Ziggy TV, the shadow of the 6 month rule

YouTuber Ziggy TV Unjigi (real name Lim Dong-gyu, 32 years old), who has 820,000 subscribers, announced his retirement. This is as the controversy over drunk driving and school violence erupts. Rather than actively explaining the controversy, he is hiding his body.

YouTubers usually follow the six-month rule. This is a story about YouTubers embroiled in controversy coming back after 6 months of hiatus. This is because in order to generate revenue from YouTube content, a video must be uploaded within 6 months. When you gain money and popularity, you become a YouTuber, and when you cause controversy, you become an ordinary person and hide yourself.

Unjigi recently posted a statement on his YouTube channel community. This is about the controversial drunk driving and school violence controversies. He said, "I called the substitute driver at 2:30 in the morning and walked to the location of the car. At around 2:33, I turned the car upside down and got out. While doing so, I ran into a police officer who was patrolling." .

He continued, "It clearly happened due to my careless thinking, and the (alcohol level) level was 0.05. I will be summoned by the police to be investigated faithfully."

Next is about school violence. Unjigi said, "I have never in my life ever done anything like threatening or taking money while continuously harassing someone with bad feelings. Please refrain from making any more reckless speculations."

In addition, he said, "I resolved it after talking to my friend privately. Please refrain from making any more reckless speculations. I would like to apologize once again to those who have loved Ziggy TV so far, and I will continue my YouTube activities to this point."

The manager later took down all videos on the channel. The return of Fungjigi is uncertain. However, as time passes and it is forgotten from people's memories, it becomes a constant. This can be seen by looking at the narratives of many YouTubers who have previously caused problems.

YouTube channel 'British Man' Josh is a representative person who follows the '6 month rule'. His wife, Gukukbi, was criticized in October 2021 for ignoring COVID-19 quarantine rules and calling an acquaintance.

In addition, the couple was embroiled in suspicions that they had entered Korea to receive health insurance benefits while living in the UK, and that although profits were generated in Korea, taxes were paid to the UK. Afterwards, he posted a video of his daily life 6 months later, as if nothing had happened, and is still active. In addition, Moon Bok-hee and Tzu-yang, who caused the 'back-advertisement controversy', also followed the six-month rule.

In addition, Unjigi is friendly with many fitness YouTubers. Physical Gallery created considerable content with fingering artists such as Kim Gye-ran, Caro, and Yoon Seong-bin. If the level of criticism goes down, there are many allies who can help Unjigi's return.

When YouTubers make money, they talk about the love of their subscribers and make financial profits. When a controversy erupts, they hide themselves and wait for it to quiet down. A person who chose to hide rather than actively resolve the controversy. It remains to be seen whether the six-month rule will be followed.

Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr