Find me on: www.kingkogi.ca and KingKogi on RU-vid if you'd like. Thank you so much for the many wonderful years, Eatyourkimchi Community. I'll be on@KingKogi from now on.
💞 I haven't been responding to the comments, but I have been reading them. Thank you for sharing your wonderful stories about when you found the EYK channel, your favourite segments and moments, and the kind messages. It has been extremely emotional, but the comments have been helping to bring a smile and to remember many warm memories.
Thank you for making this video, I'm sorry it was so hard to make, it made sure I knew where I can go to find you so I don't miss your new channel. Thank you for sharing how you feel, I appreciate you for being willing to be so open and vulnerable and talk to us about such a painful and raw subject. I'm subscribed over there, and i can't wait to see what amazing new memories we can enjoy together as new opportunities come. ✨️
Same! I've grown up watching EYK/EYS/Martina. I loved seeing their adventures but I agree with Martina that it's now time to leave EYK in the past with all the fond memories we all hold and move on. Still a life long nastie and still enjoy everything Martina puts out on the King Kogi channel 🐷✨️💖
I unsubbed and moved over to King Kogi long ago, but today, this popped up in my recommended videos. I didn’t realize how important this closure would feel to me after watching EYK for so long. Martina was always the heart and soul and talent of this channel, and it hurts moving away - but I am so proud watching her flourish on KK. So long, EYK! Its old content will always be a happy memory.
I’ve been here so many years and it breaks my heart to see you cry, Martina. This page was so critically important to me for so many years. You helped me escape my abusive family by giving me hope and dreams to look forward to, and you helped me navigate my disabilities and mental health. I love you Martina and I will follow you anywhere. I wish this wasn’t being held against you. You deserve this page, without a doubt, and for it to remain sacred. But you deserve safety and a fresh start too. It’s so unfair that you’re forced to leave this page/community when it was your baby and family, but you are so SOO loved by us. I’ve already followed you on all the new pages 💕
I even made it to, and want to live in, Korea because of YOU 🥹 You gave me dreams I never knew I had or needed. You changed the literal entire course of my life, and I wish I could hug you and comfort you and thank you times a million. You mean so much to me!! And I’ll continue to follow you elsewhere 💗
This is so relatable. I can't believe how much laughter, hope, admiration, and joy this channel brought me. It introduced me to Kpop so many eons ago and it was so wonderful growing up with it.
Grew up watching you guys through my teenage years. And now I’m a grown ass adult in my mid twenties. Whilst it’s been painful watching the transition, I’m happy that you are moving forward and closing this chapter. It’s a part of the healing process and I hope you find peace from it. Thank you for all the memories you made on this channel for us!!
It was painful to unsubscribe from EYK after religiously watching your videos for so many years, but after hearing you talk on this, I can part ways with the channel with a little more peace. Thank you for making this video and helping us understand the situation fully. You will always have my support Martina, and I'll see you over at King Kogi. 🧡
Never commented before but wanted to say, an old video you made was about ‘building a ladder’. You said ‘if I’m going to die anyway, I might as well do the things I like before I go’ (paraphrased as it was a very long time ago). This literally saved my life. I still take time each year to list films coming out, games launching and places I want to visit that year as ‘things to do before….’ Anyway, I’m still here cause of that. Thank you x
We love you Martina and support you 100% on your new channel. I can’t imagine how hard this must have been for you and you’ve been really brave. You made EatYourKimchi such a wonderful thing to experience for a lot of us and appreciate your goodbye 🤍🤍🤍
I cried so much watching this.. it’s the closure I didn’t know that I needed and I’m grieving the loss of the past with you Martina. It feels nice to genuinely mourn the loss of this channel after so many years of watching you guys. And I’m proud of you. I’m so proud. I’ve started watching all of the king kogi videos and it gives me the same nostalgia as the EYK videos did. And I want to thank you for that. I look up to you so much for the strength and dedication you have.
I wanna feel for Martina but the way she quietly paints Simon as an awful person for wanting to post here makes me extremely uncomfortable. Couples share businesses all the time and they both could've used the name to benefit them both, but Martina doesn't want to compromise at all. Imagine if all brands did this when relationships fell apart my lord... It's childish and immature tbh.
