'Most couples we knew divorced': Korean-Japanese YouTubers warn against living for the camera
Stories about international married couples are not hard to find on video platforms such as YouTube. Most are presented in the form of vlogs documenting everyday life, but the small and large incidents arising from differences in culture and language offer a unique appeal not found in other types of videos. Lee Jung-jae, 41, and his Japanese wife, Aino Keiko, 42, are approaching their 10th…
Lee Jung-jae and Aino Keiko, a Korean-Japanese couple, have been married for ten years and have two children. They have been documenting their experiences as international spouses on their YouTube channel, Hanane's Day. The couple, considered among the first Korean-Japanese YouTuber pairs, spoke with the Hankook Ilbo about the advantages and disadvantages of creating content and the realities of marriage across cultures.
The pair met in 2011 when Lee briefly went to the Philippines for a language program. A friend of Lee's there met Aino while she worked in Canada, and the couple eventually married. They have since alternated between life in Korea and Japan, creating vlogs that highlight the unique challenges and joys of raising children across borders.
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