"Before YouTube, Park says, her life was "dead like rotten bean sprouts. South Korea has the highest elderly poverty rate among developed countries. It was a big hit among young South Koreans: less than six months later, Park has about 400,000 followers on YouTube and Instagram.Since then, everything has "flipped like a pancake," Park quips. "Park's unabashed willingness to share her story and emotions, and her lack of shame over her poor education, appeal to young South Koreans. "On YouTube and Instagram Park and her granddaughter document adventures such as kayaking on the Han River in Seoul and doing a magazine shoot.

Source: Times of India July 14, 2017 05:51 UTC