On April 2, a video titled “Please Stop—Confronting Hate Commenters” was uploaded to Kim Hansol’s YouTube channel One Shot Hansol. In the video, Kim Hansol read hateful comments with his production team, saying, “I don’t even remember the last time I did this.”
Many of the comments accused him of faking his disability, such as: “Aren’t you just pretending to be visually impaired to gain attention and make money?” and “This is a nationwide scam—you can see but act like you can’t.” In response, Kim Hansol expressed his frustration and sense of injustice.
He shared, “It’s been almost 7 years since I started this channel, and I’m still getting these comments,” revealing his ongoing hurt. At the same time, he expressed gratitude to his subscribers, saying, “My viewers often defend me in the comments,” thanking fans who stood up for him.
When reading one particularly harsh comment—“If you’re visually impaired, just stay at home”—he was momentarily speechless, pretending to wipe away tears with a tissue. He added with a bitter smile, “Our channel doesn’t actually have that many hate comments, but when you look for them, there are still plenty.”
Previously, Kim Hansol also suffered from the spread of false rumors. On March 13, he addressed claims circulating online that he had traveled to the U.S. to meet Elon Musk and had a brain chip implanted. He dismissed the rumor, saying, “I haven’t even packed my bags, and my passport is still in the drawer.”
The speculation began after Kim Hansol revealed in February that he had applied for a clinical trial related to vision restoration technology being developed by Neuralink, a project involving implanting a chip in the brain to connect neural signals with computers.
Having lost his vision in 2010 due to a rare illness, Kim Hansol launched his YouTube channel in 2019 to share the real-life experiences of visually impaired individuals. Now, after seven years of content creation, he continues to raise awareness—while also enduring the harsh realities of online hate.
Sources: Naver