@@90210bryan i cant be the only one who thinks Martina was being v careful with her words and not "quietly painting Simon as an awful person" as you have claimed. What i saw was her explaining objectively how and why her time in contributing to EYK channel has come to an end. In doing so it mightve highlighted some unexpected actions from Simon, which was only fair because it contributed to her reason of leaving. I say its fair because she never did it in a way to stir things up, only for things to settle down. Both of them have gone thru so much individually these past few years, and aft thinking abt it all, seeing how u called Martina's actions "childish and immature" only explains how little u know about EYK content and the importance it serves to the EYK community. Sir, u cant just expect NIKE or Adidas to go thru a major mess and then not be uncomfortable/questioning when it starts to showcase n promote Chinese medicine. Like whaaat?
@@90210bryan I think if you check out King Kogi you can see who the driving force behind the creativity EYK Studios is/was tbh. Like the exciting fun things Martina is doing over there VS... book club. I don't think it's on brand and tbh Simon uploading stuff getting 10k views is an indication what the audience wants vs King Kogi thriving. Wanting an archive of a past life honestly would be the best bet, but as what's happening here. Simon now owns it(?) -since Martina is done here - and is uploading nonrelated stuff. I'd be upset too if it felt like my 10+ life long baby is just... not being 'ruined' but not on par of how you want it to be left. He can go run his book club on his own page. Martinas stuff is still related to EYK so I don't see anything wrong with her doing shorts ect. Just my two cents but IMO I don't think it's fair this is the result of EYK studios is that unrelated content is being uploaded by one party and not really respecting that it's over and could become a perfect archive/time capsule.
Mixing business with relationships is hard enough without being so in the public eye during it...I can't imagine. I went through a divorce in 2020. It wasn't messy and I thought we were friends. He deleted me from fb once he found a new gf. People are unpredictable. Martina, we agree...best to finally let it go. We're with you.
@@cheesejkliop I figured as much, but he was a very Poly/ open relationship kinda guy, so then he would not be living his "true self" He also had our cat - which I now have - as his profile pic up until then.
EYK got me thru some of the DARKEST times in my life. My sister had just ended her life, I got kicked out of high school multiple times, I was heavily addicted to drugs, everyday was so painful. The only escape I got was watching travel videos, which was how I found you. Y'all actually got me into Kpop, which was an amazing distracton for me at the time. I'm subbed to King Kogi and watch all your vids. Thank you for all the work you have done and will do! Still here for you.
Thank you for addressing this. I’m so proud of you for taking this step. I will always appreciate what you gave us here. I remember watching you guys educating on how it was coming to Korea and becoming teachers and tips you had. This was not just a channel. This was yalls lives and it impacted so many people. You’re right that we can’t control things and I appreciate you bringing that up. Thank you for all your time you’ve shared with us. I am excited for your future in King Kogi. I look forward to it. Thank you Martina truly.
I didn’t think Simon would keep posting to this channel after this video. This channel really should be an archive. His new videos have nothing to do with this “brand” and it’s super awkward to see what the channel is morphing into. I don’t understand why he is doing that. All the bookclub stuff can be done on a new channel in a new space for people interested in that stuff. Why did he just take over and change the concept of EYK? He shouldn’t have been able to do that after you guy’s split. This is not HIS house it was YOU GUY’S HOUSE TOGETHER. He’s redecorating with no regard for anyone else. It’s really upsetting. I just unsubscribed and am really f-kin emotional about it. Why did it have to end like this with Martina leaving her home that she helped build for years? And Simon gets to carry on doing whatever he wants here? This is bulls-. It’s not right. To Martina or the EYK community. Not right at all…
Do you know them personally? Because it's really f-kin wierd to get so emotional over some entertainers on the internet splitting up. It's not like you know them, just because you watched their content. They've made their choices and had their motivations. We know nothing about their circumstances and it's not our place to tell what they can or can't do and more so we have no right to judge what's fair and what's not when it comes to THEIR PERSONAL life. I swear, those parasocial relationships some of you have with entertainers you like is honestly alarming.
Unsub and urge others to unsub. There's no point in supporting the page that's completely out of context to the original, and has been hijacked by what seems like an imposter. This should be an archive of EYK and nothing more.
