Former President Moon Jae-in will launch a YouTube program later this month from his Pyeongsan Bookstore, the place he plans to introduce and focus on books in what would be the first common YouTube collection hosted by a former Korean president.
The enterprise is a singular mix of cultural outreach and political smooth energy, with Moon using the huge attain of the streaming platform to attach with a wider viewers, lengthy after leaving the presidential workplace.
The information was revealed by Tak Hyun-min, a particular professor at Mokpo Nationwide College and former presidential protocol secretary for the Moon administration, throughout an look on CBS Radio earlier this week.
“I’m at present getting ready a YouTube program the place former President Moon and I’ll introduce books collectively,” Tak mentioned in the course of the radio interview.
Tak defined that he’ll function the host, whereas Moon will choose and introduce books from Pyeongsan Bookstore, situated in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, the place Moon retired after leaving workplace.
“We plan to characteristic about one or two books every week,” he added.
Filming will happen each at a studio in Seoul and on location on the bookstore, with footage edited collectively for broadcast.
Tak famous that this system will embody segments that includes Moon personally recommending books, in addition to interviews with authors. The present can be anticipated to offer updates on Moon’s bookstore and associated basis actions.
After leaving workplace, Moon opened the non-profit basis and bookstore in April 2023.
