Rebellious teens on Korean YouTube are rewriting the dropout narrative in a cinematic saga of withdrawal letters and last-day-of-school soirées. Aside from sharing daily life updates after dropping out of school, these teenage YouTubers also create videos where they inform their parents about the decision to drop out and celebrate with their classmates. These videos contribute to, and are reflective of, changing attitudes towards opting out of formal education.

This shift is showing that for Korean teens, there's more than one way to measure success. As 17-year-old Choi tells Yonhap News: "Even though they don’t go to school, those people are showing how they structure their lives and study hard to work towards their own goals." High school dropout norms are now being rewritten as they come with a glow-up in social perception.

While the dropout rate in Korea is on the rise, it comes off the back of education and academic stress – 88% of Korean high school students would've stuck around if they had a chance to flex their talents and explore diverse career paths. As young people in Korea forge alternative paths, tools like LinkedIn's Career Explorer are lighting the way to undiscovered career adventures.