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Hi guys, I'm Chambo. I went into finance, worked there for three years, and here we are six years later with two million followers. The most interesting ones were probably.

You filmed that?

I beat sixty professional chefs. Let's go! I would buy a bottle of soju. I would chug it in one shot. 같이 한 잔 하실래요? Koreans can be perfectionists. Don't worry about your accent. Spit it out.

Go for it.

That's it.

All right, crack open a beer.

Oh yeah, cheers!

Cheers!

Ah, 시워나다! Oh, that's good. Amazing. Hi guys, I'm Chambo. I am originally from Australia and I am working as a content creator here in Korea. I've been in Korea for six years now, and I was also here for one year as an exchange student at Seoul National back in 2013. So a total of seven years.

You used to work. In finance, you said, right?

Yes.

How did you go from finance to content creation?

Back when I was an exchange student in 2013, I made my first ever video, which was 오장 월리한의 방복. It was just a way for me to express the cultural differences I was experiencing in a funny way. So it was just such a fun process, and the idea of spending this amount of time to reach potentially this amount of people—it just went deep into my. Soul, and it became something like a dream. So I went into finance, worked there for 3 years in Hilton's finance team. Then I went into a big blockchain company in Hong Kong, and then that company essentially asked me to quit. Whoops. At that point, I was thinking, look, I can either go ahead and chase my dreams or find another job, and this might be some sort of sign from the universe. So I said, screw it, let's take a big risk, go to Korea. Let's make some content. And here we are, 6 years later, more than 2 million followers. Thank you, everybody. I love you so much.

He's got 2 silver buttons now.

Yeah!

That's crazy!

Give me a gold. Let's go. Let's get that gold, baby.

Do you remember your first ever viral video?

Oh, my first ever TikTok video went viral. It's where I dressed up as a woman and I was making a very terrible dad joke. It was like, "Togiyo Yogi, 카레토 하나 주시겠어요." And then it's like, "네, 카레토 나와습니다." 카레토? And that's it. That first video went viral, which I'm very grateful for because that made me keep on making content. But I think the most viral series was my "Gummy Cheese" series where people would challenge me to do things and I went and made it look easy.

What kind of challenges did you have to do? Uh.

I think it was everything from like eating food, traveling around different cities, and spending the whole day there. But the most interesting ones were probably me getting my wisdom tooth removed. Oh, 2 of them actually.

You filmed that?

Yeah, I filmed that. Blood and everything. Another interesting one, I got my entire body lasered, like head to toe.

That was my follow-up question. I was gonna ask, what's the craziest thing you've ever done for content?

Maybe actually that was probably something crazy. I was at Jeju-do and I was riding an electric bicycle and I had an accident.

Okay.

And I broke my collarbone. So you can actually see it here, the scar.

Yeah, there's the scar.

Yeah. And the entire process, I filmed it all. That was a fun video. Yeah, that was nice.

Wow.

So as soon as I fell over, like, first thing I said to my friend was, I can't even breathe yet. I'm like, get the phone, start recording. I need content, baby. Let's go. And that became a nice viral banger as well.

You are a true content creator. Yeah, it's fun.

I love it. It's such an amazing and fun world.

I've seen you do mukbangs. I've seen you eat with strangers on the street, interview people on the street, even go into strangers' homes and cook with them. What is your favorite type of video that you make?

I think back in the day when I still had a lot of things to explore in the world, Comiji was great because it let me try new things, new foods, new places. But now these days, I'm thinking What's one thing that can't be replaced by AI? And that became street interviews. So I'm really enjoying— because I'm a super extrovert, I love humans, you know? So I use interviews as my way to combine my true personality with also some form of monetization, and it's the perfect combination.

That's great. I need some of that energy because actually I'm an introvert.

You're an introvert?

Yeah.

You've got such energy though. What are you talking about?

I'm an introvert.

No way.

I am, I am. I took the test and I was like 52. Yeah, right?

Oh man. They need to have a like a third symbol for like you know half and half, right?

How do you approach people on the street?

I just do it. You just go for it. I just go for it. I don't know how much of my past I should reveal, but you know I was a bit of an outcast, but also had very little social skills. So back in the day, it became a bit of a project of mine, largely through women. I guess approached lots of women, and then I found a lot of confidence in speaking to people. So now I have essentially no fear of social situations. Learn by doing, right? Yeah, like other day. I approached Park Junhyung as well. I jumped in there, got the interview, got the views. Excellent. I win. That's incredible. No fear of people.

I love it. Dang. That's a superpower. Yeah, it's pretty useful.

Yeah.

Have you ever been rejected? Oh my God.

