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also maintains a widely viewed YouTube channel called "Gabie Kook" (subs 1.27M). They recently became owners of a Cavapoochon puppy named Brie.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/05/04/mukbang-how-koreans-become-stars-through-their-love-of-food.html|publisher=[[CNBC]]|title=Mukbang: How Koreans become stars through their love of food|first=Alexandra|last=Gibbs|date=May 5, 2015}}</ref>
also maintains a widely viewed YouTube channel called "Gabie Kook" (subs 1.27M). They recently became owners of a Cavapoochon puppy named Brie.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/05/04/mukbang-how-koreans-become-stars-through-their-love-of-food.html|publisher=[[CNBC]]|title=Mukbang: How Koreans become stars through their love of food|first=Alexandra|last=Gibbs|date=May 5, 2015}}</ref>


'''Oliver John Kendal''' is a YouTuber who co-hosts the 'JOLLY' and 'Korean Englishman' channels. He is also Josh's best friend and is sometimes jokingly referred to as his first wife. He is from [[Devon]] and is most commonly called "Ollie'. Kendal is the official carrier of the JOLLY channel's Instagram @olliekendal on which he has 291 thousand followers. He used to primarily contribute behind the camera for their Korean Englishman channel initially, but now appears on camera quite often for both channels, especially JOLLY. Kendal is loved and adored by the audience of both channels for his goofy personality, his learning process in Korean, and his humor.
'''Oliver John Kendal''' is a YouTuber who co-hosts the 'JOLLY' and 'Korean Englishman' channels. He is also Josh's best friend and is sometimes jokingly referred to as his first wife. He is from [[Devon]] and is most commonly called "Ollie'. Kendal is the official carrier of the JOLLY channel's Instagram @olliekendal on which he has 291 thousand followers. He used to primarily contribute behind the camera for their Korean Englishman channel initially, but now appears on camera quite often for both channels, especially JOLLY.


=== Family ===
=== Family ===

Revision as of 09:23, 9 January 2021

This article is about the English YouTuber duo. For Koreans living in England, see Koreans in the United Kingdom. For English living in Korea, see Foreigners in Korea.
Korean Englishman
Personal information
Born
Joshua 'Josh' Carrott
(1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 35)
Oliver 'Ollie' Kendal
(1987-11-16) 16 November 1987 (age 36)
NationalityEnglish
YouTube information
Channels영국남자 Korean Englishman
JOLLY
Years active2013–present (Korean Englishman)
2015–present (Jolly)
Genres
Subscribers4 million (Korean Englishman)
2.15 million (Jolly)
Total views1 billion (Korean Englishman)
415 million (Jolly)
100,000 subscribers2013 (Korean Englishman)
2017 (Jolly)
1,000,000 subscribers2015 (Korean Englishman)
2019 (Jolly)
Last updated: 19 May 2020

Korean Englishman (영국남자) is a YouTube channel created by Josh Carrott and Ollie Kendal. It includes content in Korean and English (with subtitles in both languages) describing the reactions of English people to aspects of Korean culture and food.[1][2][3] The channel initially introduced Korean food to their English friends who had never experienced Korean cuisine before; they most famously introduced fire noodles to their English friends as a spicy food challenge. It later developed into the: Fire Noodle Challenge.[4]

The channel introduced a variety Korean food to celebrities in the form of short interviews, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Holland, Pom Klementieff, Ryan Reynolds, Will Smith, David Beckham and two actors from Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Taron Egerton and Mark Strong.[5][6][7][8][9] At first, the channel mostly had Korean viewers, but now has a more global audience.[10]

Initially, Kendal was rarely seen on screen in videos, as he was in charge of filming and editing, while his friend Carrott (an Englishman who lived in Korea) served as the main host of the show. Over time, however, Kendal began to appear more often and now co-hosts many of their videos. Kendal, Carrott's best friend and commonly referred to as his “first wife“, is now many viewers' favourite. Kendal is also featured on their second channel, called JOLLY, which represents their lives in England. Jolly is a combination of both Carrott and Kendal's first names: Josh and Ollie.

In late 2020, Josh and his wife Gabbie came under scrutiny due to online controversy after the alleged breaking of COVID-19 quarantine regulations.[11]

Biography

Josh Carrott at YouTube FanFest Korea in 2015

Joshua Daryl Carrott was born in England to Daryl and Maureen Carrott (née Moone). He has a brother named Jordan. When he was 12, Carrott's family moved from England to Qingdao, China due to his father's work. Carrott was first exposed to Korean culture in the International School of Qingdao, which has a large population of South Korean expatriates. He then returned to England for university, majoring in Korean studies at SOAS, University of London with a year abroad at Korea University during which he became fluent in the Korean language.[1][2] He is married to Gabriela 'Gabie' Kook, an Argentinian-born Korean chef who grew up in Spain and the US[12] and studied in Spain, the US and France.[13] Gabie Kook, who was runner-up on MasterChef Korea,[14] also maintains a widely viewed YouTube channel called "Gabie Kook" (subs 1.27M). They recently became owners of a Cavapoochon puppy named Brie.[15]

Oliver John Kendal is a YouTuber who co-hosts the 'JOLLY' and 'Korean Englishman' channels. He is also Josh's best friend and is sometimes jokingly referred to as his first wife. He is from Devon and is most commonly called "Ollie'. Kendal is the official carrier of the JOLLY channel's Instagram @olliekendal on which he has 291 thousand followers. He used to primarily contribute behind the camera for their Korean Englishman channel initially, but now appears on camera quite often for both channels, especially JOLLY.

Family

Henry Kendal (Oliver's father) is a Pastor at St. Barnabas Church since 2015. He was ordained in the Church of England having studied variously at London Bible College (now London School of Theology), Oak Hill College, and North Thames Ministerial Training College. He is a regular speaker at New Wine and in many places around the world. He has written a book called “The Wind Blows Wherever it Pleases.”[16] Henry makes popular and frequent appearances on the channel. He also enjoys spending time with his family, walking in the country, riding quad bike, playing real tennis and eating cheese. He has 10.3 thousand followers on his Instagram @olliesfather.

Oliver's mother's name is Jane. She has not been featured on his Instagram or Youtube channel but has been mentioned several times. Oliver has a younger brother called Patrick Kendal and a younger sister.

Elizabeth Kendal, popularly called Lizzie, is Oliver's wife. He met her in Secondary school and was married to her at the age of 21. Lizzie Kendal is an artist and museum and gallery learning facilitator based in London. She has a background in youth and children's work, particularly with refugees and migrants. She is interested in storytelling and socially engaged practices. She has completed an MA in Art, Design and Education at the UCL Institute of Education, and is an alumna of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and Central Saint Martins. She has designed and led activities at Sir John Soane's Museum, The Art Trolley, the City of London Police Museum, the British Museum, the Migration Museum Project and various schools and community events.[17] She has also created The Stone Museum in 2016.[18] She currently is also part of the St. Saviour's Church, and is responsible for Safe Guarding.[19] She has 26.8 thousand followers on her instagram @lizziekendal. She also has 2 sisters and a brother.

Juno was born to Ollie and Lizzie in 2017. She has appeared on both Korean Englishman and Jolly multiple times ("British 2-Year Old Goes To Korea" series on Korean Englishman and a number of reaction videos on Jolly) and is a sensation on both channels. She has been associated with pineapples and has received multiple pineapple related presents from all over the world. She loves fluffy things, strawberries, aquariums and the colour yellow. Juno is also the goddaughter of Josh and Gabie.

Education and career of Oliver Kendal started as he attended SOAS with Carrott where he did some studies related to Human Psychology, including materials related to Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. He also has a masters in an unknown subject. He got a job as the director of This is growth LTD on December 3rd 2014 and resigned on 12 January 2017. He also had a part-time job and was also managing a debt advice centre for a while when the duo started their career as YouTubers on 10 August 2013 after uploading their video on their channel 영국남자 (Korean Englishman) which currently has 4.0M subscribers (as of October 2020). Kendal has opened up in many videos about the anxiety he suffered from during this time due to the enormous workload, in one of which he recalled having panic attacks. On 13 February 2017, they started another channel called JOLLY that has reached 2.15M subscribers (as of October 2020). All videos are subtitled in English and Korean.

Often featured on the channels is guest Reverend Christopher Lee (popularly known as Rev. Chris), Ollie's brother-in-law. Rev Chris and his wife Jenny have a series 'English priest brings wife to Korea' where they together try out Korean food in different settings. Reverend Chris' twin brother, Major Charles Lee, also occasionally features on their channels, co-starring with Rev. Chris in a 2019 series titled 'British TWINS Come to Korea!! (Priest + Commando)'.

