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Dee Kosh (Darryl Koshy)

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Dee Kosh (born 2 November 1988) is a Singaporean YouTuber,[1] radio presenter and online personality. As of June 2020, Dee Kosh has 379,000 subscribers on YouTube, 228,000 followers on Instagram and over 206,000 followers on Twitter.

Dee Kosh
Dee Kosh.jpg
Born
Darryl Ian Koshy

2 November 1988
Philippines
NationalitySingaporean
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Background

Early life & family

Dee Kosh was born in the Philippines as Darryl Ian Koshy on 2 November 1988.[2] During his schooling years in the Philippines, Dee Kosh was teased for his skin colour[3] and started telling jokes to overcome his insecurities.[4] Even though his parents are ethnically Indian and Chinese,[5] he states that he is "Malay by heart".[6] He returned to Singapore in April 2010 to serve his national service requirements.[7]

YouTube

 
Dee Kosh pictured as Ria Warna in the thumbnail for this video.

Dee Kosh - Content creator (2011 - present day)

According to YouTube, Dee Kosh's channel was created in 2006. However, he only begun uploading videos in 2011. His first video titled 'Dee Kosh' was uploaded on 31 January 2011.[8] Dee Kosh's channel is characterised by comedic vlog-style content and skits where he dresses up as characters like Xiao Tina,[9] Lechme[10] and Ria Warna.[11] As of June 2020, his most viewed video is ‘Singaporean Style (Gangnam Style Parody)’ with 3.2 million views.

Dee Kosh - Talent management

 
From left to right: Shi Song, Ben, Hamza and Xinde pictured in a 2019 YouTube video.

Over the years, Dee Kosh has introduced five personalities to his YouTube platform. As of 2020, he manages the following influencers.

Name Instagram Following* Year joined
Putra Profile 6,275 2019
Hamza Zaidi Profile 68,300 2018
Go Shi Song Profile 74,000 2017
Xinde Yap Profile 75,000 Est. 2016
Ben Tang Profile 123,000 Est. 2015

*The numbers are correct as of 3 June 2020.

Putra and Hamza were formally introduced on 22 November 2019[12] and 9 November 2018[13] respectively. Shi Song first appeared on the channel in a video titled 'Why we need SEX DOLLS' that was uploaded on 30 July 2017. Meanwhile, Ben appeared on Dee Kosh's channel as early as 2015[14] and Xinde followed soon after some time in 2016.[15]

Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) - Partner & host

 
Dee Kosh pictured with NOC's Ryan Tan (left) and Aiken Chia (right) in the thumbnail for a Food King episode.

As of June 2020, it is stated on NOC's website that Dee Kosh is a partner of the company in addition to producing, hosting and acting in their videos. He is most prominently recognised for Food King[16], which he has been hosting since 2017[17] and Do It For The Money, a segment where he engages with random passers-by.[18]

Collaborations

Dee Kosh has created content with various online personalities over the years. On his channel, Dee Kosh has a series with Hirzi Zulkiflie titled SYAxRIA. As of June 2020, the series has seven episodes.[19]

Guest features

 
Dee Kosh as Xiao Tina pictured with Xiaxue.

The following table lists some of the channels that Dee Kosh has appeared on.

Year Channel Video title Refs.
2020 Wah!banana Too Killer Game S3E6 - Dee Kosh Brings The Drama Video
Universal Music Singapore Universal & Friends Present: Stay Home (Official Music Video) Video
2019 JianHao Tan 16 Types of Students on Picture Day Video
2018 Warner Music Singapore Why Don't We: Daniel and Jack go speechless when Corbyn sings a love song to... Video
2017 Xiaxue Xiao Tina gets a Nicole Choo makeover?! + Influencer gossip Video
2016 JianHao Tan UNCENSORED: DEE KOSH'S REAL SEXUALITY Video
YAAAS TV The Truth About Dee Kosh Video
2015 TheSmartLocal Singaporeans Try: Christmas Pop Quiz (feat. Dee Kosh) | EP 31 Video
2014 Naomi Neo The Blindfold Challenge with Dee Kosh Video

Radio (2012 - present day)

Shows

Dee Kosh’s started his radio career in April 2012 as the host for 987FM’s “Say It With Music” segment.[20] Dee Kosh hosted the segment until January 2013 when he started co-hosting "The Double D Show" with Divian Nair.[21] In 2014, he left 987FM and joined 98FM. As of February 2019, he has a show on weekday nights from 9 pm to 12 am called "Up All Night".[22]

Year Show segment Radio station Refs.
2014 - present day Up All Night 98FM [23][24]
2013 The Double D Show 987FM [25]
2012 Say It With Music

Interviews

During his time at 987FM, Dee Kosh interviewed many celebrities including Korean pop group B.A.P as well as Korean pop star Jay Park. He has also interviewed international artists like Fifth Harmony, Hailee Steinfeld and 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS).

