South Korea's Online Simping Problem
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- How is the online simping culture of South Korea harming the nation's society?
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okay, I'm dyslexic, I read the title of the video as "Koreas online shopping problem", and for 7 ducking minutes, wondered when the shopping part is going to come in😂😂😂😂😂😂
You aren't dyslexic, everyone read it like that )
@@philoslother4602 I have bad news for you 😅
🤣🤣
They are shopping for love 🥺
Same...
The social order and judging system has not adapted to injustice of this sociopathic internet famous people behavior and simping.
Like there's a saying 'The most dangerous man is a weak man'
That's why the 'nice guy' or the 'nerd' can be more of a threat to women and society than jocks or gymbros.
@@jellyrolly Correct and nothing but the truth you just mentioned
@@jellyrolly”nice guys” especially
top g was right
@@MattDoesLife539 He was always right
Simping is horrible. Your message at the end is lovely and I truly hope that Simps will notice it.
They won't. Only hard knocks will teach them.
@@martinricardo4503knowing how simp has gone in the history, nah
i saw it first hand, so many times. Most stand out moment was at Seoul popcon in Gangnam... tons of streamers... lots of girly streamers.... guys were little falling over each other to get closer to one specific one. They followed her every movement. She would "drop" her wallet or lipgloss etc and alllllll the boys would dive to the ground to pic it up and she would giggle.... like actual "tee hee" and do aegyo. The boys would follow her every whim like little puppies. There was no shame or embarrassment lol like where is your pride??!! I'm not trying to be mean but it was crayyyy
if my friends would be there at the moment she 'dropped ' her wallet one would try to take the wallet and get away and the others would try to take the wallets from the simps.
When I read "where's your pride?". My mind automatically made me think of Vegeta saying it.
@@savvaspehlivanidis2443 Actual intellectual mindsets.
Yooo this is actually wild…..😭
@@savvaspehlivanidis2443come on they won't actually drop a wallet with anything of value in it.
It would've been cheaper to pay for the meal than to hire a lawyer.
I noticed the rising simp problem in every country. Why this shit even started in the recent years?
The destruction of masculinity that has been ongoing in the West for so long and is now infecting Korea and Japan.
Not recent at all, simp always existed. It's just technology that evoluted allowing new form a simping.
@@ousou78 Disgusting development.
I blame tinder. Casual dating has become more prominent and women are choosing elite men to get into relationships with while majority become incels.
It is the chemicals that the governments and corporations of the world are putting in the food and water. Men worldwide have low testosterone because of the chemicals.
The GLAM member who became a BJ was Kim Si Won. And she was flirting/having an affair (I don't remember) with Lee Byung Hun who was married at that time. But Kim Si Won's extortion became bigger news and she was thrown under the bus.
Fun fact, GLAM was Bang Si-Hyuk's first group before he created BTS. GLAM was destroyed by the scandal and Bang Si-Hyuk swore off girl groups after the scandal stating girl groups were "too much drama".
I found it funny how most of the "simping problems" hardly are just "simping problems"
in the case you talk about that person did in fact blackmail someone who was cheating = it's not a "black and white" thing or crime where typical moral compass say "this person sucks":
Even the first case has the girl actually paying a rather big fine for literally getting a few free meal, which seemingly the author is not seeing as enough of a punishment.
The problem there is not that "those did not get cancelled"
It's the that "the other DID get cancelled"
Second part of the video is basically the same as the problems with idol simps (which is not so dissimilar from what happened in the past with tulips for example )
@@ArakishiTokugawawhy are you trying to say. The simps aren’t actually simping? Or that the simping is justified?
Your solution at the end of the vid is spot on: develop a deep respect for yourself. Improve your body and mind to increase your value. Take the risk to approach someone in reality, it is likely you will get shot down, but every once on a while…..you will score a home run. ❤
The bear meme is`nt helping this approach at all, it`s madeit worse.
Blame the society that made them. The entire industrialized world is suffering from societal decline.
no, you must rise up and overcome your adversity :) dont blame others lol k xoxo dont hate me
@@EmilyRafferty If a society has a drug problem, simply telling addicts they shouldn't blame other for their issues isn't going to alleviate the overall drug problem. It's simply trying to make the best of the wreckage after the fact. You have to get at the root causes for the breakdown.
