Kim Young-hee — A celebrated South Korean comedian known for her bold characters and vibrant family life in Gimpo.
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Kim Young-hee

A celebrated South Korean comedian known for her bold characters and vibrant family life in Gimpo.

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Kim Young-hee is a prominent South Korean comedian who rose to fame through her standout performances on the long-running sketch comedy show Gag Concert. Born in Daegu, she developed a reputation for creating iconic, high-energy characters that resonated with audiences across the country. Currently, she balances her career in entertainment with her role as a dedicated mother and wife, documenting her daily life in Gimpo for her loyal followers. Her content often blends humor with the relatable challenges of modern motherhood.

Total reach
148.1K
Known for
Her iconic 'Dalsuk' character on Gag Concert and her membership in the comedic vocal group Celeb Five.
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Kim Young-hee follower count by platform

Latest recorded followers, subscribers and engagement on each platform.

Instagram
@kim_younghee

148.1K

as of Oct 16, 2026

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About Kim Young-hee

Who is Kim Young-hee? Biography, age and background

Kim Young-hee was born on August 23, 1983, in Daegu, South Korea. She pursued her education in the arts, attending the Yeungnam University of Science and Technology before launching her career in the competitive Korean comedy scene. She first entered the industry as a recruit for OBS in 2009 and later joined the 25th class of KBS comedians in 2010. Today, she is widely recognized as a versatile entertainer who successfully transitioned from stage sketches to variety television and social media.

How Kim Young-hee became famous

Her major breakthrough occurred shortly after joining the cast of KBS2's Gag Concert in 2010. She gained massive popularity through the 'Kkeut-Sarang' (Endless Love) segment, where her exaggerated mannerisms and sharp comedic timing became a cultural sensation. This role earned her the Best Newcomer Award at the 2010 KBS Entertainment Awards, solidifying her status as a rising star. Her ability to embody relatable yet eccentric older characters made her a household name almost overnight.

What Kim Young-hee posts

Kim Young-hee's social media presence is a vibrant mix of comedic sketches and personal family vlogs. She frequently shares humorous insights into her life as a 'Gimpo housewife,' featuring her husband, former professional baseball player Yoon Seung-yeol, and their young daughter. Her content style is authentic and unfiltered, often highlighting the messy, funny, and heartwarming moments of parenting. She also shares behind-the-scenes glimpses of her appearances on variety shows and her theatrical performances.

Kim Young-hee business ventures, brands and endorsements

Beyond her television work, Kim Young-hee has expanded her career into theater and live performances, including directing and starring in comedic plays. She has collaborated with various lifestyle and parenting brands in South Korea, leveraging her image as a relatable working mother. Her participation in the comedic girl group Celeb Five also opened doors for music-related endorsements and large-scale promotional events. She continues to be a sought-after guest for talk shows and radio programs across major Korean networks.

Kim Young-hee net worth (estimated) and how the money is made

There is no reliable public estimate for Kim Young-hee's exact net worth, as South Korean celebrity earnings are rarely disclosed in detail. Her primary income streams include appearance fees from television variety shows, salary from theatrical productions, and brand partnership deals on social media. Additionally, her past success with Celeb Five and long-term tenure on Gag Concert contributed significantly to her financial standing. She also generates revenue through her active YouTube presence and public speaking engagements.

Films, TV and signature work

Kim Young-hee is best known for her legendary run on Gag Concert, specifically in segments like 'Two Persons' and 'Kkeut-Sarang.' She was a founding member of the parody musical group Celeb Five, which released the hit single 'I Wanna Be a Celeb.' Her television portfolio includes appearances on popular variety shows such as 'Infinite Challenge,' 'Human Condition,' and 'Stand Up.' She has also demonstrated her range by directing and acting in adult-themed comedy plays, showcasing her creative versatility.

Where to watch

Fans can follow Kim Young-hee's daily life and comedic updates on her official Instagram account, where she interacts frequently with her community. She is also active on YouTube, sharing longer-form content regarding her family and personal projects. Her classic comedy sketches are widely available on the KBS World YouTube channel and various Korean streaming platforms. For those in Korea, she occasionally performs in live theater productions and makes guest appearances on mainstream broadcast networks.