Hosting

KPOP fanmeets.

Events

Year Event Organiser Refs.
2019 Youth Music Awards (YMA) *SCAPE and INVASION Singapore [26]
2015 National Day Parade 2015: Celebrations at The Float SAFRA and People's Association [27]
Asia’s Got Talent (AGT) 2015 - [28]
2013 2013 FHM Models Top Ten - [29]

Newsworthy incidents

Nicole Choo’s book 'Nineteen' (2018)

 
Dee Kosh (Xiao Tina) and Hirzi (Sya Sya) apologising to Nicole Choo. Photo from YouTube thumbnail of video.

In 2018, local YouTuber Nicole Choo released her book titled ‘Nineteen’ as part of the 'BuySingLit' national movement. Following the release, Dee Kosh and local social media personality Hirzi published a YouTube video criticizing the book. In the video, they had pointed out that Nicole Choo’s work read more like "social media captions" instead of the intended poetry.[30] However, the video was later taken down due to a copyright issue. Subsequently, Dee Kosh and Hirzi posted an apology to Nicole Choo on YouTube.[31]


The Associate Editor of Rice Media, Julian Wong addressed Dee Kosh’s video through an article titled 'At 19, Nicole Choo is A Published Poet. So What?". In the article, he argues that it was unfair for them to have undermined Nicole Choo’s work in such an insensitive and crass manner. Julian spoke out against the way Dee Kosh and Hirzi commented on her book, stating that at times their commentary "... came uncomfortably close to sexual harassment and cyberbullying...".[32] The article also included encouraging sentiments from local Youth Poet Ambassador Pooja Nansi who felt that poetry was subjective and that everyone should have the opportunity to express their creativity.

BTS ARMY social experiment (2018)

 
The video in which Dee Kosh revealed the social experiment. Photo from YouTube thumbnail of video.

On 18 October 2018, Dee Kosh had posted a tweet saying “Unpopular Opinion : BTS’s songs all sound the same. I need something fresh! Come on now….”.[33] This comment was not taken too kindly by the K-pop group's fans as they started responding to his comments negatively on Twitter. Subsequently, it appeared that Dee Kosh’s YouTube channel had been deleted due to this incident. He posted a video where he seemed distressed due to all the hateful comments he had been getting from BTS fans. He also mentioned that the fans had gone too far by emailing his bosses in the radio station he was working at about this incident.[34]


However, Dee Kosh himself later revealed that the whole stunt was a social experiment  intended to provoke reaction from the BTS fans. Through this experiment, he wanted to show the consequences of ‘mob mentality’ prevalent in Singapore society.

Eden Ang exposé (2018)

For more information on the incident, refer to Eden Ang.

Dee Kosh had initially spoken out about Eden Ang’s alleged sexual harassment incident on Instagram Live where he revealed the evidence that was sent to him by the alleged victim.[35] He had then uploaded these Instagram Live videos on his YouTube channel. His video sparked more responses from the key people involved the incident, which resulted in the unfolding of the whole saga.

Smash or Pass video (2017)


Awards & accolades

In 2015, Dee Kosh was nominated for two awards in the Singapore Social Media Awards (SSMAs). Held in May 2015 and hosted by Aaron Jansen and Cleo Chew, the SSMAs was an independently run online awards show acknowledging Singaporean online content creators.[36] The results show spanned three episodes on YouTube, accompanied by additional interview videos (YouTube channel playlist).

