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Posted by Dani-Dee Monday, October 2, 2023

Popular YouTuber UKDaLs_Bro (38) takes his own life following recent assault controversy

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YouTuber UKDaLs_Bro (38)has passed away.

On October 2 KST, the body of the YouTuber, whose real name is Kim Tae Woo, was discovered at his residence. His funeral will be held at a funeral parlor in Osan, Gyeonggi-do on October 4.

Meanwhile, Kim Tae Woo was not only active as a YouTuber with more than 120,000 subscribers, but also worked as a web drama actor and the head of a franchise.

Recently, he was at the center of controversy after aggressively assaulting an acquaintance after drinking too heavily at a gathering. According to media reports, he hit his friend's head on a table and continued to beat him as he fainted from shock several times. As a result, the victim was diagnosed with an orbital fracture and a broken nose. Kim Tae Woo responded to the controversy by releasing an apology video roughly one month ago. The video was his final one shared through the channel.

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RealestStan
RealestStan1,048 pts Monday, October 2, 2023 0
Monday, October 2, 2023

Woah. Irregardless I dont think anyone should resolve to taking their own life. Sounds like he needed help. At least he took some accountabililty, I hope the victim recovers well

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TheSquid
TheSquid19,660 pts Monday, October 2, 2023 1
Monday, October 2, 2023

Machine translation of the pinned post under his final YouTube video, and apology:

"@UKDaLs_Bro
Pinned by 억달이형
@UKDaLs_Bro
1 month ago
I'm @UKDaLsBro, and I'm here to help.

It's a scorching hot day...I wanted to ask you all how you're doing... ....염치없는 안부먼단 물어봅니다...

This is a very belated greeting to our viewers and subscribers.
I apologize for not uploading videos for a while due to personal faults and problems.

I will not hide...I will not hide.....
As some of you may know,....I had a minor disagreement with a special friend, and then there were circumstances, which resulted in an argument....
Of course, it's all my fault.......

So I've spent the last 2 months apologizing and reflecting...

Maybe the self-loathing is even more cutting......
I hurt an old friend, and...... I disappointed and bitterly disappointed many people around me, viewers and subscribers alike with my behavior, and I hated myself for thinking that the director and many of the members who worked with me on 'That Sase' were being blamed together.

With this opportunity,....I looked back on the past time and felt deeply what were the unnecessary elements for myself...

In the future....I think there will be a lot of criticism and criticism...
But I think I deserve it, and I'm grateful for it, and I'll refine and refine myself.

Once again, I apologize for disappointing my subscribers and viewers... and for the many acquaintances who know me and the representatives who supported me... Our director, members, friends, and siblings....... I bow my head deeply and sincerely apologize to everyone...

I promise and swear with everything I have that I will never show you my stained and ugly face again...
I am truly sorry...

And.........to my oldest friend....I'm so sorry......
I'm so......sincerely...sorry, my friend..........


Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)"

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Pinned by 억달이형 @UKDaLs_Bro 1 month ago
안녕하셨습니까. 억달이형 김태우입니다.
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불볕더위가 기승인가운데...모두들 잘지내셨는지....염치없는 안부먼저 여쭈어봅니다...
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시청자분들과 구독자님들께 너무늦은 인사를올리게되었습니다..
개인적인 잘못과 문제로인하여 한동안 영상업로드하지못하였음에 죄송하다는말씀 전해올립니다.
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감추지않고...숨기지않겠습니다.....
여러분들께서도 아시다시피....각별한친구와 사소한시비가있었고 그리하여 상황이 있었으며 그결과 다툼이있게되었습니다..
물론 모두 제 잘못입니다.......
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그래서 지난2달여시간동안 사죄하고 반성하며 지냈습니다...
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어쩌면 자괴감이 더욱 컷을지도모릅니다......
오랜 친구에게 상처를주었고......그행동하나로인하여 주변 많은분들과 시청자,구독자님들 모두에게 실망과 씁쓸함을 드렸고 '그사세'를 함께 촬영하며 동고동락하였던 감독님과 많은멤버들이 저로인하여 함께 비난받는다라는생각에 제자신이 너무나도 미웠습니다.
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이번계기로....지난시간을 되돌아보고 제자신에게 불필요한 요소들이 무엇인지...깊이있게 느꼇습니다...
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앞으로....수많은 질타와 비난이있을거라 생각합니다..
하지만 당연히 받아야할 몫이라 여기며 그또한 감사하게 여기며 스스로 다듬고 또 다듬겠습니다.
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다시한번 구독자님들과 시청자분들께 실망시켜드린점...그리고 저를아시는 많은 지인분들과 지원해주셨던 대표님들.......함께해준 우리 감독님과 멤버형님,친구,동생....... 모두에게 깊이 고개숙여 진심으로 사죄하는마음 전해올립니다...
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더이상....두번다시는 얼룩진 못난모습 보여드리지않겠다고 제 모든것을걸고....약속드리며 맹세하겠습니다...
진심으로 죄송합니다...
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그리고.........제 오랜친구에게....너무나 미안합니다......
정말......진심으로...미안하다친구야.........."

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Dots between paragraphs are mine, to maintain the spacing, I'm assuming the machine translation is more or less right, but I'm sure someone will correct it if it's horrendously wrong.

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That sounds like a man who deeply regretted what he did. I'm sure we've all done things that we regretted whilst very drunk, I certainly won't be casting any stones, and it sounds like it ate away at him until he felt there was only one way out. I hope he's found peace now, and that his friend has recovered and can forgive him.

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