All the time. Yeah. All the time getting rejected. But I don't think rejections are a negative thing. They're just part of the process. And it can be enjoyable except when they say things a bit harsh.

Just move on.

You say, okay, next. And I can kind of like scout it out now. I'm like, this person's gonna recognize me. So I just go in and they're like, oh!

You see them kind of watching a little bit or looking?

Even if they haven't seen me yet, I'm like, oh, that's my demographic. And you know, my demographic in Korea, pretty solid saturation.

I went out with him in Busan and literally he was stopped every minute. People were like, oh, I've seen your videos! Oh, Jungwoo! Like, that was pretty cool.

Thank you guys. Thank you for recognizing.

Have you ever had like a weird fan?

Oh my God, yes! There's 2 types of people I just cannot tolerate. One is the ones who kind of grab you. Physically grab you? Yeah, physically grab you. I don't like getting touched by strangers. Like if we're already in conversation, fine. Like that's fine. But like if you come up behind me and go like this, I'm like, shit, bro. Like come on, bro. And then there was one the other day, a very distinct situation. This guy comes up to me. He's like, oh, 저 진짜 팬이에요. And then he gets his phone, shoves it in my face this distance. He's like, 팔로 해게요. Like right now. And then he's like, 마빠이 가는 거 같아요? Alright, 그거 안 돼요. And then he went back. He was like, fuck off. And then he unfollowed me like in two seconds. He unfollowed you?

Followed you?

Yeah, so I was like, bro, like, I don't even know who the guy is. If we had a nice conversation and stuff, I can think about it, but I don't know who the guy is.

That's so savage. What the heck?

Yeah, very strange.

Were you surprised when people first started recognizing you?

Oh yeah, it was crazy. It was like biggest dopamine rush. I was just walking to the convenience store and somebody recognized me. I was like, whoa, I've made it. I've done something. Like, the reality of a content creator, you're just sitting in your bedroom most of the time just sitting on your computer editing videos. So it's kind of interesting that this very benign task leads to so much happiness and recognition from people. Like, I, I enjoy making videos, but I don't quite understand why people watch them sometimes, most of the time. But they do, and I'm so grateful for that. So thank you for enjoying my videos, guys.

No, I think you have such a strong presence, and people can just see your confidence in the videos and You always keep things very fresh and new. Like, I never know what's gonna happen in your videos. I love the way you interact with people. I mean, lately you're making the videos where you buy things for people, right? That seems to be going well.

Yeah, it's going not bad. Like, uh, last year during Christmas, I was out of video ideas, so I said screw it, let's put on a Santa outfit and give out some gifts to people. It went well, and I thought let's try this in normal clothing. It went well, and thanks to that, you know, I've collaborated with Moschino, Uniqlo, a lot of big brands. It's kind of wild, you know?

That's so true. That gives you like good collab.

Yeah, because you can insert any sort of product into the video. So advertisers, please reach out.

Do you use your own money?

All my own money, yes.

Wow.

It's an investment I consider.

What's the most expensive thing someone has asked for you to buy them?

Uh, 2 Le Labo perfumes. That was probably like 50,000 or something.

Oh, okay.

But that was for an ad.

Okay.

For a non-ad video, the most expensive thing I bought was probably A leather jacket or something.

That's a nice gift. If I was out just walking on the street and then got a free leather jacket, I'd be happy.

Yeah, but I've noticed something with Korean people in general. If I did the exact same concept in the States, I think that people would ask for very big things. And considering how much content creators make in the States, you'd be expected to provide those things. But I've noticed that In Korea, most people actually feel maybe a bit of a burden to ask for something too big. So it's not as expensive as I expected when I started the series.

I saw a lot of heartwarming videos where they were just very excited to see you. I think I saw one where you went out to lunch or dinner with a kid.

Yeah, I like those ones.

You just made someone's day.

One time somebody bought me lunch and I was like, what the hell?

Oh, really?

Thank you.

That's so sweet.

Amazing, yeah.

So you made it to the hold stage of Hook Pick Yourisa, right?

Yes, that is correct. So back then I was making a lot of cooking content, and I applied for the show. I came up with this immaculate tadobagi denjang jjigae and also orange rice dish that is from my background. Oh, it's Australian food? No. Well, I'm Armenian, but my parents were born in Iran, so it's kind of a Persian dish. So I called my dish Jipbap. It was a combination of my favorite slash my best dish in Korean and the cooking that I had at home in Australia. And I had a bit of a screw-up because I had a very specific meat supplier I needed to go to, but they were closed by the time I got there. So I had to go to some random meat shop and it was just terrible quality. It was like full of water, just ruined my dish. It could also just be me making excuses, but I swear it was a really good meat supplier. And I got to the reserve stage, which means I beat 60 professional chefs. Let's go!

