Adeola Ash

Adeola Ash is an American commentary and beauty YouTuber. She is known for her videos about pop culture, specifically about Black people in the Korean wave and social issues within K-Pop.
==Content==
Adeola started out making beauty tutorials, vlogs, and reaction videos. Her channel now focuses on sharing the stories of pop culture figures and changemakers, especially those within the Korean wave.https://youtu.be/RNURB9EVJ6whttps://youtu.be/RRQADhgsbnE She also dissects social issues present in the entertainment industry, with a focus on K-Pop and its corresponding fandoms.https://youtu.be/3-ZxgWaydfchttps://youtu.be/pWRJ637fpfc
Her videos about Black celebrities have garnered a lot of support, followed by her videos about inclusivity and anti-blackness within the K-Pop industry.https://youtu.be/G-9cnDXp82shttps://youtu.be/jeFEto6PsvY Her most popular video tells the story of Han Hyunmin, South Korea's first model of mixed African descent. Another one of her most notable videos delves into K-Pop's long history of racism.https://youtu.be/ntPVbVLWIkYhttps://youtu.be/AQ0tR4RXMHY
This video caused a storm in the K-Pop sphere, with fans starting a hashgtag: #ListenToUs, to urge K-Pop companies to hear their grievances.https://twitter.com/calderon_ashle/status/1345434701423665156?s=20 Her video also resulted in a #1 trending hashtag in Thailand, with over 300k tweets.https://youtu.be/7q9_Tb16N64 In addition, her video on an Indian K-Pop trainee went viral, driving thousands of people to support the young artist.https://youtu.be/o7p3F4A1ssI
Adeola is outspoken about inclusivity in the beauty industry as well. She has participated in diversity campaigns for K-Beauty and been part of measures to reduce racial profiling in beauty stores.https://www.instagram.com/p/CHUWF8RnE1r/https://www.today.com/style/ulta-responds-employee-claims-brand-encourages-racial-profiling-t160734https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/sephora-employees-inclusion-learning-program-1203239521/https://www.pressreader.com/usa/wwd-digital-daily/20190816/281565177403476 Adeola also has a series called #AshFreeSpf where she documents sunscreens that do not leave a white cast on the skin.https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17898833335605520/
==Trivia==
*Her favorite K-Pop group is Blackswan.https://youtu.be/7q9_Tb16N64
*Her celebrity crush is actor Kofi Siriboe.https://youtu.be/7q9_Tb16N64
*She is a fan of Enny, Little Mix, and Will Jay.https://youtu.be/7q9_Tb16N64
*One of her holy grail skincare products is Laneige Cream Skin.https://www.instagram.com/p/CBmOu5hHh90/
==References==
Category:Beauty YouTubers
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2016