Korean Englishman

Korean Englishman (영국남자) is a YouTube channel created by Josh Carrott and Ollie Kendal on 7 June 2013. Their first video was uploaded on 11 August 2013. This channel includes content in Korean and English (with subtitles in both languages) describing the reactions of British people to aspects of Korean culture and food.[1][2][3] The channel initially introduced Korean food to their British friends who never tasted it before, most famously introducing fire noodles to their friends and challenged them to eat it in one of their videos. It later became the first start of Fire Noodle Challenge right after it had been sent on their own P.O. Box from their fans in Korea.[4]

This article is about the British YouTuber duo. For Koreans living in England, see Koreans in the United Kingdom. For English living in Korea, see Foreigners in Korea.
Korean Englishman
Personal information
Born
  • Joshua Daryl Carrott
  • (1989-05-14) May 14, 1989
  • Oliver John Kendal
  • (1987-11-16) November 16, 1987
NationalityBritish
YouTube information
Channels영국남자 Korean Englishman
JOLLY
Created byJosh Carrott, Ollie Kendal
Years active2013–present (Korean Englishman)
2015–present (Jolly)
Genre
Subscribers3.9 million (Korean Englishman)
2.03 million (Jolly)
Total views1.1 billion (Korean Englishman)
369 million (Jolly)
Catchphrase(s)오늘은 여기까지 (that's all for today)
100,000 subscribers 2013 (Korean Englishman)
2017 (Jolly)
1,000,000 subscribers 2015 (Korean Englishman)
2019 (Jolly)
Updated 19 May 2020

The channel introduced a variety Korean food to celebrities in the form of short interviews, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Holland, Pom Klementieff, Ryan Reynolds, Will Smith, David Beckham and two actors from Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Taron Egerton and Mark Strong.[5][6][7][8][9] At first, the channel mostly had Korean viewers, but now has a more global audience.[10]

In the beginning, Oliver Kendal was rarely seen in the videos but rather in charge of filming and editing, with his friend Carrott (an Englishman who lived in Korea) seemed to be the main host of the show. However, Kendal started to appear more often and co-hosts many of the videos especially in their second channel called Jolly.

Biography
Josh Carrott at YouTube FanFest Korea in 2015

Joshua Daryl Carrott was born in England to Daryl and Maureen Carrott (née Moon). He has a younger brother named Jordan who now collaborates and works with the duo, as part of their crew in their office in London. When he was 12, Carrott's family moved from England to Qingdao, China due to his father's work. Carrott was first exposed to Korean culture in the International School of Qingdao, which has a large population of South Korean expatriates because of its nearness with the peninsula. He then returned to England for university, majoring in Korean studies at SOAS, University of London with a year abroad at Korea University during which he became fluent in the Korean language.[1][2] He is married to Gabriela 'Gabie' Kook, an Argentinian-born Korean chef who grew up in Spain and the US[11] and studied in Spain, the US and France.[12] Gabie Kook was runner-up on MasterChef Korea 2014[13] , who also maintains a widely viewed YouTube channel called "Gabie Kook", with 1.26M subscribers and over 223.3M views (as of June 2020). They recently became owners of a Cavapoochon puppy named Brie.[14]

Oliver John Kendal is a YouTuber who co-hosts the 'JOLLY' and 'Korean Englishman' channel. He is also Josh's best friend and is sometimes jokingly referred to as his first wife. Oliver and Joshua met each other during the first year of University at SOAS in London. Oliver had first attended an Art college in London, but then decided to switch to Social and Religious Studies. Oliver Kendal was first mistaken for Carrott's videographer, however they corrected this in one of their YouTube videos. Kendal is also known as the official carrier of the JOLLY channel's Instagram. He has a daughter named Juno, with his wife Lizzie Kendal. Juno is also the goddaughter of Josh and Gabie. She went to Korea with her parents and Joshua when she turned two years old and this trip is documented on a 2020 series on the Korean Englishman channel called 'Juno, the British 2 year-old goes to KOREA'.


