How a Non-Major Raised 100 Million Won on wadiz Using AI Video Production Know-How
Updated: October 26, 2026
💡 Three things non-majors AI creator Yeo Seung-ho Maker got from Wadiz funding
- AI know-how accumulated through self-study has led to a cumulative achievement of 100 million won.
- I was able to improve the project by communicating directly with the supporters.
- After funding, new opportunities such as lectures, consulting, and collaboration also naturally continued.
There is a person who has achieved 100 million won accumulated by challenging two funding sessions based on his AI know-how accumulated through self-learning. It's Yeo Seung Ho Maker! Yeo Seung-ho, who started editing the video to post the drum performance video, is currently working as an AI director and has also worked with A2O Entertainment, a hot potato of K-pop.
Someone who came all the way here because it was fun without a major or a set path. I met Yeo Seung-ho Maker and heard about the process of non-majors becoming AI directors and their changed lives by bringing up their know-how with funding.
How non-majors jumped into AI content
Hello, Makers! Please introduce yourself.
I'm Yeo Seung Ho, an AI creator and art director of AI Media. Wadiz has conducted two projects with AI video production know-how, and is sharing AI know-how by running a YouTube "AI Creation Room" and an AI artist lab community.
I heard you didn't major in video, how did you start this job?
I wasn't a major and I wasn't in a related industry. I like drums, so I posted a video of my performance on YouTube and started editing it for the first time. I wanted to make it better, so I taught myself video production tools while watching YouTube, and I also increased the tools I could handle by making, failing, and fixing it over and over again. Rather than a grand opportunity, I think I've come this far as I've continued to do it because it's fun.
Is there a reason why you moved from general video production to AI video production?
During the lecture, the student asked me to teach him AI as well. I didn't know it well at the time, but I thought that if I were a lecturer, I should try it myself and let you know, so I started teaching myself. At first, it was a study for class preparation, but I was convinced that the more I dug in, the more AI would change the way it created content. Looking back, I think it was the student's one word that made me who I am now.
What AI content are you currently producing?
In practice, we are working on various projects such as advertising, entertainment, and music videos. I make product promotion videos with only AI without filming, and I direct the entire music video with AI. We are continuously researching how AI technology can be used directly in the field.
Until my own know-how reaches 100 million funding
You were already active on YouTube and Instagram, why did you challenge Wadiz Funding?
There were a lot of people who liked my content, but there was always a regret. Beyond the relationship of consuming content, I wanted to meet people who sympathize with my thoughts and directions and grow together. At the same time, I wanted to see if my content would work in the wider market. Wadiz started funding because I think I can experience both of them.
Was there anything you were looking forward to or worried about before the funding opened?
I had only one expectation. "How much can I deliver to supporters?" I'm not the type to save know-how, so I wanted to make it as full as I thought, "You're going to tell me this?" My concern was at eye level. AI is rapidly changing, and there are various levels from the field department to the first person. So rather than what else to put in, I thought much longer about how to deliver it so that anyone could follow through.
Did that concern work? You've achieved over 100 million won in Wadiz!
It was very fascinating and thankful. Most of the people I've met have known me to some extent, but many people who first got to know me through the project also participated in Wadiz. In a way, they were the most objective evaluators. The fact that those people trusted and participated in the project gave me great confidence and motivated me to make better content.
What was your most meaningful moment while funding?
I did a live during the funding period, and I enjoyed that time the most. I was able to communicate directly with the supporters and know what kind of difficulties I had, and thanks to this, I was able to learn what content I should make and what I should improve more.
In addition to the live performance, we actively utilized the ability to communicate with supporters and build relationships like the news. The process of talking freely and solving your concerns together is the happiest moment in my memory while funding.
New opportunities since funding
Has there been any change since the success of funding?
The biggest change is that there's a lot of work. After funding, lectures, projects, consulting, and collaboration proposals continued, and people who liked my project connected new opportunities. Thanks to this, I was able to meet people in areas that I didn't have contact with before.
Above all, there are people who think, 'If this person tells me, I can trust and follow him.' As expected before funding, a community has been created where people can learn and grow together beyond just consuming content. I was able to check out a number of possibilities that I didn't expect.
Please say something to those who want to share their experience and know-how, but are hesitant to start.
Many people think that their knowledge is too natural to be valuable. But surprisingly, people don't only look for the best experts in the world. Rather, they accept the experiences of people who are one or two steps ahead of me more realistically. I've never started with perfect preparation. I started AI because I just wanted to give lectures, and I filled in by doing what I lacked. I think the important thing is not to be someone who knows perfectly, but to be someone who has experienced it first. If it doesn't go well, you can do it again, if you don't know, you can learn, and if you get it wrong, you can fix it. Try it first. It's going to be more fun than I thought!
Finally, what is the power that makes you move when you jump into a new field?
I think the biggest driving force that drives me is curiosity and fun. When I find something new, I still get excited like a child. When a new tool comes out, you touch it yourself, you test it all night, and when you get a weird result, you laugh and try another way. It might be a study for others, but it's a play for me. That's why I'm not afraid of the world changing. If a new technology comes out after AI, you'll probably be having fun with it again.
Yeo Seung-ho Maker's new challenge started with 'just trying' rather than always perfect preparation. Continued challenges along with fun and curiosity led to two rounds of funding and accumulated 100 million won, and it was an opportunity to meet another opportunity.
If you're thinking about how to share your experience and know-how, why don't you start? Even if it's not perfect, the experience you have in person may be the beginning of a new opportunity!
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