Lee Hyeon-ji has 200,000 YouTube subscribers and three million video views. At first glance, Lee Hyeon-ji sounds like a famous broadcaster or a veteran BJ. However, she is a 25-year-old elementary school teacher. As a YouTuber named Dalji, she is famous for being a teacher who raps.

In fact, she is nothing special. Like any teacher, she enjoys teaching and communicating with children. She did not major in music and has no broadcasting experience. She just started her hobby, rapping, in her free time and posted videos of herself rapping on YouTube, because it was so good, a lot of people watched her videos to listen to her music.

"You may be scared, but let's not be a coward. Let's not just look when someone's suffering." This is a part of her self created song. This song was the start of her popularity. Her popularity rose, and she also got the title of honorary ambassador of Geong-gi Education. With the recent growing influence of YouTube channels run by elementary school teachers, there is a heated debate in the education community over how to view "teacher YouTuber." Some say students in the media generation are used to getting educational information through videos, so it is reasonable to recommend them after setting standards rather than preventing teachers from creating YouTube videos. However, there are some, who oppose teachers' YouTube activities. They say it is an act that demeans teachers, and it is also illegal for civil servants to generate profits by taking double positions.

Teachers and rap, teachers and YouTube seem to be awkward. It feels like it's not right for that teacher to be in action as a YouTuber. But, while doing her best as a teacher, she is also fulfilling her dream.

2019.05.05 Lee Hyowon