News that 'Chungju Man' Kim Seon-tae has submitted a resignation letter has been followed by a decline in subscribers to Chungju City's YouTube channel, 'ChungTV.'
As of 4 p.m. on the 13th, ChungTV had about 968,000 subscribers. Before the news, the channel had topped about 970,000. The decline continued after Kim, who has led ChungTV, posted a video titled 'Final Greeting' that day.
In the video, Kim said, "After 10 years in public service and seven years living as Chungju Man, I want to take time to say goodbye."
He added, "The reason someone as lacking as me was lucky enough to have a small success was because of your support," and thanked Chungju residents who cheered him on and his colleagues at Chungju City Hall for their consideration.
"The seven years I spent with you were the happiest time of my life," he said. "Please continue to love Chungju City. This has been Chungju Man."
Online commenters responded with messages such as, "Without Kim Seon-tae, I'm not curious about Chungju City news," "You made me laugh a lot," and "He's leaving while people are still applauding."
Kim drew attention in 2023 after being promoted to a sixth-grade official seven years after entering public service, based on subscriber growth for the channel using low-budget, offbeat content. It is known to take about 15 years on average to be promoted to sixth grade after starting as a ninth-grade civil servant.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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