Somacguffin

소맥거핀 (English: somacguffin) is a South Korean YouTuber that is known for uploading animations about daily life, growing up and personal interests, that mainly includes gaming, anime and Internet culture. 
==History==
The channel was created on March 23, 2020, and named after somaek, a popular beverage consisting of a pint of beer and a shot of soju.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IqtEu3tdyY&ab_channel=%EC%86%8C%EB%A7%A5%EA%B1%B0%ED%95%80 The owner uploaded their first video on the same day titled "-메이플- 뒤틀린 황천의 헤네시스",https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKHBskgpeHk that roughly translates to Maple Story - Hennessy of the Twisted Nether. 
On September 26, 2021, the channel uploaded a parody video,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRBQGFN-PEY&ab_channel=%EC%86%8C%EB%A7%A5%EA%B1%B0%ED%95%80 after which its popularity grew immensely, going from about 250,000 subscribers to one million subscribers in a month.
As of January 19, 2024, the channel has over 6,12 million subscribers.
== Content ==
Most of the channel's videos, with a notable exception being the aforementioned Squid Game video, follow the life of a male, Gen Z, drinking-age geek who is his family's middle child and still living with his parents. It is currently unknown if this person is the owner of the channel. The videos are usually no longer than three or four minutes, although some videos have lasted up to 10 minutes. The user has uploaded a handful of videos in its earlier years that last around 45 minutes or longer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBg1iTVNBqohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ8u_qQYrhM The videos make little to no use of dialogue. Family plays a large role in most of the videos uploaded after the Squid Game success.
=== Characters ===
Omma (mother) is the family's matriarch and peacekeeper. She has long, black, curly hair, wears a pink home dress with "MOM" on it and a pink apron when she cooks, has the appearance of a bodybuilder and quite literally dwarfs the rest of her family. Her face is never shown; the face of her younger self has been shown on two occasions as part of an origin story.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-yMHv-G97Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brXV88xpSi0&ab_channel=%EC%86%8C%EB%A7%A5%EA%B1%B0%ED%95%80
Appa (father) is a typical dad. He is seen wearing shorts and a singlet when at home and is overweight.
The older sister has a 9-to-5 job, but still lives with her parents.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brXV88xpSi0&ab_channel=%EC%86%8C%EB%A7%A5%EA%B1%B0%ED%95%80
The Ghost probably has no age but she has power to make her hair into various things and her blush is blue.
=== Subjects ===
The earliest videos on this channel were 5-minute animations on gaming, anime and manga. Later, videos about family life started appearing. 
==References==
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