Dad passed away on Fathers Day HallyuBack 2018-07-01 | My father passed away 2 weeks ago on Father's Day. We wanted to let everyone know because he was such a huge part of our videos when we first moved home from Korea, and SO MANY of you liked seeing him in the videos. He was a kind, gentle soul that that made everyone around him feel comfortable, and he supported us until his final days. He will be missed, but thanks to videos on YouTube, he won’t quite ever be forgotten. I love you dad!! RIPPaintings For Sale http://hallyuback.com/category/artSnag a Suga T-shirt and support your favorite artist^^ patreon.com/hallyubackThanks to dope music bysoundcloud.com/gbeatssoundcloud.com/seize-the-beatsoundcloud.com/grimelabincSend letters to:Hallyu BackP.O. Box 19495Rochester, NY 14619All inquiries and to buy a painting: contact [at] hallyuback [dot] com
Watching the Solar Eclipse in NY HallyuBack 2024-04-08 | To Purchase a Painting: stephishler [at] gmail [dot] com FLASH SALE! EVERYTHING MUST GO!!
we have something to tell you HallyuBack 2023-10-16 | Follow RICHARD ITALY❤️YouTube @RICHARDITALY TikTok @richard.italyFacebook RICHARD ITALYAs you can tell by the video, we've been busy ^^Hope you're having a great day! Love you to the moon and back!!
HOSPITAL ROOM TOUR IN ITALY! HallyuBack 2023-03-06 | 9 nights in a Hospital in Italy! Take a gander around my #Italy Hospital Room Tour Video while #Pregnant in the Maternity Unit ^^facebook.com/hallyubackRight off the bat, this video was shot over the course of about nine days BEFORE our beautiful son was born. We sincerely hope you enjoy the content ^^We began uploading Korean content in May 2012. We hustled and tried our best. Then we opened this channel in September 2012, played around with it for awhile, and began uploading daily content in September 2014.From September 2012 until somewhere in 2018, we uploaded a Top 5 Friday video every single week. Every. Single. Week! Some weeks we uploaded more than one, and we NEVER missed a week. That's close to 300 professional grade Koreans and Asian drama review lists videos, and that does not count TOAD reviews, LIKE IT videos and, of course, HallyuBack News. That's an insane work ethic, one that took a nearly impossible daily amount of energy to maintain. The results speak for themselves. We are very proud of what we have accomplished.It’s been fun uploading videos on YouTube. It takes quite a bit of energy to make even a single attractive video appear publicly on YouTube. When you start, you have no idea what you’re getting into. As time goes by, and your channel grows, you learn. You learn that it’s fun, and you learn that it’s hard. It’s hard to grow an audience, maintain it, and be successful. People appreciate it, and others hate on you. Either way, there’s a reaction to it all, regardless of the intention.The other day I was on YouTube looking up a specific topic about parenting. I found three videos from three different channels. Each video was well done. Each creator had put a lot of effort into not only that video, but their entire channel. And, at this point, each creator had ceased uploading content more than a year ago. Seeing that hurt. I can relate. Each creator, in this instance, had put a tremendous amount of time and energy into their craft. And, in each instance, it started small, grew somewhat large, and ended with a fizzle. It’s sad.Even for the channels that started years ago and carry on, there’s an emotional toll that's sustained that really only creators can relate with. Fans watch and write in the comments, but fans simply cannot fully understand. If you’re watching and commenting without a substantial channel of your own that you regularly upload to, you’re still on the outside. You’ll never have any idea what it’s like to be on the inside until you actually make it happen yourself.Starting early on like we did, first in 2012, and again with this channel in 2014, there wasn’t hardly any roadmap or examples of other creators making it work on YouTube. Then as more creators joined the platform, they were learning from the us, and those who came before us. They coupd easily learn from our mistakes. Creators cannot redo what they have started. That’s impossible. One can only carry on.We are at a true cross roads. A #pregnancy in a brand new country. A brand new family member practically here. We’re thrilled! We couldn’t be happier. All these new fun, exciting experiences and memories happening.We’ll always be here. Thank you for always being a part of our memories :)
Guess Where We Took Him?? HallyuBack 2023-02-06 | Thanks for the memories.Let’s chat ➤ facebook.com/hallyubackWe LOVE making videos and sharing content. When we started however, it was a whole different ballgame. The landscaper has certainly changed. The terms YouTuber’ and ‘Content Creator’ were not commonly used phrases when we started blogging back in 2012. These days, nearly everyone knows what a content creator is. And YouTuber? The more famous the YouTuber, or the more popular the channel, chances are you’ve heard of them, and maybe you’re even subscribed.Recently, I’ve taken quite good look at the YouTube analytics. For people who are subscribed and watching, nearly all of you watch the entire upload from beginning to end. Subscribers are here for our content! That’s exciting!! For non-subscribers, it’s such a different story that it’s not even funny. People drop by for whatever reason, click on the video, watch for a moment, and click off. Most non-subscribers won’t even watch for thirty seconds.At the time of writing this, truthfully, we have more than 33,000 subscribers. Nevertheless, there’s actually less than about a 1000 of you that look forward to, and want the content we are creating and uploading. And, the amount of subscribers on our channel hasn’t grown since about the middle of 2017. All of this isn’t just disappointing, it’s outright discouraging.I even said to Stephanie not long ago that, back in the heyday of HallyuBack, before BTS was invited on all the award shows and known throughout the world, the two of us were so busy creating content seven days a week on YouTube for two channels daily, AND Stephanie sinking her heart into artwork day after day, that I never had additional time to myself to just sit with the YouTube analytics and study it. That was a fantasy. When we started, not only were there not many channels that were legit uploading content, amongst those channels, nobody had quit. People who had ideas were all jumping in, and working their asses off on it. You either created content and your channel was growing, or you were an end user who consumed content. Maybe you had a dream of one day also being a YouTuber, but in reality, we can all agree that met everyone is cut out for this type of work.In 2023, I come across channel after channel that has started making content, built their channel