Kwaktube
Kwaktube | |
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| Born | Kwak Joon-bin 2 February 1992 Busan, South Korea |
| Spouse |
Unknown (m. 2025) |
| Children | 1 |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Genre | Travel vlog |
| Subscribers | 2.13 million (2025) |
| Views | 622 million (2025) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 곽준빈 |
| RR | Gwak Junbin |
| MR | Kwak Chunbin |
Kwak Joon-bin (Korean: 곽준빈; born February 2, 1992), known professionally as Kwaktube (곽튜브) is a South Korean YouTuber and television personality.
Early life
Kwak was born on February 2, 1992 in Busan. His father was a truck driver and his mother worked at a market. Kwak was a victim of school bullying.[1] He majored in Russian-language at Busan University of Foreign Studies. Kwak studied at Irkutsk National Research Technical University for one year starting in 2015. Kwak went to Limerick, Ireland to study language for 7 months starting in 2017. Kwak worked at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Azerbaijan from 2018 to 2019.[2]
Career
Kwak started YouTube in 2018 with videos of his life in Azerbaijan.[3]
Personal life
On October 11, 2025, Kwak married a non-celebrity five years younger than him.[4] Kwak announced the birth of his first child, a son, on March 24, 2026.[5]
Filmography
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–present | Earth Marble World Tour | Cast member | |
| 2023 | Busan Boys: Sydney Bound | ||
| 2023–present | Kwak Taxitrip | ||
| 2023 | The Devil's Plan | Participant | [6][7] |
| 2024 | Moo No Plan | Cast member | |
| Crazy Super Korean | |||
| Pop-up Landing Operation | |||
Accolades
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2024 | Best New Male Entertainer | Kwak Joon-bin (The Devil's Plan) | Won | [8] |
References
- ↑ Kim, Sohee (2024-10-21). "'Student Victim' Kwak Tube"I have a lot of bad memories in school, I think my personality has changed a lot" (Paldoju Officer)". Sports Chosun.
- ↑ Lee, Jian (2023-07-03). "'Kwaktube' to take viewers to world's hidden gems with new TV show". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ↑ Park, Rosa (2024-06-28). "Kwak Tube (real name Kwak Jun-bin), a travel YouTuber with 2 million subscribers, gave a pleasant blow to the perpetrator of school violence". Maeil Business Newspaper.
- ↑ Yoon, Seong-yeol (October 11, 2025). "[단독]'14kg 감량' 곽튜브, 2세 품은 미모의 신부와 결혼식 포착..행복한 새신랑" [[Exclusive] Kwak Tube, who lost 14kg, is pictured at his wedding with his beautiful bride, who is expecting the second generation.. The happy new groom]. StarNews (in Korean). Retrieved October 11, 2025 – via Naver.
- ↑ Choi, Hye-seung (March 24, 2026). "여행 유튜버 곽튜브 득남…"엄마를 많이 닮았어요"" [Travel YouTuber KwakTube welcomes son… "He looks a lot like his mom"] (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ↑ 강, 민경. [공식] 하석진→이혜성·세븐틴 승관, 일주일 동안 5억 두고 싸운다('데블스 플랜'). Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ↑ "The Devil's Plan cast: All contestants in new Netflix reality series". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ↑ Lee, Wooju (2024-07-26). "Kwak Jun-bin "Wouldn't he accept my public confession to win the Blue Dragon Rookie Award?"". Sports Chosun.
External links
- 1992 births
- Living people
- South Korean YouTubers
- South Korean television personalities
- Participants in South Korean reality television series
- YouTube travel vloggers
- South Korean expatriates in Azerbaijan
- South Korean expatriates in Ireland
- South Korean expatriates in Russia
- People from Busan
- 21st-century travelers