KB Solveathon documentary hits 1 million views

A preview image of KB Financial Group's documentary uploaded on YouTube / Courtesy of KB Financial Group

By Lee Yeon-woo

KB Financial Group announced on Tuesday that the documentary on KB Solveathon, its debate competition, has reached 1 million views on YouTube.

Held in 2022, the event featured 64 college students in a debate competition to develop a potential strategy for KB Financial Group in a marathon-like timeframe of 42.195 hours.

The group filmed the students as they struggled with challenges and grew in an eight-part documentary series, which was released on YouTube last month. The documentary has received positive feedback from viewers.

The group said it produced the series to promote a culture of healthy debate and capture participants' emphasis on respectful listening. The documentary portrays the intense debates between students representing their respective colleges, while also demonstrating their ability to respect differences of opinion.

It has also been translated into Indonesian. “Indonesia is also paying attention to debate culture just like Solveathon that can contemplate various social issues together,” one viewer from Indonesia commented. “I want to participate too if I have the opportunity.”

“We could realize young adults' thirst for communication as we looked at the students from Indonesia and Korea who listened attentively to each other and shared their thoughts,” an official from the group said.

The 2023 KB Solveathon will kick off in July, and a league to select a special team to represent Indonesia will also be held this time.