Leo Ranta
| Leo Ranta | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1994 (age 29–30) |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, entertainer, model |
| Parent |
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| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Genre(s) | Travel, lifestyle |
| Subscribers | 520,000[1] |
| Total views | 138 million[1] |
Last updated: December 2024 | |
Leo Raino Ranta[2] (born 1994[3]) is a Finnish YouTuber and entertainer based in South Korea. He operates the Korean-language YouTube channel LEOTV (Korean: 레오티비).[4]
He moved to South Korea as an infant, and is primarily a Korean speaker; he is less proficient at speaking Finnish. His father, Heikki Ranta,[5] is a businessman that initially moved to South Korea to sell equipment for detecting tunnels beneath the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The elder Ranta later switched careers around the time of the 1997 Asian financial crisis.[4] Leo Ranta briefly attended school in Finland in order to improve his Finnish skills, and served in the Finnish military.[2][6] He graduated from Yonsei University, with a degree in computer science.[3]
He first started his YouTube channel in 2011. By 2024, he had over 250,000 subscribers.[2] He has appeared on various television programs in South Korea.[7][6][8] He has worked as a model.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About @leoraino". YouTube.
- ^ a b c "'한국말 잘 하는' 핀란드인 유튜버 "두 나라의 문화적 가교 되고파" [IS인터뷰]". 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ a b c 김, 아현 (2020-11-12). "'어서와' 레오란타, 누구길래?…나이부터 직업까지 관심". 톱스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ a b "레오 란타 "본가는 용인 수지…父 한국서 묫자리 알아봐" ('유퀴즈')". 스타투데이 (in Korean). 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ Yi, Whan-woo (2018-09-09). "DMZ marathon offers rare peek inside heavily fortified border". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ a b ""한국말 참 잘하신다"… 유재석 이 발언, '인종차별' 논란 나온 이유". 조선일보 (in Korean). 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ 서, 유나 (2024-10-09). "국적만 외국인 레오 "父 한국서 묫자리 알아봐, 핀란드어 못해 본국 유배"(유퀴즈)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "안정환 "♥이혜원 첫 출산보다 월드컵 먼저"". Newsis (in Korean). 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-12-11.