South Korean YouTuber Oh Byeong-min will not be eligible to claim the prize after he leaked information about his win prior to the show's release. Photo: Oh Byeong-min/Instagram
South Korean YouTuber Oh Byeong-min, better known by his online moniker Oking, won the Netflix reality series The Influencer (2024). But the streaming platform said on Aug 22 that he will not be eligible to claim the 300 million won (RM980,000) prize because he had leaked information about himself being the final winner prior to the release of the show.
The Influencer is a seven-part series which premiered on Aug 6. It featured 77 of the most popular South Korean content creators from platforms such as YouTube, Afreeca TV and TikTok. They competed to complete missions and claim the title of final winner.
