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Actress-turned-YouTuber reveals that she makes more money in a month than her 14 years of income as an actress

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Posted by Yaki-Jones Saturday, June 24, 2023

Actress-turned-YouTuber Ssoyoung revealed she makes more money in a month as a YouTuber than 14 years of her income as an actress.

On the June 24th episode of MBN's variety show 'Dongchimi,' Mukbang YouTuber Ssoyoung made a guest appearance. She currently has 9.94M subscribers. On the show, she shared how she turned to YouTube. About 5 or 6 years ago, she said she didn't have much work for 2 years so her checking account had about 37,000 KRW (about USD 28). "Before I decided to quit my job as an actress, I wanted to drink. After paying for the utility, I had little to no money so I only bought the drinks (soju) from the convenience store. I had instant ramen with pepper after I got home. I was watching YouTube then and saw people posting videos of themselves eating. That's how I started." 

Regarding her income now, she revealed, "It fluctuates every month depending on the sponsorships and views. I was an actress for 14 years but I now make more in a month than all those years combined." 

Meanwhile, Ssoyoung started YouTube back in 2019. She debuted as an actress back in 2004 with 'Bunshinsaba' as an under-five.  

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tenspot8,305 pts Saturday, June 24, 2023 0
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If you can make a successful youtube channel, there is definitely money to be made. She got herself into a niche that suits her and she is making the most of it. Always nice to see someone who has found their groove and she obviously enjoys it. Nothing wrong with that, and I wish her more success and prosperity in her future!

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Dribble2,042 pts Saturday, June 24, 2023 2
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She's an unpopular actress so her payment is probably around 1k-5k per ep, if she appear on all 12 ep then she made around 12k. A Youtuber with that amount of follower can probably make around 100k a month. Essentially giving her the same amount as A list star that get paid 100k per ep.

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