Michael Phares

Michael Thomas Phares is an American soldier, YouTuber, and amateur numismatist. He operates the Korean-language YouTube channel Mister American .

Biography Phares enlisted in the United States Army in 2006. He was first stationed in Germany, and then in 2007 was stationed in South Korea. He reportedly became taken with the Korean language and culture, and won a Korean speaking contest on his base. He lived in South Korea from 2015 to 2020 and worked as an interpreter for the U.S. Army. During this time, he published videos on his YouTube channel and built his currency collection. By 2022, he lived in Centreville, Virginia. He majored in East Asian history in college. According to a video on his channel, he had a collection of over 4,000 coins, worth a total of ₩60 million ($). Phares has four children, who often appear on his channel.