Within two weeks of starting the music reaction channel, we hit the 1,000 subscriber / 4,000 watch-hour monetization requirements, and over the balance of 2023 gained over 18,000 new friends (subscribers) who watched nearly 200 thousand hours and amassed over 2.8 million views. Compared to our travel YouTube channel which took nearly two years to become monetized, this music reaction channel was an immediate success in our eyes.