up to maybe 150k or 250k subscribers, but it’s been more than a year since their last upload. This status was non-existent when we started. Nowadays, such a high percentage of channels have been started, grown significantly, but can no longer be sustained. And Stephanie and I, we are at this crossroads too.Stephanie and I have worked our asses off to get to this point in our life. When you start off on YouTube, and your channel starts to grow, you cannot see an end in sight. People who start channels and develop any sort of fan base become filled with ides for future videos. Much of your day becomes this sort of quasi brainstorming activity, complete with dress and aspirations built right in. It’s exciting. As time goes by, you hone it, improve it, and nuture it. You never see the end, because you’re not imagining it.On YouTube, if we are doing it simply for memories alone, I can make videos all day long like this, and just upload them to YouTube unlisted. And there they will sit forever. These days, professional YouTube is mostly a young person’s game. It’s either a young person’s game, or big business. The audience has also changed so much since we started; people are so much more likely to watch a reel or short. I’m sure if you’re still reading this, then you’re well aware that we haven’t uploaded a short, reel, story or snap in quite a while. That fact hurts our channel’s growth. Even when we did, those didn’t appear the way popular channels are making them now. For heaven’s sake, TikTok didn’t even exist when we started. Not even SnapChat.You did expect all this of course, right?
at home in Italy with our newborn HallyuBack 2023-01-09 | Let’s chat ➤ facebook.com/hallyubackIn September 2022 I moved to #Italy with my #pregnant wife. In November she gave #birth to our precious baby boy named Robin. And now, she’s taking so much care of our infant newborn day after day that I felt compelled do to something nice and surprising for her. It ain’t much but..THIS is that video.Enjoy :)
At Home In Italy With Beautiful Newborn!! HallyuBack 2023-01-01 | Baby’s First Christmas in Italy and Presents from Grandma!!Let’s chat ➤ facebook.com/hallyubackWe are so blessed. We truly are. In this video, we open presents in #Italy that grandma from NY sent us! We received a package recently from her with #Christmas and birthday presents for our #baby included. She’s the most thoughtful mother and grandma in the world. I appreciate her so much. I love you mom!Everything is a challenge, and yet, we simply do not have the words for how we feel about being new parents. What a blessing to have a child and bring that new little person into this world. The exhaustion from not sleeping anymore? Completely worth it!! We’ll sleep in the next life :)
Newborns FIRST Adventure in Italy!! HallyuBack 2022-12-30 | Winter vacation in Italy with our new baby boy!!Let’s chat ➤ facebook.com/hallyubackOur infant Robin was born in #Italy less than a month ago. We’ve only been here a few months ourselves, so nearly everything is new for all of us!Today we headed into Lucca because we had our appointments at the police station for our Permesso di Soggiorno (Italian Residency). We drove our car into the city, and after our appointments we strolled around and had some lunch.The weather during the #winter in this part of the world is absolutely lovely. High of 62 degrees (17C) today.Our #newborn Robin had a blast, and we even almost took him ice skating! We also ran into one of the nurses who was there when Stephanie gave birth.All in all, an excellent day!Happy New Year!!
Celebrating Christmas in Beautiful Italy with Infant Baby!! HallyuBack 2022-12-28 | Our first Christmas with Robin in our home in Tuscany, Italy!!!!facebook.com/hallyubackWe’ve been through SO MUCH since arriving to Italy! It’s even been quite a journey since our #baby Robin was born, and that was still less than a month ago.Our home is in #Tuscany, which is located more or less in central #Italy. We’re super happy to share everything on YouTube, so we hope you are enjoying the content. Please follow on Facebook if you haven’t already for many more photos of Robin, mommy, daddy, and Italy ^^
Painting House in Tuscany with Newborn Baby!! HallyuBack 2022-12-27 | It’s been almost a year since we bought a house in Italy! But, did you know..... we bought more than one house here in Tuscany?!?!!facebook.com/hallyubackIn 2010, when I (Steph) visited Tuscany for the first time, I never would have imagined that I would be living in #Tuscany one day. It was beyond my wildest dreams!I was so in love with the architecture, food, art and culture, that last year when the opportunity arose to own my own little piece of Italy, complete with amazing traditional Italian arches in the heartland of my husband’s family originated, we simply could not pass that up. Viva la dolce vita!In moving here to #Italy recently, there’s definitely been some ups and downs. But, at only three months in, the journey is just beginning! And, we’ve barely scratched the surface of our future lives here, and what it means to live in Italy.We’ve also bare scratched the surface of the potential of these new places that bought. Did I mention that the studio is a #fixerupper that we are restoring?I cannot wait to see the transformation that is going to happen in the studio. I think it holds enormous potential to be quite the inspirational retreat. We’ve got a lot of big plans, and we’re honestly starting to run short in time to execute them because all our family wants to come and see the newest edition to our family! And who can blame them?We love you guys!!! Thanks so much for being a part of our family :)
Baby is HOME from the ITALIAN HOSPITAL!! Starting a Family in Italy! HallyuBack 2022-12-26 | Our first Christmas in Italy!! Our first #Christmas with our new baby! Our first Christmas as a family of five counting our two cats ^^facebook.com/hallyubackThere’s so much to be thankful for this year. To think that we only moved to #Italy only three short months ago. So much has happened, and our lives have changed so drastically in such a short time. It’s quite the exciting trajectory!We’ve been so excited to spend our first holiday together! We just weren’t sure how it was going to happen because everyone became sick only moments after our new #baby Robin initially came home from the hospital. Robin and Stephanie stayed in the Italian hospital for several days due to Covid several weeks back, but they were finally able to come home for the holidays!To all of those who watched the last video, thank you for your kind words and encouraging responses. It means the world to us. We hope you enjoy this snippets of your lives now that we have a brand new member of the family!We love you guys!!! Thanks so much for being a part of our family :)
