YouTube Releases Year-End Summary in Four Categories
Popular Topics Include “You’ve Completely Fooled Me” and “Squid Game”
Comedians Lee Su-ji and Star Chef Ahn Sung-jae In the Spotlight,
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, “The representative song ‘Golden’ by K-Pop Demon Hunters (Kedeheon) ranked first in YouTube views in Korea as the most popular song this year. In the popular creator category, former martial artist Choo Sung-hoon, known for his comedic daily life content, took the top spot.”,
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, “On the 3rd, YouTube announced its ‘2025 Year-End Summary List’ revealing △Most Popular Topics △Most Popular Creators △Most Popular Songs △Most Popular Shorts Songs.”,
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, “In the music category based on views from domestic users, Kedeheon-related songs dominated the top ranks, proving overwhelming popularity.”,
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, “The Kedeheon OST ‘Golden’ topped as the most popular song, while ‘Soda Pop’ and ‘Your Idol’ ranked 3rd and 10th respectively. ‘Soda Pop’ and ‘Golden’ also claimed 1st and 2nd places as the most popular Shorts songs on YouTube.”,
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, “Other top songs not from Kedeheon included ‘Drowning’ by WOODZ (2nd), ‘Do You Not Know?’ by Cho Jjazz (4th), and ‘Child of the Beginning’ by MAKTUB (6th).”,
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, ‘Choo Sung-hoon was selected as the top creator, recognized for his candid style and down-to-earth image in everyday content.’,
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, “Comedian Lee Su-ji secured the 2nd place for her humor content reflecting social atmosphere, while Chef Ahn Sung-jae, known for honest cooking content as a Michelin star chef (6th), and ‘Kim Hamjji with Anxiety’, depicting office life via AI character (7th), also drew attention.”,
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, “This year, K-content also led as the most popular topic of interest among domestic users.”,
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, “Alongside Kedeheon, dramas like ‘You’ve Completely Fooled Me’ and ‘Squid Game’ topped domestic popular topics, with ‘Squid Game’ and Kedeheon sweeping through popular topics in numerous surveyed countries.”,
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, “In the gaming sector, ‘Roblox’ and ‘Mabinogi Mobile’ recorded high views and interest.”,
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, “The full list and report summarizing major trends on YouTube Korea this year can be found in the YouTube ‘Culture & Trends’ section.”,
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