Awards and milestones

Kim Young-hee has reached several significant milestones, including surpassing 145,000 followers on Instagram. Her professional accolades include the Best Newcomer Award in 2010 and the Excellence Award in Comedy at the 2014 KBS Entertainment Awards. She also won the Grand Prize at the 2010 SBS Entertainment Awards in the comedy category. Her transition into motherhood and her successful rebranding as a lifestyle influencer represent a major recent milestone in her long-standing career.

How big is Kim Young-hee's audience?

Kim Young-hee has 148.1K followers in total, which puts this profile in the mid-tier band (100k – 500k followers). The largest single audience is on Instagram with 148.1K followers — about 100% of the total reach.

What 148.1K combined followers actually means

Combined reach is the sum of followers and subscribers per platform. It is not unique people: audiences overlap, so treat it as a size indicator for shortlisting rather than a guaranteed audience.

Related questions

How many followers does Kim Young-hee have in 2026?
Kim Young-hee has around 148.1K followers in total across 1 tracked platform in 2026: 148.1K on Instagram. Counts are public platform figures and shift daily, so treat them as close approximations.
Is Kim Young-hee gaining or losing followers?
A reliable answer needs several comparable monthly checks across the same platforms. CreatorFanBase does not yet have enough monthly history to label Kim Young-hee's audience as rising or falling, so the current verified platform totals are shown without inventing a short-term trend.
Which platform is Kim Young-hee biggest on?
Instagram, with about 148.1K followers — roughly 100% of a 148.1K total following. That places Kim Young-hee in the Mid-tier band (100K – 500K followers).

Kim Young-hee's followers by platform

Here is where Kim Young-hee's audience actually sits, platform by platform, using the latest count we recorded on each one (last checked Oct 16, 2026).

Every handle above links to the official account, so you can open it and check the numbers yourself before you reach out.

Kim Young-hee follower count by platform (last checked Oct 16, 2026)
PlatformFollowers / subscribersShare of reachOfficial handle
Instagram148.1K followers100%@kim_younghee

Official handles and live links

Every handle on this page links to the official account. If you are verifying Kim Young-hee before a deal, open the profiles directly rather than trusting screenshots — the live number is always one click away.

Related questions

How many followers does Kim Young-hee have on Instagram?
Kim Young-hee has about 148.1K followers on Instagram as of the latest recorded check, which is roughly 100% of Kim Young-hee's total 148.1K following. The handle links on this page go straight to the live profile so you can confirm the number yourself.
What are Kim Young-hee's official social media handles?
kim_younghee on Instagram. Every handle here links to the live profile, so anything not listed on this page is not a handle we have been able to confirm for Kim Young-hee.

Who follows Kim Young-hee?

Kim Young-hee is based in South Korea and posts in Korean. For brands that usually means the core audience follows the same market and language, with a long tail from everywhere else — big accounts rarely stay local.

The content sits in movies & tv and comedy, so the people watching are self-selected for those interests. That is the useful part of a niche profile: a mid-size account inside the right category often beats a much larger general account, because the audience already cares about the subject.

If you need the same audience profile in another market, the country and language lists on CreatorFanBase let you line up comparable creators side by side instead of guessing.

Working with Kim Young-hee

If you are shortlisting Kim Young-hee for a campaign, these are the facts worth carrying into the brief. Everything here is stored data, refreshed on a schedule rather than typed in once.

A practical sequence: check the lead platform matches where your buyers are, check market and language, open the official account to see recent posting frequency, then ask for a media kit and rate card directly.

Lead platform for a brief
Instagram
Category fit
Movies & TV and Comedy
Budget signal
Mid-tier audience (100k – 500k followers)

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Is Kim Young-hee a good fit for a brand campaign?
Kim Young-hee sits in the Mid-tier band (100K – 500K followers) in movies & tv and comedy with a South Korea-led audience. Smaller bands usually convert harder per follower while larger ones buy reach, so match the band to whether the goal is awareness or sales.
How can brands contact Kim Young-hee?
Use the official handles linked on this page, and include the campaign scope, deliverables, timeline and budget in your first message.

How we verify Kim Young-hee's numbers

Kim Young-hee's counts come from the platforms themselves via instagram public profile and are refreshed on a schedule; the most recent check was Oct 16, 2026. When a platform blocks a read, we keep the last verified number and show where it came from instead of filling the gap with an estimate.

How often the numbers are refreshed

Large jumps are treated as suspect: a sudden drop past our safety threshold is held back for review rather than published, which is why the numbers here tend to be lower-drama than screenshots circulating elsewhere. Found something out of date? The profile links on this page go to the official accounts, so the live number is always one click away.

