Skate legend Daewon Song is now stepping into the YouTube skateboarding world, and it feels like another shift in how things work in skating today.
Not too long ago, a lot of pro skaters would avoid posting skate content on YouTube. It was not seen as something serious in the scene and some riders even got called corny for doing it.
The idea of filming tricks for the internet full time was treated like something outside of the normal path for professional skaters.
That has changed a lot over time. More skaters started uploading videos and building their own audiences online.
One of the early big names in this space was Braille Skateboarding, where skaters like Ricky Glaser, John Hill, Johnny Giger and others helped grow a full channel that showed skating in a more relaxed and fun way.
Around the same time, the Revive Skateboards group also built a strong presence online and showed that skating content could work on video platforms.
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After that, more well known pros started appearing on YouTube as well.
Chris Joslin is one example, along with Moose, Chris Roberts, Tom Asta and Figgy.
Seeing pro skaters at that level sharing content online made it more accepted in the wider skating community.
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There was still some resistance though.
A few years back, Kelly Hart was openly criticized for focusing on YouTube content. Some people in the traditional skating circles were not happy about that direction and he was told by some to stay away from it.
Over time, that attitude started to shift as well, especially as online content began to bring in new fans and new income opportunities for riders.
Now things look very different.
Skaters are not just using video platforms as a side thing anymore. It has become a normal part of how many of them share what they do and connect with viewers.
Kelly even came back to posting again after stepping away, showing that the online side of skating is not going away.
With Daewon Song now entering this space, it adds even more attention to how far things have changed.
A skater with his history stepping into YouTube shows how much the scene has opened up compared to before.
It is another example of how pro skaters are finding new ways to share their skating and reach people without relying only on older formats.