OUR NEW BABY BOY BORN IN ITALY!! HallyuBack 2022-12-13 | Our newborn son became quite ill only days after his birth, and needed to be HOSPITALIZED only 11 days after he was born.facebook.com/hallyubackA #miracle occurred on November 30th, 2022 at 8:40 in the evening at San Luca Hospital in Lucca, Italy when our baby boy was born. We named him Robin Ishler Lucchesi. Robin is the son of Stephanie Ishler and Richard Lucchesi, both of whom currently reside in Italy.With our #newborn son Robin, things had been going quite well since his birth. However, we had some difficulties creating his birth certificate in Italy, the details of which are outlined in this video. Because of an unfortunate turn of events, I became sick, and passed my illness along to my wife and newborn child. Stephanie and Robin are now currently isolating in a room in San Luca Hospital together where they are being closely monitored.Residency in Italy youtu.be/CKxpAE_Z54kIf you’re reading this and are curious about the specific details regarding how the birth played our here in #Italy for Stephanie, please comment below. I’ll be happy to make a video explaining what happened during that harrowing day if enough people are interested.Like our page, and follow us on Facebook. That’s the other place on the internet where we are currently posting regular updates.Thank you for your thoughts and prayer during this difficult time. We will keep you updated.
HOW MUCH GROCERIES COST IN ITALY 2022 Super Cheap! HallyuBack 2022-12-05 | Going to the #supermarket in Italy has been quite the adventure since we moved here just over a month ago. American supermarkets, especially where we lived, were huge, and had everything under the sun available from all sorts of different countries.facebook.com/HallyuBackI haven't gone grocery shopping recently in Korea, but from what I remember, supermarkets there were either megastores with tons of items available, or local stores with fresh produce and #groceries consisting of just a few aisles. Italy is a lot like Korea, in that some supermarkets are gigantic, and others not so much.What we've found, however, is that the quality of goods available in Europe, and in particular in #Italy, is second to none. Produce is normally very fresh, and selection ranges from super local to items from across the globe.And, do NOT even get me started on the prices! While grocery shopping in the United States and Korea can be expensive, especially these days, in comparison, Italy is far less expensive.I sent Richard to the grocery store to pick up a couple items now that we have a car. I cannot believe how much he was able to purchase for under 100 Euro. I was in absolute shock when he returned home from the local grocery store, we decided to capture my reaction in real time to unveiling everything he purchased.Let us know in the comments your reaction to our grocery haul! Did the prices seem low, high, or just about right? How were some of the prices of these items in comparison to where you live? Also, let us know if you're curious about a more in depth look at the similarities and differences versus what you find in the USA and Korea ^^
American Girl Gives Birth in Italy!! HallyuBack 2022-11-21 | Surprises come in all different shapes and sizes! So, when Richard and I received amazing news last week, we wanted to share it with everyone. facebook.com/HallyuBackBomi was my English student for most of the time I was a college professor in Korea. But she wasn’t just any student; she was one of my MOST memorable! She was very lively in any class that I taught, and often helped others become more engaged when English may have been their least favorite subject.When she reached out to me after seeing some of my posts on Facebook and insisted we hang out, of course I agreed! What a pleasure to reunite in my new home of #Italy with someone who is also fairly new here! We decided to meet in #Lucca since there was a #Comiccon Festival taking place called Lucca Comics. We couldn't find each other right away, but once we finally did, it was so good to finally see her again!My pregnancy has been a memorable one for sure. My baby was conceived in Florida earlier this year, and after selling our home there, we spent most of the summer in NY. Now that we’ve moved to Italy and live here, it’s so wonderful that I have reconnected with a friend who was once a student.This meeting and dinner we shared with Bomi and her husband Marco was an exceptional experience that I’m so happy we could share. I’m beyond grateful she does not live too far from us, and that we will be able to see each other again and again in the future.Thank you to each and every one of you for taking a moment out of your day to watch our content, leave a like, write a comment and read my description of the events from the video. We appreciate you! On behalf of Richard, we hope you’re having a wonderful day!PS- This video was filmed BEFORE Steph fell down and hurt her ankle :)
9 MONTHS PREGNANT ANKLE INJURY IN ITALY | BEST ITALIAN DOCTOR! HallyuBack 2022-11-10 | Less than two weeks after arriving to Italy, we had already applied for and established our residency. Once residency is complete, we then signed up for the National Health Insurance, or ‘Servizio Sanitario Nazionale’ in Italian. facebook.com/hallyubackWhen I was in the office signing up, the worker gave me the option to choose our Primary Care Doctor. The process of choosing our doctor in Italy was quick. The girl pulled up the long list doctors on the computer screen, some of which were not in our area. She was speaking completely in Italian, so as I was trying to read names and locations, I was also trying to listen to her. I do believe she said that we could change our Primary #Doctor at any time. They always say that, but if I wanted to change, exactly how do I do it? Anyways, I chose who I think was the only woman available in #Italy in our immediate area. It was a blind choice, because I made the decision right at the same time I was signing up for insurance. And, we’ve already concluded that we made an excellent choice!Doctors here are available whenever you need them. You have a direct line to their cell phone, and they answer when you call. The actual doctor answers the phone. When they are in the office, they have a secretary working for them as well, but when they are not in the clinic, they either answer, or call back right away. Pretty incredible experience coming from the American and Korean medical systems.We are so grateful already she is our doctor! We’ve seen her several times already, mostly because of the #pregnancy and she’s been very receptive. She’s also super hard working. I admire that greatly. We are super appreciative for her efforts.Please comment below if you’re interested in hearing about the process to apply and sign up for the Italian National Health Insurance, because it was not straightforward and there were many hurdles until we were actually covered.