Jolly

Jolly (stylized as JOLLY) started as a smaller, secondary channel of Korean Englishman. Unlike Korean Englishman, the newer channel Jolly, started in 2015, which represents a portmanteau of their names Josh and Ollie as well as the English word "Jolly" as it is, is equally co-hosted by the two with Kendal taking a more prominent role on the screen, as the co-host, compared to their main channel. While the style of the videos on the Korean Englishman channel has a higher production value than Jolly, Jolly was created to have a more communicative and personal feel to viewers, more casually through experimental contents in shorter and simpler videos. Jolly is also different from Korean Englishman as it focuses on seasonal shows; whereas the latter is often a themed series of videos.[20]

While JOLLY is a mix of Mukbang (eating broadcasts), reaction, interviews with famous celebrities, mail/box opening, and vlogging channel, Korean Englishman focuses on the Korean culture, having people come to Korea to experience the food and customs, or Carrott and crew travelling to other countries to experience what Korean food is like in other countries,[21] or Carrott introducing Korean food and culture to famous people, friends, family, loved ones from his home in England,[22] in Korean-styled restaurants in London,[23] or amongst the English public.

Unlike Korean Englishman, JOLLY episodes are divided into seasons, from Season 1 to Season 12 (as of January 2020), each season being indicated by a unique arrangement of 5 colours below the big "JOLLY" text during the introduction. Episode numbers are indicated with Roman Numerals. As of 25 August 2020, JOLLY is on Season 12, Episode 190 (CXC), where Josh and Ollie (Carrott, Kendal) show Rev. Chris (Lee) the game Doom Eternal. JOLLY is also where Kendal learns Korean, in their playlist of 35 videos.

References

  1. ^ a b Limb, Jae-un (December 6, 2013), Englishman introduces kimchi to Londoners, Korea.net
  2. ^ a b Tae, Hong (August 13, 2014), "Have you met Korean Englishman?", The Korea Times
  3. ^ Kim, Jae-heun (September 3, 2015), "YouTubers thrilled to meet idols at FanFest", The Korea Times
  4. ^ THE ORIGINAL FIRE NOODLE CHALLENGE!!, retrieved 2020-04-30
  5. ^ Arnold Schwarzenegger & Linda Hamilton TERMINATE Korean Food for 13 mins straight, retrieved 2020-04-30
  6. ^ AVENGERS Actors React to Korean Food!!, retrieved 2020-04-30
  7. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. ^ WILL SMITH Reacts to KOREAN Beauty Products!!? (it's not what you think😅), retrieved 2020-04-30
  9. ^ KINGSMAN actors try KOREAN CHICKEN and BEER!!!, retrieved 2020-04-30
  10. ^ John (2 April 2020). "The Top 20 Youtubers in South Korea - Best of 2020". Seoulz. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. ^ https://www.allkpop.com/article/2020/10/josh-of-the-popular-youtube-channel-korean-englishman-feels-responsible-for-his-wife-gabiekooks-actions-and-states-he-will-stop-his-activities
  12. ^ Kook, Gabie (June 18, 2015), Are You Korean?, YouTube
  13. ^ Park, Si-soo (January 31, 2019). "Perks of being wife of 'Korean Englishman'". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  14. ^ Sung, So-young (November 27, 2015), "Korean Englishman to marry chef girlfriend", Korea JoongAng Daily
  15. ^ Gibbs, Alexandra (May 5, 2015), Mukbang: How Koreans become stars through their love of food, CNBC
  16. ^ "ST BS STAFF TEAM BY MINISTRY". St Barnabas.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "About Lizzie Kendal - Elizabeth Anne Kendal". cargocollective.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  18. ^ "The Stone Museum". The Stone Museum. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  19. ^ "Meet our team". St Saviour's Church. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  20. ^ THIS IS JOLLY, retrieved 2020-04-30
  21. ^ KOREAN FIRE STEAK IN NEW ZEALAND?!, retrieved 2020-04-30
  22. ^ English People Try Korean Anju (Food to have with alcohol) for the First Time?!, retrieved 2020-04-30
  23. ^ English Gentleman Tries TOP Quality Korean BBQ for the First Time!, retrieved 2020-04-30

External links

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