Such a sad and bizarre situation. However it is no surprise you handled it with such vulnerability, honesty and grace Martina. Looking forward to supporting you going forward on King Kogi.
I think this was needed, but in the long run I think we all know it'll be healthier for you both. Thank you for putting yourself first, Martina. It was a tough decision to make but the rope will burn less when you let go.
I was in high school (2009) when a I got into K-pop and in my country it was really unpopular at the time. I watched all of your videos back then, it was a way to connect to people who had the same interest as me. I’m thankful for all the happiness you brought to teenage me and I’ll cherish all this memories. I wish you all the best you deserve it ❤
It’s so sad that Simon is still posting here. This should be an archive. Because it just taking the channel we all loved and tanking it to the ground. I’m with you Martina in King Kogi. Onboard with your adventures.
Where were the complains when Martina was posting and Simon wasn't? Even posting a King Kogi Trailer in the channel. I don't get why Martina thinks that Simon isn't allowed to use the channel the same way she has before King Kogi grew.
@@prolilr I believe they both had an agreement to try out providing content separately for a time to help ease the community into the new phase and also build up support for both to eventually move on to other channels, platforms, overall projects etc. At a certain point, I believed that everything was being set up to be archived to maintain the EYK brand and be a time-capsule for many of the amazing memories for the community. Simon's continued posting on content that isn't very much in-line with the brand and his affect is what has greatly disturbed and alienated viewers and other community members while Martina's content has stayed true to the overall brand ethos.
@@prolilr Probably because Simon's videos are creepy and Martina's are funny, cute and entertaining like EYK is/was because she did all the editing and music
It would be healthier if Simon creates his own RU-vid channel and not use the EYK channel. Better to build your own space and brand than change something precious to what it's not.
They should have done that a long time ago, rather than keeping the EYK channel for dealing with Japanese content and switching it from Korean content, which was not in the community's best interest.
Thank you for literally shaping my childhood and teenage years, regardless of what both of you do, i hope that you are both happy, as happy as you made me for years and years. Love you both💗
Martina, I’ll miss you posting here. I’ll continue supporting you on your other channel. Please stay strong, and continue being who you are. Your ladder’s been built so keep climbing.
The way that Simon has taken over this channel, changed the location to Portugal, and tried to make it a way for him to personally benefit from the end of your relationship is nothing short of vile. I'm glad you're washing your hands of it.
@@SS_DT why are you exagerați g and seeing only negative? Simon grew so much as a person. He îs True to himself now. He never used this relationship for any personal gain, he suffered greatly. Martina suffered too. There is no easy split but they both needed it. Simon lost his identity în Martina, because he was inlove and he wanted to do everything for her. But this slowly started the rupture în their relationship without them realizing it.. Simon is finally în a much healthier, matrue and autentic place. I don't get your hating for him. Is like you are looking for a scapegoat, a villan of the story, and there was none. They both suffered, both made mistakes, and this Channel was Martina's influience form the begining. Mărit a chose to let go of the past, i am proud of her too. It gets too painful to hold on at soem Point. Now she is doing something similar some where else. Simon chose to continue on antoher path. How is he vile and evil? This Channel was beloging to BOTH of them from the BEGGINING. don't act like Simon stole something from Martina, that idioți thinking from your side. It was both of their propriety and they chose what todowtih it, so get over yourself 🙄
@@marishkaspirit Nah, you can get over yourself, instead. I appreciate your desire to defend someone you like, but Martina's content and location required no change or disturbance to their audience. The majority of people, including myself, had no idea there was conflict between them, because Martina never brought it to RU-vid, their primary platform. Simon got butt hurt over Martina's social media and brought it to RU-vid, causing a massive divide, and disrupted the location and content of their channel. Objectively speaking, he is the problem. He's the one who should have left. In fact, he did, agreeing to keep EYK as an archive, but was too greedy to leave the massive following generated by their FOOD content even though he wants to talk generic philosophy and book club content. Without any influence from personality or intention and just based on objective action, he has been selfish, greedy, and petty. None of that is Martina's fault.
