Cheongju: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 50Very little content about actually living in Cheongju; the most-viewed material is a crime documentary, and the rest is light tourism praise, so this verdict is mostly neutral.
- attractions
- photogenic spots
- friendly travel content
- growth and development
- local food
- unrelated crime coverage dominates
- thin living-experience feedback
- navigation confusion for place names
- Most viewers discuss a 2006 criminal case, not daily life in the city.
- Tourism videos praise attractions, but commenters rarely describe living there long term.
- One former resident recalled a year there fondly, with no detailed complaints.
- Small vlogs about moving to Cheongju exist but have few views and little feedback.
- Not enough firsthand residential reports to judge cost, internet, or remote-work suitability.
Read from 8 videos, 24 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
2006 Cheongju Curling Iron Case - Real Story Behind "The Glory"
Rotten Mango · 5.7M views · 2023
What viewers said
“This is not bullying, this is assault. This is crime. And these people aren't bullies, they're criminals.”
♥ 18K likes
“The glory's bullying was so gruesome that it made me curl up. Knowing that this has actually happened makes me so sad about humanity.”
♥ 36K likes
““I like the smell of her blood. Let’s keep going” that’s one of the most demonic things to say about someone you’re violently assaulting omg”
♥ 19K likes
“kids in South Korea are mentally unwell it’s insane. the judges too.”
♥ 2K likes
“When you are young, it is called bullying. When you are an adult, it is called crime. How light they are treating this assults. Torture is still torture, even if it was done by kids or adults.”
♥ 17K likes
“What infuriates me the most is that most of the time in real life, the bullies get to have their happy ending. They never face the consequences of their actions. They absolutely don't care about the trauma and the pain they've inflicted to ”
♥ 17K likes
“I hate when assault is called bullying. There is a freaking big difference between bullying and straight on assault. I struggle to explain this even in my country where the concept of bullying is quite new. And the repercussions on bullying”
♥ 14K likes
“The fact that the guy who wanted to kill his classmates who horribly bullied him got a longer sentence than any of the bullies who torture, assaulted, and scared their victims is crazy. Honestly if I was in the same situation and no one wou”
♥ 2K likes
“They are not bullies, they are literal sociopaths.”
♥ 2K likes
“As a nurse it absolutely sickens me to my core that these criminals could even have futures in healthcare!”
♥ 15K likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-08; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.