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The Pharmacist Who Gave Trust, Not Cures
A pharmacist, ranked in the top two percent of half a million candidates, stood at a seminar on women's health, while a woman he had slept with opened a diagnosis she had not expected: herpes. He knew, or should have known, something was wrong. How did a trusted health professional use his platform to harm those who believed in him, and then seemingly escape accountability?
In this episode, we analyze the case of SJ, a South Korean pharmacist and YouTube health influencer who leveraged his credentials to gain the trust of multiple women, exposing at least one to a sexually transmitted infection. We explore the professional, legal, and digital systems that granted him credibility, watched him misuse it, and then returned it to him.
Case: SJ
Location: South Korea
University: Seoul National University (Holiku)
Channel Names: Yak Easy, yakotu
Sentence: Eight months, with a two-year conditional term
- SJ ranked in the top two percent of half a million university entrance exam candidates.
- He launched his YouTube channel "yakotu" in November of two thousand eighteen.
- SJ was sentenced to eight months, but likely served no prison time due to a two-year conditional term.
- His pharmacy license remains intact.
- One woman, referred to as Alice, traveled to South Korea to see him, bringing a home-cooked dish.
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OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
A pharmacist, ranked in the top two percent of half a million candidates, stood at a seminar on women's health, while a woman he had slept with opened a diagnosis she had not expected: herpes. He knew, or should have known, something was wrong. How did a trusted health professional use his platform to harm those who believed in him, and then seemingly escape accountability?
In this episode, we analyze the case of SJ, a South Korean pharmacist and YouTube health influencer who leveraged his credentials to gain the trust of multiple women, exposing at least one to a sexually transmitted infection. We explore the professional, legal, and digital systems that granted him credibility, watched him misuse it, and then returned it to him.
Case: SJ
Location: South Korea
University: Seoul National University (Holiku)
Channel Names: Yak Easy, yakotu
Sentence: Eight months, with a two-year conditional term
- SJ ranked in the top two percent of half a million university entrance exam candidates.
- He launched his YouTube channel "yakotu" in November of two thousand eighteen.
- SJ was sentenced to eight months, but likely served no prison time due to a two-year conditional term.
- His pharmacy license remains intact.
- One woman, referred to as Alice, traveled to South Korea to see him, bringing a home-cooked dish.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
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A pharmacist, ranked in the top two percent of half a million candidates, stood at a seminar on women's health, while a woman he had slept with opened a diagnosis she had not expected: herpes. He knew, or should have known, something was wrong. How did a trusted health professional use his platform to harm those who believed in him, and then seemingly escape accountability?
In this episode, we analyze the case of SJ, a South Korean pharmacist and YouTube health influencer who leveraged his credentials to gain the trust of multiple women, exposing at least one to a sexually transmitted infection. We explore the professional, legal, and digital systems that granted him credibility, watched him misuse it, and then returned it to him.
Case: SJ
Location: South Korea
University: Seoul National University (Holiku)
Channel Names: Yak Easy, yakotu
Sentence: Eight months, with a two-year conditional term
- SJ ranked in the top two percent of half a million university entrance exam candidates.
- He launched his YouTube channel "yakotu" in November of two thousand eighteen.
- SJ was sentenced to eight months, but likely served no prison time due to a two-year conditional term.
- His pharmacy license remains intact.
- One woman, referred to as Alice, traveled to South Korea to see him, bringing a home-cooked dish.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
A pharmacist, ranked in the top two percent of half a million candidates, stood at a seminar on women's health, while a woman he had slept with opened a diagnosis she had not expected: herpes. He knew, or should have known, something was wrong. How did a trusted health professional use his platform to harm those who believed in him, and then seemingly escape accountability?
In this episode, we analyze the case of SJ, a South Korean pharmacist and YouTube health influencer who leveraged his credentials to gain the trust of multiple women, exposing at least one to a sexually transmitted infection. We explore the professional, legal, and digital systems that granted him credibility, watched him misuse it, and then returned it to him.
Case: SJ
Location: South Korea
University: Seoul National University (Holiku)
Channel Names: Yak Easy, yakotu
Sentence: Eight months, with a two-year conditional term
- SJ ranked in the top two percent of half a million university entrance exam candidates.
- He launched his YouTube channel "yakotu" in November of two thousand eighteen.
- SJ was sentenced to eight months, but likely served no prison time due to a two-year conditional term.
- His pharmacy license remains intact.
- One woman, referred to as Alice, traveled to South Korea to see him, bringing a home-cooked dish.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie