What happened with Lee Mi-sook's latest video?

On October 9, actress Lee Mi-sook posted a new video on her YouTube channel '이미숙_숙스러운 미숙씨', titled roughly "In Search of My First Love's Brother(?) — A Sisters' Trip to the Old Market." The video follows Lee Mi-sook and two sisters through Seoul's Haebangchon Sinheung Market, where she walked alleys she remembered from her childhood.

Why did the crew bring up an ad fee?

During the shoot, Lee Mi-sook suggested stopping by a cafe run by her stylist's younger sibling, a stylist who has worked with her for many years. The production crew joked that they had not been paid the advertising fee for the cafe appearing in the video, since there was no contract. Lee Mi-sook immediately offered to cover it herself, asking how much it was, and teased the crew for being "bad guys" for worrying about the money. The crew then headed to the cafe, where the stylist arrived and Lee Mi-sook greeted them warmly.

What is the context around Jeon Won-ju's channel?

The comparison comes from actress Jeon Won-ju, whose channel '전원주인공', with about 114,000 subscribers, effectively halted in August after the production crew said they would all leave. On the 11th of last month, Jeon Won-ju appeared on Sami-ja's channel '오미자 말고 사미자' and said she had wanted to raise pay, and that when the crew said they would quit, she told them to just continue. Her remarks led to rumors of a dispute over appearance fees, and one report claimed the fee was 700,000 won per episode. Her agency, SKY PEOPLE Entertainment, said the report was not true and that it did not know why the story had surfaced. The channel's restart date has not been decided.

For international fans

Lee Mi-sook is a veteran Korean actress known for long-running television roles. Her YouTube channel mixes travel, daily life, and casual chats with people around her. Fans outside Korea can follow her channel directly on YouTube, which offers English subtitles on some uploads.