60?

But, you know, uh, we got edited out, so I was hoping for a bit of a more explosive boost in fame, but that really didn't come to fruition.

So they didn't show you on the show?

I was there for like 10 seconds. I had a speaking line as well.

Oh, good!

I did enough. I beat 60 people. I'm good.

That's amazing. How did you study Korean? How did your Korean get so good?

Uh, so originally I had 4 majors in university. I did finance, international business, Chinese, and Korean. And then when I came to Korea as an exchange student at Seoul National. It wasn't the classes that helped me learn Korean. It was me getting out of the house, getting drunk every single night, and talking to strangers. So I knew nobody at all, and I think that's why my speaking got so good. I went outside convenience stores, I would buy a bottle of soju, I would chug it in one shot, a sort of party trick. And then if anybody was like, oh, whoa, then I'll be like, oh yeah, 같이 한 잔 하실래요? And it's like hang out with them for this night. And then I would learn lots and lots of dialects and styles of speaking very quickly because you get exposed to different people. Whereas I feel like when you meet people who've only kind of like found one partner, they start adapting that person's speech patterns, which is not wrong, it's fine. But I think that really helped me get my speaking better.

No, it's good to learn different accents, dialects, all that. It's very helpful.

Only downfall was since I learned so much on the streets, I used to swear a lot and speak very, very terrible, like offensive Korean, but I've gotten rid of most of it.

Okay.

But I'm still Australian, so swearing is natural for me. So if anybody hears me swearing on the streets, excuse me.

Do you find that when you're speaking in a different language, your personality changes a little bit?

I personally don't find it to change, but I get the feedback very often that I'm a completely different person in each language.

Okay.

Apparently I'm very Sexy and charming in English, but I sound like a child when I speak in Korean. Sexy boy is English. Child is Korean. Armenian or Chinese are probably somewhere in between. Why is it that when I speak Korean, I'm not sexy? Can someone explain this to me? Try. Go ahead. Try. 자기야. 나는 뭐 그걸래? Oh, I shouldn't do the tongue. She reacted. A PD just like went.

Wait, are those girls running over here? Oh my gosh, it worked! It worked!

Oh my God, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.

Girls are running! They love it, they love it. I love that you just said that you would go to the bar and drink and that's how you practice Korean. I've interviewed quite a few people now and a lot of them say pretty much the same thing. Drink. Well, drink and— drink and talk to other people.

I think I've got some very specific advice for Koreans. Koreans can be perfectionists, so until they're good at something, they don't want to do it. But language, you have to do it to get good at it, right? You have to fail a lot to get good at it. The way I enjoy the failing process is to think of it as an experiment or like a video game for myself. So I'm not there trying to impress other people. I'm there just trying to test myself and be like, oh, I'm going to throw out this word and see what the reaction is. And if I get the reaction I want, I'm like, oh, So I should keep saying it that way. Screw the perfectionism, spit it out, meet some random people, and enjoy the process.

I love the video game analogy. That's so true. You're just trying to like level up, and if you make a mistake, you get another life, you know?

Frankly, think of it in reverse. We don't speak perfect Korean, but when you hear us make mistakes, do you even care? No. So guess what? As native English speakers who've already heard Every single country's accents with people from native to absolute beginner. We don't care about your ability, so just go out there, test it. Don't worry about your accent. Pan Ki Moon, like the head of the UN, he's got an accent and he's still kicking ass, so you can do it too. BTS, they got accents, they're kicking ass. You know, just get in there. Boom. Go for it.

That's it. Cheers. Cheers. I like that. Tomato.

Tomato.

Aluminum.

Aluminum.

Buoy.

What? I don't even know what that is. What?

That thing out there.

A boy?

Yeah, what? A boy? That's a boy. You're a boy.

I'm a man.

Garage.

Garage.

Water.

Water.

Yogurt.

Yogurt.

Really? I thought it was yogurt.

What are you talking about? Where are you getting your info from? McDonald's or Mickey D's? McDonald's or Macca's? Candy. Lollies. Shrimp. Prawns.

Chambo, thank you so much for coming today. Thank you. And guys, if you're not following him— I'm sure you are, but if you're not, make sure to check him out and follow him on— what, you've got everything?

YouTube, Insta, TikTok. Search Chen Bo and look for me. Thank you for watching. Thanks for having me on the show. It's not—

All right, thank you for watching, and we will see you next time. Bye!

Bye!