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| birth_place        = Philippines
| birth_place        = Philippines
| years active      = 2011 - present
| years active      = 2011 - present
| employer          = Power 98 FM
| height            = 182 cm
| height            = 182 cm
|nationality=Singaporean|other names=Xiao Tina, Lechme, Ria Warna|image=File:Dee Kosh.jpg}}Dee Kosh is a Singaporean social media personality, YouTuber and Radio DJ. He was born and raised in the Philippines. Even though his parents are ethnically Indian and Chinese, he states that he is "Malay by heart".<ref>“Dee Kosh - About”. ''Facebook.'' Accessed on 24 january 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Thedeekosh/about/?ref=page_internal </ref> During his years in school, Dee Kosh had been teased for his skin colour. He started telling jokes to overcome his insecurities that stemmed from the teasing.<ref>“Dee Kosh”. ''Askfm.'' Accessed on 24 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://ask.fm/DeeKosh/best?page=2 </ref> Dee Kosh is known for his straightforward manner and loud personality. He first gained popularity through YouTube ([https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCawhykebEeDYMLFNeEdnX7g YouTube channel]) and then started deejaying for local radio station 987FM. As of 2019, Dee Kosh has over 160,000 followers on Instagram ([https://www.instagram.com/deekosh Instagram profile]) and 200,000 followers on Twitter ([https://twitter.com/TheDeeKosh Twitter profile]).  
|nationality=Singaporean|other names=Xiao Tina, Lechme, Ria Warna|image=File:Dee Kosh.jpg}}Dee Kosh is a Singaporean social media personality, YouTuber and Radio DJ. He was born and raised in the Philippines. Even though his parents are ethnically Indian and Chinese, he states that he is "Malay by heart".<ref>“[https://www.facebook.com/pg/Thedeekosh/about/?ref=page_internal Dee Kosh - About]”. ''Facebook.'' Accessed on 24 January 2019. </ref> During his years in school, Dee Kosh had been teased for his skin colour. He started telling jokes to overcome his insecurities that stemmed from the teasing.<ref>“[https://ask.fm/DeeKosh/best?page=2 Dee Kosh]”. ''Askfm.'' Accessed on 24 January 2019. </ref> Dee Kosh is known for his straightforward manner and loud personality. He first gained popularity on YouTube ([https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCawhykebEeDYMLFNeEdnX7g YouTube channel]) before becoming a radio DJ on 987 FM and subsequently, Power 98 FM. As of 2019, Dee Kosh has over 160,000 followers on Instagram ([https://www.instagram.com/deekosh Instagram profile]) and 200,000 followers on Twitter ([https://twitter.com/TheDeeKosh Twitter profile]).  


==Career highlights==
==YouTube (2011 - present day)==
[[File:Dee Kosh and Shawn Mendez.jpg|thumb|''Dee Kosh interviewing Shawn Mendes in 2017. Photo from YouTube thumbnail of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm8eb9CN-ag video].'']]
[[File:Dee Kosh and Shawn Mendez.jpg|thumb|''Dee Kosh interviewing Shawn Mendes in 2017. Photo from YouTube thumbnail of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm8eb9CN-ag video].'']]
===YouTube (2011 - Present)===
Dee Kosh gained his initial fame through YouTube. Although he created his YouTube account in 2006, he only begun uploading videos in 2011. He has collaborated with well-known YouTubers like Singaporean blogger Xiaxue and American acapella group Pentatonix.<ref>Dee Kosh. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j-Jtb5q5sU&feature=youtu.be 90s Music Challenge with PENTATONIX]”. ''YouTube.'' June 5, 2015. Accessed on 24 January 2019.</ref> On top of this, he has also interviewed many international artists including Fifth Harmony, Hailee Steinfeld and 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) on his channel. In addition to his personal YouTube Channel, he hosts two shows on local YouTube channel [[Ryan & Sylvia (Night Owl Cinematics)|Night Owl Cinematics]] - ‘Food King’ and ‘Do It For The Money’. He has also been featured on other YouTube channels including The Smart Local and ZYRUP.
Dee Kosh gained his initial fame through YouTube. Although he created his YouTube account in 2006, he only begun uploading videos in 2011. He has collaborated with well-known YouTubers like Singaporean blogger Xiaxue and American acapella group Pentatonix.<ref>Dee Kosh. “90s Music Challenge with PENTATONIX”. ''Youtube.'' June 5, 2015. Accessed on 24 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j-Jtb5q5sU&feature=youtu.be</ref> On top of this, he has also interviewed many international artists including Fifth Harmony, Hailee Steinfeld and 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) on his channel. In addition to his personal YouTube Channel, he hosts two shows on local YouTube channel [[Ryan & Sylvia (Night Owl Cinematics)|Night Owl Cinematics]] - ‘Food King’ and ‘Do It For The Money’. He has also been featured on other YouTube channels including The Smart Local and ZYRUP.


