all around the world.
Get inspired from these channels and have a taste of K-Living through their vlogs!
1. 해그린달 haegreendal
Honestly, using the word “vlog” to call her videos would be an understatement. Her works have amazing cinematography that one can mistake it as a scene from a high budget movie or documentary.
Unlike other vloggers, haegreendal does not speak in her videos and rarely show her face too. Instead, she chooses to focus on the mundane things like vacuuming the floor, picking up her child’s toys, organizing mess, washing hands or chopping ingredients.
Her unique style in vlogging paired with the relaxing background music and simple text overlays to describe each frame captured the hearts of many viewers. As of writing, she has 2.18 million subscribers.
Watch her other videos here.
2. SISSEL
SISSEL gives an interesting point of view as a foreigner living in South Korea. Moving in the country from Denmark, the vlogger documents her daily life including going on dates, holiday trips and even getting ready for a chill day.
She also keeps her content more interesting by showcasing her love for fashion, and featuring her boyfriend and fellow foreigner friends. Fun fact: SISSEL is a business owner in Korea who owns cruelty-free beauty brand SIND.
Her channel currently has over 700,000 subscribers. Watch her other videos here.
3. Hamimommy
A housewife living in Seoul, Hamimommy’s vlogs make us want to immediately get our cleaning tools and start organizing our homes. That’s because most of her contents highlight cleaning and de-cluttering of her place!
She also shares her knowledge by giving tips about cooking, gardening, cleaning and even teaching her viewers how to dispose items wisely. Replacing voice overs with relaxing background music seem to be a trend for creators nowadays, as Hamimommy follows quite the same approach.
In some of her vlogs, you can hear her talking to her 4 year old kid. But most of the time, she uses subtitles to narrate each scene. Hamimommy has 1.34 million subscribers to date.
Watch her other videos here.
4. Korean Unnie
Most of her vlogs are educational, teaching viewers how to speak Korean as well as discussing interesting facts about their culture such as the meaning behind the Korean flag and Korean tongue twisters.
But aside from making learning fun, Korean Unnie also unveils her life in Korea by sharing her daily experiences from tangerine picking in the Jeju Island to vlogging during the winter to give her fans a glimpse of snow.
She also works as a host and has interviewed many famous celebrities like Katy Perry, Tifanny Young and K-Pop groups SEVENTEEN, KARD and Mamamoo.
As of writing, her Youtube account has 1.18 million subscribers. Watch her other videos here.
5. Jessica Lee
What’s interesting about Jessica is that despite being a full-blooded Korean, she was raised in the Philippines. Although she’s already back in Korea, she has incorporated the Filipino culture in her vlogs, offering a fresh perspective to a lot of viewers.
Apart from her daily life, she also makes reaction videos, make-up tutorials and dance covers. Jessica is also a former KPop idol and has shared her career experience through her content.
One of the factors why a lot of people enjoy her channel is that she is living alone, so it is inspiring people to be more independent and also give ideas to others who are planning to start solo.
Jessica currently has 678,000 subscribers. Watch her other videos here.
6. SunnyVlog
For students, you’ll definitely find Sunny’s vlogs relatable as she documents her life as a college student in Seoul. Instead of just seeing it in dramas and films, her videos include actual footages inside the university, so viewers can get a feel of what it’s like studying in Korea.
You’ll also get to see unique places as Sunny records travel vlogs of her trips outside the capital, specifically Daegu and Yeosu city. All in all, her content is mostly school-related ranging from her studying routines, registering for classes and a tour inside their campus.
Nevertheless, even non-students will enjoy her vlogs as it will make you reminisce about your time as a student. Sunny has over 200,000 subscribers on her channel.
Watch her other videos here.
7. Jihyunkkung
Jihyun is the definition of aesthetic cooking as she vlogs about cooking different dishes in an unconventional way. Instead of just simply showing the ingredients and how to cook it, Jihyun also includes a peek of living in Korea in between.
Her meals are not only for lunch and dinner too! She makes home cooked dishes and takes it to work, motivating her viewers to do the same, rather than buying fast food outside.
Jihyun often takes her viewers grocery shopping too, so you get to see what kind of products are present in Korean stores. She has more than 2.5 million subscribers as of writing.
Watch her other videos here.
Did you enjoy our sneak peak of Korean living? Let us know which creators inspired you the most!
