Actor Kim Namgil, who led the success of the 2019 SBS drama 'The Fiery Priest' by driving viewership ratings above 20% during its premiere, has now conquered YouTube.
On the 11th, the first episode of the summer vacation special Project '2026 Summer Road Series—Want to Eat Ramen?' was released on the YouTube channel 'DdeunDdeun'.
As expected from content that garnered significant buzz even with just the teaser, it is seeing an explosive response, surpassing 2.5 million views just one day after its release (as of 8:00 AM on the 12th).
The content caught attention because it began with a single remark made by Kim. During the 100th episode special of 'Just an Excuse' released last March, he expressed his desire by saying, "I want to try doing a YouTube channel where we go around eating ramen," and suggested to Yoon Kyung-ho, "Do you want to do a YouTube channel with me where we go around eating ramen?" This eventually led to the actual content.
At the time, that video received immense love, recording over 16.5 million views to date and ranking among the TOP3 most-watched videos in the history of the 'DdeunDdeun' channel. Kim confessed that after making that remark, he "received the most phone calls in my entire life."
In this trip, the chemistry between Yoo Jae-suk, Yoon Kyung-ho, and Ju Ji-hoon certainly shone. Kim, known to enjoy riding, showed another side of his charm while traveling on a bike with Ju Ji-hoon.
As it was revealed that he is the first BMW Motorrad Buddy (bike ambassador) in Korea, the true nature of rider Kim once again drew attention. Sharing that he hadn't been able to ride a motorcycle for a while due to filming the SBS drama 'Nightmare', he appeared to fully enjoy the freedom of riding for the first time in a long while.
He also revealed that he holds a fitness trainer certification, mentioning that he worked part-time at a fitness club while watching the match against Poland during the 2002 World Cup.
The new episode of 'Want to Eat Ramen?' featuring Kim, a guaranteed viewership rating hit who has now caused a YouTube view explosion, will be released on the 18th.