@@SS_DT Martina never bought up their problems to the public? You either are delusional or yiou aren ot informez of the entire story. Mărit na wrote on social media about their problems is a very ugly way în a long meessage. She later appologized, realizing she should have never bought intimate things and speak this way, and that it was an impulsive moment. She at least aknowledged it, but Simon didn't spoke about it with the public, his reaction was never to Hurt her back. If anything, he never said something bad back, and Martina realized herself her mistake, at least that. If you start accusing someone and taking sides, better have the full story. And now you can really get over yourself. You write about him and you don't even really know what happened between them. Please be a decent human been and inform yourself before throwing Stones. Incredible, your level of ignorante. And once again, why you try to find a villan here? I am not defending anyone, if we Point out things let's be just and honest: they both made mistakes, they both got very Hurt, they both tried their best to become better. Like i said, i am baffled of the level of ignorance and unjust bias here. I get you are Martina's fan and now you try to blame someone for this and found an easy Target on Simon. I was a fan of both of them and i can't stand to see when people aren bot even well informed and they get their pick forks redy to stab, like you. I am not defending Simon and denigrating Martina, I understood both of them had a hand în their de orice, they both tried and it didn't work, and now even if we didn't liek to admit it, they are both better people separate. Simon matrued and found his own voice, he lost his True self în The relationship and it became heavy for him în time. Martina wanted also to pursue other goals, it was her dream to live in Japan, Simon just followed her there as her partener. But when you lose your identity and you don't feel comfortable anymore în that country/place, little by little is eating at you. They both realized they were not compatibile, and it sometimes takes a long time to open your eyes and is hard to accept it because you don't want to lose what oyu built. Simon involved himself în this, he lost alot of weight and was în pain, Martina was also în alot of pain, she wasn't putting make up she looked liek she cried. Their pain is not for you to choose sides, this is not a boxing match. This is a relationship fallingb apart, and sometimes none are at fault, or both of them are. Is your vision really that narrow, do you see things în Black and white only? Maybe one day you will mature and realize things are not that simple and people are more complex, imperfect and unpredictable. Next time get all your facts right first, then judge all you want
You're 100% right, Martina. Your initial vision for the future of this channel, and the progress of your own, is how it should have been. That's the classy/dignified way for EYK to continue to exist as an archive of videos that people can come back to enjoy again and again. That's the way it SHOULD be, but as you said, it's not possible to control what others do. "It's the ones who can't let go - of fear or anger, lust or greed, vanity or pride or power - who are most at risk of becoming corrupted...." You've chosen to remain uncorrupted, Martina. I'll see you over at King Kogi, that's where the true spirit and heart of EYK lives on.
Martina- you left the sea to fly. And it's so much nicer floating through clouds, even the stormy ones. Thanks for being the best Captain and for taking us along 💙
I'll always come back to watch all the old videos because I have so much nostalgia in them but otherwise I guess this is goodbye to my subscription to eyk. Thank you to both Simon and Martina for what you built and I'm sad to see it end but I'm excited to continue to get similar content to what I initially subscribed for over on King Kogi!
This saddens me so much. Haven't watched the channel for years but I remember what a lovely couple you used to be. Praying for this new chapter in both of your lives. I hope you both found healing.
you guys are like the OG foreigners living in South Korea. how time flies when i first saw your videos of eating for the first time in Korea, your apartment tour, your life as teachers, spudgy, music mondays, etc! we will remember the good times!
I was really keeping my tears at bay and the you said “you’re so nasty” and i just 😭😭 out of all the things that would make me cry.... sending you a very warm hug, Martina. I hope 2023 brings you happiness and comfort.
EatYourKimchi made me so happy and got me out of sad times. Will cherish all the great laughs and memories I gotten. King Kogi kept that happiness alive and I’m beyond thankful. Beyond excited for the new year and all the big things for King Kogi 💕
The community fully supports this decision. I have watched as Simon has continued posting and everyone has said repeatedly to stop and just keep this as an archive. Martina, I am so happy that you have been brave enough to do this for us and for yourself. You are an amazing person, you have helped so many people and deserve the very best in the new year. ❤
Very professional wrap up to this channel, Martina. Very proud of you for how you spoke throughout the video. Looking forward to seeing your grow on your own channel!
Truly, thank you for making this an archive channel. I wish Simon would do the same😭. Simply just to save the memory of the channel. I'm so thankful for your hard work, and emotional sacrifice 🙏 ❤️.