@@jamesdrake3651 At the end of the day, you can only help yourself waiting for society to save you is just a pipe dream. There's a saying 'heaven helps those who help themselves'.
@@Jade-iw3ll You are obviously too unintelligent to understand nuanced arguments. I leave you to it. I will not be responding to you again.
Where is the Confucianism here.. 5million award to the restaurant owner is not punitive enough. To think the mother is in on it shows how low that family is
You should do an analysis on the Fat Cat story from China. Basically Fat Cat is a video game carrier (sells carrying service for MOBA games) and he started dating a woman online. Kept on asking for money from him for various reasons and drained roughly $100K USD from him and broke up with him cause he no longer has the funds to support her financially. Then he committed suicide. The crazy thing is it has caused such an outcry online in China that apparently there are groups on telegram putting a bounty on her head (there are screen shots), and there has been videos of ppl literally fake asking her out to hotel parties and then slapping the shit out of her. While I don't condone violence, the reason why netizens got so mad is because she and her friend claimed no responsibility in Fat Cat‘s death and immediately begin looking for the next target. There are also screenshots of her arguing with Fat Cat's family and saying he deserved it. Not to mention she cheated on him while they were dating.
I know the case you’re talking about and it’s gotten pretty big in Vietnam (where I’m from). The evidence against his ex-gf have been disproven and all the messages of her asking for money were faked or taken out of context. Fat Cat’s sister allegedly fabricated evidence against the ex-gf to avenge for his death.
The attacks on her weren’t reported here but allegedly she’d also contacted the family after Fat Cat’s s*icide and has returned the money that was last sent to her. Fat Cat also allegedly gave her the money WILLINGLY to support her flower shop business and she’d also refused taking his money on a couple of occasions.
Wow
So I know of this case and it was really popular where I’m from. Turns out allegedly Fat Cat’s gf never cheated, it was all fabricated by his sister as revenge against the gf. Also allegedly, the gf initially refused to take the money from Fat Cat and paid off the amount owed to his family after his passing. The money sent to her were actually sent towards a mutual account where they both put money into for her flower shop. In the end his attempt and ending life was speculated to be because of his declining mental health as he was earning money online for days on end with little to no rest, and the break up just added onto his stress.
@@namphuongnguyen8569dang… I never heard this side of the story. But I’ll be honest, we gotta follow where the money runs. If there are proof of multiple and numerous of transfers then the gf definitely is fishy
Simping is a problem in every country, but I can imagine that in South Korea and Japan it can be exponentially worse due to cultural norms.
Idol culture is essentially weaponized simping. So yeah, agreed it's probably WAY worse in East Asia
@@13Kr4zYAzN13Asian culture is restrictive to women.So when they see an e girl in bikini they become more down bad and starts sending monry
China too they have less women than others
You can add China to the list as well
I just want to say thank you so much as I’ve learned a lot from your high quality contents.
These stories are shocking and really sad tbh, I just don’t get some people, “donating” to criminals, liars, the bully, blackmailers for what. Like they are rewarded for being shitty human beings.
The UA-camr who doxxed and scammed the restaurant owner is Velvet Tube, her main content is literally just thirst trapping too. Says a lot about the person lmao
So, I'm supposed to throw away my money to someone who won't give me anything in return?
And is already dating someone?
they’ll give u a “thank u oppa❤”
No, thankfully you have self respect so aren't supposed to do any of that :)
@@oppalusand sadly They're so socially deprived of love and attention that they'll feel like they are on top of the world
your channel is amazing oh my god. as a korean american its hard for me to understand cases with difficult words idk so it helps to have videos that explain it well in english :3
Bruh naming other celebs being cancelled and not this one fr
velvettube
As Vtuber fan who has seen many similar cases to this problem, i'd like to add on a few information:
- In regard to the murder of C's mother, this dude is often called as an unicorn, who believes that their streamers have to belong them with an incel-like mindset (i give u my affection and u have to repay it) and would do the most heinous crime to protect the sense of parasocialism they maintain
- A lot of men end up being simps is due to the fact that they cannot feel the sense of self-respect and validation to themselves. This is often caused by a societal hierarchy, creating many miserable men who believes themselves to be incels (in this case is usually described as men who believe they are incompatible with romantic or affection from opposite gender). The low self-esteem men could also be a result of neglect from the real life world, often from the form of bullying, ghosting or a lack of community sense, isolating these people, which in turn make them turn to the digital world, because to them: At least the streamer wouldn't abandon me
I wonder if there's any detail on who's the perpetrator of the case.
