After six years of starting YouTube, I would like to share my personal story for the first time. You might ask, Didn't you upload a Q&A video recently? Not that kind of Q&A. I want to talk about my personal story. I will honestly tell you how an ordinary high school student became a YouTuber with 1 million subscribers and reveal the hidden truths in that process. When I first started YouTube in the 2nd year of middle school, it was by uploading videos of a mobile game called Nebulous that I knew. Naturally, I didn't know what algorithms were, but I just followed what others were doing, and it turned out to be more fun than I thought. After a year, I had about 1,000 subscribers, but I hadn't made any profit yet because the monetization conditions required 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time. At that time, I was the master of the largest clan in Korea, so I couldn't promote my videos much.

I managed to start filming, but the problem was that there was not enough time to watch. I also wanted to earn some money myself, even if it was a small amount, so I thought it would be difficult to succeed with such minor games. From that moment on, I started various challenges. I uploaded Brawl Stars videos with subtitles as soon as I heard popular songs. Famous YouTubers compile trendy phrases and more. No matter how much I tried new things, there was no new influx, just the same comments from our clan members as usual. So, I decided to start over from scratch and created the current Story Channel. It wasn't originally named Story from the beginning; it started with a very thin nickname, Encyclopedia, to deliver only essential information. The concept was good, but the editing was not good enough.

Moreover, who would be curious about the most liked comments on Naver Webtoon for selecting a topic? So, at first, I did it a bit, but since the views didn't come out much, I lost interest and took a break for about half a year. But around 2018, as those who know would know, a lot of incidents started to explode on YouTube. There were controversies, surprising things, controversies, and real-time popular videos were always no. 1 with I'm sorry. So, at that time, there were so many apologies, so I thought, Is there nowhere that summarizes these things at once? I searched for it, but there wasn't anything specific. So, to figure out what was going on and out of curiosity, I personally created it. I gathered all the incidents that had been on YouTube for a while by digging into sites like Namuwiki and such, and then I made it with a bit of a feeling of a Korean YouTube chronicle.

The video now reaches 600,000 views and hits 1,000 subscribers. Honestly, I feel more embarrassed than proud of this. Although it only contained neutral facts, gaining views by mentioning such unfortunate incidents and accidents doesn't feel right, does it? Back then, I was just excited about the views, but looking back now, it doesn't seem like such a good direction. Anyway, starting from that, I continued to upload various videos, and when the video on the secondary account of PewDiePie exploded in views, I hit the first 1 million views. I was truly happy when the letters 1 million views appeared. It made me happy to think that a million people watched my video, not just a million views. After tasting the thrill of that success, I set a new goal for myself. Getting good views is now my goal.

To create the content that I want to show, I started analyzing from the time when it reached 1 million views again to feel the energy. I changed the channel name to a more intuitive story, then I recorded the channel statistics every day. I always carried a small notebook at school and spent the whole day thinking about how to make videos that get a lot of views. By the time I was in the second year of high school, my subscribers had exceeded 30,000. The number of views on the videos ranged from a few tens of thousands to as many as several hundred thousand. However, since channels without a certain number of subscribers according to YouTube policy could not generate revenue, channel profits were still non-existent. Since my original goal was not profit but a hobby, I continued to study hard at school and did YouTube in my spare time. That's exactly what happened.

On May 22, 2020, a turning point in my life comes. Hidden features on YouTube that 99% of people don't know about, the video reaches 1 million views in just two days. The next video also becomes a huge hit consecutively. From this point on, I started to think that YouTube could possibly become not just a hobby but a job. To prepare for serious revenue generation, I posted a notice for narrator recruitment. Only one person applied to that notice, and that was Wonwooju. But honestly, I didn't feel like this person was special from the beginning. In the early days, it was quite different from now, and since there was only one applicant anyway, I thought it wouldn't hurt to try together. Oh, looking back now, it was truly a godsend. Finding a voice that fits my channel as well as Wonwooju's is not easy. So, in September 2020, the revenue generation was approved, and I pondered for about two more months.