"Soy un dorito", if you know you're an OG , But seriously i would like to thanks you Martina (Simon as well) for taking me on this fun trip that was ✨eatyourkimchi✨, From 2010 to 2022 , from a 13 year old to a 25 year old , you guys, it has been a pleasure to be part of this community and im sending lots of love to everybody for those great years ❤️💜💗 and i hope for the best in the futur .
Simon continues to post on the EYK page because it has a large following that hasn't moved over to his new page. I imagine it must be daunting to a successful content creator to suddenly find yourself without that level of success. Hopefully he realizes how damaging this is to the community and to himself, and gracefully bows out and tries to grow his own brand.
You definitely had an impact in my life, lovely woman. Your perspective on life really influenced me growing up. I hope to see you flourish this year ❤
I started watching your videos when I was 12 years old, going to Korea and curious about what it had to offer on a random family trip. Since then I’ve matured and I’m 22 now. Thank you for everything and I’m sorry that life has been difficult at times but I admire how strong you are and your resiliency and optimism throughout everything. Thank you for the good memories from all the FAPFAPs and K-pop music mondays. Lots of love and well wishes to your future endeavors:))
Same. I started watching them at about the same time. I’m 23 now. Things change, but I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn from them about parts of the world that I otherwise would have known nothing about. I wish them both the best. I don’t know what led to the divorce, but I hope they’re both happy.
I met you and Simon at the Orange Region Nasty meet-up in California. You were both so sweet and sat at each table and talked to all of us. I gifted you guys a crocheted doll of each of you that I had asked my sister to make. It brought me tons of joy seeing the dolls in the background of videos after that. Thanks so much for everything you’ve given to all of us Martina. ❤❤❤
You are a class act Martina. Been a fan of yours for 10 years! I've been following your King Kogi account for a while now. Looking forward to seeing your future adventures and wish you nothing but emotional healing, health and happiness in 2023!
I somehow got reccommended this vid, I have no dog in this race but Simon seems strange and the fact that he's taken the channel is even more odd. Especially, the video posted after this about "constructed emotion" what is he implying? ..... Wish you the best at King kogi!!
Hey people that want a clousure about this channel!! Simon has censored the comments on his last video, and he said that he won't stop uploading that kind of videos because he doesn't care about our opinion, but I think that the only other opinion about this channel that matter is Martina's, and she has said that she wanted this channel to be inactive. So, I invite people that isn't happy with that content to unsubscribe, and don't watch his videos. Sooner or later this channel will die in peace as the majority of we want. We have that power before we remember this channel as something that we hate. This channel represents happiness but also sadness that one day what you think is eternal would die, because you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain, and that's the way we are viewing this channel right now. So, people, don't engage in his content, I won't do it, and we would get the closure that we need.
You're right, there ARE so many amazing lovely memories on EYK for us all 🥰. And love the archive idea, we soo appreciate having the old videos to look back on too. Thank you for the closure 🙏. See you over on King Kogi as we all move forward together!
Oh my gosh the “you so nasty” at the end of the video 🥺 I haven’t heard that in so long, it brought back so many memories and inside jokes. Thanks Martina
back in 2011-2012 no one around me knew what kpop was, and I felt so alone until I came across EYK. Thanks to you I found an amazing community, full of laughter and good memories that I'll cherish forever. I'd hold what EYK was very close to my heart. I'd also like for it to keep being an beautiful memory archive. Thank you for being such an important part of my 20's ♥ I'll follow you in your new adventures, you have all my support Martina ♥
Oh Martina, I can't begin to explain how thankful I am for all you've done for EYK. My childhood on the internet (LOL 😭) was made so much fun thanks to you and your ideas and all the EYK videos and memories of the past will always be dear to me. You're right, it's all here archived for us to look fondly back on. As I grew up I realised that life can be really unpredictable. What happened to you guys is unfortunate, but I am so incredibly proud of you and your journey through it. Thank you for making this brave and courageous decision and I hope you know there are sooo many of us who will still be with you on King Kogi 🥰 You're one of my biggest positivity inspirations and I hope you will always stay true to it. We love you so much ❤
Thank you for sharing, Martina. This is the end of an Era. Sad that everything turned out this way, but as you said, let this place be a place of fun memories to look back on. ♡
Thank you for not erasing eat your kimchi. I always comes back to watch K-pop Mondays. Especially for BigBang and 2ne1featured..all the best for you Martina..