SHE FELL DOWN STAIRS, SPRAINED OR BROKE HER ANKLE. 8 MONTHS PREGNANT IN ITALY [Doctor Tmrw] HallyuBack 2022-11-07 | Baby Comes Home: youtu.be/ybw-U6SFZXwRestoring Our Italian Villa: youtu.be/UO7ar-Yt2bcChristmas Day: youtu.be/4FoOZJ_cMiITRAGEDY HAS STRUCK! Stephanie was helping me move a light weight mattress down the flight of stairs when she got her feet tangled, and fell near the bottom. She hit the ground, and had obviously hurt herself.facebook.com/HallyuBackIn retrospect, she should not have been lifting or moving anything. In the moment, she and I were both sure she would be fine. If I felt it was something she couldn’t do, or if she had a hunch it was too much, either of us would have said something before the #accident happened. Luckily, it’s either just a sprain, or a broken bone.It’s bad for a woman 8 months #pregnant, but it could have been much, much worse.At the moment, it seems like everything is fine with the baby. I’m calling the doctor in the morning to schedule an appointment. Once we see our doctor we’ll update you on her condition and status.Thanks for all the love in the comments section on our last video! At this exact moment, life in #Italy is okay. I’m grateful we have the national health insurance, and this incident is fully covered. Everything is covered. You guys are the best. We’ll keep everyone posted.
its been so hard in italy HallyuBack 2022-10-31 | Our actual move to #Italy started with our belongings all packed up in the car, four large suitcases to be precise plus two carry on backpacksa, two cats in their carriers, and six hour drive from Richard's mother's house to JFK International.http://facebook.com/hallyubackFrom there, we went through security with the kitties, and then waited several hours to board. We very fortunately had purchased business class on Neos Air for our seven hour flight over the Atlantic, a very clutch move if I do say so myself. Once arriving in Malpensa, we collected out luggage, and found the shuttle bus in Milan Central Station, at least an hour away from the airport with morning rush hour traffic. We arrived at the station, unloaded all our suitcases from the bus, and slowly proceeded to make our way into the station where our wait would consist of about another five hours before our train heading south to Tuscany departed. Stephanie making her way through Milan where the shuttle bus dropped us off to the train station pulling two large suitcases, back pack strapped on her back, and with a cat in a carrier on the luggage, AND #pregnant as she is was honestly terrifying.After having our first coffee, we found a spot on the floor of the train station to one side, sort of barricaded ourselves in, and let the cats out of the carriers on their leashes. Maki didn't actually leave the carrier. Minho sort of freaked out for a moment, and went back into his carrier pretty quickly too.While on the floor of the station, one by one we found a Telecom shop replace our American SIM cards with a Italian SIM. We both received new service, new telephone numbers, and continued waiting. We arrived about 7am to Italy, and our train headed to Tuscany was set to depart at 1pm.Close to the time we were set to board, we made our way on the platform. It was a busy day at the train station, and certainly wasn't easy to maneuver our way to board. Stephanie and Maki lagged behind. Our train car was several hundred meters down the platform. I pulled my luggage to the opening of our car, turned around and didn't see Stephanie. I headed back down the platform to help. When I finally found her, a young Italian man was pulling her suitcases for her towards our train car for her. Stephanie was breathing heavy.Since arriving, it's been a wonderful and crazy experience nearly every day. We are loving it that we get to live through such a unique and new variety of experiences. We are learning new language. We are making new friends. And, of course, we are experiencing some challenges as well.Moving to a new country more than seven months pregnant proved to be exactly how one might expect: super challenging. #Pregnancy has also thrown into the mix a wrinkle that adds flavor to everything. It's also been an emotional journey for sure. Please let us know what you think about our process to get our residency applications submitted. Also drop any questions you have at all in the comments.We love you guys. Thank you for being a part of our lives.
