Korean Englishman

Korean Englishman (영국남자) is a YouTube channel created by Josh Carrott and Ollie Kendal. It contains videos in Korean and English describing the reactions of friends and celebrities to South Korean culture and food.

Josh Carrott at YouTube FanFest Korea in 2015
This article is about the English YouTuber duo. For Koreans living in England, see Koreans in the United Kingdom. For English living in Korea, see Foreigners in Korea.
Korean Englishman
Personal information
BornJoshua Daryl Carrott[1]
Oliver John Kendal[1]
NationalityEnglish
YouTube information
Channels영국남자 Korean Englishman
Jolly
Years active2013–present (Korean Englishman)
2017–present (Jolly)
Genre
Subscribers4.31 million (Korean Englishman)
2.27 million (Jolly)
Total views1.39 billion (Korean Englishman)
506 million (Jolly)
100,000 subscribers 2013 (Korean Englishman)
2017 (Jolly)
1,000,000 subscribers 2015 (Korean Englishman)
2019 (Jolly)
Updated: 7 July 2021

Joshua Carrott was born in England to Daryl and Maureen Carrott. His father was a fireman, and his mother was a policewoman.[2] When he was 12, his family moved from England to Qingdao, China. Carrott was first exposed to Korean culture through South Korean expatriate students at the International School of Qingdao. He then returned to England for university, majoring in Korean language studies at SOAS, University of London.[3][4][5] He also studied a year abroad at Korea University.[6] He is married to Gabriela Kook, an Argentine-born South Korean chef.[7][8][9]

Oliver Kendal is a childhood friend of Carrott; they first met while attending SOAS in London. He has a background in making videos, as well as photography and graphic design. In 2013, he was pursuing a master's degree in Biblical studies. In November of that year, he and Carrott incorporated the private limited company Kendal & Carrott in the United Kingdom.[10][11] Oliver Kendal is married and has a daughter, Juno.[12]

The channel initially introduced Korean food to their English friends, who had never experienced Korean cuisine before. Most famously, they introduced fire noodles to their English friends as a spicy food challenge in 2014; this later developed into the "Fire Noodle Challenge".[13][14] They have since collaborated with both Western and Korean celebrities.[15][16]

Carrott and Kendal launched a second channel, "Jolly", in 2017, which is intended for a more global audience.[5] Both Kendal and Carrott frequently have friends and family on as guests, including Kendal's brother-in-law, Chris Lee.[17]

In 2019, over half of the channel's views came from Korea.[18]

On Josh's 32nd birthday, Ollie published Josh's (partially fictitious) autobiography, which was ghostwritten by his friends, with parts of the proceeds donated to Carrot Land Adventure Park in Ohakune, New Zealand.[19]

Controversy
Main article: Gabie Kook § Controversy

In October 2020, Carrott and Kook were criticised and later investigated by police after a video was uploaded on Korean Englishman of Carrott, Kook and others violating South Korea's COVID-19 quarantine regulations.[20][21][22] In April 2021, all the charges were dropped.[23][24]

References
  1. Jung Da-min (13 December 2018). "YouTubers awarded for letting world know more about Korean culture". Korea Times. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. Josh reads his bestselling book for the first time: LIVE, retrieved 2021-06-04
  3. Limb, Jae-un (December 6, 2013), Englishman introduces kimchi to Londoners, Korea.net
  4. Tae, Hong (August 13, 2014), "Have you met Korean Englishman?", The Korea Times
  5. Im Eun-byel (17 January 2019). "[Herald Interview] Englishmen in Seoul, London and all over YouTube". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. Kim, Jae-heun (September 3, 2015), "YouTubers thrilled to meet idols at FanFest", The Korea Times
  7. Park, Si-soo (January 31, 2019). "Perks of being wife of 'Korean Englishman'". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  8. Sung, So-young (November 27, 2015), "Korean Englishman to marry chef girlfriend", Korea JoongAng Daily
  9. Gibbs, Alexandra (May 5, 2015), Mukbang: How Koreans become stars through their love of food, CNBC
  10. "KENDAL & CARROTT LTD. - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
  11. Bae Jae-seong (14 October 2020). "국가비 남편 '영국남자' 순자산 1년새 4배···"절세수법 치밀"". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  12. 👶WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!!!👶, retrieved 2021-09-24
  13. "South Korean spicy ramen craze continues, halal version to be launched in Indonesia". The Straits Times. 23 January 2018.
  14. "Foodies across the globe are taking part in the 'fire noodle challenge'". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  15. "WATCH: 'Spider-Man' star Jacob Batalon tries spicy Korean fried chicken". ABS-CBN News. 2019-09-25.
  16. "5 reasons why K-pop's Mark Lee is destined to become a global superstar". South China Morning Post. 2020-03-24.
  17. Pack, Natasha (17 January 2020). "Meet Chris Lee, the British priest who became a viral star South Korea". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  18. Park Boram (11 January 2019). "YouTuber bridges Korean, British cultures through Korean food". Yonhap News Agency.
  19. I secretly wrote & published my best friend’s autobiography (lol, I actually did tho), retrieved 2021-06-04
  20. Lee Sun-min (28 December 2020). "Police determine YouTuber Gabie Kook violated quarantine laws". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  21. "Why so many are angry with Korean Englishman and Gabie Kook". Korea Now. Yonhap News Agency. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  22. "GabieKook's quarantine violation case sent to prosecution". Allkpop. 28 December 2020.
  23. "[영상] 자가격리 중 생일파티 논란…유튜버 국가비 기소유예". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  24. "An update on GabieKook's case on violating Quarantine rules". Allkpop. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.