You are a class act Martina ❤ it’s sad what this channel has become. I will definitely follow you over at King Kogi! And Simon I do hope you respectfully archive what was a SHARED channel and start your own. The new content is strange and so unrelated to the vibe of this channel. Thank you Martina for so expertly balancing professionalism and vulnerability, you’ve made a good example ❤
We moved to Korea a year after you and you taught us how to use our washing machine. It was a lifesaver bc we lived in Daejeon and didn't have as much access to expat shit. I'll be unsubbing here because I subbed to King Kogi, but thank you so much for everything. You helped so much during the hardest culture shock. I'm so sorry this channel is being co-opted. You did so much work. Love all your content, sweetheart and I'll be following you now! 💜💜💜
@@emilychu9202 lol I feel like LG washers are big enough here now that the Play button makes more sense, but in 2009 I was so confused. SK has way better tech than rural Idaho in the US 😂
@@Paul-sl9zm it was 2009, so the Internet wasn't as robust. Facebook had barely taken off, there weren't even many smart phones in the US. Google was a thing, but the expat groups and stuff online to help were scarce af. Even EYK hadn't really taken off yet, Simon and Martina were just English teachers like we were. They shared their experience online though, which was pretty novel at the time. It was the era of blogs, youtube was a lot of home movies, DIY help, and obscure comedy. We felt so lucky to find their channel, it helped us get to Costco too lol They just did a quick video on what the different buttons meant and helped me actually start the washing machine for the first time. It felt very big 😂 They were one of so few resources at the time, every video they did back then was wildly helpful to us in a second tier city with many fewer resources than Seoul.
I’m just so happy that you are vocalizing these feelings Martina. I still very much love and respect both you and Simon. You gave and shared so much of your lives with each other so it’s UNDERSTANDABLY hard. I wish the best for both of you. ❤️
Yes, it's time to unsubscribe. I really hoped Simon would stop soiling the channel with totally unrelated content but I lingered here so I could see the few videos that Martina shared. Thank you Martina for the closure I needed to let go of the channel and see you on King Kogi. I wish you the best Martina ❤️
Martina, you made me fall in love with korea and helped me prepare my solo trip there back in 2014. Your hard work, kindness and sunny disposition is much appreciated by us all ❤️ thank you, love from Chile
Martina you are doing so well girl. I always loved your content on Eat Your Kimchi and I love your content on King Kogi. As someone who is also going through the end of a 14 year relationship, this shit is hard. But you are putting yourself out there, you are creating wonderful content. Keep shining, see you on King Kogi!
Welp…time to yeet myself out of this channel (which I thought I already did). I will say these past three years have made it clear to me who the heart of Eatyourkimchi was. Happy to follow you anywhere Martina.
And with that, I’m unsubbing. I unsubscribed when you said you were departing the channel before, but then you made the choice to make some new posts on here, I subscribed again. But if you’re making the choice to no longer post here, then I’ll permanently unsubscribe. I have been following, since the start of the channel, and I was here almost entirely for YOU, especially when I found out our disabilities aligned. You’ve helped me through so much, and I know for a fact that without you, specifically YOU, Martina, I would be dead. There’s no question of that. I followed KingKogi as soon as you put that up, and I’m happily on the Patreon. You’re a light and joy in this world, and I’ll always follow your journey, and support you. 💗 Goodbye, EYK. It’s been fun.
YOUR videos are what feel like home now, so I’m going over to your new channel and unfortunately leaving this home I’ve known for so long, it doesn’t feel the same and that makes me sad but I’m so glad we aren’t losing you. Sending you SO much love my friend. ♥️
Thank you that it was decided to have Eatyourkimchi be kept as an archive. as a family, as a community that you always come back to and to remind you about the joyous memories you have shared. I'll sure come back and will support your works. Biggest hugs.
