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[bngsoo]

THE HEIR WHO GAVE UP EVERYTHING TO TEACH KOREAN - Korea Now

[The video starts with Jisoo smiling at the camera. He's the only person visible in the shot, recorded from the waist up. As the interview is conducted, the only prompts the viewer sees are the words written on the screen. There are no other voices heard throughout the length of the video. Though Jisoo is speaking English, there are Korean subtitles on the bottom of the screen.]

CAN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF?

Hi, everyone. My name is Jisoo Bang, but you might know me as Soo Ssaem from the Soo Ssaem Channel on Youtube where I try to make Korean language and culture accessible to everyone. 

I have been teaching Korean on Youtube for about three years now but I have taught Korean language for much longer than that. I have been teaching online and I worked full-time for a language school in Seoul before I started working freelance in 2022. And now I'm here in the Yonhap News studio recording this interview!

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO CREATE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL?

I decided to start a Youtube channel because I wanted to help more people learn Korean in a way that is free but also more fun than just only reading a textbook. I have studied foreign languages myself so I know how challenging it is and I want to help others achieve their goals too. That’s why I try to use interesting methods to help my viewers learn Korean like learning through video games, for example. 

WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO TEACH KOREAN?

I always had a passion for learning about other cultures and I think language is a very important part of that. It’s how we communicate with other people and learning a new language can help you connect with people who you don't normally connect with. So, I wanted to help those people that are interested in Korea too. 

WHAT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT TEACHING ON YOUTUBE?

The best thing is that I can do whatever I want to do. Because we're not in a classroom with a very strict curriculum, we can make it more fun and random, which I like. It's better to have fun when you're learning and I think on Youtube it's a perfect place to do that.

WHAT'S THE HARDEST PART ABOUT TEACHING ON YOUTUBE?

Actually, I think I'm not a very creative person. It's a bit stressful to take some ideas and make them become a real thing. I don't want my videos to be boring so I try really hard to make them interesting for everybody. Like... finding balance? You know, try to make it entertaining but also educational. It's hard sometimes.

Also, I had to learn about editing videos because I never had experience before. I've had to learn a lot about that so that was a bit challenging at first, but I really like it now.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF TEACHING?

I like traveling and spending time with my family and my friends. But my favorite thing, it's being at home with my wife and our animals and playing games. That's where I can find my biggest happiness.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RECENT MARRIAGE!

Oh, thank you! I am a really happy guy now. Everyone who is watching this video should go subscribe to Pony on Youtube as well. She's helped me a lot when I was starting my channel so I hope everyone can support my wife in her career too. She deserves it.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT IS SOOTUBE?

Sootube is my second channel where I post random videos that don't really match my Soo Ssaem channel. It's more free and random so if you like that kind of things, you can feel free to check it out too.

WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR CHANNELS ARE GETTING SO MUCH ATTENTION?

Are they? Well, I think Korean culture is kind of a hot topic these days. Lots of people around the world are watching dramas and listening to K-pop music so there is a lot of interest and demand for resources compared to a long time ago. But I hope people are interested in my channel because I can make learning a bit more entertaining for them. And maybe also because I'm really an honest person about things, even when I talk about bad things. I'm a bit bold so I try to keep it realistic, not fake.

IS THAT WHY YOU HAVE BEEN OPEN ABOUT SENSITIVE TOPICS ON YOUR CHANNEL?

Yes. I don't want to pretend like I'm living in a fairy tale. I think some people might think I do, but I don't. I'm just a human being like everyone else and I think we need to change our perspective in society about what is okay to share with other people and what isn't. That's why I have talked about mental health on my channel. I would like to keep being open about those things so that other people feel invited to share their thoughts and feelings with other people as well.

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE WHO JUDGE YOU?

Nothing, honestly. I just hope they live a good life and stay focused on themselves. I try not to worry how people think of me these days, even though it can be hard. I come from a family with a lot of history that many people know about so I'm used to people having opinions that I don't always agree with. That's just how life is.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ENCOURAGING TO SAY TO PEOPLE LEARNING KOREAN?

Thank you for your interest in learning about my culture. And if you're learning with me, then I thank you even more. Korean can be challenging like any language so I hope you won't give up in the difficult times. Anything is possible if you set your mind to it. So, keep going and don't be shy about it. Fighting!

ANY LAST WORDS FOR YOUR SUBSCRIBERS?

사랑해요. I love you. Thank you a lot for your support. I'll work hard to keep making videos that you will enjoy. And I really hope we can see each other again soon.