Often featured on the channels is guest Reverend Christopher Lee (popularly known as Rev. Chris), Ollie's brother-in-law. Reverend Chris' twin brother, Major Charles Lee also occasionally features on their channels, co-starring with Rev. Chris in a 2019 series titled 'British TWINS Come to Korea!! (Priest + Commando)'.


Jolly

Jolly (stylized as JOLLY) started more as a smaller channel of Korean Englishman. Unlike Korean Englishman, the newer channel Jolly, started on 13 February 2017, which represents a portmanteau of their names Josh and Ollie as well as the English word "Jolly" as it is, is equally co-hosted by the two with Kendal taking a more prominent role on the screen, as the co-host, compared to their main channel. While the style of the videos on the Korean Englishman channel has a higher production value than Jolly, Jolly was created to have a more communicative and personal feel to viewers, more casually through experimental contents in shorter and simpler videos. Jolly is also different from Korean Englishman as it is seasonal shows whereas the latter is often a themed series of videos.[15]

While JOLLY is a mix of Mukbang (eating broadcasts), reaction, interviews with famous celebrities, mail/box opening, and vlogging channel, Korean Englishman focuses on the Korean culture, having people come to Korea to experience the food and customs, or Carrott and crew travelling to other countries to experience what Korean food is like in other countries[16], or Carrott introducing Korean food and culture to famous people, friends, family, loved ones from his home in England[17], in Korean-styled restaurants in London[18], or in the English public.

Unlike Korean Englishman, JOLLY episodes are divided into seasons, from Season 1 to Season 12 (as of January 2020), each season being indicated by a unique arrangement of 5 colors below the big "JOLLY" text during the introduction. Episode numbers are indicated with Roman Numerals. As of 22 June 2020, JOLLY is on Season 12, Episode 267 (CCLXVII). JOLLY is also where Kendal learns Korean (Hangeul), in their playlist of 33 videos.

References
  1. Limb, Jae-un (December 6, 2013), Englishman introduces kimchi to Londoners, Korea.net
  2. Tae, Hong (August 13, 2014), "Have you met Korean Englishman?", The Korea Times
  3. Kim, Jae-heun (September 3, 2015), "YouTubers thrilled to meet idols at FanFest", The Korea Times
  4. THE ORIGINAL FIRE NOODLE CHALLENGE!!, retrieved 2020-04-30
  5. Arnold Schwarzenegger & Linda Hamilton TERMINATE Korean Food for 13 mins straight, retrieved 2020-04-30
  6. AVENGERS Actors React to Korean Food!!, retrieved 2020-04-30
  7. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. WILL SMITH Reacts to KOREAN Beauty Products!!? (it's not what you think😅), retrieved 2020-04-30
  9. KINGSMAN actors try KOREAN CHICKEN and BEER!!!, retrieved 2020-04-30
  10. John (2 April 2020). "The Top 20 Youtubers in South Korea - Best of 2020". Seoulz. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. Kook, Gabie (June 18, 2015), Are You Korean?, YouTube
  12. Park, Si-soo (January 31, 2019). "Perks of being wife of 'Korean Englishman'". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  13. Sung, So-young (November 27, 2015), "Korean Englishman to marry chef girlfriend", Korea JoongAng Daily
  14. Gibbs, Alexandra (May 5, 2015), Mukbang: How Koreans become stars through their love of food, CNBC
  15. THIS IS JOLLY, retrieved 2020-04-30
  16. KOREAN FIRE STEAK IN NEW ZEALAND?!, retrieved 2020-04-30
  17. English People Try Korean Anju (Food to have with alcohol) for the First Time?!, retrieved 2020-04-30
  18. English Gentleman Tries TOP Quality Korean BBQ for the First Time!, retrieved 2020-04-30
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