Sam Okyere

Samuel Nana Kwesi Okyere Jan Tuiniboa Coduia Dalco is a Ghanaian television personality active in South Korea and Ghana.

Early life 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.

Career He was a cast member in the JTBC talk show Non-Summit. He was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in 2017.

Controversy 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. His post was quickly met with criticism and caused controversy for his reproaching the use of the derogatory theatrical make-up formally used to caricature and play on the racial stereotypes of black people.

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. 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.

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.

Okyere has deleted his Instagram account due to additional backlash for the comment.

Filmography

Variety shows 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, 102Infinite 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 2019MBNCast2020 Love of 7.7 Billion JTBC Guest Ep. 7

TV series Year Title Role Notes 2015 Warm and Cozy Sam cameo, Ep. 5–7 2016 Moorim School: Saga of the Brave Sam

Film Year Title Role Notes 2015 Intimate Enemies Yakubu

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Global Star Award Warm and Cozy 2019 14th Asia Model Awards Fashionista Award