The last part of the video seems like it truly came from the heart of the producers :)
The video started out a bit slow but that rapid fire near the end really honed in on the video's subject. Damn!
Ultimately this is not exactly a simp or BJ problem. It's a loneliness problem. We are too ingrained in our gadgets we forget to go out and talk to real people that contribute to general happiness. Just like how the message at the end of video says
thank you so much AL oppa for the video, i love you so much.
Me Initially: "Online simps? Well they are free to spend their money however they like, online simps and e-host come and go, is just a business transaction. :)"
Me later: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, shit that's very sad and tragic. :("
I too, do NOT feel comfortable with that word!!!
The criminal act is also horribly disgusting!!
Found a simp.
@HappytreeLuis
That is an unfactual allegation against me, which you cannot support with facts. You know zero about me. Don't accuse, when you can't prove.
In a way I think it is a bit like gambling, in both people who go too far can ruin their (and other's people) lives
I don't do any, and I consider both bad, but in gambling supposedly there's a chance of winning
What’s sad is that girl is representing the South Korean military if you look closer unless it’s her brother sitting there with A and the mom
thank you for your work. we need more authentic analysis from actual asians from the countries they're analysing, and that's quite rare. please never stop
The advice at the end sounds nice however online life and "real life" isn't as separated people like to think. I've seen commentors who've tried that and found that meeting people was difficult because so many in person interactions came from online sources.
Great video 🔥
Thank you man. Always appreciate the support
This is something that's happening all over the world, not just South Korea. As expected, the countries with more access to the Internet will see higher rates of this happening. Also, a lot of things that are relevant to South Korea will get more attention these days because South Korea is a hot topic right now thanks to K-pop, K-drama, K-beauty, and Korean tech.
I've noticed that. A huge amount of people trying to be "Influencers."
Instead of building something more tangible.
I truly appreciate your content and knowledge... keep up the good work. Peace and blessings.
Its not just male simps. Seungri for example still has an ample amount of female simps.
While I’m sure this truly is horrible in South Korea, it is not just South Korea. It is the world that has this problem. Especially first world countries have this problem.
Thanks guys.
Good video.
Stupid people who give money for stupid things get stupid out comes.
You can certainly make the case that simping or taking advantage of simps is a transaction between adults. But in a world where personal connections are getting more and more rare it is becomes clear that it isn't a transaction but exploitation of vunerable lonely people. And a form if exploitation that rewards the negative behaviour that keeps them isolated
As someone who’s been invested unhealthily in parasocial relationships before (though not to the extremes of those mentioned in this video), I can’t stress enough the importance of the ending message in this video. Focus on yourself and your development. At the end of the day, you’re the person you spend the most time with your whole life, so if you can’t stand yourself, how do you think someone else will respect and care for you?
This is basically the Sniperwolf drama all over again
Online simping isn't just S.Korea's problem it's global problem
just show their faces dude, aint illegal in america
He doesn't live in America
It’s not about being illegal,I think it’s just him being respectful
I have no clue how people could trust anyone on the internet, even communities on discord, youtube or anywhere.
I kind be kind or not on the internet, but never ever trust anyone on the internet.
And if you meet them in person, then trust is gained the same way people have been interacting for thousands of years.
This is going to make a light bulb go off in the heads of the wrong women over there. Destroying a man or having to face accountability for a crime can be undone and even profited from massively.
If God doesn't destroy modern society, then He owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.
Simping is a symptom of disaffected men, not the cause. Make no mistake, I despise it, but BJs could disappear, the simps would still destroy their lives with another vice. One person had an erotomanic delusion and would have likely latched on to a more traditional celebrity if not for the BJ. Plenty of people lack money management skills and put themselves into life ending debt, if not by simping then online gambling, gacha games, or impulse shopping.
