Netflix canceled the award of 300 million won (about $224,000) prize to the winner of the Korean reality show “The Influencer” for breach of confidentiality. “The Influencer” premiered on Netflix on Aug. 6 and ran for seven episodes.
In the show, 77 Korean social media influencers competed with each other through various challenges to claim the title of the greatest influencer. "The Influencer" (Netflix) Among the participants were Korean actor Jang Keun-suk (“You’re Beautiful”) and YouTuber Risabae. “‘The Influencer’ boasts a diverse lineup, from first-generation YouTubers to globally popular Gen Z TikTokers.
They will face various challenges based on themes of presence, reach and their ability to go viral, each aiming to be recognized as the greatest influencer. With 120 million followers combined across platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and AfreecaTV, these online personalities will surely charm audiences,” according to Netflix. The winner of “The Influencer” was YouTuber Oking (real name Oh Byeong-min), 30, who has 1.
56 million subscribers on his channel. However, Netflix canceled his 300 million won cash prize after it became known that he revealed to an acquaintance that he was the winner in January before the show aired. Oking became embroiled in the cryptocurrency controversy involving platform Winnerz In May, the former CEO of Winnerz, Choi Seung-jung, who was in dispute with Oking and a key figure in the cryptocurrency issue, posted.