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As of 2018, Dee Kosh had close to 300,000 followers and more than 62 million views in total on his channel. He regularly uploads comedy skits, vlogs and storytime-type videos. In his videos, he regularly dresses up as different characters such as Xiao Tina, Lechme and Ria Warna. These characters are meant to be exaggerated Singaporean stereotypes of a female Chinese influencer, an Indian lady, and a Malay woman respectively. His most viewed videos include ‘Singaporean Style (Gangnam Style Parody)’ with 3.2 million views and ‘Shawn Mendes Reacts to Thirsty Tweets’ with 1.8 million views.<ref>“Dee Kosh”. ''SocialBlade.'' Accessed on 24 january 2019. Retrieved from: https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/sweetestkind </ref>
As of 2018, Dee Kosh had close to 300,000 followers and more than 62 million views in total on his channel. He regularly uploads comedy skits, vlogs and storytime-type videos. In his videos, he regularly dresses up as different characters such as Xiao Tina, Lechme and Ria Warna. These characters are meant to be exaggerated Singaporean stereotypes of a female Chinese influencer, an Indian lady, and a Malay woman respectively. His most viewed videos include ‘Singaporean Style (Gangnam Style Parody)’ with 3.2 million views and ‘Shawn Mendes Reacts to Thirsty Tweets’ with 1.8 million views.<ref>“[https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/sweetestkind Dee Kosh]”. ''SocialBlade.'' Accessed on 24 January 2019. </ref>
===Radio DJ (2012 - Present)===
==Radio (2012 - present day)==
Dee Kosh’s foray as a radio DJ began in April 2012 when he was offered the role as a host for 987FM’s “Say It With Music” segment.<ref>Azliah. “The Double Ds: New funny guys on Singapore radio”. ''Yahoo Lifestyle.'' April 12, 2013. Accessed on 24 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.style.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/double-ds-funny-guys-singapore-radio-100458697.html </ref> Dee Kosh hosted the segment until January 2013 when he started co-hosting another segment called ‘The Double D Show’ with DJ Divian Nair.<ref>Ibid.</ref> During his time in 987FM, he had also interviewed many celebrities including Korean pop group B.A.P as well as Korean pop star Jay Park. 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’.<ref>“Dee Kosh”. ''Power 98FM.'' Accessed on 24 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.power98.com.sg/dj/dee-kosh-2/ </ref>
Dee Kosh’s started his radio career in April 2012 as the host for 987FM’s “Say It With Music” segment.<ref>Azliah. “[https://sg.style.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/double-ds-funny-guys-singapore-radio-100458697.html The Double Ds: New funny guys on Singapore radio]”. ''Yahoo Lifestyle.'' April 12, 2013. Accessed on 24 January 2019. </ref> Dee Kosh hosted the segment until January 2013 when he started co-hosting "The Double D Show" with Divian Nair.<ref>Azliah. “[https://sg.style.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/double-ds-funny-guys-singapore-radio-100458697.html The Double Ds: New funny guys on Singapore radio]”. ''Yahoo Lifestyle.'' April 12, 2013. Accessed on 24 January 2019.</ref> 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. 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".<ref>“[https://www.power98.com.sg/dj/dee-kosh-2/ Dee Kosh]”. ''Power 98FM.'' Accessed on 24 January 2019. </ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Show segment
!Radio station
!Refs.
|-
|2014 - present day
|Up All Night
|98FM
|<ref>“[https://www.power98.com.sg/dj/dee-kosh-2/ Dee Kosh]”. ''Power 98FM.'' Accessed on 24 January 2019.</ref>
|-
|2013
|The Double D Show
| rowspan="2" |987FM
| rowspan="2" |<ref>Azliah. “[https://sg.style.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/double-ds-funny-guys-singapore-radio-100458697.html The Double Ds: New funny guys on Singapore radio]”. ''Yahoo Lifestyle.'' April 12, 2013. Accessed on 24 January 2019.</ref>
|-
|2012
|Say It With Music
|}