This. The BJs are only the end to a means. The simps are trying to fill a void within themselves and will find another way to do it. In fact these BJs, OF Girls, etc. have competition with the rise of AI GFs who are significantly cheaper to maintain via a subscription service
Anti-social behaviour will forever be the thorn in any society's side
Things like this are always crazy. Remembers me of the case of a murderer with a beautiful face. Just because of that lots of people wanted to get him out of prison. The society is really sick sometimes 😱.
omg how can these people be like this disgusting and they say the Chinese are morally bad gosh so hypocrtical
I'd like to see if there is a correlation between the percentage of simps and the birth rate
The amount of people thinking they can get away with crime, just because they have a good lawyer is insane. Theres actual evidence of the crime wth lol.
everytime al imitate her saying thank u so much oppa i love u, my soul crash a litle
Vtuber fan looking away awkwardly as if they also don't just experience the same thing (and especially with a certain necromancer):
This is proof of beauty priviliege, that most random people treat extremly attractive people like a God.
Yawn😊
damn she learned a whole new language to gain more simp cash, say what you want but that girl is DRIVEN.
Truly the gold digger of gold diggers
I can’t hate the HUSTLE…besides, a SIMP and their money aren’t supposed to be together in the first place!
Nice 👍
Lol I thought she paid with her hair. One strand of her hair paid for a family meal, the waiter was simping. But later when the magic wore off, the restaurant wanted a refund😅. Cmon restaurant, hair at end of meal by online star is oldest trick in the book.
Simp detected 😂
Opening video with throwing some shade to that SOMEONE, is really epic 😂😂
2:22 it took me until right now to realize it didn't say pimping i'm sad and disappointed
People who point out social discourse or oppressive policies gain attention on an international stage. They gain international credability by essentially throwing their country 'under the bus'.
51 million is not a small population :)) Armenia has 2.9 million people, that's small.
No, 51 million is small! The U.S. have over 300 million citizens. Any population over 100 million is considered large.
What's the name of the model?
Yeah I am curious too
@@astrosmithsin3153 velvettube
Great video. The girl who collected lot of money is smart. The issue lie with guys who are willing to pay.
As a girl I am not willing to pay to watch half naked guy online telling me he loves me.
I agree. Simps should be shamed, everywhere.
I’ve never thought abt it that way. Watching men doing weird sexual stuff online while telling me they love me is so stupid to me. Not to mention spending so much money on them because they’re making intimate comments on screen. The issue is definitely the consumers than the maker tbh.
You have better social status, good for you
So then do you also not have a problem with "Hosts" in Japan where good looking guys take advantage of women who end up getting prostituted to pay off the debts? Don't be a hypocrite... The guys are smart, right?
Like they’re just dumb
Great video! If you haven't already, would be extremely interesting if you could make a video about why the birthrate is so low in Korea.
funny how they sentenced dahee to prison but LEE BYUNG HUN continues to be an A list actor even when he got busted as a Pervert cheater
...this is social media personality simping, some extreme ofc, but it's definitely better than smiping women in real life. no moral high horse preaching can solve this "problem" if you frame it as one, when people actually, honestly attempt to find the real cause of why men choose not to spend time, money and energy on real life women, we're getting somewhere; online smiping is result, not cause.
People don't get it. Simps are created thru life experiences. No one is born a simp.
Who is worse: simps or the women who exploit them?
Both are bad. It’s just simple supply and demand, nobody gets rich ethically. Once these men decide to stop simping on random women online and get real help, these women wouldn’t have to exploit them because there isn’t any demand
@@adrisoa yeah that's pretty much my answer. Only disagreement is no one can get rich ethically. I think it is possible if you get really really lucky. What's unethical about winning the lottery or accidentally creating a hit song?
Yea just like with drugs when people stop taking drugs there won't be any drugdealers. Makes no sense why people arrest the dealers just cure every addict instead@@adrisoa
In America I consider the streamers to be worse with some exceptions. Twitch is supposed to be a website for children. The girl gamers go on there looking to create simps. Taking advantage of their budding sexuality in the process.
