Kim Yu-sik (; ; born 17 February 1971) is the founder of the South Korean

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DC Inside.

Life

Early life

Born in 1971 in Seoul, Yusik encountered computer usage earlier than other children because his father worked as a journalist. He acquired the ability to use the computer at a private academy in the early 1980s while attending elementary school when he was in the sixth grade. During the 1990s, he gained recognition as well as a reputation on the Internet by uploading humorous posts on HiTEL's humor board. From this experience, he decided to make money from this crowded field. He went abroad to study at

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's Shinjuku Information Business School. He was disappointed with this experience for instead of learning to manage a website, he was taught how to operate Japanese word processors on XT-16-bit computers. He left the school. Rather than continue his education, he decided to start a business, acquiring Japanese electronic devices and Game/Movie CDs to sell in Korea on PC network's buy/sell board. Since Japanese products were very highly-priced in South Korea, he was able to earn a lot of money.

Founding DC Inside

In 1995, after returning to South Korea, he started posting laptop user reviews on HiTEL's notebook club. HiTEL suggested that Yusik write these reports outside the PC network on the Web. Thus, he founded internet boards mainly about laptops and digital cameras, which became Notebook Inside ( ko, 노트북인사이드) (closed) and DC Inside ( ko, 디시인사이드), respectively.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Yu-sik 1971 births People from Seoul Kyung Hee Cyber University alumni South Korean businesspeople South Korean atheists Living people