===Awards===
==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.<ref>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 </ref> The results show spanned across 3 episodes on YouTube, accompanied by additional interview videos ([https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM_XH3SnYRV0TlshX_2-XNYhQqS1dkxaA YouTube channel playlist]).His video titled “Types of Annoying People to Travel With” ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIAFLTX3jpc YouTube video]) was nominated for ‘Collab of the Year’. Additionally, his series “Doctor Dee” ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHXiOYcT_zc&list=RDlHXiOYcT_zc&start_radio=1 YouTube video]) was among the three nominees for ‘Online Series of the Year’.<ref>Kyle Malinda-White. “Gentle Bones, Munah & Hirzi Among Nominees For Singapore Social Media Awards 2015”. ''Popspoken.'' March 7, 2015. Accessed on 24 January 2019. Retrieved from: http://popspoken.com/music/2015/03/gentle-bones-munah-hirzi-among-nominees-singapore-social-media-awards-2015 </ref>
===Hosting===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Year'''
!Year
|'''Event'''
!Award
|'''Role'''
!Title
!Awarding organisation
!Refs.
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
|Collab of the Year
|Nominee
| rowspan="2" |Singapore Social Media Awards (SSMA)
| rowspan="2" |<ref>Kyle Malinda-White. “[http://popspoken.com/music/2015/03/gentle-bones-munah-hirzi-among-nominees-singapore-social-media-awards-2015 Gentle Bones, Munah & Hirzi Among Nominees For Singapore Social Media Awards 2015]”. ''Popspoken.'' March 7, 2015. Accessed on 24 January 2019. </ref>
|-
|Online Series of the Year
|Nominee
|}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.<ref>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 </ref> The results show spanned three episodes on YouTube, accompanied by additional interview videos ([https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM_XH3SnYRV0TlshX_2-XNYhQqS1dkxaA YouTube channel playlist]).
==Hosting==
 
=== Events ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Event
!Organiser
!Refs.
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
|Youth Music Awards (YMA) organized by *SCAPE and INVASION Singapore
|Youth Music Awards (YMA)
|Hosted the closed event with a line-up of performances including local artist Charlie Lim.<ref>“Inaugural Youth Music Awards themed “Catching Feelings” To Celebrate Local Music Representing The Best Different Moments In Life”. ''Scape.'' Accessed on 24 January 2019. Retrieved from:  https://www.scape.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Invasion-YMA-Press-Release.pdf </ref>
|*SCAPE and INVASION Singapore
|<ref>“[https://www.scape.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Invasion-YMA-Press-Release.pdf Inaugural Youth Music Awards themed “Catching Feelings” To Celebrate Local Music Representing The Best Different Moments In Life]”. ''Scape.'' Accessed on 24 January 2019. </ref>
|-
|-
|2015
| rowspan="2" |2015
|National Day Parade 2015: Celebrations at The Float
|National Day Parade 2015: Celebrations at The Float
|One of the 10 emcees for the event jointly organised by SAFRA and People’s Association.<ref>“NDP 2015 Celebrations at The Float Fact Sheet”. ''SAFRA.'' Accessed on 24 January 2019. Retrieved from: <nowiki>https://www.safra.sg/~/media/Media-Releases/NDP-2015-Celebrations-at-The-Float-Fact-Sheet.ashx</nowiki> </ref>
|SAFRA and People's Association
|<ref>“[https://www.safra.sg/~/media/Media-Releases/NDP-2015-Celebrations-at-The-Float-Fact-Sheet.ashx NDP 2015 Celebrations at The Float Fact Sheet]”. ''SAFRA.'' Accessed on 24 January 2019. </ref>
|-
|-
|2015
|Asia’s Got Talent (AGT) 2015
|Asia’s Got Talent (AGT) 2015
|Host for AGT 2015 in a segment titled ‘Fresh off the stage interview with Dee’ where he interviewed participants backstage.<ref>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. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm8eb9CN-ag </ref>
| -
|<ref>Asia’s Got Talent. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm8eb9CN-ag Fresh off the stage interview 1 | Ep 1 | Behind the scenes with Dee Kosh]”. ''YouTube.'' March 20, 2015. Accessed on 24 January 2019. </ref>
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
|2013 FHM Models Top Ten
|2013 FHM Models Top Ten
|Co-host for the event at Bugis Junction as part of ‘The Double Ds’ with Divian Nair.<ref>"2013 APR FHM Models Top Ten, Bugis Junction, Singapore". April 20, 2018. Accessed on 20 February 2019. ''xtemujin 360 resources Singapore.'' Retrieved from: https://xtemujin.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/2013-apr-fhm-models-top-ten-bugis-junction-singapore/ </ref>
| -
|<ref>"[https://xtemujin.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/2013-apr-fhm-models-top-ten-bugis-junction-singapore/ 2013 APR FHM Models Top Ten, Bugis Junction, Singapore]". ''xtemujin 360 resources Singapore.'' April 20, 2018. Accessed on 20 February 2019. Retrieved from Wordpress. </ref>
|}
|}


