Hong In-gyu confesses monthly profit of 60 million won

Hong In-gyu revealed his golf YouTube profits.

The 867th episode of MBC's 'Radio Star' (hereinafter referred to as 'Las'), which aired on the 22nd, was featured as a 'comedian' special, and Kim Jun-ho, Kim Dae-hee, Jang Dong-min, and Hong In-gyu appeared as guests.

Hong In-gyu, who appeared on 'Radio Star' for the first time in 12 years on this day, said, "At that time, I was a hot topic because I appeared as a pitiful character. That video keeps going around. Now that I run a golf YouTube channel, there is a comment saying that he pretended to be pitiful and then sat down while playing golf." I felt unfair.

Hong In-gyu, who currently has over 340,000 subscribers, said, "I also benefited from senior Kim Gura. I was originally filming with a cell phone and a camera, but the senior (created a channel) showed up with 10 cameras and a drone. The number of views suddenly flocked to that." He said.

He continued, "I was worried a lot because my broadcast was in shabby condition, but one day I suddenly received an advertisement inquiry. Because my senior was so popular, advertisements that couldn't go there came in. Thanks to my senior, my unit price went up and I was able to increase the number of cameras. “He added.

When asked about his income, Hong In-gyu said, "It's about 50 to 60 million won a month," and confessed, "That's how much I spend."

He also boasted of his golf connections. Hong In-gyu mentioned actors Hwang Jung-min, Kim Rae-won, and former baseball player Lee Dae-ho, and said, "I became close with Yonsama (Bae Yong-jun) while playing golf together." He also said, “Chairman Jeong Yong-jin also hit it.”

Hong In-gyu said that he had a difficult time financially before becoming successful with YouTube, and shared a beautiful story, saying, "I had three children, so the hospital bills were a lot. I went to calculate the hospital bills, and someone told me that it was Jang Dong-min."

Kim Jun-ho then gave a TV, bed, and sofa as a gift to Hong In-gyu, who bought a new house, and Kim Dae-hee gave him a new cell phone. Yoo Se-yoon thanked Hong In-gyu, who runs a sunscreen business, for secretly promoting sunscreen on social media.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr