Yong Yea (born May 27)[2] is an American YouTuber and voice actor. He is known for his YouTube channel, which covers gaming news. He is also known for his voice acting career, primarily in anime and gaming which includes such roles as the English voice of Kazuma Kiryu from the Like A Dragon series since 2023 [3] and Enrico Pucci from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.[4]
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| Born | May 27 Venezuela | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, voice actor | |||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2012-present | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | Gaming, Voice acting | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1.2 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 643,553,640[1] (June 2024) | |||||||||
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Early life
editYong Yea was born to Korean parents and was raised in Venezuela. He moved to the United States at age 14, and became involved in theatrical productions.[5]
Career
editAccording to the biography on his website, Yea works out of Studio City, Los Angeles.[5]
In July 2023, Yong Yea apologized after a 2017 video of him resurfaced in which he defended the use of a racial slur in a conversation with PewDiePie. Yea stated, "Being ignorant about the word's full historical context, having heard it used in all kinds of ways from so many people around me growing up, I had ignorant notions about its usage. I knew it was racially derogatory, but I had seen so many people, among groups of people who were black and other races, who were friendly with each other, use it casually among themselves that I genuinely thought at the time that context can change the meaning of the word."[6]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma Kun | Marbas | English Dub |
| 2021 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Sekido | |
| 2021 | Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean | Enrico Pucci, Pale Snake | |
| 2022 | Lupin the 3rd Part 6 | Sherlock Holmes | |
| 2022 | Death Battle | Homelander, Sanji | 3 episodes |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019 | The Island of Giant Insects | Satoshi Oda | |
| 2023 | Sword Art Online The Movie - Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night | Wolfgang | |
| 2024 | My Oni Girl | Izuru | |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 | Lance Slashblade[7] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Paladins: Champions of the Realm | Vatu | |
| 2017 | Bulletville | Buff | |
| 2019 | Pokemon Masters | Larry | |
| 2020 | Genshin Impact | Xiaoyan, Ji Tong, Jingming | |
| 2020 | Sim Settlements 2 | ||
| 2021 | Cookie Run Kingdom | Madeleine Cookie | |
| 2022 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion | Additional Voices (English version) | |
| 2022 | Lost Judgment | Yasutaka Shirakaba | |
| 2023 | Like A Dragon Gaiden | Kazuma Kiryu | |
| 2023 | Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Kazuma Kiryu[7] | |
| 2023 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Mike “Jabber” Yuan [7] | |
| 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | Seafarer Mikhail | |
| 2024 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Additional Voices (English version)[7] |
References
edit- ^ a b "About YongYea". YouTube.
- ^ YongYea (May 28, 2021). "(Untitled)". Twitter. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ Square, Push (2023-06-22). "YouTuber Yong Yea Is the New English Voice of Kazuma Kiryu". Push Square. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ TV, Roxy Simons; Reporter, Film (December 2, 2021). "Here's Who Stars in the 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean' Voice Cast". Newsweek. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "About Yong Yea". Yong Yea. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ Wutz, Marco (July 7, 2023). "Like a Dragon's new Kiryu voice actor apologizes over old clip defending slur word usage". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Yong Yea (visual voice guide)". www.behindthevoiceactors.com. Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved June 28, 2024.