Editor’s note: Last month we held the first-ever YouTube FanFest in Korea, a live performance by some of YouTube’s top stars in Korea and around the world. Instead of telling you how much fun the audience had with creators such as 정성하 Sungha Jung, 양띵 YD and Liah Yoo, we invited a fan to share her experiences seeing and meeting her favorite YouTube stars.
Puteri Safia from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
You might ask what a girl from Kuala Lumpur is doing such a long way from home at YouTube FanFest in Korea. I’m actually on a Malaysian government scholarship, studying in Seoul. It wasn’t easy coming here and adjusting to my new life at first, and this is when YouTube became as important as Google Search to me. I slowly learned about Korean culture and language from vloggers like Josh and Ollie who are behind
Korean Englishman.
These guys are my inspiration and I’m pretty sure other foreigners currently studying in Korea feel the same way. Check out the smiles of me and my friends hanging with Josh and Ollie before the show—we were pretty excited!
We never had the chance to meet any YouTube stars or other famous people back in Malaysia, so coming to FanFest in Seoul was a pretty amazing experience. I even got to meet
Sam Tsui and
Kurt Schneider. I’ve been a big fan of theirs ever since I watched
their version of Don’t Stop Believing five years ago. I love how they add their own touch to their collaborations on cover songs. Here’s a picture of me and Kurt—my sign really got his attention!
The whole show was fantastic and we really got into the spirit of things by dressing up in YouTube’s red and white colors on the night…
My favorite Korean YouTubers SSIN and Sungha Jung were also at FanFest.
SSIN uploads useful makeup and beauty tips, and
Sungha Jung is a very special YouTube musician. You can see them on stage here with all the other YTFF performers:
Sungha Jung doesn’t say much in his videos, but one thing’s for sure—he speaks to his
fans all over the world with his guitar. Here he is performing on the night:
One thing I love about these YouTube stars is how humble they are. It’s also inspiring when you think about how they started from scratch, coming out of nowhere, really. They show the world that if they can do it, so can we!
Posted by Puteri Safia from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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