While doing it, I eventually became convinced that I could succeed on YouTube in November 2020, and ended up dropping out of school. At that time, I had 200,000 subscribers. By providing informative videos related to YouTube, I was able to grow to around 600,000 subscribers in six months. However, what I felt while doing this was that although informative videos were doing well in terms of views and revenue, they were becoming less interesting because they were simply gathering information from the internet. So, I tried uploading some new types of videos without narration on a sub-account called Factory, and surprisingly, they did even better than the story videos. Every time I uploaded, I got over a million views, gained new subscribers, and eventually surpassed the number of subscribers on the main account in just four months. It turned out to be quite successful than I expected, but anyway, since Factory was originally a short-term experimental channel,

Instead of neatly folding, I started applying the know-how I gained from that to this channel, and began to do the contents I really wanted to do, not just an information channel. Of course, compared to before, the cost of investing in videos has increased, and the video release frequency has become longer, leading to a clear decline in profits. However, it's definitely more fun than an information channel. Surpassing 1 million subscribers, now on the verge of 2 million, I am looking forward to being able to make more diverse attempts with the launch of a game channel called EviOn and by revealing my voice. Lastly, there is one thing I wanted to mention. Regarding the production in my videos, for example, in the recent video intro, there is a comment as an example, but that comment is actually not real; it's a comment I created through editing. Also, scenes with Discord conversations in another video are also created through editing.

In fact, I edited a very complicated conversation for readability. To maintain the natural flow of the video, there are quite a few parts that involve unintentional staging. In these short videos, if the reactions of the participants seem a bit unsatisfactory, we sometimes reshoot or directly request dialogues. However, in cases where in these videos, the truth is that no prize money was given or no ten million won sponsorship was provided, and the participants were actually acquaintances who were not paid, it would certainly spark controversy, but that's absolutely not the case. It's just to create comments for the flow of the video, and there is no issue even if I created those comments. The same goes for the EV1 videos. Even if it seems like I'm ending the video by saying This is the end of the video, it's not a problem at all.

So, explaining these things is actually quite funny, but these days, YouTube is so harsh and competitive that just in case, I mean just in case, to prevent any unnecessary misunderstandings later on, I would like to mention in advance that my videos include a certain level of neutrality in the production, and it will continue to be that way in the future. So, please keep that in mind. Also, you know, in the background of the Minecraft video that is currently playing, it may seem like I have never made a mistake in the jump map, but the truth is, there was one scene where I made a mistake and smoothly edited it together. Just once, there was only one spot. So, if any of you happen to notice, just keep it to yourself.

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🚀 유튜브 시작과 초기 어려움

처음 유튜브를 시작했을 때는 중학교 2학년 때였고, **"Nebulous"라는 모바일 게임 영상을 올리면서 시작**했습니다. 알고리즘도 모른 채 다른 사람들이 하는 것을 따라 했지만, 생각보다 재미있었습니다. 1년 후 구독자가 1,000명 정도 되었지만, 수익 창출 조건인 구독자 1,000명과 시청 시간 4,000시간을 채우지 못해 수익은 없었습니다.

수익을 얻기 위해 다양한 시도를 했습니다. 인기 있는 노래에 맞춰 **"브롤스타즈" 영상을 자막과 함께 올리거나**, 유명 유튜버들의 트렌디한 문구를 따라 하기도 했습니다. 하지만 새로운 유입은 없고, 기존 클랜 멤버들의 댓글만 달릴 뿐이었습니다.

💡 스토리 채널로의 전환과 성공

새로운 시작을 위해 현재의 스토리 채널을 만들었습니다. 처음에는 "Encyclopedia"라는 얇은 닉네임으로 시작해 필수 정보만 전달하려 했지만, 편집 실력이 부족했습니다. 2018년쯤 유튜브에서 여러 사건들이 터지면서 **사건들을 요약해주는 콘텐츠**를 만들게 되었습니다. 나무위키 등을 참고하여 유튜브 사건들을 정리하여 영상을 만들었고, 60만 뷰를 달성하며 1,000명의 구독자를 얻게 되었습니다.

이후 퓨디파이의 부계정 관련 영상이 폭발적인 조회수를 기록하면서 첫 100만 뷰를 달성했습니다. **100만 뷰라는 숫자가 아닌, 백만 명의 사람들이 자신의 영상을 봤다는 생각에 행복**했습니다. 이 성공을 맛본 후, 좋은 조회수를 얻는 것을 목표로 삼았습니다.

100만 뷰를 다시 달성했을 때의 에너지를 느끼기 위해 채널 이름을 직관적인 "스토리"로 변경하고, 매일 채널 통계를 기록했습니다. 학교에서도 조회수가 잘 나오는 영상을 만드는 방법에 대해 끊임없이 고민했습니다. 고등학교 2학년 때 구독자가 3만 명을 넘었지만, 당시 유튜브 정책상 일정 구독자 수 미만 채널은 수익 창출이 불가능했습니다.

2020년 5월 22일, 인생의 전환점이 찾아왔습니다. **"99%의 사람들이 모르는 유튜브 숨겨진 기능" 영상이 단 이틀 만에 100만 뷰를 돌파**했습니다. 이 시점부터 유튜브가 취미가 아닌 직업이 될 수도 있다고 생각하기 시작했습니다. 본격적인 수익 창출을 위해 내레이터 모집 공고를 올렸고, 원우주님이 지원했습니다.

