{{Short description|South Korean entertainer (born 1992)}} {{Family name hatnote|Kwak|lang=Korean}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Kwaktube | logo = | logo_caption = | image = 곽튜브.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Kwak Joon-bin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Busan, South Korea | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = | occupation = | spouse = {{Marriage|Unknown|2025}} | children = 1 | youtube_handle = JBKWAK | youtube_years_active = 2018–present | youtube_genre = Travel vlog | youtube_subscribers = 2.13 million (2025) | youtube_views = 622 million (2025) | module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent | hangul = %곽준빈 }} }} '''Kwak Joon-bin''' ({{Korean|곽준빈}}; born February 2, 1992), known professionally as '''Kwaktube''' ({{Korean|hangul=곽튜브|labels=no}}) is a South Korean YouTuber and television personality.
==Early life== Kwak was born on February 2, 1992 in Busan. His father was a truck driver and his mother worked at a market. Kwak was a victim of school bullying.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Student Victim' Kwak Tube"I have a lot of bad memories in school, I think my personality has changed a lot" (Paldoju Officer) |url=https://www.sportschosun.com/celebrity/2024/10/student-victim-kwak-tubei-have-lot-of-24712 |date=2024-10-21 |website=Sports Chosun|last= Kim|first=Sohee}}</ref> He majored in Russian-language at Busan University of Foreign Studies. Kwak studied at Irkutsk National Research Technical University for one year starting in 2015. Kwak went to Limerick, Ireland to study language for 7 months starting in 2017. Kwak worked at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Azerbaijan from 2018 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Kwaktube' to take viewers to world's hidden gems with new TV show |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/07/03/culture/foodTravel/Korea-EBS-Seoul/20230703175834110.html |date=2023-07-03 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily|last= Lee|first=Jian}}</ref>
==Career== Kwak started YouTube in 2018 with videos of his life in Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kwak Tube (real name Kwak Jun-bin), a travel YouTuber with 2 million subscribers, gave a pleasant blow to the perpetrator of school violence. |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/en/society/11054132 |date=2024-06-28 |website=Maeil Business Newspaper|last= Park|first=Rosa}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=Non–Korean language versions of this website use automatic machine translation; see WP:KO/RS|date=July 2025}}
==Personal life== On October 11, 2025, Kwak married a non-celebrity five years younger than him.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yoon|first=Seong-yeol|date=October 11, 2025|title=[단독]'14kg 감량' 곽튜브, 2세 품은 미모의 신부와 결혼식 포착..행복한 새신랑|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/ranking/article/108/0003373641|trans-title=[Exclusive] Kwak Tube, who lost 14kg, is pictured at his wedding with his beautiful bride, who is expecting the second generation.. The happy new groom|access-date=October 11, 2025|work=StarNews|language=ko|via=Naver}}</ref> Kwak announced the birth of his first child, a son, on March 24, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Choi|first=Hye-seung|date=March 24, 2026|title=여행 유튜버 곽튜브 득남…"엄마를 많이 닮았어요"|url=https://www.chosun.com/culture-life/culture_general/2026/03/24/TZL2JJV7CJANXFXWZ6RKN2CBQ4/|trans-title=Travel YouTuber KwakTube welcomes son… "He looks a lot like his mom"|access-date=April 5, 2026|publisher=Chosun Ilbo|language=ko}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Television shows=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | 2023–present | ''Earth Marble World Tour'' | rowspan="3" | Cast member | style="text-align:center" | |- | 2023 | ''Busan Boys: Sydney Bound'' | style="text-align:center" | |- | 2023–present | ''Kwak Taxitrip'' | style="text-align:center" | |- | 2023 | ''The Devil's Plan'' | Participant | style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=강 |first=민경 |script-title=ko:[공식] 하석진→이혜성·세븐틴 승관, 일주일 동안 5억 두고 싸운다('데블스 플랜') |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=312&aid=0000620347 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Naver News |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Devil's Plan cast: All contestants in new Netflix reality series |url=https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/the-devils-plan-cast-contestants-netflix-2270051/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" | 2024 | ''Moo No Plan'' | rowspan="3" | Cast member | style="text-align:center" | |- | ''Crazy Super Korean'' | style="text-align:center" | |- | ''Pop-up Landing Operation'' | style="text-align:center" | |- |}
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination ! scope="col" | Award ceremony ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominee / Work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | Blue Dragon Series Awards | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 2024 | Best New Male Entertainer | Kwak Joon-bin (''The Devil's Plan'') | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |first=Wooju |last=Lee |title=Kwak Jun-bin "Wouldn't he accept my public confession to win the Blue Dragon Rookie Award?"|url=https://www.sportschosun.com/celebrity/2024/07/kwak-jun-bin-wouldnt-he-accept-my-public-confession-3176 |date=2024-07-26 |website=Sports Chosun}}</ref> |}
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== External links == * [https://www.youtube.com/@JBKWAK Kwaktube's channel] on YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kwaktube}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:South Korean YouTubers Category:South Korean television personalities Category:Participants in South Korean reality television series Category:YouTube travel vloggers Category:South Korean expatriates in Azerbaijan Category:South Korean expatriates in Ireland Category:South Korean expatriates in Russia Category:People from Busan Category:21st-century travelers