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South Korean voice actor and "YouTube Dad" Mun Jung-ho has amassed a dedicated and loyal subscriber base of those he refers to as his virtual sons and daughters, ranging in age from school-age teens to those in their 30s with their own children. lat.ms/2M8imyz
In each of his videos, he plays the part of the father he wished he’d hadand the one he struggled to be for his own son: a warm, supportive dad, a rarity in South Korea’s patriarchal society, where fathers are expected to be solemn and authoritative. lat.ms/2M8imyz
Mun is just one YouTube personality offering something many seem to crave in hyper-urban South Korea, where many people live densely packed in high-rises yet are somehow increasingly isolated from one another: a semblance of human connection. lat.ms/2M8imyz
Many of his more than 50,000 subscribers comment on his videos to tell him about their day, fret about what’s troubling them and seek his advice on everything from school to jobs to life. lat.ms/2M8imyz
Mun’s role-playing as a father started mostly as a gimmick to play up the fact that he was older than most YouTubers, but after reading poignant comments on his channel, he realized he was more than an online novelty to many of his viewers. lat.ms/2M8imyz
