Sam Okyere | |
|---|---|
 Okyere in 2015 | |
| Born | 21 April 1990 |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Website | Sam Okyere on Instagram |
Samuel Nana Kwesi Okyere Jan Tuiniboa Coduia Dalco (born 21 April 1991) is a Ghanaian television personality active in South Korea and Ghana.
He was accepted into the Korean Government Scholarship Program in 2009 and moved to Korea to study computer science and engineering at Sogang University, in Seoul. Okyere is fluent in the Ashanti Twi dialect of the Ghanaian Akan language; Korean, English, French and Swahili. [1]
He was a cast member in the JTBC talk show Non-Summit . [2] He was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in 2017. [3]
Sam Okyere took to his Instagram in early August 2020 to condemn the use of Blackface in a graduation photo by a student from a high school in South Korea. [4] His post was quickly met with criticism and caused controversy [5] [6] for his reproaching the use of the derogatory theatrical make-up formally used to caricature and play on the racial stereotypes of black people. [7]
Controversy was raised for his highlighting the issue where he was accused of openly criticising the incident in an ill-natured way, as well as failing to ask for permission to re-post the image on his Instagram. [8] [5] He has since deleted the post and apologised for the post.
Okyere has since spoken after this issue in a BBC News podcast, [9] [10] wishing to highlight and create conversation to better gather understanding in regards to racial social issues. He has previously spoken on the issue of blackface used in the entertainment industry. [11]
New backlash has arisen following a comment made on a photo of himself and actress Park Eun-hye in March 2019 by replying to a comment that was deemed suggestive. [12]
Okyere has deleted his Instagram account due to additional backlash for the comment. [13]
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Island Village Teacher | tvN | Cast | |
| 2014 | Running Man | SBS | Guest | Ep. 202-203 (with Fabien) |
| Golden Tower | tvN | Cast | ||
| True Justice | MBC | Cast | ||
| 2014–2016, 2017 | Non-Summit | JTBC | Cast | |
| 2015 | Real Men Season 2 | MBC | Member | |
| Law of the Jungle in Palau | SBS | Cast | Ep. 146–150 | |
| Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education | KBS2 | Guest | Ep. 91, 102 | |
| Infinite Challenge | MBC | Guest | Ep. 453 | |
| 2016 | Ep. 465 (with Jack Black & Sam Hammington) | |||
| Ep. 484–486 | ||||
| Battle Trip | KBS2 | Contestant | Ep. 22 (with Sam Hammington) | |
| 2017 | I Can See Your Voice 4 | Mnet | Cast | Ep. 8 |
| My Little Television | MBC | Guest | Ep. 84-85 (with Tyler Rasch) | |
| 2018 | Please Take Care of My Refrigerator | JTBC | Guest | Ep. 168–169 (with Alberto Mondi ) |
| Knowing Bros | Guest | Ep. 129 (with So Yoo-jin ) | ||
| Dunia: Into a New World | MBC | Cast | [14] | |
| 2019 | Friendly Variety Show | MBN | Cast | |
| 2020 | Love 7.7 billion | JTBC | Guest | Ep. 7 |
| Year | Network | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MBC | Warm and Cozy | Sam | cameo, Ep. 5–7 |
| 2016 | KBS2 | Moorim School: Saga of the Brave | Sam |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Intimate Enemies | Yakubu |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Global Star Award | Warm and Cozy | Won |
| 2019 | 14th Asia Model Awards | Fashionista Award [15] | — | Won |
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