Yong Yea 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[2] and Enrico Pucci from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.[3]
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| 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 | 654 million[1] (January 2025) | |||||||||
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Yong 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.[4] According to the biography on his website, he works out of Studio City, Los Angeles.[4]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 2019 | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma Kun | Marbas, Schenell | English dub |
| 2021 | Beyblade Burst Surge | Hyperion | |
| 2021 | Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean | Enrico Pucci, Pale Snake, C-Moon | Season 5 |
| 2022 | Lupin the 3rd Part 6 | Sherlock Holmes | |
| 2022 | Thermae Romae Novae | Regulus | |
| 2022 | The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup | Junichi Sasabe | |
| 2023 | The Misfit of Demon King Academy | Ziek Ozma | Season 2 |
| 2023 | Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre | Amino | Episode: "The Thing That Drifted Ashore" |
| 2023 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Sekido | Season 3 |
| 2023 | Rurouni Kenshin | Jin'e Udo | |
| 2024 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse | Ironside, Nob | |
| 2024 | The Grimm Variations | The Teacher | Episode 6: "Pied Piper of Hamelin" |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 2022 | Death Battle | Homelander, Sanji | 3 episodes |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 2019 | The Legend of Hei | Guanxuan, Biggie | English dub |
| 2020 | The Island of Giant Insects | Satoshi Oda | |
| 2020 | The Lyosacks Movie | Vince Ackerman | |
| 2023 | Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night | Wolfgang | |
| 2023 | The First Slam Dunk | Yohei Mito | |
| 2024 | My Oni Girl | Izuru, Mashima, Shinpei, Asahi | |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 | Lance Slashblade | [5] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Smite | Tokyo Knight Ares, Oni Hunter Hama | |
| 2016 | Paladins: Champions of the Realm | Vatu | |
| 2017 | Bulletville | Buff | |
| 2019 | Lorelai | Jimmy | |
| 2019 | Pokemon Masters | Larry | |
| 2020 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie | Arios Maclaine | |
| 2020 | Per Aspera | Nian Zhen | |
| 2021 | Cookie Run: Kingdom | Madeleine Cookie | |
| 2021 | Genshin Impact | Xiaoyan, Ji Tong, Jingming | Version 1.3 update |
| 2021 | Dark Deity | Monroe Val-Burin | |
| 2021 | Lost Judgment | Yasutaka Shirakaba | |
| 2021 | Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases | Ernesto de Silva | |
| 2022 | Lost Ark | Additional voices | |
| 2022 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion | Additional voices | English dub |
| 2022 | Blind Fate: Edo No Yami | Yami | Lead role |
| 2022 | Lost Judgment: The Kaito Files | Yasutaka Shirakaba | Downloadable content (DLC) |
| 2022 | The Darkest Tales | Teddy | Lead role |
| 2022 | Genshin Impact | Nasser | Version 3.2 update |
| 2022 | RWBY: Arrowfell | Bram Thornmane | |
| 2023 | Path of the Midnight Sun | Menmus | |
| 2023 | Rogue Shift | Edan Watts | |
| 2023 | Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless | Gachiyasu | |
| 2023 | Mato Anomalies | Smoker, Man in Suit, Passerby | In-game credits |
| 2023 | Master Detective Archives: Rain Code | Additional voices | |
| 2023 | Arknights | Chongyue | |
| 2023 | Detective Pikachu Returns | Charles Merloch/Deoxys | |
| 2023 | Lords of the Fallen | Andreas of Ebb | |
| 2023 | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | Additional voices | |
| 2023 | Quantum Error | Llebos, Rosegthune, Clipper | |
| 2023 | Like a Dragon Gaiden | Kazuma Kiryu | |
| 2023 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Mike "Jabber" Yuan | [5] |
| 2024 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Kazuma Kiryu | [5] |
| 2024 | Persona 3 Reload | Mamoru Hayase | |
| 2024 | Honkai: Star Rail | Dan Feng, Seafarer Mikhail | |
| 2024 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Additional voices | English dub[5] |
| 2024 | Potionomics | Baptiste | In-game credits |
| 2024 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board | Sekido | |
| 2025 | Rusty Rabbit | Stamp[6] | Lead role |
References
edit- ^ a b "About YongYea". YouTube.
- ^ Square, Push (June 22, 2023). "YouTuber Yong Yea Is the New English Voice of Kazuma Kiryu". Push Square. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Yong Yea (visual voice guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (July 8, 2024). "Rusty Rabbit Game Reveals Gameplay Videos, English Dub Voice for Main Character". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 8, 2024.