==Noteworthy incidents==
==Newsworthy incidents==


===Nicole Choo’s book 'Nineteen' (2018)===
===Nicole Choo’s book 'Nineteen' (2018)===
[[File:Dee Kosh apology to Nicole Choo.jpg|thumb|''Dee Kosh (Xiao Tina) and Hirzi (Sya Sya) apologising to Nicole Choo. Photo from YouTube thumbnail of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUrZHTyk8L4 video].'']]
[[File:Dee Kosh apology to Nicole Choo.jpg|thumb|''Dee Kosh (Xiao Tina) and Hirzi (Sya Sya) apologising to Nicole Choo. Photo from YouTube thumbnail of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUrZHTyk8L4 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 [[Munah Hirzi|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.<ref>MuttonSoda Channel. “Nicole Choo book review with Syasya and Xiaotina (REPOST)”. ''Youtube.'' April 30, 2018. Accessed on 24 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obDdwqTVicA </ref> 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.<ref>Dee Kosh. “WE’RE SORRY NICOLE CHOO!!”. ''YouTube''. May 25, 2018. Accessed on 12 February 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUrZHTyk8L4 </ref>
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 [[Munah Hirzi|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.<ref>MuttonSoda Channel. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obDdwqTVicA Nicole Choo book review with Syasya and Xiaotina (REPOST)]”. ''YouTube.'' April 30, 2018. Accessed on 24 January 2019. </ref> 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.<ref>Dee Kosh. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUrZHTyk8L4 WE’RE SORRY NICOLE CHOO!!]”. ''YouTube''. May 25, 2018. Accessed on 12 February 2019. </ref>




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...".<ref>Wong, Julian. “At 19, Nicole Choo is A Published Poet. So What?”. ''Rice Media.'' May 28, 2018. Accessed from 24 January 2019. Retrieved from: http://ricemedia.co/current-affairs-commentary-nicole-choo-poet-nineteen-19/  </ref> 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.
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...".<ref>Wong, Julian. “[http://ricemedia.co/current-affairs-commentary-nicole-choo-poet-nineteen-19/ At 19, Nicole Choo is A Published Poet. So What?]”. ''Rice Media.'' May 28, 2018. Accessed from 24 January 2019.</ref> 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)===
===BTS ARMY social experiment (2018)===
[[File:Dee Kosh BTS army.jpg|thumb|''The video in which Dee Kosh revealed the social experiment. Photo from YouTube thumbnail of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TIkuAndRuY video].'']]
[[File:Dee Kosh BTS army.jpg|thumb|''The video in which Dee Kosh revealed the social experiment. Photo from YouTube thumbnail of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TIkuAndRuY 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….”.<ref>Dee Kosh. ''Twitter''. October 15, 2018. Accessed on 13 February 2019. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/TheDeeKosh/status/1052933791797280768</ref> 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 in which 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.<ref>Monique Danao. “Here’s The Dee Kosh, BTS, Youtube Drama Explained”. ''MustShareNews.'' October 20, 2018. Accessed on 24 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://mustsharenews.com/dee-kosh-bts/ </ref> 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.
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….”.<ref>Dee Kosh. ''Twitter''. October 15, 2018. Accessed on 13 February 2019. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/TheDeeKosh/status/1052933791797280768</ref> 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.<ref>Monique Danao. “[https://mustsharenews.com/dee-kosh-bts/ Here’s The Dee Kosh, BTS, Youtube Drama Explained]”. ''Must Share News.'' October 20, 2018. Accessed on 24 January 2019. </ref>  
 


