Trevor Tham (Singapore YouTuber)

Trevor Tham (born 12 August 1993)[1][2][3] is a Singaporean content creator and social media influencer. He is the co-founder of the YouTube channel, Trevmonki and frequently features on JianHao Tan’s channel as a guest actor.[4][5] As of September 2020, he has over 219,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel and over 77,000 followers on Instagram.

Trevor Tham
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Born12 August 1993
EducationDiploma in Molecular Biotechnology
Alma materNgee Ann Polytechnic
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Background

Education

Trevor Tham is an alumnus of Zhangde Primary School and Outram Secondary School. He studied at Ngee Ann Polytechnic from 2011 to 2014, graduating with a diploma in molecular biotechnology from the School of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology.[6][7]

Personal life

Trevor Tham is in a relationship with Samantha Ashley Tay, a dance instructor.[8] As of September 2020, they have been dating for over four years.[9][10] Trevor and Samantha met while she was his senior in New Revolving Age (NRA), a hip-hop dance club in Ngee Ann Polytechnic.[11] Trevor is also a fan of the KPOP idol group, BTS,[12] having made a dance concept video for his choreography to the group's track, Best Of Me.[13]

Content creator

 
The thumbnail for one of Trevor's latest short films, The Other Side Of The Story. Photo from YouTube.

Trevor Tham is the Creative Director of Studiomonki, a film production studio that manages the Trevmonki YouTube channel and creates content such as short films and advertisements for various clients.[4][14] He is also a partner and Creative Producer at Titan Digital Media.[4][15]

Trevmonki - YouTube (2013 - current)

 
The thumbnail for Trevmonki’s most-viewed video on YouTube. Photo from YouTube.

As of September 2020, Trevmonki is a YouTube channel under JianHao Tan's Titan Digital Media with over 48 million total views. Trevor Tham first founded the Trevmonki YouTube channel with Leonard Lau in October 2013.[16] Trevmonki uploads a variety of content such as comedic skits, web series, short films and travel vlogs. Besides helming the creative direction for the YouTube channel, Trevor also appears in its videos. At the time of writing (September 2020), the channel’s most-watched video, “New Relationship VS Old Relationship” which Trevor acted in, has amassed almost three million views.[17]

Studiomonki (June 2015 - current)

 
The thumbnail for Trevmonki’s award-winning film, Pride. Photo from YouTube.

As the Creative Director for Studiomonki, Trevor has directed and produced short films for both television and YouTube. He directed the Chinese-language drama, “The Encounter”, a romantic comedy that aired on Mediacorp Channel U and meWATCH in April 2019.[18] Trevor was also the director for “Pride”, a short film that won the title of Asia’s Best Picture in Aputure’s Light This Location competition in 2019.[19] [20] The following is a list of Trevor’s filmography over the years.

Year Title Role Refs.
2020 The Other Side Of The Story Director [21]
Producer
2019 The Encounter Director [22]
Pride Director [23]
2016 My Girlfriend (web series) Director [24]
Scriptwriter

Social media influencer

Due to his large following on social media, companies such as Ride Now, JBL, and Genki Sushi have partnered with Trevor Tham to promote their campaigns and products. Trevor is also listed as an influencer on the Titan Digital Media's website.[15][25]

Instagram - Brand collaborations

The following is a list of brands that Trevor has collaborated with in recent years.

Year Brand Refs.
2020 Ride Now [26]
JBL [27]
2019 Genki Sushi [28]
Okamoto [29]
2018 Red Bull [30]

YouTube - Guest features

 
Trevor pictured in the thumbnail for one of JianHao Tan's YouTube videos. Photo from YouTube.

Trevor has also been featured as an actor on channels such as JianHao Tan, Team Titan and meWATCH. On JianHao Tan’s Titan Academy series, he plays Travis Boo, a supporting-turned-main character on the series. The following is a list of Trevor’s YouTube guest features in recent years.