I was going through a very hard time when I happened upon EYK. I had been homeless and had just moved into an apartment and had a lot of trauma to sort through. Things were really rough and the future was frightening. EYK was the thing that helped me feel less alone, and I knew I could look forward to coming back to RU-vid after a hard day of uncertainty and find you here making me laugh and teaching me about a world so far outside my own. It gave me hope that there were infinite paths outside the isolation I was experiencing, and that I could maybe actually possibly be okay someday. I know this sounds silly but the way you were so quirky and weird and had carved your own life for yourselves where you could shine, that meant so much to me as a weirdo myself haha. I didn’t feel like any of the standard life paths seemed to fit me, nor did I really desire them. So seeing EYK being unapologetically YOU was what I needed so desperately. If it was okay for you to be yourselves, then I could be me. I’m rambling but thanks for what you did, and I want to stress that ultimately the biggest thing you did and the biggest service you offered (and continue to offer) the world is being yourselves. I guess that’s what I’m struggling to communicate here. I look forward to seeing where your journey takes you from here. Thanks for sharing with us.
😭 I felt similarly around the time I found this channel, helped me through a very rough time in my life and allowed me to remember what it felt like to let go of certain expectations on my behavior and just express myself confidently and freely. I'm so grateful for the internet and the parasocial relationships it's allowed me to have, my internet buddies are are just as real as far as my brain is concerned lol
We're so lucky to live in a time where connecting with someone on the other side of the world on a deep level is possible. I am really thankful for Martina
I've been following you since Korea...followed you guys to Japan and it is heart breaking to see both of you not in synced anymore. My love hugs & kisses to both of you 😢😢😢
Martina, thank you for being honest and keeping true to what the channel has been about. I saw your thumbnail and clicked on it. I’ve been subbed to king kogi since day one 😉🤗
i'm about to get divorced soon. feels like shit but i need my peace. hugs for martina and everyone going through tough times. we'll get past this. love you.
It’s seriously weird that Simon is still posting. That should all be on his individual channel. He’s probably salty cause no one is joining his book club so he wants to post them to the channel with more subscribers…psht. It’s sleazy.
Y’all made me come out of my bad depression in 2016 but I’m glad Martina is smart enough to realize when it’s time to leave. 😁😁 Martina I followed as soon as you started your channel because that’s what I enjoyed about this. I was hoping this would just be an archive I go back to old FAPFAP videos because I enjoy that 😁
I always think about getting the chance to hug and thank you both for existing when you were in Houston for your EYK Tour in 2015. You gave so much to me, that I found myself living vicariously through Leigh, who used to be by your side, helping you in Seoul, and was also from Houston. Fast forward to today, and I'm too busy for kpop but not too busy to make plans to live in Seoul for a year (especially after taking a trip out there and loving every moment of it). To make it there, a lot of change needs to happen first. Change (aka growth) is painful, but it's so necessary for the next journey life has in store for us. So proud to see how far my role models have come and continue to grow. ♥️
Eat Your Kimchi will always hold a place in my heart. Felt like I could connect with people who were interested in the same things, could never meet people that had similar interests where I’m from. Thank you Simon & Martina for the ride 💕
It was a good ride. I found this channel while you still lived in Korea. Thank you for the awesome adventures and memories. And thank you for introducing us to Leigh and Soo Zee. See you soon (again) on the King Kogi RU-vid channel
Sending you nothing but love Martina. You have brought so many people so much joy including myself and I hope nothing but the best for you. Take care and happy holidays!!
Hugs. Sorry it didn't work out for both of you. I visited your Cafe in Hongdae I believe long time ago. Had a good time and also wrote you two a letter. Thanks for all the amazing videos and memories. I wish you two the best moving forward.
I started watching EYK when I was 19 and in a really bad place, and you always made me smile and gave me hope that things would get better. I'm hugging you a lot and thank you for all the memories, I'm already subscribed to King Kogi so I'm happy you're not leaving the internet. I'm unsubscribing to EYK as I was remaining just to support you. This will still be an archive for us.
You guys are absolutely allowed to continue on with your lives, as well as your online presence, in WHATEVER way feels healthiest to you. I think taking a step back from your personal lives is totally valid. I can't even imagine going through all of this *online*. Know that you are loved and cherished. I wish you both all the best on your new, separate journeys.
