Middle-aged actresses are entering their second heyday by entering the YouTube platform one after another. Actresses in their 40s to 80s, including Sunwoo Yong-yeo, Lee Mi-sook, and Ko So-young, have opened their own YouTube channels to reveal their simple daily lives, attitudes of life, and their inner charms. It is emerging as a new content powerhouse, encompassing the sympathy of not only the younger generation but also the middle-aged.
The person who drew the most attention is by far the 81-year-old actor Sunwoo Yong. In April, he opened a YouTube channel 'Sunwoo Yong-yeo' and said from the first video "I should love and live with myself from now on. Young doesn't mean you have a lot of life. Old age doesn't end," he said, throwing a clear message as a senior in his life. The daily life of enjoying yoga and brunch while walking around Hannam-dong in a Mercedes-Benz car has become a role model for the younger generation as a "hip grandmother" and a role model for their peers. In less than a month, the channel has surpassed 200,000 subscribers and the main video has more than 1 million views, and Sunwoo Yong-yeo has emerged as YouTube's new 'Top Creator'.
Actor Lee Mi-sook also opened a YouTube channel 'Lee Mi-sook + Sook-suk seed' in May and began to capture the daily life of natural old age. The 65-year-old captured viewers' hearts with a video of gray hair, a face without makeup, and a quiet day with his dog. While showing a clothing room full of luxury bag boxes, "Echo bags are convenient these days, so I often hear them " is quite different from the image known as "Pronouns of Functional Beauty". His unexpected charm, which first appeared on YouTube, received a hot response and subscribers are cheering him on, saying, `It's nice to see him being honest and human.'
`The original mystic star' Ko So-young also recently challenged YouTube. In April, he is sincerely telling the daily life and family stories through the channel 'The very Ko So-young'. Jang Dong-gun is preparing for a birthday table, a birthday present for his daughter, and a simple outing styling. The appearance of human Ko So-young, which was rarely seen in entertainment or broadcasting, came fresh. Everything about Ko So-young's clothes, bitter perfume, and food she eats became a hot topic, and `Ko So-young YouTube" has emerged as a new style textbook. It has secured more than 50,000 subscribers within a month of opening the channel, announcing a smooth start.
The fact that middle-aged actresses have turned to YouTube seems to reflect the fact that there are fewer dramas and movies than before and that female actors in their 40s or older can play relatively few roles. YouTube has become a new stage that gives forgotten actors freedom of choice and expression amid platform changes.
Above all, it is also noteworthy that these channels go beyond simple 'fan service' to gain sympathy from many by delivering reflections on daily life, affirmations of aging, and sincere messages. Instead of processed images, the raw humanity and the attitude of living in the present silently, unlike ordinary people, are becoming another attraction.
Middle-aged actresses who put down mysticism and stand in front of the camera are creating a new contact with the public, and their YouTube debut trend is expected to continue in the future.