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Is Kim Young-hee a real verified account?
Yes — Kim Young-hee's profile on CreatorFanBase is checked against the live platform pages linked above, and follower numbers come from public platform data rather than self-reported claims. If a link ever breaks we drop the number instead of guessing.
When were Kim Young-hee's follower numbers last updated?
The most recent recorded check was Oct 16, 2026. Counts are refreshed on a rolling schedule from public platform data, and a sudden unexplained drop is held back for review rather than published.

Is Kim Young-hee gaining or losing followers?

Follower growth is best judged across several comparable monthly checks, not a few days of snapshots. CreatorFanBase does not yet have enough monthly history to call a reliable rise or fall for Kim Young-hee; the current platform totals above remain the clearest view of audience size.

Kim Young-hee's Fan Score

CFB Rating 7.7 out of 10, and what fans think.

Audience reach6.9 / 10
Platform presence7.0 / 10
Profile depth10.0 / 10

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Other questions people ask about Kim Young-hee.

Where is Kim Young-hee from?
Kim Young-hee is based in South Korea and publishes in Korean. We have not published a confirmed date of birth for Kim Young-hee yet.
What is Kim Young-hee best known for?
Her iconic 'Dalsuk' character on Gag Concert and her membership in the comedic vocal group Celeb Five.. Main niches: Movies & TV, Comedy.
What language does Kim Young-hee create in?
Mainly Korean. Language is a strong signal of where an audience sits, so it is worth checking before a campaign.
What is Kim Young-hee's net worth?
There is no reliable public estimate for Kim Young-hee's exact net worth, as South Korean celebrity earnings are rarely disclosed in detail. Her primary income streams include appearance fees from television variety shows, salary from theatrical productions, and brand partnership deals on social med…
Where is Kim Young-hee based?
Public profiles place Kim Young-hee in South Korea, posting mainly in Korean. We only publish the country a creator's own platforms and public reporting support, and we do not publish claims about ethnicity, religion or private address details.
How much does Kim Young-hee earn per post?
There is no public rate card for Kim Young-hee. Budget guidance on this page is $1K – $3K per post, a range from the combined public follower count. Rates move with usage rights, exclusivity, format and territory, so use Kim Young-hee's 148.1K combined reach and mid-tier band as a starting point and negotiate directly.
Who are creators similar to Kim Young-hee?
CreatorFanBase lists comparable names in movies & tv, comedy and in South Korea, filterable by follower size, country and language. The related links on this page are the quickest route to the closest matches.

Kim Young-hee sponsorship rate and cost per post

How much does it cost to hire Kim Young-hee? A planning estimate for one sponsored post is $1K – $3K per post.

DeliverableEstimated cost
Story or short mention$400 – $1K
Sponsored post, Reel or Short$1K – $3K
Dedicated video or integration$2K – $5K
Three-post campaign package$3K – $8K

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Last updated
Oct 16, 2026
Where it comes from
instagram public profile
Accuracy
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Straight answers to the questions people search for.

How many followers does Kim Young-hee have?

Kim Young-hee has about 148.1K Instagram followers in the latest snapshot stored on this profile. Quote the profile and the date together. Use the Instagram row when the brief is on that network. A newer snapshot replaces this one on regular updates described on the methodology page.

How much does Kim Young-hee charge for a brand deal?

Use $1K – $3K only as a planning estimate for one sponsored post from Kim Young-hee. It uses the combined public follower count across the platforms stored here, not a rate card Kim Young-hee sent us. Usage rights and extra posts move the real fee. The method is on the methodology page.

Are Kim Young-hee's handles verified?

The profile marks Kim Young-hee as verified. That flag means the handles were matched to the public accounts, so start there when you send a brief. A mismatch can be reported on the contact page and we check it against the official channel.

Where is Kim Young-hee based?

Kim Young-hee is listed as South Korea. That is the country tag on this profile, and it is what the country lists use. Check a recent post if you need a specific city. A city is not stored separately. More creators tagged South Korea are on the country list.

Does Kim Young-hee post in Korean?

Kim Young-hee is tagged as Korean-speaking on this profile. Use that when the script or the voiceover has to be in Korean, then watch a recent post to confirm the mix. One tag can cover more than one language in the work. Other Korean creators can be filtered in search.

