Lee Kuk-joo left Korea at the age of 40 and settled in Japan. The first video went viral

By SuHyun, Kim

Oct 24, 2025

Lee Kuk-joo left Korea at the age of 40 and settled in Japan. The first video went viral



Comedian Lee Kuk-joo revealed the reason for living in Tokyo, Japan.

In MBN's full-fledged real street food cue documentary 「Jeon Hyun-moo Plan 3」, which aired on the 24th, Jeon Hyun-moo and Kwak Tube (Kwak Jun-bin) invited Lee Kuk-joo and Park Kwang-jae to 'Eating Friends'.

Jeon Hyun-moo asked "It's new, but why did you live alone in Tokyo?" and Lee Kuk-joo asked "But if you're in Korea, why are you in Korea?"' There are some who do it."




Lee Kuk-joo left Korea at the age of 40 and settled in Japan. The first video went viral
Then "When I'm on the show, there are times when work is done, and there are times when I rest, but I'm not the type to rest. I don't feel comfortable going on a trip to Japan when I have to learn something or do something. There's a lot of work to be done, so..." he confessed.

He said "So when I go to Japan, 'Shall I do something?' So I tried to film something, but the first video was so successful and the work just came in, so I came to Korea to work."

The Tokyo Vlog, which started to do something, received a great response. Jeon Hyun-moo nodded " Japanese life has become a new content."




Lee Kuk-joo left Korea at the age of 40 and settled in Japan. The first video went viral
Meanwhile, Lee Kuk-ju started living alone in Tokyo, Japan, in April, and has taken on new routines and challenges by unveiling a studio apartment of about 9 pyeong.

In the previous video, he said, `I'm 40 years old and I'm about to celebrate my 20th anniversary. I decided to study Japanese because I wanted to find new excitement and challenge", he said, explaining why he chose to go to Japan.






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