In response to this, Singaporean blogger Alvinology spoke out against his social experiment. He stated that Dee Kosh was equally insensitive towards the fans’ feelings through his replies. Furthermore, Alvinology stated that his social experiment lacked integrity as the fans were not aware of their assessment and he was taking advantage of their responses. Apart from this, Dee Kosh also faced backlash from another local site TheOnlineCitizen who felt that his social experiment was merely a “publicity stunt” and misleading for his fans.<ref>The Online Citizen. “A view on Dee Kosh’s “Social Experiment”/ Publicity Stunt”. ''The Online Citizen.'' 22 October 2018. Accessed on 24 January 2019. Retrieved on: https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2018/10/22/a-view-on-dee-koshs-social-experiment-publicity-stunt/ </ref>


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)===
===Eden Ang exposé (2018)===
''For more information on the incident, refer to [[Eden Ang]].''
''For more information on the incident, refer to [[Eden Ang]].''




Dee Kosh had initially spoken out about local media personality Eden Ang’s alleged sexual harassment incident with his personal assistant on Instagram Live. Dee Kosh had revealed the evidence that was sent to him by the alleged victim including conversations she had with Eden Ang using screenshots.<ref>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. Retrieved from: http://theindependent.sg/dee-kosh-reveals-incriminating-details-as-eden-ang-denies-sexual-harassing-18-year-old-employee/ </ref> He had then went on to upload 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.  
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.<ref>Jewel Stolarchuk. “[http://theindependent.sg/dee-kosh-reveals-incriminating-details-as-eden-ang-denies-sexual-harassing-18-year-old-employee/ 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. </ref> 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.  


==References / Citations==
==References / Citations==

Revision as of 11:03, 13 January 2020

Dee Kosh
Dee Kosh.jpg
Born
Darryl Ian Koshy

2 November 1988
Philippines
NationalitySingaporean
Other namesXiao Tina, Lechme, Ria Warna
Years active2011 - present
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Dee Kosh is a Singaporean social media personality, YouTuber and Radio DJ. He was born and raised in the Philippines. Even though his parents are ethnically Indian and Chinese, he states that he is "Malay by heart".[1] During his years in school, Dee Kosh had been teased for his skin colour. He started telling jokes to overcome his insecurities that stemmed from the teasing.[2] Dee Kosh is known for his straightforward manner and loud personality. He first gained popularity on YouTube (YouTube channel) before becoming a radio DJ on 987 FM and subsequently, Power 98 FM. As of 2019, Dee Kosh has over 160,000 followers on Instagram (Instagram profile) and 200,000 followers on Twitter (Twitter profile).

YouTube (2011 - present day)

Dee Kosh interviewing Shawn Mendes in 2017. Photo from YouTube thumbnail of video.

Dee Kosh gained his initial fame through YouTube. Although he created his YouTube account in 2006, he only begun uploading videos in 2011. He has collaborated with well-known YouTubers like Singaporean blogger Xiaxue and American acapella group Pentatonix.[3] On top of this, he has also interviewed many international artists including Fifth Harmony, Hailee Steinfeld and 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) on his channel. In addition to his personal YouTube Channel, he hosts two shows on local YouTube channel Night Owl Cinematics - ‘Food King’ and ‘Do It For The Money’. He has also been featured on other YouTube channels including The Smart Local and ZYRUP.

