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{{Infobox person
| image              = YEOLO profile.png
| birth_date         = 1993
| education          = Bachelor of Communication Studies
| alma mater         = Nanyang Technological University
}}Yeo Tze Hern (born 1993)<ref>Huang, Bernice. “[https://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20090318-129431.html 11-year-old's song about poverty moves audience]”. ''Asia One.'' March 19, 2009. Accessed on 19 August 2020.</ref> who is more commonly known by his social media handle, YEOLO, is a Singaporean writer, YouTuber and content creator. In November 2020, Yeo Tze Hern was a featured speaker in two programmes that were a part of the Singapore Writers Festival.<ref>"[https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/nacswf/nacswf/programme-listing/Highlights/Spill-The-Tea.html Spill The Tea]". ''Singapore Writers Festival''. Accessed on 23 November 2020.</ref><ref>"[https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/nacswf/nacswf/programme-listing/Highlights/-thoughtsandprayers.html #thoughtsandprayers]". ''Singapore Writers Festival''. Accessed on 23 November 2020.</ref> As of November 2020, he has over 34,000 followers on [https://www.instagram.com/yeolo.sg/?hl=en Instagram], 41,000 subscribers on [https://www.youtube.com/user/zhrentsays YouTube] and 13,000 likes on [https://www.facebook.com/yeolo.sg/ Facebook]. Yeo Tze Hern first made the news in 2016 for his viral video in which he made Singlish puns that were derived from IKEA's Swedish furniture names.<ref>YEOLO. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiX28jMExIQ SINGLISH IKEA PUNS]”. ''YouTube.'' July 31, 2016. Accessed on 18 August 2020.</ref><ref>Lim, Serene. “[https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/student-behind-ikea-singlish-viral-video-surprised-how-singlish-transcends-borders Student behind Ikea Singlish viral video surprised by how Singlish transcends borders]”. ''TODAYonline.'' August 3, 2016. Accessed on 18 August 2020.</ref>
==Background==
[[File:YEOLO IKEA SINGLISH.jpg|thumb|''Tze Hern pictured in his 2016 viral IKEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiX28jMExIQ&t video].''|link=https://wiki.sg/p/File:YEOLO_IKEA_SINGLISH.jpg]]
===Education===
Yeo Tze Hern was a student at Temasek Junior College from 2009 to 2011 where he was a part of the drama club.<ref>Temasek Junior College. ''Facebook.'' September 24, 2016. Accessed on 19 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/Temasek.Junior.College/posts/yeo-tze-herns-attempt-at-feeling-at-home-away-from-home-saw-him-adding-a-local-f/10154622108420955/</ref><ref name=":0">Tze Hern Yeo. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 19 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tzehernyeo/</ref> He then furthered his studies at Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI) where he graduated with a degree in communication studies in 2018.<ref>“[http://www.wkwscialumnimagazine.com/student/yeo-tze-hern Yeo Tze Hern]”. ''Nanyang Technological University.'' n.d. Accessed on 19 August 2020.</ref> While at NTU, he was a member of the Communication & Information (C&I) Club.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Sam, Zan. “[http://www.wkwscialumnimagazine.com/november-2017/features/and-the-winners-are%E2%80%A6 And The Winners Are…]”. ''Nanyang Technological University.'' November, 2017. Accessed on 20 August 2020.</ref><ref>WKWSCI Alumni Magazine. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=145&v=zCl-8eHIQNE&feature=emb_title Syahidah Alim Wins The Emerging Star Award]”. ''YouTube.'' May 8, 2019. Accessed on 20 August 2020.</ref> In 2017, Tze Hern worked on an independent publication titled ''The Bench Press'' to commemorate WKWSCI’s 25th anniversary.<ref>“[https://tzehern.com/the-bench-press The Bench Press]”. ''Tze Hern.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> As an undergraduate student, Yeo Tze Hern interned at The Hoffman Agency and onedash22.<ref name=":0" />
===Corporate career===
After graduating from NTU, Yeo Tze Hern joined BLKJ, an independent marketing and advertising agency.<ref name=":0" /><ref>BLKJ. ''Facebook.'' n.d. Accessed on 19 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/weareblkj/about/?ref=page_internal</ref><ref>“[https://tzehern.com/scoot Scoot]”. ''Tze Hern.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://tzehern.com/gojek Gojek]”. ''Tze Hern.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> As of November 2020, he still works in the advertising industry.<ref name=":0" />
==Content creator==
[[File:Singapore Social YEOLO Ep 8.jpg|thumb|''The last episode of "Searching for Prawns". Photo from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6_-kRZlOxI&list=PLbpgRoL2LMysZiNiRRSVLSrlceVBQ0G5n&index=9&t=0s YouTube].''|link=https://wiki.sg/p/File:Singapore_Social_YEOLO_Ep_8.jpg]]
As of September 2022, Yeo Tze Hern regularly updates his social media channels with independently produced content.
===YEOLO - YouTube===
Yeo Tze Hern’s YouTube channel was established on 28 October 2011.<ref>YEOLO. ''YouTube.'' n.d. Accessed on 18 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/c/YEOLO/about</ref> His first video, "Singlish IKEA Puns", was uploaded on 31 July 2016.<ref>YEOLO. "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiX28jMExIQ&t SINGLISH IKEA PUNS]". ''YouTube''. July 13, 2016. Accessed on 25 August 2020.</ref> As of August 2020, he has uploaded over 80 videos on his channel and garnered over three million views. His satirical videos focus on local content and controversial incidents. His most viewed video is titled “I Watched Singapore Social So You Don’t Have To” with over 292,000 views.<ref>YEOLO. "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSiM7oD7IzU&t I Watched Singapore Social So You Don't Have To]". ''YouTube''. November 19, 2019. Accessed on 25 August 2020.</ref> The video is the first episode of YEOLO's eight-part series titled "Searching for Prawns" in which he reacts to all the Singapore Social episodes.<ref>YEOLO. "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSiM7oD7IzU Searching For Prawns | YEOLO]". ''YouTube''. November 26, 2019. Accessed on 25 August 2020.</ref>
===yeolo.sg - Facebook & Instagram===
Aside from regularly uploading videos on YouTube, Yeo Tze Hern is also active on [https://www.facebook.com/yeolo.sg/ Facebook] and [https://www.instagram.com/yeolo.sg/?hl=en Instagram], where he posts short videos and memes. He has also made other viral videos on Facebook, such as “Spooky Szn”<ref>YEOLO. "[https://www.facebook.com/yeolo.sg/videos/542572513177172 SPOOKY SZN]". ''Facebook''. October 14, 2019. Accessed on 25 August 2020.</ref> and “World’s Best Shopping Mall”,<ref>YEOLO. "[https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=326698507988769&extid=TqfgtuPL1BB7vTGF WORLD'S BEST SHOPPING MALL]". ''Facebook''. April 16, 2019. Accessed on 25 August 2020.</ref> which have received over 5,000 and 4,000 shares respectively as of August 2020.
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