@adrisoa This gives the same vibes as "If women dressed more modestly, men wouldn't have to rape them."
No. Simps are lonely broken men. They need help. The women that exploit them are selfish pieces of shit that thrive in the suffering of others.
Unfortunately it isn't just KR issue and probably won't go away anytime soon as it generate too much moneys.
There needs to be a realistic donation limit. The world is becoming strange with all this weird simp behavior.
There really needs to be more constructive content on social media as well. Whether it's employment, education, dating, or peer support.
Too many of these generic billboard influencers gloating. And begging for money.
what do south koreans themselves think of these "simps"?
I've never in my life heard the term "broadcast jockey".
Is that just a more complicated word for "streamer"? If so, why not simply say streamer?
Just curious.
I'm pretty sure it was popularized even before streamers were mainstream. It's usually written as BJ and mostly to describe afreeca streamers who show a lot of skin so the term BJ kinda there to differentiate which type of streaming you are doing
no difference to a youtuber from the West, harassing, slandering and even doxing small youtubers that exposes her unwanted behavior, but because of her huge followers, the platform cannot ban her Money Making account
I think this is like saying video games cause murder. You can be an online simp and pay for onlyfans, but if you take it too far, its not onlyfans fault. Its twisted individuals fault.
Great video.
It's Korean culture. These streamers are just riding on the wave started by Kpop bands, whose sasaeng fans started the online simping craze. And their agencies actively encourage simping to sell merch and tickets.
It's really weird how so many people are trying to make money through social media.
But they're not actually building something. Like houses, food, or even basic peer support.
@@eksbocks9438yeah, because south Korea is capitalism, it's kinda evil to me especially cancel culture, this is why I hate south Korea even more
I think the bigger problem is cancel culture in South Korea-- simping is a secondary problem.
simping for randoms is disgusting. like ur giving ur attention to random girls cuz ur desperate and u crave into that? it's disgusting
"With an image, there is no attendant danger.".... Jim Morrison
Dammmm I can see why china has limited internet now Asia has a attach to internet problem
This kind of simping also happen in Singapore but less extreme than Korea. You can't talk reason with these simping guys. They may turn nasty against you for trying to help them.
This is a global problem
Simpin’ ain’t pimpin’ dawg.
Go outside and touch some grass seems to be the best answer in my opinion.
"Thank you so much for the donation, my oppa. I love you" LOL
the word unalive makes me think about league
If it is anything like the US, getting the name and address of the owner of a restaurant is very easy. So, that is no big deal.
This is why when there's a hair in my food I just keep eating it. Who gives a shit about a hair?
How simping happens: a bunch of dudes that think like NPCs and no self respect.
man, these people really need an influencer, like el Temach
YEA GUYS NO ASKING FOR @ 😭😭😭
velvettube
If you examine popular South Korean streamers who have more diverse viewerships (e.g., Chimchakman, Woojunging), you'll find that their content closely resembles legacy media (e.g., talk shows, movie or game reviews) and popular UA-camrs. You'll discover that their content is generally much healthier than that of Western streamers. Choosing the extreme outliers in the scene, you are generalizing them to represent the entire online broadcasting culture in Korea.
Lonely simps searching for love & affection need to get a dog! It’s much cheaper and way more satisfying.
Won't work, they _require_ the affection of females.
I think it's a societal problem more so than the fault of jockeys or the men. It's their responsibility but definitely reflects a bigger issue
If I'm paying for someone, you better give me equal value in return. You better get I'm bed with me if I'm going to pay you this much.
Online Simping? Americans call that OnlyFans.
That’s the same thing dude
If i have more money i would help homeless people and children in need and animal shelters not a spoiled person online
She should have simply paid 300k. That's like nothing
are these broadcast jockeys similar to s 3x sellers? or are they just like normal streamers on Twitch and stuff?
normal hot tub streamers. they'll talk to chat, do sexy dances, wear sexy clothes. and horny dudes will think they're special
Bullies to bullies problem.
At least she can afford to pay her meals now xD
Can you please watch Perfect Blue. It's a perfect example of what you are talking about
…and here I thought America was nuts! 😮