As of 2018, Dee Kosh had close to 300,000 followers and more than 62 million views in total on his channel. He regularly uploads comedy skits, vlogs and storytime-type videos. In his videos, he regularly dresses up as different characters such as Xiao Tina, Lechme and Ria Warna. These characters are meant to be exaggerated Singaporean stereotypes of a female Chinese influencer, an Indian lady, and a Malay woman respectively. His most viewed videos include ‘Singaporean Style (Gangnam Style Parody)’ with 3.2 million views and ‘Shawn Mendes Reacts to Thirsty Tweets’ with 1.8 million views.[4]

Radio (2012 - present day)

Dee Kosh’s started his radio career in April 2012 as the host for 987FM’s “Say It With Music” segment.[5] Dee Kosh hosted the segment until January 2013 when he started co-hosting "The Double D Show" with Divian Nair.[6] 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. 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".[7]

Year Show segment Radio station Refs.
2014 - present day Up All Night 98FM [8]
2013 The Double D Show 987FM [9]
2012 Say It With Music

Awards & accolades

Year Award Title Awarding organisation Refs.
2015 Collab of the Year Nominee Singapore Social Media Awards (SSMA) [10]
Online Series of the Year Nominee

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.[11] The results show spanned three episodes on YouTube, accompanied by additional interview videos (YouTube channel playlist).

Hosting

Events

Year Event Organiser Refs.
2019 Youth Music Awards (YMA) *SCAPE and INVASION Singapore [12]
2015 National Day Parade 2015: Celebrations at The Float SAFRA and People's Association [13]
Asia’s Got Talent (AGT) 2015 - [14]
2013 2013 FHM Models Top Ten - [15]

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.[16] 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.[17]


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...".[18] 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….”.[19] 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.[20]


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.[21] 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.

References / Citations

  1. ↑ “Dee Kosh - About”. Facebook. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  2. ↑ “Dee Kosh”. Askfm. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Dee Kosh. “90s Music Challenge with PENTATONIX”. YouTube. June 5, 2015. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  4. ↑ “Dee Kosh”. SocialBlade. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Azliah. “The Double Ds: New funny guys on Singapore radio”. Yahoo Lifestyle. April 12, 2013. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Azliah. “The Double Ds: New funny guys on Singapore radio”. Yahoo Lifestyle. April 12, 2013. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  7. ↑ “Dee Kosh”. Power 98FM. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  8. ↑ “Dee Kosh”. Power 98FM. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Azliah. “The Double Ds: New funny guys on Singapore radio”. Yahoo Lifestyle. April 12, 2013. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Kyle Malinda-White. “Gentle Bones, Munah & Hirzi Among Nominees For Singapore Social Media Awards 2015”. Popspoken. March 7, 2015. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  11. ↑ 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
  12. ↑ “Inaugural Youth Music Awards themed “Catching Feelings” To Celebrate Local Music Representing The Best Different Moments In Life”. Scape. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  13. ↑ “NDP 2015 Celebrations at The Float Fact Sheet”. SAFRA. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "2013 APR FHM Models Top Ten, Bugis Junction, Singapore". xtemujin 360 resources Singapore. April 20, 2018. Accessed on 20 February 2019. Retrieved from Wordpress.
  16. ↑ MuttonSoda Channel. “Nicole Choo book review with Syasya and Xiaotina (REPOST)”. YouTube. April 30, 2018. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  17. ↑ Dee Kosh. “WE’RE SORRY NICOLE CHOO!!”. YouTube. May 25, 2018. Accessed on 12 February 2019.
  18. ↑ Wong, Julian. “At 19, Nicole Choo is A Published Poet. So What?”. Rice Media. May 28, 2018. Accessed from 24 January 2019.
  19. ↑ Dee Kosh. Twitter. October 15, 2018. Accessed on 13 February 2019. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/TheDeeKosh/status/1052933791797280768
  20. ↑ Monique Danao. “Here’s The Dee Kosh, BTS, Youtube Drama Explained”. Must Share News. October 20, 2018. Accessed on 24 January 2019.
  21. ↑ 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.
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