Man buys the wildest tech he can find from South Korea and ends up 'low-key shocked'
Published on Jan 19, 2026 at 8:05 PM (UTC+4)
by Keelin McNamara
Last updated on Jan 19, 2026 at 8:05 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
This man bought the wildest tech he could find in South Korea.
But he ends up ‘low-key shocked’ by the end.
The man documented the whole experience in a YouTube video.
And it’s worth joining him for the ride.
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Man heads to South Korea to buy the wildest tech
Today’s story comes to us from East Asia
And it concerns the wildest tech from the nation of South Korea.
The nation is famous for K-Pop and great skin care, but South Korea is equally as famous for its incredible technology.
Samsung, LG, and Kia all call South Korea home.
So one YouTuber decided to explore the wildest tech available.
Arun Maini runs the Mrwhosetheboss YouTube channel and decided to head to South Korea to check out all of the tech on offer.

And it’s fair to say that he was more than a little blown away by it.
The video opened in a very futuristic shopping mall with Arun and his friend, Keith, who is there to help Arun discover the latest-and-greatest in South Korean tech.
Straight off the bat, Arun discovers the ‘Pencil’ Vacuum.
This hand-held device looks exactly like a normal Dyson vacuum cleaner.
But this one is incredibly thin and light, designed specifically for Korean hard floors rather than heavy Western carpets.
YouTuber left ‘shocked’ by South Korea experience
And the discoveries only continue to get better.
Arun decides to try the subway – and the perfect WiFi allows him to track his train as it enters the station.
From toasters to massagers, the technology absolutely wows Arun throughout his trip.
Then, there are the experiences of South Korea’s infrastructure itself.
He visits a local coffee shop, where the entire process is handled by robotic arms with zero human intervention.
And that’s before he got to the vending machine stores.
These are, as the name suggests, entirely unmanned stores that run via smart checkout systems and automated dispensers.
So what is Arun’s main takeaway from the visit?
His conclusion is that South Korea isn’t just ‘ahead’ in tech; it’s living in a different reality.
Efficiency and accessibility are prioritized because of the nature of the urban lifestyle.
He is ‘shocked’ by the tech the nation has compared to the UK and the US.