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Steven Yeun: As Seen on The Walking Dead, Sorry To Bother You, and YouTube
12020-10-11T14:56:35-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a52753791229A recollection of Steven Yeun’s early career and a look at his guest spot on CONAN.image_header2021-04-18T21:47:53-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275Steven Yeun, born 1983 in Seoul and growing up in Michigan, is one of today's most promising actors. Viewers know him best for his role as Glenn Rhee in The Walking Dead. After seven seasons, he departed and began a film career, gaining critical recognition for his performance in Burning (dir. Lee Chang-dong, 2018).
Despite not watching The Walking Dead, Yeun’s cover issue of KoreAm magazine was left both unread but also present on my family's living room table for months. I knew him best as a recurring guest on CONAN (TBS, 2010 - ), bringing hilarity, charm, and more than just a smattering of handsomeness to the talk show. He frequently spoke about his Korean American identity, obstacles in Hollywood, and his own ambitions regarding acting. He was instantly relatable and magnetizing in a way I had not previously encountered with a celebrity. Yeun had his own experience with a Korean American actor but with the other focus of this project: John Cho. In a podcast with Variety, he recalled:
I’d seen John Cho start popping off, and it was really cool to watch him. He hadn’t gotten the shine that he deserved at the time, and it took a little bit for him over time. I watched him, and I was like, “Wow!” Here’s a Korean American actor that I’ve never seen before, and he’s on the screen, and it’s pretty incredible. He was the first one not to be objectified or fetishized. He was a new version of what an Asian man is seen as. He was something new and fresh and gave me a roadmap to emulate. I thought it was possible for me.
On CONAN: Discussing masculinity, sexuality, and stereotypes
Please scroll through the video gallery to watch one of his many interviews with Conan O'Brien and a video essay where I provide a short critique of how this interview engages with ethnicity and gender.
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12020-10-30T08:35:57-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275Cho Change: After ColumbusJackson Wright24Accepting Responsibility: Searching, Tigertail, and COVID-19.image_header10252112021-04-19T14:24:41-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275
12021-04-07T11:54:49-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275Portals, Pathways, and Project ProposalJackson Wright6Who I am, what this project is, and what I want to achieveplain2021-04-19T14:13:09-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275
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12020-11-15T10:55:20-08:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275Envisioning Korean American Identity12After exiting the Walking Dead, Yeun reflects on his character and works with Director Bong Joon-ho in Okja.image_header2021-04-18T21:52:41-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275
12020-11-15T11:34:23-08:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275Adapting Murakami: Burning is Announced15image_header2021-04-19T14:25:34-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275
1media/burningbanner_stevenyeunkorea.png2020-11-14T18:56:29-08:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275Burning up in Korea: Steve's appearance on Korean TV18Yeun shares the stage with co-star Yoo Ah-in.image_header2021-04-19T11:31:46-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275
12020-11-14T13:50:06-08:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275Cooking up buzz: Steven Yeun on the Dave Chang Show23Steven and Dave discuss han, the Asian American community, and generational differences.image_header2021-04-19T18:49:52-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275
12020-10-22T12:04:36-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275Envisioning Korean American Identity: Redux36With Minari, Yeun continues to clarify his theses and goals with regard to representational politics.image_header2021-04-18T22:07:31-07:00Jackson Wrightbf76e2fba79346517eec7a0032cf78a6d39a5275
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1media/yeun on koream_thumb.jpeg2020-10-11T14:58:58-07:00KoreAm magazine, October 20123Steven Yeun on the cover of KoreAm magazinemedia/yeun on koream.jpegmeta2021-02-10T14:39:49-08:00
