YouTuber Johnny Somali will get decked after disrespecting ‘consolation girls’ statue

A controversial American YouTuber who confronted backlash after kissing a statue of a woman symbolizing the victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery in Korea was assaulted by a passerby throughout a reside broadcast final Thursday.

The assault occurred whereas Johnny Somali, whose actual title is Ramsey Khalid Ismael, was livestreaming along with his buddies on a road in Seoul.
The YouTuber has confronted public scrutiny for streaming his offensive habits in public whereas visiting Korea.

On Oct. 9, he uploaded a video of himself kissing the Statue of Peace in Itaewon in Yongsan District, central Seoul, and performing a lewd dance in entrance of the bronze monument of a woman representing the tens of 1000’s of younger ladies compelled into sexual slavery by the Japanese navy through the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule over Korea. These wartime sexual slavery victims are euphemistically known as “consolation ladies.”

In Thursday’s footage, Ismael may be seen streaming along with his smartphone alongside his companions when a person instantly approaches and punches him within the face.

The person then grabbed Ismael’s smartphone, threw it distant and left the scene. Ismael and his companions shouted profanities on the assailant as they briefly adopted him, however he received away.

Later within the broadcast, Ismael appeared with a bandage over his proper eye.

The identification and the motive of the person who punched Ismael stay unknown. The video has since unfold throughout on-line communities, with netizens responding with feedback like, “A hero has appeared,” “A lot appreciated,” “Captain Korea” and “He put a cocky YouTuber in his place.”

On Oct. 17, the YouTuber additionally uploaded a video of himself pouring immediate noodles on a comfort retailer desk after an worker stopped him from consuming alcohol within the retailer. Different antics have included taking part in specific content material on the subway or loudly taking part in North Korean music on buses.

Whereas visiting Japan final yr, Ismael was detained by the Japanese police after a sequence of antics, together with yelling “Fukushima” to building staff and taking part in music with the lyrics containing the phrases “atomic bomb” in public.

Ismael has roughly 20,000 YouTube subscribers as of Sunday.