The popularity of YouTube exercise content is soaring as going out and gatherings are restricted due to the prolonged corona pandemic.



In the beginning, it was recognized as a minor genre on YouTube for some subscribers such as health maniacs, but recently, as the so-called 'homts' (home training enthusiasts) have increased, it is becoming a mainstream trend beyond a hot genre.



The channel that has been the most talked about recently is 'GYM JONG KOOK', which is run by Kim Jong-guk, the representative of the music industry.



Within five days of opening, the number of subscribers exceeded 1 million, and then jumped to 1.34 million.



The video he uploaded on YouTube received 9.24 million views, and his back muscle building video recorded 5.27 million views.



Kim Jong-guk, who has been building his muscles through fitness for a long time, is receiving absolute support from fitness enthusiasts by telling him in detail how to exercise for each body part, how to give and take power, and how many sets of each movement is effective.



Among female celebrities, singer Soyou's 'SOYOUGI' draws attention.



It has around 197,000 subscribers.



Soyou is welcomed by female subscribers through this channel, sharing diet plans, workouts for each part, and overall beauty tips.



In addition, health trainer Yang Chi-seung's 'Mak Tube', which you can often meet on TV, provides exercise tips and has 234,000 subscribers by decorating the content in the form of a confrontation. and gained over 10,000 subscribers.



Even if you're not an established star, popular workout channels abound.



Representative examples are 'Tanke couple' (2.87 million subscribers) and 'Dano TV' (720,000 people).



'Tanke couple' is a home channel run by an ordinary couple in their mid-30s, and has been loved for a long time by disclosing simple exercises for each part for the purpose of dieting and stretching.



Since the diet channel, which is an 'eternal homework' for most people, has been active since it was a blue ocean, it has succeeded in attracting middle-aged people as well as teenagers and 20s.



'Dano TV' is a channel run by a YouTuber who has actually lost 20 kg of weight, and it has gained popularity because it informs young women about various exercise methods, body knowledge, and habit information in a neat edit.



As such, there are many views that the popularity of exercise YouTube channels, including Homt, will continue for a while.



Kim Heon-sik, a popular culture critic, said, "In the past, I used to see negative things about staying at home, but I also see it as a positive thing to exercise at home due to COVID-19.As there are more non-face-to-face cultural YouTube channels, more coaching content can be consumed without paying, and the Homt channel is one of them.”



He predicted, "Basic homet content is expected to continue to grow explosively, and there is a high possibility that it will go to 'two-track' as more and more rare and new exercise content."



Kim Seong-soo, a popular culture critic, also said, "The MZ generation also has a great desire for homets that can keep their health. "He said.



(Photo = Kim Jong-kook YouTube GYM JONG KOOK capture, Yonhap News)