Pengsoo | |
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First appearance |
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Created by | Lee Seulyena (EBS Producer) |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Pengsoo |
Species | Giant Penguin |
Gender | Genderless |
Occupation | Content creator (EBS Trainee) |
Affiliation | Educational Broadcasting System |
Family | Unnamed mother and father |
Origin | Antarctica |
Pengsoo (Korean: 펭수, Pengsu) is a penguin character that appears on the YouTube channel Giant Peng TV, run by Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) in South Korea. Pengsoo is a ten-year-old trainee at EBS who dreams of being a universal superstar.[1]
The popularity of Pengsoo, expanding outside the initial target demographic for the character, has resulted in Pengsoo appearing in television programs, games, radio programs, advertising, government PSAs, and on multiple branded products both physical and digital.
On January 29, 2020, Giant Peng TV (자이언트 펭TV), Pengsoo's YouTube channel, reached 2 million subscribers.