The first episode of the comedian will be on May 7th Lee Eun Ji’s talk show was uploaded to YouTube. The episode featured guests including rapper Swings, Oh My Girl’s Mimi and broadcaster Kim Dae Ho.
During the conversation, Lee Eun Ji asked Mimi when she started creating what she wanted “real money”.
Mimi answered honestly: “From our first agreement I was already in the negative.”
She went on to explain the financial reality that many girl groups face after debuting. “Girl groups require a lot of money. There are huge expenses and unless you’re very successful it’s normal to be in the negative,” he said.
Mimi added that because she had very few solo activities in the beginning, her first significant personal income came not from idol promotions but from YouTube.
According to Mimi, viewers started enjoying her laid-back vlogs and daily life content, which eventually generated revenue through views.
“I first started earning money through YouTube views of my vlogs and everyday content,” he shared.
“For me it was a huge amount of money. Even now it still seems significant, so YouTube is something very significant and valuable to me.”
Mimi debuted with Oh My Girl in 2015 and has steadily expanded her popularity variety show appearances and online content. Since 2019 he has been managing his personal YouTube channel PD memewhich currently has over 547,000 subscribers.
Sources: Nate News
