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Kiddie Korean YouTube star buys W9.5 billion ($8 million) building in Gangnam

Posted by eottoke13,182 pts Wednesday, July 24, 2019




YouTuber Boram, 6, wears a Wonder Woman costume. Captured from Boram Tube Vlog


By Park Si-soo

A Korean child YouTuber with 30 million subscribers surprised people on Tuesday by buying a five-story building in Seoul's affluent Gangnam district for 9.5 billion won ($8.06 million).

The deep-pocketed YouTuber is Boram, 6, who runs two channels ― Boram Tube Vlog (17.5 million subscribers) and Boram Tube ToyReview (13.6 million subscribers) ― on the video-streaming website.

She is one of the most-followed Korean YouTube creators and her channels' combined monthly sales are estimated at a staggering 3.7 billion won.

The 1975 building is on 258.3 square meters of land in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam. Why she bought the building is unknown.

The building ― built in 1975 on 258.3 square meters of land ― is in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam.
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Cutie888
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You mean her parents used her money to buy it not her

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Wow, Korea is a weird and wonderful place where 6 year olds have privileges and power of attorney to make major financial decisions!. I wonder why she didn't buy some ice cream, maybe a pony or found some investors for an amusement park lol

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