Year Channel Video title Refs.
2020 meWATCH Prank It! S2 这个是不是Prank?! 2 EP2 | Jianhao Tan [25]
JianHao Tan 17 Types of Students in an Online Class [31]
Team Titan “My Favourite BTS Member Is” - Trev [12]
Jebbey Family Surprising TITAN With a Bouncy Castle [32]
2019 JianHao Tan 11 Types of Student Relationships [33]
2018 9 Types of Students in School [34]

References/ Citations

  1. trevtham. "23 with my fav bunch 💙". Instagram. August 13, 2016. Accessed on 29 September 2020.
  2. sirensamm. "Makes me so happy to see you happy, Happy Birthday @trevtham". Instagram. August 12, 2019. Accessed on 29 September 2020.
  3. Trev Tham. "Contact Info". Facebook. n.d. Accessed on 29 September 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Trevor Tham. LinkedIn. n.d. Accessed on 29 September 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-tham-5b16b7130/
  5. "Trev”. Class T1T5 Wiki. n.d. Accessed on 29 September 2020.
  6. Trevor Tham. "Work and Education". Facebook. Accessed on 29 September 2020.
  7. School of Life Sciences & Chemical Technology”. Ngee Ann Polytechnic. n.d. Accessed on 29 September 2020.
  8. trevtham. "Thank you for always putting me first...". Instagram. August 12, 2020. Accessed on 29 September 2020.
  9. trevtham. "Happy 4th ❤️". Instagram. February 17, 2020. Accessed on 29 September 2020.
  10. sirensamm. "February is always special to me, not because of Valentine's day, but it's the month that we got together!". Instagram. February 3, 2020. Accessed on 2 October 2020.
  11. Trevmonki. “Meet My Girlfriend! - When Are We Getting Married?”. YouTube. February 27, 2020. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  12. 12.0 12.1 TEAM TITAN. “"My Favourite BTS Member Is" - Trev”. YouTube. April 29, 2020. Accessed on 1 October 2020.
  13. Trevmonki. "BTS - Best Of Me Choreography | Trevmonki Dance Concept". YouTube. October 18, 2017. Accessed on 2 October 2020.
  14. studiomonkisg. Instagram. n.d. Accessed on 29 September 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/studiomonkisg/
  15. 15.0 15.1 Our Influencers”. Titan Digital Media. n.d. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  16. Trevmonki. “About”. YouTube. n.d. Accessed on 29 September 2020.
  17. Trevmonki. "New Relationship VS Old Relationship". YouTube. March 26, 2016. Accessed on 2 October 2020.
  18. Channel U. "Fresh! 新登场”. meWATCH. April 5, 2019. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  19. Studiomonkisg. "Our film “PRIDE” was selected as @aputuretech #lightthislocation Regional Winner for Asia.". Instagram. November 22, 2019. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  20. Eason Music Pte Ltd. "We're really stoked to have Trevmonki and the team from Studiomonki to feature our store in their latest production "Pride"!". Facebook. November 22, 2019. Accessed on 2 October 2020.
  21. Trevmonki. "The Other Side Of The Story (Short Film)”. YouTube. April 16, 2020. Accessed 30 September 2020.
  22. studiomonkisg. "《咖啡的偶遇》-The Encounter-". Instagram. September 27, 2020. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  23. Trevmonki. “She's Not Your Friend (AWARD WINNING SHORT FILM)”. YouTube. January 6, 2020. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  24. Trevmonki. “My Girlfriend (Web Series) Ep 1 - First Date”. YouTube. April 22, 2016. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  25. 25.0 25.1 meWATCH. “Prank It! S2 这个是不是Prank?! 2 EP2 | Jianhao Tan”. YouTube. July 31, 2020. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  26. trevtham. "Needed a bigger vehicle to support our upcoming productions...". Instagram. June 25, 2020. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  27. trevtham. "I’m all for convenience when it comes to gaming". Instagram. June 18, 2020. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  28. trevtham. "Calling all my sushi fans out there!!". Instagram. October 16, 2019. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  29. trevtham. "What is the thinnest thing you know of?". Instagram. October 15, 2019. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  30. trevtham. "You will need energy when you’re shooting...". Instagram. November 25, 2018. Accessed 30 September 2020.
  31. JianHao Tan. “17 Types of Students in an Online Class”. YouTube. April 26, 2020. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  32. JEBBEY FAMILY. “Surprising TITAN With a Bouncy Castle”. YouTube. August 17, 2020. Accessed on 1 October 2020.
  33. JianHao Tan. “11 Types of Student Relationships”. YouTube. March 31, 2019. Accessed on 30 September 2020.
  34. JianHao Tan. “9 Types of Students in School”. YouTube. August 12, 2018. Accessed on 30 September 2020.