Niki Yang

{{Short description|South Korean voice actress (born 1985)}}

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{{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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|+ List of television performances

Year

! Title

! Role

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2008

| Random! Cartoons

| Baby Rabbit

| Episode: "The Two Witch Sisters"; Also served as a voice director

2010–2018

| Adventure Time

| Lady Rainicorn / BMO

| Main role; When doing Lady Rainicorn's voice, speaks only in Korean; Cartoon Network Original Animated Series

2012–2016

| Gravity Falls

| Candy Chiu

| Recurring role; Disney Channel Original Series

2014

| TripTank

| Michiko

| Recurring role; "Flower Teen Kill Team GO!"

2015

| We Bare Bears

| Winifred Park

| Episodes: "My Clique" and "Chloe and Ice Bear"

2019–2023

| Summer Camp Island

| The Egg, Shortcake

| 4 episodes

2020

| Adventure Time: Distant Lands

| BMO

| Episode: "BMO"

2020–2021

| The Fungies!

| Lil' Lemon

| Recurring role

2020

| Animaniacs

| Defensive Fan #5

| Episode: "Gift Rapped"

2021

| Wild Help

| Turnip, Umma

| Pilot

2021

| Infinity Train

| Min-Gi's Mother / Announcer

| Episode: "The Twin Tapes"

2022

| We Baby Bears

| 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

|Lego Dimensions

|BMO / Lady Rainicorn

|While BMO is a playable character, Lady Rainicorn is not.

2015

|Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations

|BMO

|

2018

|Fallout 76

|Ae-Ri

|A part of the Wastelanders DLC

2018

|Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion

|BMO

|

2022

|MultiVersus

|BMO / Lady Rainicorn

|

=Production roles=

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! Year

! Title

! Writer

! Storyboard Artist

! Director

! Notes

2006–08Family Guy{{no}}{{Yes}}{{no}}
2007–09Slacker Cats{{no}}{{Yes}}{{no}}
2009–10Fanboy & Chum Chum{{no}}{{Yes}}{{no}}
2010Adventure Time{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{no}}
2010–14Fish Hooks{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{no}}
2012–16Gravity Falls{{no}}{{Yes}}{{no}}
2013Bravest Warriors{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{no}}(mini-episode: "Moo-Phobia")
2014–2018Clarence{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{Yes}}(mini-episode: "Beauford T. Pusser ")
2015Harvey Beaks{{No}}{{Yes}}{{No}}(episode: "Harvey Fights Kratz")
2018–2025Craig of the Creek{{Yes}}{{Yes}}{{no}}
2018–2023Summer Camp Island{{no}}{{no}}{{Yes}}
2021Wild Help{{Yes}}{{no}}{{no}}

References

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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}}