Bye bye!

[cakeefeatured]

Life By You a Dream Come True?

Hello future Elby (unofficial name floating around on reddit) storytellers, builders, fashionista, and modders! I’m so hype for this game this has been a game I’ve been dreaming of since Sims 2 and Sims 3 and now it’s arrived in 2023. I think this game has definitely future proofed itself from just the amount of technology and coding that was mentioned by Rob in various interviews, that goes behind this entire game. You can literally change the gameplay of Life By You. 

Dont believe me? Read on.

I wanted to share a bit on what I’m personally excited for about LBY, because it leaves a lot and little to the imagination. Because it pretty much has most of everything!

Modding galore. Pretty much every thing will be moddable and has a creator to it. Want to be paleontologist? Taxidermist? Seashell collector? You could! With their collections creator. You can even change the gameplay, because every tool they made the game with they’ll be giving to us to use to make the game however we want. 

Languages and Dialogue. This has me curious for the insane conversations characters will be able to have and how we can make our own. I’m loving we will also be able to import other conversations from other players. So you’ll never run out of interesting discussions.

Observables. This is my most favorite feature so from what Rob has said in previous interview observables are: 

“This one is cooking, so his cooking skill is going up. Also, he’s just observed her. Now he’s posting social media, so he needs to relax. That piece of information, that he saw her relaxing on the couch, that now is stored permanently in his memory, and he can tell other people around the world. For example, her boss. He could say, “I saw her relaxing.” The boss could say, “At 6:29 AM on Monday? That’s when she was meant to be at work.” That’s an example of how our social information exchanges. We think that kind of ability for our agents to observe the world, as well as react to it and have memories about the world, that’s a kind of–we hope it’s a magic that will enable people to tell much more interesting stories.”

Your memories can effect your job especially for artists. 

We have creative careers, so you can be an author, for example. You can decide to write science fiction, romance, mystery novels. What you see will influence your work. For example, if you’re writing a romance book, and today you’ve seen a romantic interaction, or someone is being romantic to you, the quality of your romance fiction will be better in the game.

You can change the gameplay if you want

You can go as deep as you like. We do ship with all of the tools that we used to make the actual gameplay. We give that to you out of the box. You can change our gameplay or make your own. The hardest tool by far–we have our own visual scripting language. If you go to an object you can go in deep and really change the gameplay.

Playable careers. One feature I’m greatful for. To think we can build business, but possibly, schools and it could also be playable if we wanted. Because we don’t have to go with the elby everywhere, whether it’s work or school, we can switch and change to different characters whenever we want in real time. I’m a builder and storyteller, and this has always been a no.1 for me because there’s no reason to have rabbit holes anymore in 2023. It’s literally limiting what a life simulation can and needs to be for players. There’s so much advance tech out here now guys! Sure some players don’t have the top specs in PC but it’s still limiting in what life simulation games could be at a 100% potential. 

Recipe Creator. There’s no news on this yet but the fact that it’s there has me excited. I’m wondering if the cooking will be like Second Life...

The game overall has a lot of promise and can’t wait to see what else they will introduce and reveal in the coming months. I could go on and on but I’ll stop at  #7. 

 I’m interested in what you think about it and looking forward to~!

[rodrickheffeley]

today I discovered Anne rice’s son’s tweets through twitter. im like this is exactly what I should have expected

[antlerclxws]

[its-yashas-strong-arms]

FINALLY some good fucking feature ideas from the tumblr devs. tamagotchi renaissance now

[cruelnemothesis]

[ladychlo]

Motaz Azaiza interviewed by Ajstream after fleeing Gaza, please do watch the whole interview...

[bisexualvampires]

he has a 100% divorce rate btw

[galaxyspeaking]

No one has painted me in over 400 years.

[apendice-chileno]

loved this two, I need them together in more stuff already

[slfcare]

ten years ago you were so scared of such different things, but you survived them anyway. the same goes for five years ago and two years ago. everything that has ever felt like a hurdle, you’ve passed through. so be afraid, identify your fears, and then allow yourself to remember that in just a little while, this will be another thing that you have overcome.

[dendrochronologies]

maya angelou saying the funniest thing anyone has ever said about editing, which i can never let myself forget EVER AGAIN [x]

[martinze-nn]

never been about me

[vamplire]

HEY that's MY emotional support morally ambiguous misunderstood full of trauma touch starved yearning for love drenched in blood responsible for numerous atrocities comfort character who is TRYING & u will TREAT them with RESPECT

[berryesque]

Interview with the cheerleader