What niche is Kim Young-hee in?

Kim Young-hee is filed under Movies & TV and tagged as Korean-speaking. Use that as a starting point, then watch a recent post to see if the style fits your product. One label covers a lot of styles. More movies & tv creators are on the Movies & TV category.

How can I contact Kim Young-hee for a collaboration?

Use the collaboration form on this profile to send Kim Young-hee your campaign brief, or contact the official account directly. Include the deliverable, budget and timing; the CreatorFanBase team reaches out and negotiates the deal for you. Discovery plans are on pricing.

Who are influencers like Kim Young-hee?

Other published creators near Kim Young-hee are in the similar creators section on this page, above these questions. If you want a longer list in Movies & TV, use the Movies & TV category and keep the country if the market matters. The posts, not the label, decide the fit.

When was Kim Young-hee's follower count last updated?

The newest follower snapshot stored for Kim Young-hee is 16 October 2026. Counts are updated regularly, and a missing new reading keeps the previous date rather than inventing one. Put that date next to the number if you quote it. The schedule is on the methodology page.

Does Kim Young-hee match a movies & tv campaign in South Korea?

Kim Young-hee is tagged Movies & TV, South Korea in the directory, so that is the audience a brand can start from. The tag is a filing label, not a sales result, so watch a recent post before you brief anyone. Then compare a few others with the same tag on the Movies & TV list.

Will Kim Young-hee promote a film, show, app or product launch?

You can ask. Send a brief from the collaboration form on this profile with the product, the deliverable and your dates, and the CreatorFanBase team reaches out to Kim Young-hee and negotiates for you. Film and TV audiences respond to launches, premieres and behind-the-scenes formats, so pitch a format that matches recent posts. Kim Young-hee decides whether to accept. See the managed option on pricing.

What is Kim Young-hee's rate for a Instagram story or reel?

Our planning estimate for one sponsored post from Kim Young-hee is $1K – $3K. Stories usually cost less than a feed post or reel, and usage rights, exclusivity and extra posts raise the fee. It is an estimate, not a quote — Kim Young-hee sets the real rate. The method is on the methodology page.

Which movies & tv creators in South Korea are similar to Kim Young-hee?

Kim Young-hee is one of the Movies & TV profiles in South Korea on CreatorFanBase. Open the Movies & TV category and filter by country, language and follower size to see others ranked by audience. Every filter and follower count stays open; names after the first 5 results need a plan.

How do I find movies & tv influencers in South Korea for a brand campaign?

Start in search with the Movies & TV category and South Korea as the country, then set a follower range that fits the budget. Shortlist a few names like Kim Young-hee, compare their platform split, and send a brief — or let CFB Agency run outreach and negotiation for you.

Can Kim Young-hee create Korean content for my brand?

Kim Young-hee is tagged Korean on this profile, so a script in Korean is a natural starting point. Check a recent post to confirm the language mix before you brief. Other Korean-speaking creators can be filtered in search.

Who is Kim Young-hee's manager or agent?

We do not publish private management contacts. Use the official links on this profile, or send a brief from the collaboration form and the CreatorFanBase team will reach Kim Young-hee's team for you and negotiate the deal. Plans and the managed option are on pricing.

How do I find Kim Young-hee's official profiles?

The official accounts we have for Kim Young-hee are the links on this profile, starting with Instagram. Use those when you write, and compare the handle with the channel you already know. Or send a brief from the profile and the CreatorFanBase team will reach out and negotiate for you. A wrong link can be flagged on the contact page.

How many platforms is Kim Young-hee on?

Kim Young-hee has 1 platform with a stored follower or subscriber count on this profile, led by Instagram. A missing network means we do not have a public count for it yet, not that the account cannot exist. The rows are listed on the profile. Browse a single network from the creator lists.

Is CreatorFanBase Kim Young-hee's agency?

Not through a forum post. Send a brief from the collaboration form on this profile and the CreatorFanBase team will reach out to Kim Young-hee for you. Use the official links on the profile and ask Kim Young-hee for a fee. Plan prices for directory access are separate, on the pricing page.

Can I shortlist Kim Young-hee for a campaign?

Open this profile and save Kim Young-hee while you compare a few other names. Saving a name does not email the creator. Growth and Agency include unlimited shortlists. Starter includes three. The plan differences, starting at $29 a month, are on the pricing page.