2020년 11월, 유튜브로 성공할 수 있다는 확신을 얻고 자퇴를 결심했습니다. 당시 구독자는 20만 명이었습니다. 유튜브 관련 정보성 영상을 제공하면서 6개월 만에 60만 명의 구독자를 확보했습니다. 하지만 정보성 영상은 조회수와 수익은 좋았지만, 인터넷에서 정보를 모으는 것에 불과해 재미가 덜했습니다.

🎭 새로운 시도와 연출에 대한 해명

새로운 유형의 영상을 만들기 위해 "Factory"라는 서브 계정에 내레이션 없는 영상을 올렸는데, 놀랍게도 스토리 영상보다 훨씬 더 좋은 반응을 얻었습니다. 하지만 "Factory"는 원래 단기 실험 채널이었기 때문에, 그 채널에서 얻은 노하우를 본 채널에 적용하기 시작했습니다. 정보 채널이 아닌, 정말 하고 싶었던 콘텐츠를 만들기 시작했습니다.

최근 영상 인트로에 등장하는 댓글이나 디스코드 대화 장면 등은 **가독성을 위해 편집을 통해 만들어낸 것**입니다. 영상의 자연스러운 흐름을 위해 의도치 않은 연출이 포함되어 있습니다. 하지만 상금이나 스폰서 제공과 관련된 부분은 사실과 다르지 않습니다.

최근 유튜브가 경쟁이 치열해졌기 때문에 불필요한 오해를 방지하기 위해, 영상 제작에 있어 어느 정도의 연출이 포함되어 있다는 점을 미리 언급하고 싶었습니다. 마인크래프트 영상에서도 점프맵에서 실수를 편집으로 감춘 부분이 있습니다.

중학교 2학년 때 'Nebulous' 모바일 게임 영상으로 유튜브 시작.

알고리즘을 모르고 다른 유튜버 따라하며 재미를 느낌.

1년 후 구독자 1,000명 달성, 수익 창출 조건 미달.

클랜 홍보 부족으로 어려움 겪음.

다양한 시도와 'Story' 채널 개설

수익을 위해 '브롤스타즈' 영상에 자막 추가, 인기 유행어 활용 시도.

새로운 유입 없이 기존 클랜 멤버들의 댓글만 발생.

'Story' 채널을 'Encyclopedia'라는 얇은 닉네임으로 시작, 정보 전달 목적.

편집 미흡과 낮은 조회수로 인해 약 반년간 휴식.

유튜브 사건사고 요약 영상 제작과 채널 성장

2018년 유튜브 내 사건사고 요약 영상을 제작, 60만 조회수와 1,000명 구독자 달성.

불행한 사건 언급으로 조회수를 얻는 것에 대한 죄책감 느낌.

PewDiePie의 부계정 관련 영상으로 첫 100만 조회수 달성.

100만 뷰 달성 후 조회수 높이기를 목표로 설정.

채널 이름을 'Story'로 변경, 채널 통계 매일 기록.

고등학교 2학년 때 구독자 3만 명 돌파, 조회수는 높지만 수익은 없는 상황.

수익보다는 취미로 유튜브 활동 지속.

유튜브를 직업으로 고려, '원우주' 합류

2020년 5월 22일, '유튜브 숨겨진 기능' 영상이 2일 만에 100만 뷰 달성.

유튜브를 직업으로 고려, 내레이터 모집 공고를 통해 '원우주' 합류.

2020년 9월 수익 창출 승인, 2개월간 고민 후 11월 학교 자퇴.

정보 채널의 한계와 새로운 시도

유튜브 관련 정보 영상으로 6개월 만에 구독자 60만 명으로 성장.

정보 채널의 재미 감소를 느껴 내레이션 없는 'Factory' 부계정 운영.

'Factory' 채널이 본계정보다 빠르게 성장.

'Factory' 채널의 노하우를 본 채널에 적용, 하고 싶었던 콘텐츠 제작 시작.

비용 증가와 영상 업로드 빈도 감소로 수익 감소.

100만 구독자 돌파 후 200만 구독자 눈앞, 게임 채널 'EviOn' 런칭 및 목소리 공개 예정.

영상 제작 관련 오해 방지 및 해명

영상 내 댓글 및 디스코드 대화 연출에 대한 설명.

영상 흐름을 위해 의도적인 연출이 포함되어 있음을 알림.

상금 미지급 또는 협찬 미제공 등의 논란은 없음을 강조.

향후 영상 제작 방향 및 소소한 실수 언급

향후에도 영상 제작에 있어 일정 수준의 연출이 포함될 것임을 언급.

마인크래프트 점프맵 영상의 편집 실수를 솔직하게 고백.