Year Award Title Awarding organisation Refs.
2015 Collab of the Year Nominee Singapore Social Media Awards (SSMA) [37]
Online Series of the Year Nominee

References / Citations

  1. ↑ Dee Kosh. "Dee Kosh". YouTube. January 31, 2011. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  2. ↑ “Dee Kosh - About”. Facebook. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Dee Kosh. "My Pinoy Childhood". YouTube. July 24, 2015. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  4. ↑ “Dee Kosh”. Askfm. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Dee Kosh. "Does my MOM know me well??". YouTube. May 10, 2019. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  6. ↑ “Dee Kosh - About”. Facebook. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Dee Kosh. "Dee Kosh". YouTube. January 31, 2011. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Dee Kosh. "Dee Kosh". YouTube. January 31, 2011. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Dee Kosh. "XiaoTina & Xin De Yap COUPLE TAG". YouTube. October 13, 2017. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Dee Kosh. "A PAINFUL Trivia Game". YouTube. March 1, 2019. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  11. ↑ DeeKosh. "SYAxRIA E07 : The Wuhan Virus AKA Covid-19". YouTube. February 21, 2020. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  12. ↑ Dee Kosh. "School Bullies + Nudes + CONSPIRACY PALETTE". YouTube. November 22, 2019. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  13. ↑ Dee Kosh. "Banana Peels And KUKU Birds?!". YouTube. November 9, 2018. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  14. ↑ Dee Kosh. "Overused Horror Scenes". YouTube. October 30, 2015. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  15. ↑ Dee Kosh. "Things Bros NEVER Do". YouTube. January 15, 2016. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  16. ↑ Ryan Sylvia. "Food King Singapore: FUNNIEST Moments | Clapbacks, Jokes, And Singing!". YouTube. May 29, 2020. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  17. ↑ Ryan Sylvia. "Food King Singapore 2017". YouTube. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  18. ↑ Ryan Sylvia. "DO IT FOR THE MONEY". YouTube. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  19. ↑ Dee Kosh. "SYAxRIA". YouTube. Accessed on 3 June 2020.
  20. ↑ Azliah. “The Double Ds: New funny guys on Singapore radio”. Yahoo Lifestyle. April 12, 2013. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  21. ↑ Azliah. “The Double Ds: New funny guys on Singapore radio”. Yahoo Lifestyle. April 12, 2013. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  22. ↑ “Dee Kosh”. Power 98FM. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  23. ↑ “Dee Kosh”. Power 98FM. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  24. ↑ "Welcome to POWER 98 LOVE SONGS!". Facebook. July 15, 2019. Accessed on 13 January 2020.
  25. ↑ Azliah. “The Double Ds: New funny guys on Singapore radio”. Yahoo Lifestyle. April 12, 2013. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  26. ↑ “Inaugural Youth Music Awards themed “Catching Feelings” To Celebrate Local Music Representing The Best Different Moments In Life”. Scape. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  27. ↑ “NDP 2015 Celebrations at The Float Fact Sheet”. SAFRA. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  28. ↑ Asia’s Got Talent. “Fresh off the stage interview 1 | Ep 1 | Behind the scenes with Dee Kosh”. YouTube. March 20, 2015. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  29. ↑ "2013 APR FHM Models Top Ten, Bugis Junction, Singapore". xtemujin 360 resources Singapore. April 20, 2018. Accessed on 20 February 2019. Retrieved from Wordpress.
  30. ↑ MuttonSoda Channel. “Nicole Choo book review with Syasya and Xiaotina (REPOST)”. YouTube. April 30, 2018. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  31. ↑ Dee Kosh. “WE’RE SORRY NICOLE CHOO!!”. YouTube. May 25, 2018. Accessed on 12 February 2019.
  32. ↑ Wong, Julian. “At 19, Nicole Choo is A Published Poet. So What?”. Rice Media. May 28, 2018. Accessed from 24 January 2019.
  33. ↑ Dee Kosh. Twitter. October 15, 2018. Accessed on 13 February 2019. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/TheDeeKosh/status/1052933791797280768
  34. ↑ Monique Danao. “Here’s The Dee Kosh, BTS, Youtube Drama Explained”. Must Share News. October 20, 2018. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  35. ↑ Jewel Stolarchuk. “Dee Kosh reveals incriminating details as Eden Ang denies sexual harassing 18-year-old employee”. The Independent. January 27, 2018. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  36. ↑ Telescope. “Best of Online Entertainment in Singapore”. YouTube. May 16, 2015. Accessed on 13 February 2019.  Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4u4Tvq_A7w&t=0s&list=PLM_XH3SnYRV0TlshX_2-XNYhQqS1dkxaA&index=2
  37. ↑ Kyle Malinda-White. “Gentle Bones, Munah & Hirzi Among Nominees For Singapore Social Media Awards 2015”. Popspoken. March 7, 2015. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
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