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We’re reaching out to some popular creators to get their best tips and tricks for success and better understand the ups and downs of life as a trailblazer on the internet.
This week, we spoke with SungWon Cho (@prozd), a voice actor known online for short-form skits about voice acting, board games, video games, anime, internet culture, fandom, and life in general. Although Cho has a presence across multiple platforms—like Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and Tumblr—his main social channel is YouTube, where he has over 3.86 million subscribers.
Cho is a seasoned voice actor featured in a variety of popular video games and TV shows like Adventure Time: Distant Lands, Pokémon: Twilight Wings, Borderlands 3, God of War: Ragnarök, and Anime Crimes Division. However, he found internet notoriety on a whim many years ago.
He first went viral through self-dubbed “audio shitposts” on Tumblr, viral Vines (like his infamous skit about video game side quests), and YouTube videos capitalizing on pop culture moments, like his 2014 viral cover of Frozen’s “Let It Go” sung in the voice of Goofy.
Known for an infectious blend of satire, blunt honesty, and nerdiness, Cho managed to maintain longevity, cultivating a dedicated audience for around eight years and monetizing off of sponsorships and ad revenue. Cho has a reputation for speaking his mind about the hypocrisies and pitfalls of the internet landscape, giving voice to what many creators might be thinking but are too afraid to say.
