Kim Yu-sik
| Kim Yu-sik | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 17, 1971 Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Other names | Yusik Daejang (유식대장) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder and current administrator of DC Inside |
Kim Yu-sik (/kim/; Hangul: 김유식; Hanja: 金裕植; Korean pronunciation: [ki.myu.ɕik̚]; born 17 February 1971 ) is the founder of the Internet community DC Inside.
Life
Early life
Born in 1971, 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 disappointment with this experience for instead of learning to manage a website, he was taught how to operate Japanese Word-processors on XT-16bit 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 it to Korea on PC network's buy/sell board. Since Japanese products were very highly-priced in Korea, he was able to earn a lot of money.
Founding DC Inside
In 1995, after returning to 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
- ↑ "[인물탐구]김유식 DC인사이드 대표 - 주간경향". newsmaker.khan.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ↑ "[아주 특별한 인터뷰]사업실패 쓴맛 본 디시인사이드 김유식 대표 - 주간경향". newsmaker.khan.co.kr. Retrieved 2018-08-09.