AUTHENTIC KOREAN FOOD IN NEW YORK!! HallyuBack 2022-09-27 | We love Korean Food! We eat it whenever we can, and we prepare it sometimes when our cravings for something spicy grow strong. For our very last time eating out together in America before moving to Europe, we decided #Korean was most appropriate. It was an excellent choice.Steph ordered "Dol-sot Bibimbap" #돌솥비빔밥 and Richard scarfed down "Osam Bulgogi" #오삼불고기 sizzling off the skillet! Such fantastic food is served up at the local Korean restaurants here in NY! We didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to indulge in tasty Korean cuisine one last time before boarding our flights while pregnant, and with our two cats, bound for a new home in a new land. Exciting times ahead for sure.Thank you to each and every one of you who have help make our lives on the internet possible. We appreciate you, we love you, and we hope you’re doing well in your lives ^^See you in Italy!
7 Months Pregnant Moving to Italy HallyuBack 2022-09-25 | WE SOLD EVERYTHING!! We leave for Italy tomorrow..#pregnant #pregnancy #italy
moving to Italy in 2 days pregnant with cats.. HallyuBack 2022-09-24 | We are very close to boarding a jet plane BOUND FOR ITALY! Watch as we prepare the very last of our paperwork, and take our beautiful cats to the veterinarian to make sure they are able to fly internationally. We’re nervous, we’re excited, and we can’t wait to get outta here. This video is a few days old. The cats official International Health Certificate for Italy came already, and we leave for Italy in two days y'all.Thank you to all of you who are with us on this journey, and let us know in the comments if you’re excited for Italy content ^^
Pregnant Woman Cries Receiving Italian Visa HallyuBack 2022-09-23 | WE HAVE WONDERFUL NEWS!!!! After planning for several years to one day live in #Italy, and waiting for what seemed like forever, the day finally came for us to attend our residency application appointments at the Italian Consulate in NY City to apply for our visas. At the appointment last month, the Consulate Officer informed us that we each had issues with our residency applications. Because of this, we both were almost sure that our residency visas would not get approved. After a very special afternoon where I wrote in my journal to my mother (who passed away 14 years ago), not five minutes later the phone rang and it was the consulate. They did not call with good news, but Richard did mention that I was pregnant and didn’t have much time left to travel internationally on a airplane.The journaling and subsequent call happened on a Monday, and by Friday of the same week, September 16, 2022 to be exact, the same day my mother passed away 14 years ago, and also the same day as our first cat Maki's birthday, our passports were returned to us. A #residency #visa had been stamped in each passport, and our visas had been issued!!We are going to Italy guys!!!!!!!!! We cannot believe it..See you in Italy ^^
Spending $300 at the Korean Supermarket HallyuBack 2022-09-18 | My friend and I visited two local Asian Markets and spent THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS for Korean and Japanese food! I show you everything we purchased, and then proceed to make as many different versions of #kimbap and #sushi as possible for her son’s 14th birthday party. We even bought these very cute #Miyazaki pokers to stick into some of the food. Delicious you guys, but you'll just have to take my word for it ^^
How Could This Possibly Happen? HallyuBack 2022-09-16 | Life has a special way of showing its true, beautiful colors in just the right moments. Such was the case this day, when I was late for my Doctor’s appointment, didn’t make it, and instead ended up where I did. Keep your head up, she said. Pay attention, they said. Put your phone down, and listen he said. You never know who is going to show up in your life at precisely the moment you need them to. Life is special this way. We all know it. It’s extra special when we get to experience it.Thank you Wally.
Im really angry about this HallyuBack 2022-09-09 | Truth in life is elusive.. unless one seeks it out, and continues to seek it out constantly. Maybe the most difficult thing in life is to discover the truth about who we really, actually are. I've been on this quest for most of my life, but it was only recently that I had a major breakthrough.What is the truest version of me? I'm still not sure, but I think I'm getting closer. And that, my friends, feels good.Skip to about 12:30 in the video to see the crux of this story ^^
Shutting down our YouTube channel HallyuBack 2022-09-05 | We started daily vlogging in Korea in September 2014, and for nearly three years straight we didn’t miss a day. Then we slowly widened our blogging schedule to every two days, then every three days or so, and so on. We did all that while also uploading regularly to our main channel #HallyuBack @KRTVtv and did it all without any outside help of an independent editor, employee or intern. When we started out, we had no idea what we were doing. Now, in 2022, Youtube has evolved so much and we feel ancient.Now that we are pregnant and moving to Italy, we are at a serious crossroads. With a body a fans that love Korean content, it seems a little too ambitious to think we can just steer this ship in a completely different direction. It’s daunting, intimidating, and frankly overwhelming to think about improving on our content creation, and trying to continue to grow this Korean-related channel while living in Europe.We love you guys to death. Each and every one of you means more to us than you know. I (Richard) really thought people would enjoy hearing our Italian friend roast our name choices in our most recent video. That’s one of the funniest videos I’ve ever edited and uploaded on this channel. It’s also maybe the least liked and watched since we lived in Korea. That’s crazy to think about. I re-edited that video six times to get it just right. So, moving forward, we just want to say that we have so much to look forward to, and would live to share it!
