Kim Yu-sik

Kim Yu-sik (Korean: 김유식; Korean pronunciation: [ki.myu.ɕik̚]; born 17 February 1971) is the founder of the South Korean Internet community DC Inside.

Kim Yu-sik
Born (1971-02-17) February 17, 1971
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Other namesYusik Daejang (유식대장, translate:captain yusik)
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forFounder and current administrator of DC Inside
Korean name
Hangul
김유식
Hanja
金裕植
Revised RomanizationGim Yusik
McCune–ReischauerKim Yusik
IPAki.myu.ɕik̚

Life

Early life

Born in 1971 in Seoul, Yusik encountered computer usage earlier than other children because his father worked as a journalist. He acquired the ability to use the computer at a private academy in the early 1980s while attending elementary school when he was in the sixth grade. During the 1990s, he gained recognition as well as a reputation on the Internet by uploading humorous posts on HiTEL's humor board. From this experience, he decided to make money from this crowded field. He went abroad to study at Japan's Shinjuku Information Business School. He was disappointed with this experience for instead of learning to manage a website, he was taught how to operate Japanese word processors on XT-16-bit computers. He left the school. Rather than continue his education, he decided to start a business, acquiring Japanese electronic devices and Game/Movie CDs to sell in Korea on PC network's buy/sell board. Since Japanese products were very highly-priced in South Korea, he was able to earn a lot of money.

Founding DC Inside

In 1995, after returning to South Korea, he started posting laptop user reviews on HiTEL's notebook club. HiTEL suggested that Yusik write these reports outside the PC network on the Web. Thus, he founded internet boards mainly about laptops and digital cameras, which became Notebook Inside (Korean: 노트북인사이드) (closed) and DC Inside (Korean: 디시인사이드), respectively.[1][2]

References
  1. "[인물탐구]김유식 DC인사이드 대표 - 주간경향". newsmaker.khan.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  2. "[아주 특별한 인터뷰]사업실패 쓴맛 본 디시인사이드 김유식 대표 - 주간경향". newsmaker.khan.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
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