I was around 15 or 16 when I came across your channel. I'm 32 now and I'm so thankful I gave this channel a chance. I learned so much from food, culture and language. I fell in love trying kimchi for the 1st time, black bean noodles, gimbap and so many more. Thank you for everything and I hope you and Simon have an amazing 2023 ❤️❤️🥲🥲
My divorce is about to be finalized in a couple of months. It's the worst thing I've ever gone through. Married a good friend that I'd known for years, we were in a relationship for 13 years (married 11 years). Nothing compares to losing someone you've had that much history with. I understand your pain, can't imagine it being all over the internet :( sending so much love your way
Finally unsubscribed from EYK. I grew up with y'all for years, but Simon has made this place miserable and he can't just leave the channel or the Instagram account alone. I'll come back to watch past videos on Japan and Korea, but I don't want to see Simon in my feed being disrespectful anymore. I've been subscribed to your new channel Martina and have loved watching you flourish in Japan ❤️
It's hard seeing her go through this. We all have loved this channel and followed both of their lives. I will continue to follow Martina on her other channel
this youtube channel helped me so much in highschool when I was this lonely kid loving asian culture. Martina you were the first person to put language to mental health that I couldn't put into words, that's saved me more than once. Your struggles with your health and having a partner that still chose you even though that can be so hard. It made me believe in love again. I still choose to hold onto that even belief even though things have changed. I almost got to meet you two at your cafe in korea but came too late, maybe I'll meet you in Japan sometime Martina ❤ There's still hope and I'll treasure my memories of this community. The futures gonna be bright for you Martina 😊
you guys were such a big part of my childhood. i started watching you guys when i was in 2nd grade and now i'm a working adult in my 20s. thank you for the memories.
It is so strange how Eat Your Kimchi has been such a big part of my life. I remember finding you with your "How to dance K-pop" video. I, of course, was looking for a tutorial on how to dance K-POP. But, oh boy, did I find so much more. You opened my eyes to everything else that Korea had to offer. I have so many amazing memories of this channel, inside jokes I share with my friends to this day, visiting the You Are Here cafe and even appearing in one of the videos made there, making fan-art of you and even having it featured in one of your videos, keeping always "Build a ladder" on my mind on those rough days....and so much more. Legit without Eat Your Kimchi, I wouldn't be living in Korea right now. And now here I am making plans to move to Japan. Haha. My point is, as much as this channel has been a GIANT part of my life, I can't even begin to imagine what it means to you. I just want to take this opportunity to thank you for everything, and I truly am so grateful for the amazing things that this channel has given me throughout the years. And I truly, from the bottom of my heart wish you the biggest of happiness. May your life be blessed with as much happiness as you have given to the world. And as you said, this is not a good bye, this is a thank you, and a see you later. I'm so exited for what is to come as now the King Kogi Kingdom is going to be the new chapter of my EYK love, not a replacement but a new beginning. Thank you Martina, and may I just say: OOooOooohhhh you so Nasty~
Well said! Thank you for your kindness to your viewers and the closure - is it weird that your words made me feel like I could move on now, too? Hoping this channel is allowed to be preserved for what it was at its best. I haven’t been able to come back to it for a good while now, but would love the chance to revisit old content. Bon voyage, Martina! Can’t wait to see what you get up to on King Kogi ❤️
I haven't checked out this channel for a year, and when I saw the newest videos, I was so confused. Luckily, I bothered to scroll down and found this video. I didn't realize how much I needed this video, thank you so much. In short, I will watch the older videos on this channel, but will be looking for the new content on King Kogi. It's more of what I'm familiar with and love. Thank you for such a heartfelt goodbye. It is truly appreciated.
We love you, Martina! Thank you for your honesty and for such a sendoff. I’m so excited for the future of King Kogi (and to finally buy one of the Strawberry milk hoodies too)
Thank you for taking this step forward, Martina! I think it's better to finally separate things for good, both for the community and for both of your futures. Thanks for everything you've done up until now for Eat Your Kimchi and I can't wait to see what the future holds for King Kogi!!
Thank you for the heartfelt update. I've been with EatyourKimchi for years. I know things are hard for both during transitions. Stay strong and believe in yourself. There are no wrong decisions, there just decisions that did not work out. So no negative vibes or hate on yourself.
The newer awkward stuff on here is so unrelated to the channel's original intention, it makes me relieved that Martina is strong enough to create a healthy boundary despite the nostalgic love she has for all her hard work put into the channel. I'm grateful that our journey can continue through @KingKogi magic. 💕 You made the right decision hun. SO PROUD! 🫂