Italians REACT to our Baby Names List *bad ideas!* HallyuBack 2022-08-31 | Looking for some baby name inspiration? Look no further! We asked some Italians to react to our list of popular baby boy names for 2022 and their reactions are hilarious. Some of these names are just BAD ideas, but others are pretty cute. So if you're looking for a unique name for your little one, be sure to check out this video!#boynames #babynames #italy
Did we make a lot Selling our Florida house? HallyuBack 2022-08-18 | WE SOLD OUR HOME IN FLORIDA LAST MONTH! Here's the abbreviated version of how Steph and I got to where we are today, why we moved to Florida, how much money we paid for the beach house there, why we decided to leave FL, and how much we sold that house for after only 3.5 years.#storytime #realestate #hallyuback
BABY GENDER REVEAL ♀ ♂ | BOY OR GIRL? HallyuBack 2022-08-14 | Our baby's gender is finally revealed! We asked a few family and friends to give a reaction. Or, we recorded their reaction when we told them. We're so pumped to meet our future little nugget! AND, we're beyond happy to share the news here with everyone on YouTube too ^^#genderreveal #babygenderreveal #pregnancy
IM 8 WEEKS PREGNANT AND HAVING A BABY IN ITALY HallyuBack 2022-06-17 | WE ARE PREGNANT! Hallyu Baby on the wayyy heheheSteph's Pregnancy Journey:youtu.be/krx3i76EVxIWe've been waiting to share this news. After one miscarriage, we were really apprehensive about sharing our private quest to get pregnant. Although this video wads filmed at the eight week pregnancy mark, it was filmed some weeks ago. We're super estatic to share all the good news with everyone now!This entire video was filmed in Florida. We love you Florida, but it's time to say goodbye. It was a really good run, one that we'll always treasure and never forget. We'll see you again some time soon!Stay tuned for future videos, this is going to be one wild ride#pregnant #italy #baby
WE BOUGHT A HOUSE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY HallyuBack 2022-02-23 | Make sure to watch until the end!This is pretty exciting stuff. To be able to say that we purchased a new home in a foreign land is special, especially for a couple of globe wanderers like ourselves. It's one thing to travel outside your home country, and quite another to move outside your homeland. Buying a house and paying cash in full upfront is really what both of us consider the stuff of dreams.But we did it.We are SO EFFING PUMPED for what comes next in our lives.!!!! The thought of having a new house is cool, with all the anticipation of making a space your own. But the thought of possibly living together again outside North America still boggles both our minds! It's all still too fresh even to us.This life has been a whirlwind, and especially so for us. We’re so eternally grateful that life has proved for us. We’re ecstatic that we’re finally able to reveal to you what’s been happening the last couple of months. To be able to finally share the good news feels liberating to say the least.We’re excited to take you open this journey with us. We’re just starting, and it’s still quite a daunting process. I’m sure you have plenty of questions. On our end, we’re actually still trying to process all the things to give answers. We don’t even have answers necessarily. We’ve always been risk takers, and have always pushed ourselves to our limits. When opportunities present themselves to us, we nearly always try to say yes.We bought a house in Italy! Stay tuned to the next video as we tell you more about our process to becoming Italian homeowners :)http://hallyuback.comstephishler at gmail dot comCome say hi:twitter.com/hallyuback
We have ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE NEWS HallyuBack 2022-02-16 | Lately.. well, lately we've been simply super creative. We're letting the innovative juices flow freely, and it feels wonderful! To not be bound by any one thing holding us down, or holding us back in life feels incredible. To sustain such a feeling and energy day after day after day takes focus and determination.The feeling these days feels unstoppable. Bulletproof.We are both leading with our hearts more than ever these days, and we believe it's going to shine through with our videos. We miss all of you! We never meant to let anyone down by taking a break. In reality, and FULL DISCLOSURE: we've been using really really old equipment to edit all our videos. We both each have brand new computers now, but the most recent computer purchase before that was before we left Korea. It's been that long LOL. We took a break in part because we needed to upgrade outdated technology and software. And, that break was very much several years overdue.We have so much we want and plan to share! Please take a moment to click like, and drop us a comment down below! We promise to upload again and again and again. This time we are not stopping.Steph has painted something new everyday for the past three days. I think she's gonna paint tomorrow. It feels like everyday is our last, because it is.To purchase a painting:stephishler at gmail dot comDon't forget to put the painting title in the subject!I'm hanging out here a lot more often, come say hi:twitter.com/hallyuback
FLORIDA BEACH HOUSE FULL TOUR HallyuBack 2021-12-19 | Official 2022 Burn List http://hallyuback.com/category/burnlistWe had some good, and very bad news happen all at one: Our new computer arrived!! We ordered it about a month ago, so we've been very patiently waiting for our new baby to get here. Unfortunately, we cannot use the version that came to our doorstep. We have to send it back! So, for the moment, we’re stuck with the old dinosaur MacBook Pro from 2010 for editing our blogs. It doesn't work very well, so bare with us please :)We’ve been hoping to make this video for awhile. We truly feel beyond blessed to live in such a beautiful, tropical place, and really wanted to share our personal space with you. We’ve worked hard to make this house our very own. The inside of the house has had so many improvements and upgrades since we made this our home in 2019, and the new version of our full Florida House Tour is long overdue.Burn List, and special end of the year art sale coming next week! Best way to stay in touch with us, find out first about updates in our lives, or to simply say hi is to sign up for the email list. To sign up if you're not already, visit this link and wait a moment for the Sumo pop-up window to put your email address in:stephanieishler.comMerry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays everyone!!!!#florida #house #tour
