Lee Seol (Korean: 이설, born February 7, 1992) is a South Korean online streamer and YouTuber.

Lee Seol
Personal information
Born (1992-02-07) February 7, 1992 (age 32)
South Korea
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–active (streamer)
Subscribers460 thousand[1]
(February 2021)
100,000 subscribers2016
Korean name
Hangul
이설
Revised RomanizationIseol
McCune–ReischauerIsŏl

Biography and career

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When Lee Seol's parents divorced in childhood, Lee Seol's mother raised Lee Seol and his brother and sister, who reportedly delivered newspapers during the day and worked at restaurants at night.[2][3] However, Lee Seol's mother underwent back surgery when Lee Seol became a junior high school student and her brother suffered from liver disease, and Lee Seol played the role of the girl for five years from high school to pay for her mother and brother's hospital bills and living expenses.[2][3]

Lee Seol worked part-time after high school at 3 p.m. and worked another part-time job from night to 6 a.m. However, since she was a minor who could not work part-time at night, she borrowed a copy of her acquaintance's sister and got a job.[2][3] Lee Seol suffered from sleep deprivation when she was in high school, so she often slept in the school bathroom, had a nosebleed, or collapsed due to anemia.[2][3] After leaving a two-room semi-basement house in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul when she was a high school student, Lee Seol lived alone near Dongdaemun and paid off his family's debts when she was 20.[2][3]

Lee Seol debuted as an Afreeca TV BJ in 2012 and also appeared on YouTube.[2][3][4] The stage name Lee Seol is said to be derived from his dog, 'Jakseol'.[5] Major broadcasting contents are female cam, eating show, dance cam, and game broadcasting, and game broadcasts are mainly focused on League of Legends, Overwatch, Sudden Attack, and Battleground. She also made headlines for her appearance and sensual body resembling singer Choa, who was a member of the girl group AOA.[6] In 2015 and 2016, she won the Afreeca TV BJ Grand Prize THE 20, and in 2015 and 2018, Lee Seol character, who took the image of Lee Seol, was released at Nexon's Sudden Attack.[5][7][8]

Incident

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On July 6, 2019, allegations were raised in the Internet community that Lee Seol had an affair with her ex-boyfriend, Yoo Eun and Lee Chae-yi, who served as Afreeca TV BJs. Yoo-eun explained through a live broadcast on Afreeca TV that the allegations were true, and Lee Seol said during a phone call with Yoo-eun, "Just because I kill myself doesn't mean I feel better. I'm not threatening you, but the article will be out tomorrow morning.".[9][10] Lee Seol sued Yoo Eun on July 11, 2019 for defamation by false facts, and Yoo Eun responded by appointing a lawyer.[11][12] However, Yu-eun explained in a live broadcast on Afreeca TV on 7 November 2019 that she was cleared of charges due to insufficient evidence and dropped the charges against Lee.[11] After issuing an apology, Lee Seol stopped broadcasting on the Internet for a while before returning to Afreeca TV on 11 September 2020. However, Yoo Eun complained about Lee Seol's return to the Internet broadcast on live television in Afreeca TV.[12]

Awards and Proceedings of the awards ceremonies

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Awards

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  • 2015 Afreeca TV BJ Award for THE 20[13][5]
  • 2016 Afreeca TV BJ Award for THE 20[14]

Proceedings of the awards ceremonies

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  • 2016 Afreeca TV BJ Awards Ceremony Part 1 (Hosted with Roizo)[15]
  • 2017 Afreeca TV BJ Awards Ceremony Part 1 (Hosted with Ginyuda)[16]

References

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  1. ^ "About 이설 Leeseol". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "투잡뛰던 고딩 소녀가장→인터넷 방송으로 '수억대 연수입' 인생역전" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "10평 반지하 알바소녀→'4년간 순수입 10억'BJ 인생역전". 1boon (in Korean). January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "[인방]아프리카TV BJ이설, 유튜브 구독자 50만명 돌파 '화제'" (in Korean). Asia Economy. November 24, 2018. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "이설, 실검에 등장 인기… 서든어택 캐릭터도 출시" (in Korean). The Kookje Daily News. December 5, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "[TF인터뷰] BJ 이설 "인기? 비키니 '짤방' 영향이 컸죠"" (in Korean). The Fact. June 10, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "6월 헌정 모드와 BJ 캐릭터 3인, 서든어택 신규 콘텐츠 추가" (in Korean). Gamemeca. June 18, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "넥슨, '서든어택' 신규 게임모드 및 새 캐릭터 추가" (in Korean). Asia Economy. June 18, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  9. ^ ""목숨 끊어야 시원해?" 한 여캠이 공개한 충격 녹취록 (영상)" (in Korean). Influencernews. September 15, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  10. ^ ""목숨 끊어야 시원해?" 한 여캠이 공개한 충격 녹취록 (영상)". Naver Post (in Korean). September 15, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  11. ^ a b ""개인적인 연애사로…" BJ이설, 아프리카TV 복귀 소식 전했다" (in Korean). TopStarNews. September 11, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  12. ^ a b ""내가 왜 참고 살아야 해"…BJ유은, 이설 복귀 방송에 불쾌감 호소" (in Korean). TopStarNews. September 15, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "2015 아프리카TV BJ 대상 시상식" (in Korean). Acrofan. December 23, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "'2016 아프리카TV 시상식' BJ 철구·감스트·한손에총들고 대상 수상" (in Korean). Ajunews. December 16, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "아프리카 티비(TV), "2016 BJ 대상 시상식 15일 개최"" (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. December 14, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  16. ^ "눈물과 웃음으로 마무리한 '2017 아프리카 BJ 대상'" (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. December 29, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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