Instagram/o_okaaaA YouTuber who was part of the Korean special forces has been fined after he filmed himself KO’ing Johnny Somali.
In 2024, streamer Johnny Somali, real name Ramsey Khalid Ismael, began causing controversy in South Korea. The American sparked drama by dancing inappropriately with the Statue of Peace, making a mess in a 7-Eleven, delaying public transit, and other stunts.
Many locals in the country were quickly growing fed up with Somali’s antics and took matters into their own hands by stream sniping him and confronting him on the street.
Back in October, YouTuber Dalgeun Yu, a former Underwater Demolition Team/SEAL soldier, took it upon himself to teach Johnny Somali a lesson. Unfortunately for Dalgeun, he’s been punished for his behavior.
South Korea fines Special Forces YouTuber for attacking Johnny Somali
In Dalgeun’s viral clip, he found out where Somali was staying and followed him outside. He then proceeded to knock the streamer off his feet with a single punch before being apprehended.
“I just did what I had to do as a Korean citizen,” he said in a post on Instagram defending his actions.
Now, months later, Dalgeun is asking for fans to donate in order to pay off a fine, which he believes could be as much as $7,000 USD.
On Instagram, the man claimed he was fined 10M won for his attack on Somali, which equals out to be around $7K. The YouTuber asked viewers to help pay for his fine by donating to his PayPal.
However, according to Legal Mindset, a YouTuber who interviewed Dalgeun in the past, he’s actually been fined 1.5M won, a little over $1K, but estimates it will be 10M. Additionally, that money wouldn’t be going to Somali and would instead be going to the Korean government.
Shortly after Dexerto tweeted about the fine, YouTuber Cody ‘Donut Operator’ Garrett announced he wanted to pay it off for him. On April 30, he revealed he sent Dalgeun $4K, adding that the SEAL had already crowdfunded the rest.
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The good news, though, is that Dalgeun is not getting any jail time – something that was originally feared after the assault happened.
The same might not go for Johnny Somali, however. The troublesome content creator has already pled guilty in court to a couple of charges and is facing time behind bars for allegedly making Deep Fakes.
Somali is also accused of many other crimes in the country, including threatening to spread HIV, broadcasting North Korean propaganda, and violating anti-terrorism laws.