we sold our house HallyuBack 2021-11-21 | Official 2022 Burn List http://hallyuback.com/category/burnlistSO MUCH has happened since the last time we uploaded! We spent some time in NY recently. While we were there, Steph dropped her very first randomzied NFT collection called Retro Cats:retrocat.io For more information about NFTs, or to mint your very own NFT, feel free to drop us a note!We celebrated our 9 year anniversary, Steph was interviewed on a podcast for her new NFT project, and was also invited by the Chainlink team to do an live AMA. In addition, we talk about selling the house that we lived in when we came home from Korea.#koreanfood #NFT #hallyuback
CHERRY BLOSSOM HUGE PAINTING SALE HallyuBack 2021-07-18 | Sakura Moon has been sold! When we were contacted about this painting, we KNEW it was far away! Sure enough they wanted it, so once it was theirs, we then had to retrieve it from over 1000 miles away! What a wild ride it’s been these last several weeks!What an honor, actually :)It’s truly remarkable and, at times, astonishing, all at the same time, that I have a wonderful group of supporters just like you who enjoy my art enough to purchase it! I’ll do anything you y’all!! Sakura Moon in particular has been hanging over the same bed for the last three plus years for guests of our AirBnb home to enjoy. What a pleasure to be able to make someone’s home a little bit brighter with a small piece of my heart.A whole bunch of new paintings were just published!Browse New Artwork:http://hallyuback.com#artwork #painting #桜吹雪
DRIVING ACROSS FLORIDA IN WINTER | Coast to Coast in FL | ROAD TRIP to visit MOM HallyuBack 2021-02-21 | Hey everyone! I take you with me on a very normal, not so special day at all. Coast to Coast in Florida, Atlantic Ocean to Gulf of Mexico!#mom #florida #vlog
Taking this girl out on a date! | First Date in MONTHS | HallyuBack HallyuBack 2021-02-14 | Hello from warm, sunny Florida! ^^Thanks for being a part of our day. We hope you're having an incredible 2021, making the most of every opportunity that comes your way. And, we appreciate your support. Everyday is a gift you'll never get back once the clock strikes twelve, so live life to the fullest! No Regrets!!For original artwork painting inquiries:http://stephishler.comFebruary 2021 video diary. We love y'all!Happy Valentine' Day lovers :))#neighbor #florida #vlog
Melted Kimchi Cheese Fries *SURPRISED* | HOW IS YOUR LOCKDOWN? | We Tell You About Ours HallyuBack 2021-01-24 | What's up everybody? It has been a minute! How are you doing? How has everything been going for you? We sincerely hope that everyone is staying as positive as possible during this ongoing Covid pandemic crisis that's troubling the globe. We've been taking a break from vlogging. Daily vlogs took a tremendous toll on our health and well being, and somewhere in 2019 we decided to take a rest from vlogging. However, although it has been awhile since we filmed a vlog and uploaded it to this channel, we decided that we wanted to record and upload a proper vlog update for 2021. 2020 was unlike any year any of us has ever experienced. We are truly hopeful for 2021, the future and beyond. So, why not start out January 2021 with an update from Florida to let our favorite people know how we're doing!Check out Artwork here:http://stephanieishler.com#kimchifries #koreanfood #hallyuback
my BIGGEST REGRET now that were apart HallyuBack 2019-04-28 | I'm having quite the range of emotions in NY getting the house ready to rent! This is not what I expected.Paintings For Sale http://stephishler.com#regret#hallyuback#koreanfood
i wish things were different HallyuBack 2019-04-22 | Yesterday's video of Steph's process creating the HUGE mural was uploaded yesterday! It was obvious many of you were confused about why we were already back at our old house when we just moved to our new one. This video should clear up some of the confusion :)PAINTINGS FOR SALE http://hallyuback.com
Joon in America Speaking English HallyuBack 2019-04-07 | This past week we had visitors from Korea: Hyunwoo, Mikyung, and Joon! What a fantastic time we all had together!! We haven't seen Hyunwoo and his family since we lived in Korea, and the last time we saw Joon he was about 6 months old. This is a video of our last day hanging out together.Hyunwoohttp://youtube.com/ever4onehttp://instagram.com/ever4one Contact us http://hallyuback.com
FULL TOUR!! NEW HOUSE in Florida [HUGE CATIO] HallyuBack 2019-03-31 | Thanks for watching and being a part of the HallyuBack community! We're so glad you're here :)Paintings http://hallyuback.com/category/artThanks to dope music byDavid Cutter Music soundcloud.com/dcuttermusicGBeats soundcloud.com/gbeats
WE MOVED INTO OUR NEW HOUSE!! HallyuBack 2019-02-24 | Come say hi! http://instagram.com/stephishlerPaintings http://hallyuback.com/category/artIn case you’re reading this, THANK YOU! WE LOVE YOU!! Our life has drastically changed since we moved, and we couldn’t be happier. It was time to say goodbye to our little home, the one that we moved into when we moved home from Korea. It will always have a lasting memory in our hearts and minds, but it just wasn’t cutting it for us anymore. We needed a change, and a big one. This is how we ended up here. Now that we are in a new home in a different location, we couldn’t be happier! We’re thanking our blessings and remembering what’s important in life.We weren’t sure how much we wanted to talk about in this video because it was our very first day here. If you have questions drop them in the comments. We’re sure we will reveal more as time goes by.Subscribe to Steph's New Art Channel!youtu.be/PcMaYTDWiXcTHANK YOU EVERYONE!!
were moving HallyuBack 2019-02-17 | Let's chat! http://instagram.com/stephishlerPaintings http://hallyuback.com/category/artFour years ago to the day we packed our bags in Korea, and departed for a new life in NY. Now, 4 years later, we are packing our bags again!What can we say? It's been a good run at this house. Many of you who've followed our journey for years, from Korea to NY, know this house through the many videos we've uploaded. It's been our home for the past 4 years.. almost to the exact day!Stay tuned for future vlogs when we reveal where we moved, what the house looks like, and whether the cats are in love with it or not lol. New video vlog coming soon!THANK YOU EVERYONE!!
