Follow bike messenger Eui Ho Kim through Seoul, South Korea (documentary behind-the-scenes)
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Ride through Seoul with bike messenger Eui Ho Kim on his Squid SO-EZ fixed gear. This is all the fun chat, facts and commentary that didn't make the cut in the original Gig Story documentary. All the good things you talk about whilst riding a bike, including North Korean spies - plus a bike check.
1:10 Gig Courier's first office
4:05 A quick South Korean history lesson
12:54 Bike Check: hand-painted Squid SO-EZ
20:38 Hills in Seoul
22:33 A good surprise
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This guy’s English is perfect. He’s brave for riding in Seoul traffic.
Thanks for the video!
He is just so nice and witty 🖤❤
I loved watching this! When you're on a bike, you see the city so differently. I wish I could bring my bike and book him for a city bike tour 🙂
And kudos to the cameraman/woman....that's pretty amazing to be able to follow him, not get hit and get the shot!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for leaving such a nice comment. I know what you mean; I felt pretty lucky to get such a tour of the city. Such a treat. And yes - camerawoman. It helps that it was a very lightweight set-up.👋
@@detourrr how did you shoot this? this would also be a cool behind the scenes. Thx for the film, this is my new favorite youtube format ^^: watching bike courriers in bike cities on sunny days
@@haquta This is shot on a GoPro Hero 10 from my bike and is pretty much all hand-held. GoPro has an accessory which makes it easy to quickly clamp it onto the handlebars, so I have that attached incase I need both my hands free at any point. But I think the footage here is all hand-held. Bike check is shot on a Fuji X-T30.
When I filmed riding in Berlin like here: ruclips.net/video/mmXA2kIOsgM/видео.html, I used the Fuji on a gimbal with a loose strap round my neck (incase I urgently needed my hands free or had to drop it for some reason). I'm pretty glad there isn't any behind-the-scenes of the first time I filmed like that - it was for sure a learned skill and was chaotic until it wasn't.
one thing i kept thinking with riding bikes is, how sore our bottoms get, these bike messengers around the globe they just grind and don't even complain nor wear any padding. man i applaud them, just the different walks of life, really appreciate you creating this for us and for mr.Kim
Well, some wear padding and some have comfy saddles. Different strokes for different folks.
Great film. Love this guy's attitude. I'd love to go on a bike ride with him. Finally someone who loves his job and takes the risk of self-employment so he can do what he loves to do even tho it must be sometimes a challenge. Keep up brother!
I like his "Mafia Boss way of riding!" You were also excellent to be with him with your camera. Good documentary. I salute you both from Berlin-Germany with love!
Thanks for this, I've gone and watched all related videos! I ride mostly fixed gear and also went on university exchange to Seoul over a decade ago, so it was really fun to see familiar places!
I always wondered what it would be like to ride those streets but sadly I didn't have a bike with me at the time and didn't see many (any?) other riders when I was there. Maybe one day when I'm traveling I would hit up one of those cafes or bike stores and talk bikes at least, maybe even a ride :)
Also all the best to Eui Ho Kim and his venture, that Squid is such a nice bike and I like his style of riding, polite but also quick thinking!
I absolutely loved this, thanks for uploading!
@@adamhau5 thank you for watching! 😊
Wow the cars seem to drive slower and give you more space on the roads than what I’m used to in the USA. No wonder he seems so calm!
@@Ferrichrome Yeah you’re very much part of the traffic, and people generally give you space. Based on my minimal time spent there. I think for folks who live there and regularly ride there, they also experience some less charming road users or more hectic situations than pictured. It’s just a snapshot, but I also agree with your contrast to the US!
I lived in Seoul in the 90s, it looks a lot tidier now, than it did then. Nice video, I didn't know there were bike messengers in Seoul.
@@CrapKerouac Oh interesting! I have a relatively strong image of 1980s and today but not so much in the 1990s. This isn’t going as far back as the 90s but in the Gig documentary (ruclips.net/video/atWhdDLFKz4/видео.htmlsi=jcI7qz4_H8g9W6y), Eui Ho Kim mentions a Korean bike messenger documentary made about a bike messenger company that existed maybe 10 years ago. Have you seen that? (Documentary title/info should be in the credits at the end)
@@detourrr The 90s were interesting, prosperous and fiercely patriotic, up until the Asian crises. After the crises, the Koreans placed blame on international players as opposed a Korean system that was built on a house of cards.
I'm glad the country has got back on its feet. Things are looking good, but I haven't been in Korea for years, so you would know better than I.
Such a clean city
Kudos to the camera person. So many cool and difficult shots, I'd love to see the behind the behind the scene of the camera person. I'd like to imagine a tandum bike with the camera person, sound guy, director, and producer all riding on a single bike.
Thank you! Appreciate that. The reality is really just me, a camera in one hand, a wireless mic, and trying to make executive decisions as we go. Zero tandem bicycles, for now anyway. Maybe the next one can be me sat on the back of a tandem, being ridden around by the interviewee though.
Great filming and riding skills, respect! All the best with your little company.
@@Andy-sj2dv Thank you 😊
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Love the video keep pushing!!❤
Just fixed it! Thank you. I hope it wasn’t too annoying/intrusive. Thanks for the positive feedback and for watching it all!
His bike looks cool. I don't dare ride a fixie but i love a single speed with a pizza rack
@@Alvio64 It is cool! I love the colours and all the stories connected to it too.
i really enjoyed this! thank you.
@@thedford Thanks for watching and dropping a comment 😊
The biking style deserves more respect than the new york style...
So chill!
한국에 바이크메신저가 있는줄은 꿈에도 몰랐네요 ㄷㄷ
Permisi.. Can you show me about gear ratio on your bike?
44/17😘
is it safe to leave your bike anywhere in seoul? Is bike theft a thing in korea?
@@TKGZONE So my understanding is that there’s generally more of a culture of people feeling comfortable leaving valuables unattended and coming back to them - like in cafes. I’m not sure if it’s more to do with a trusting culture or perhaps far more to do with the high amount of CCTV. In any case, there are lots of videos that exist about the ‘leaving valuables unattended in Korea’ phenomenon. And I guess this extends somewhat to bicycles. I don’t think that means that people are leaving their bike lying around constantly in part of the city though. But we’ve just hit the limit of my knowledge. It’s an interesting question - I’ll ask Eui Ho Kim.
You can't cross the crosswalk on the bike. It's illegal in Korea.
Привет. Вот так просто пристегнул велосипед к самому себе? Ни к дереву или чему-то ещё? И не унесут?
What backpack is that
@@JrKinabalu That’s an in-house bag made by T-Serv, which he received as a gift when he revisited after starting Gig.
first fiixie with brakes i saw