Oh Ma-hoo of Psik University Gets Married — Fans Overjoyed

Oh Ma-hoo, the comedian and creator best known as a core member of Korea's viral YouTube channel Psik University (피식대학), has tied the knot. Her wedding ceremony took place on May 2 in Yeouido, Seoul, bringing together friends, colleagues, and fans who had followed her journey from stage to screen to the internet.

Oh Ma-hoo — real name Kim Ma-ju — had announced the news publicly on April 22, posting a heartfelt message on her personal social media channel. "Everyone... I'm getting married," she wrote, going on to describe her appreciation for the people who had supported her along the way.

The Announcement That Caught Fans Off Guard

The post was warm, slightly nervous, and unmistakably hers. Oh Ma-hoo wrote that she had wanted to reach out to many people personally but held back, not wanting to burden anyone with an unexpected message out of the blue. "I know there are many people I've been thinking about," she explained, "but I didn't want anyone to feel obligated just because I reached out after a long silence."

Instead, she made the announcement publicly and kept the message simple: she was happy, she was grateful, and she intended to honor that gratitude by living well. "I will not forget the love and sincere warmth of those who celebrated me," she wrote. "I will repay it by living happily."

Wedding photos accompanied the post, showing Oh Ma-hoo in bridal attire — radiant, smiling, and entirely herself. Fans who had watched her perform as the quick-witted Bae Areum Song-i on screen found themselves genuinely moved.

Who Is Oh Ma-hoo?

For international audiences, a quick introduction: Oh Ma-hoo is an MBC-trained comedian who graduated in the network's 20th batch of comedy performers. She built her original reputation through television comedy programs before pivoting — like many of her generation — toward online content.

Her most recognizable role is in Psik University's long-running segment "05 Is Back!," a sketch comedy series set at a fictional high school reunion. Oh Ma-hoo plays Bae Areum Song-i, the sister of Bae Yong-nam (played by fellow creator Lee Yong-ju), and her performance in the series became a touchstone for a generation of Korean internet users who grew up with the characters.

Psik University itself is one of Korea's most successful independent YouTube comedy channels, known for its character-driven humor, sharp writing, and ensemble chemistry. The channel commands millions of subscribers and regularly generates content that crosses over into mainstream entertainment conversation.

The Groom: A Quiet Story

Oh Ma-hoo's husband is a non-celebrity — one year her junior — whom she met through their shared church community. The two had been dating for over a year before the wedding. The ceremony was held at KT Convention Wedding Hall in Yeouido on May 2, at 3:30 PM.

No formal details about the groom were released beyond the broad strokes, consistent with Oh Ma-hoo's low-key approach to the whole announcement. She introduced the relationship as something that had grown naturally, grounded in shared values and community rather than the spotlight.

The decision to wed quietly — and to announce through her own channel rather than a celebrity agency press release — fit the persona she has cultivated online: approachable, grounded, and happiest when the pretense is stripped away.

Fans and Colleagues Celebrate

Reactions from the Korean entertainment and comedy community were warm and enthusiastic. Psik University has built a particularly tight-knit audience that tends to feel personally invested in the creators' lives, and Oh Ma-hoo's announcement was met with an outpouring of genuine affection.

Social media was flooded with congratulatory messages. Many fans recalled watching her grow from a TV comedy stage performer into one of the internet's most beloved comedic presences, and the wedding felt, to many of them, like a genuine personal milestone — not a celebrity event, but the happiness of someone they actually care about.

Colleagues from both the traditional comedy circuit and the Psik University ecosystem added their congratulations, with many noting how fitting it was that she had shared the news in her own way, on her own terms.

A New Chapter

Oh Ma-hoo has not announced any changes to her professional commitments following the wedding. Given that Psik University continues to produce content at a high pace — and that she remains one of its key creative voices — fans expect her work to continue largely as before.

What the wedding does mark is the latest moment in an increasingly confident chapter of her career. When "05 Is Back!" first went viral, Oh Ma-hoo was one element in a larger ensemble. Over time, her timing, her expressiveness, and her willingness to go fully committed into a character have made her one of the channel's most reliably memorable performers.

The April announcement, the May ceremony, and the warm public response to both suggest that the same qualities that made her a standout in comedy — authenticity, timing, and an instinct for what actually connects with people — carry over just as clearly into her personal life.

For Psik University fans and Korean comedy audiences alike, May 2026 will be remembered as the month their favorite "배아름송이" said yes.

The Rise of Psik University

To understand why Oh Ma-hoo's wedding resonated so widely, it helps to understand what Psik University represents in Korean pop culture. Launched as a niche comedy channel, it grew into a phenomenon by leaning into character-driven sketches with recurring casts and evolving storylines — an approach that gave it the emotional texture of a drama alongside the punchlines of comedy.

The "05 Is Back!" segment, in particular, tapped into a deep vein of Korean nostalgia: the experience of reconnecting with classmates from the early 2000s, with all the awkward realizations and unexpected warmth that come with it. Oh Ma-hoo's Bae Areum Song-i became a fan favorite partly because she played the role with total conviction — never winking at the camera, always fully inhabiting the character.

That level of commitment is also what makes her real-life moments — like announcing a wedding in a heartfelt personal post — feel consistent with who audiences believe she is. There is no obvious persona gap. What you see in the sketches seems, at least partially, to be who she actually is.

As Psik University continues to evolve and its creators take on new projects, Oh Ma-hoo's marriage begins a personal chapter that sits comfortably alongside a professional one still very much in motion. The congratulations from fans were not farewell messages — they were encouragement to keep going, now with a partner by her side.