James Seo: UVU’s Internet Sensation
James Seo is an internet sensation who creates a lot of content at UVU with fellow UVU students in his ‘$1 or mystery gift’ challenge videos. With the recent controversy surrounding Mr. Beast, the impact of their collaboration on his career comes into question.
With 1.5 million followers on Instagram and over 3 million subscribers on YouTube, there is no denying that James Seo is an Internet Sensation. The UVU student, studying Applied Communications, is known for his ‘$1 or mystery gift’ challenge videos. He features many different UVU campus locations in his content, as well as other UVU students, giving back to the University community.
In early 2023, he made a series of posts that acted as an internet request to world-famous YouTuber Mr. Beast. He wanted to collaborate with him. In June of 2023, engagement on his posts and videos skyrocketed as he achieved that long-awaited collaboration with Mr. Beast in a video that played up his ‘$1 or mystery gift’ challenge. His popularity has only been growing since then with more amazing collaborations, and he seems to only be reaching higher and higher in the internet community.
However, his supporters began to wonder if his involvement with Mr. Beast would be more of a detriment, rather than a support, to his success. This is because of the long-standing controversy surrounding Mr. Beast that began in July of 2024. More information on that controversy can be found on the UVU Review’s website.
As of Nov. 13, it is unknown whether he has been impacted by the serious allegations Mr. Beast has been faced with or the resulting controversies, as his popularity has only grown. James Seo maintains the content that began his rise to fame, spreading fun wherever he goes.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsjamesseo/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjamesseo?_t=8qnsoh1vkt4&_r=1
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesSeo
Elsa Saunders is a sophomore currently majoring in Commercial Music. When she’s not at the Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, you can find her playing one of her musical instruments, reading a book, or just vibing to her current favorite playlist.