INCREDIBLE NEWS!!!!!!! HallyuBack 2018-11-14 | Hello! Today we have the MOST WONDERFUL news to share!!Steph's NEW ART Channel youtu.be/8FMRVVsHdV4It is with tremendous and nervous excitement that we finally share with you an idea that has been in the works for literally years. As some of you have have been following are journey know, Stephanie has been painting since we still lived in Korea. She began her art journey even before we began daily blogging in Korea. Her artwork appears all over our videos, but it has never been the exclusive focus of our work on YouTube….. until now! Please take a moment out of your busy days to click the link above, visit Steph’s brand new YouTube channel, and subscribe. It would mean the world to us to extend your support to Steph’s newest online venture. We appreciate the love, and hope you’ll join Steph on this brand new journey from the beginning :)
FULL TATTOO SLEEVE Upper Arm Line Work HallyuBack 2018-07-22 | Visit my new website!http://stephishler.comShout out to Ashley! Follow her on Instagramhttp://instagram.com/ashleytattoos
INSPECTING OUR NEW HOUSE HallyuBack 2018-04-16 | SKIP TO THE 2:03 FOR 319 GENESEE PARK BLVD TOUR INSIDE (from 2018)My Newest Paintings http://hallyuback.com/category/artVlogs are back! We check out and inspect a new house that we are thinking about buying, and package the beautiful painting 'Meditation' to be shipped out to California that many of you inquired about. If you're reading this, thank you for always supporting us during this transitional time, not only on YouTube where it seems like creators are getting paid less everyday, but also in our personal lives as we continue to adjust to life in the US^^ALL NEW Painting Prints http://hallyuback.com/shopWatch Me Paint http://twitch.tv/hallyubackAll inquiries and to buy a painting:contact [at] hallyuback [dot] com
Traveling Costa Rica! HallyuBack 2018-02-19 | Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/hallyubackPaintings For Sale http://hallyuback.com/category/artWe took a trip to Costa Rica, and we're bringing you with us! Costa Rica has to be one of the most fun countries EVER, and how cool is it that we were able to swing a lunch date with Tina, Cameron and Tovie!?!?? We also ran into Katherine on our way to have lunch during our only afternoon in Cartago, Costa Rica, how crazy!! This is an amazing country with tons of potential and a lot it could teach the world. We enjoyed our time there and can't wait to get back :)Follow our friends!Distinct Visuals instagram.com/distinctvisualsTina instagram.com/tnutbuttercupFollow Steph on Twitch http://twitch.tv/hallyubackCheck Out Awesome Prints! http://hallyuback.com/shopSHOP KAYGAL kaygal.comThanks to dope music bysoundcloud.com/seize-the-beatsoundcloud.com/joakimkarudAll inquiries and to buy a painting:contact [at] hallyuback [dot] comThank you for watching! We love you guyz^^
america is a shithole. HallyuBack 2018-01-13 | I'm embarrassed to be from this country. This is not a healthy place to be in right nowPaintings For Sale http://hallyuback.com/category/artPainting Prints http://hallyuback.com/shopFollow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/hallyubackWatch Steph Paint http://twitch.tv/hallyubackSHOP KAYGAL kaygal.comThanks to dope music by soundcloud.com/ben-murray-smithAll inquiries and to buy a painting: contact [at] hallyuback [dot] comThank you for watching! We love you guyz^^
Dads First EVER Korean Bulgogi and Pork BBQ HallyuBack 2018-01-01 | ALL NEW Painting Prints http://hallyuback.com/shopcoupon code: BTSWe had the unique opportunity to share Korean food with my parents for my mother’s birthday. My mother has visited us in Korea before, but my father doesn’t have a lot of exposure to Korean food. We thought we’d change that by taking him to our favorite grilled meat restaurant in the city and sharing Grilled Bulgogi and Pork Korean style! Paintings For Sale http://hallyuback.com/category/artDownload the Twitch App and Watch Steph Painthttp://twitch.tv/hallyubackSHOP KAYGAL for High Quality Korean Cosmeticskaygal.comWe love you guys!! Thanks for the support^^
AirBnb Host Nightmare Scenario???? HallyuBack 2017-12-05 | In the short time since we've begun renting on AirBnb, we've seen ALL SORTS of scenarios play out with our guests. Most of the time people are a pleasure! But there are also signs that future guests might display before they arrive that hosts should look out for. Our most recent guests made a few blunders when they were making their reservation, and was really needy when I didn't immediately respond to his mistakes. Small indications like these can grow into bigger problems if hosts don't set fair and straight forward rules for everyone.Paintings For Sale http://hallyuback.com/category/artHappy Holidays everyone! Have you seen some of Steph's most recent paintings lately? She's been rocking 2017 with her original Artwork! All paintings are created from scratch, made from the heart, and make wonderful gifts even for yourself! Steph also recently began offering prints of her paintings as well :)Painting Prints http://hallyuback.com/shopInstagram hallyubackWatch Me Paint http://twitch.tv/hallyubackSHOP KAYGAL kaygal.comAll inquiries and to buy a painting: contact [at] hallyuback [dot] comThank you for watching! We love you guyz^^
