Kang Daniel and his manager Jung Dongyoon appeared on episode 107 of MBC’s Omniscient Interfering View (also known as The Manager) on June 6. Through the program, the two showed what life is like working under KONNECT Entertainment, a one-man agency created by Kang Daniel in late 2019.
Soon after the episode aired, “KONNECT Entertainment” and “Kang Daniel’s company” became some of the top searched keywords in Naver that day.
While netizens complimented the close-knit relationship Daniel and his manager have, many clamored about their desire to work for the company for a completely different reason: the free snack room.
On the program, Kang Daniel’s manager had revealed that Kang Daniel came up with the idea of having a room full of snacks that his employees can eat, free of charge.
His generosity became a hot topic of discussion.Various netizens wrote:
Suddenly I want to work there
That’s a great company
Please let me join KONNECT….
My eyes widened when I saw the Haagen Dazs ㅋㅋㅋㅋ jealous of those benefits ㅠㅠ
I could work well there…
I’m jealous of the staff
They had me at Haagen Dazs. When will they be hiring??
Kang Daniel's company was still trending the next day:
Episode 107 of Omniscient Interfering View with English subtitles is available on VIU, Viki, and Kocowa.
Catch more of KONNECT Entertainment in Daniel’s new vlog series DaniTV where he asked employees what they thought of him in the recent episode.
Kang Daniel is the best CEO.