Niki Yang
{{Short description|South Korean voice actress (born 1985)}}
{{family name hatnote|Yang||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
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| birth_name = Hyun Jeong Yang
| name = Niki Yang
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|June 8, 1985}}
| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea
| death_date =
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| occupation = Animator, writer, storyboard artist, voice actress
| relatives =
| years_active = 2006–present
| other_names = Niki Hyun Yang
| website =
}}
Niki Hyun Yang (born in Seoul, South Korea{{cite web|url=http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/fan_boy/2009/02/09/meet-niki-yang/|title=Meet Niki Yang|author=Polk, Angie|publisher=Frederator Studios blog|date=February 9, 2009|access-date=2011-06-21}} as Hyun Jeong Yang; {{Korean/auto|hangul=%양현정|rr=yes}},{{cite web|url=http://www.ani.seoul.kr/potal/html/notice/notice_view.do?potalNoticeDto.notice_seq=151|script-title=ko:서울애니센터 시네마떼끄 11월 프로그램|publisher=Seoul Animation Center|date=November 15, 2003|access-date=2011-06-17|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904022206/http://www.ani.seoul.kr/potal/html/notice/notice_view.do?potalNoticeDto.notice_seq=151|archive-date=September 4, 2011}} June 8, 1985) is a South Korean animator, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actress. After graduating from Hongik University and then CalArts,{{cite web|url=http://www.nikiyang.com/resume.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041009091743/http://www.nikiyang.com/resume.htm|archive-date=2004-10-09|title=Resume|access-date=2011-06-17}} she became one of the storyboard artists of Family Guy{{Cite web |title=Random Thoughts from Frederator Cartoonists |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/random-thoughts-frederator-cartoonists |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Animation World Network |language=en}} before moving to Frederator Studios. She is best known for voicing BMO and Lady Rainicorn on the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time.
Filmography
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Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2008
| Baby Rabbit | Episode: "The Two Witch Sisters"; Also served as a voice director |
2010–2018
| Lady Rainicorn / BMO | Main role; When doing Lady Rainicorn's voice, speaks only in Korean; Cartoon Network Original Animated Series |
2012–2016
| Candy Chiu | Recurring role; Disney Channel Original Series |
2014
| TripTank | Michiko | Recurring role; "Flower Teen Kill Team GO!" |
2015
| Winifred Park | Episodes: "My Clique" and "Chloe and Ice Bear" |
2019–2023
| The Egg, Shortcake | 4 episodes |
2020
| Adventure Time: Distant Lands | BMO | Episode: "BMO" |
2020–2021
| Lil' Lemon | Recurring role |
2020
| Defensive Fan #5 | Episode: "Gift Rapped" |
2021
| Wild Help | Turnip, Umma | Pilot |
2021
| Min-Gi's Mother / Announcer | Episode: "The Twin Tapes" |
2022
| Sylvia | Episode: "Dragon Pests" |
2023
| Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake | BMO Alarm Clock / BMO | Episodes: "Fionna Campbell" and "Jerry" |
=Pilots=
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! Year ! Title ! Notes |
2008
| Two Witch Sisters | Nickelodeon Series Pilot (Random! Cartoons) |
2009
| Victor the Delivery Dog | Nickelodeon Series Pilot (Random! Cartoons) |
2015
| Yoyotoki Happy Ears | Amazon Original Series Pilot |
2021
| Wild Help | Cartoon Network Series Pilot |
= Video games =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
2012
|Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! |BMO | |
2013
|Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know! |BMO / Lady Rainicorn | |
2015
|BMO / Lady Rainicorn |While BMO is a playable character, Lady Rainicorn is not. |
2015
|Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations |BMO | |
2018
|Ae-Ri |A part of the Wastelanders DLC |
2018
|Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion |BMO | |
2022
|BMO / Lady Rainicorn | |
=Production roles=
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! Year ! Title ! Writer ! Storyboard Artist ! Director ! Notes | |||||
2006–08 | Family Guy | {{no}} | {{Yes}} | {{no}} | |
2007–09 | Slacker Cats | {{no}} | {{Yes}} | {{no}} | |
2009–10 | Fanboy & Chum Chum | {{no}} | {{Yes}} | {{no}} | |
2010 | Adventure Time | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{no}} | |
2010–14 | Fish Hooks | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{no}} | |
2012–16 | Gravity Falls | {{no}} | {{Yes}} | {{no}} | |
2013 | Bravest Warriors | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{no}} | (mini-episode: "Moo-Phobia") |
2014–2018 | Clarence | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | (mini-episode: "Beauford T. Pusser ") |
2015 | Harvey Beaks | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | (episode: "Harvey Fights Kratz") |
2018–2025 | Craig of the Creek | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{no}} | |
2018–2023 | Summer Camp Island | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{Yes}} | |
2021 | Wild Help | {{Yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
Further reading
- {{cite web|url=http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/fan_boy/2009/02/09/meet-niki-yang/|title=Meet Niki Yang|author=Polk, Angie|publisher=Frederator Studios blog|date=February 9, 2009|access-date=2011-06-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809233904/http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/fan_boy/2009/02/09/meet-niki-yang/|archive-date=2019-08-09}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/articles/people/random-thoughts-frederator-cartoonists/page/1%2C1|title=Random Thoughts from Frederator Cartoonists|author=Farago, Andrew|date=January 29, 2009|work=Animation World Network|access-date=2011-07-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617034039/http://www.awn.com/articles/people/random-thoughts-frederator-cartoonists/page/1,1|archive-date=June 17, 2012}}
External links
- [http://nikispeoplemap.blogspot.com/ Official blog]
- {{Vimeo|user4539873|Niki Yang}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040930091704/http://nikiyang.com/ Former official website] (archive)
- {{IMDb name|1554206|Niki Yang}}
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Category:California Institute of the Arts alumni
Category:South Korean emigrants to the United States
Category:South Korean voice actresses
Category:South Korean women animators
Category:South Korean storyboard artists
Category:South Korean voice directors
Category:South Korean women artists
Category:South Korean television writers
Category:Women television writers
Category:South Korean women screenwriters
Category:Cartoon Network Studios people
Category:Hongik University alumni
Category:21st-century South Korean actresses
Category:21st-century women artists
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