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Chon Tae-poong | |
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전태풍 | |
 Chon in 2025 | |
| Born | Anthony Jewell Akins July 3, 1980 |
| Other name | Tony Akins |
| Citizenship |
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| Occupations |
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| Spouse |
Jane Mina Turner (m. 2010) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Jaden Akins (nephew) |
| Basketball career | |
| Personal information | |
Listed height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Berkmar High School |
| College | Georgia Tech |
Playing career | 2002–2020 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 3 |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2012 | Jeonju KCC Egis |
| 2012–2013 | Goyang Orions |
| 2013–2015 | Busan KT Sonicboom |
| 2015–2019 | Jeonju KCC Egis |
| 2019–2020 | Seoul SK Knights |
| Instagram information | |
| Page | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Followers | 16.4 thousand |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Genre | |
| Subscribers | 221 thousand |
| Views | 71 million |
| Last updated: February 4, 2026 | |
Chon Tae-poong[a] (Korean: 전태풍; born Anthony Jewell Akins, July 3, 1980) is an American-born South Korean YouTuber, entertainer, coach, and former basketball player. Born in the United States to an African‑American father and a Korean mother, he played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team before starting a professional career in Europe and later in South Korea. Naturalized as a South Korean citizen in 2009, he changed his name and was selected first overall in the Korean Basketball League’s ethnic draft, winning the 2010–11 KBL championship with Jeonju KCC Egis. Known for his on‑court leadership and style as a point guard, he retired from basketball in 2020 and transitioned to broadcasting and online entertainment, appearing on variety programs and running a YouTube channel.
Anthony Jewell Akins was born on July 3, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan to Jewell Akins, an African-American worker for General Motors, and a Myoung Akins, a Korean who was studying fashion in Detroit.[3] He was influenced by his father to begin playing basketball at a young age as his father had played through college.[4] His nephew is Jaden Akins, a basketball player who played with the Michigan State Spartans and signed with the Motor City Cruise in 2025.[5][6] He lived with his maternal grandmother in Los Angeles while his parents worked and did not speak English, and at age six he was enrolled in a special school. As a multiracial child he faced social challenges and discrimination because of his skin color.[3][7]
Akins tried out for his middle school boys' basketball team but was initially rejected and told to play with the girls. After proving himself to the girls' coach, he was invited to join the boys a week later. During a state final, an opposing fan shouted racial slurs at him.[8] He graduated from Berkmar High School in Lilburn, Georgia, in 1998 being named Georgia Player of the Year. Although his father preferred that he attend a college in Michigan, he enrolled at the Georgia Institute of Technology and joined the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball program. Following a teammate's injury, he took a leading role but struggled with the team's low scoring and frustration against them. He contacted the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and University of California, Los Angeles about transferring, but ultimately remained at Georgia Tech after being persuaded to stay by the Jackets' new coach, Paul Hewitt.[9][10]
He held American nationality until 2009, when he relinquished it when he became a naturalized South Korean citizen.[11] After his naturalization was approved, his name was legally changed from Anthony Jewell Akins to Chon Tae-poong. The surname Chon derives from his mother's family name, while Tae-poong (태풍), meaning "typhoon" in Korean, was suggested by a cousin who told him he would be able to "sweep the game like a typhoon."[12][13]
After leaving Georgia Tech, he did not qualify for the National Basketball Association and instead played professionally in Europe, where he was selected as an All‑Star in both the Polish and Croatian leagues.[14][15]
After moving to South Korea, he attempted to join the Korean Basketball League as a foreign player but was not selected due to his height. Following his naturalization, the league established an ethnic draft, and in 2009, he was chosen first overall in that draft and added to the Jeonju KCC Egis roster.[12] In his 2009–10 season with Jeonju KCC Egis, the team finished as runners-up to the champions. They went on to win the 2010–11 championship over Wonju DB Promy. Chon was recognized as the team's on‑court commander and was credited with reinvigorating the Egis' offense during the 2011–12 season, being regarded alongside Ha Seung-jin as one of the core players.[16][17] In 2012, due to league regulations requiring naturalized players to change teams every three years, he was transferred to the Goyang Orions.[4]
During his tenure with the Goyang Orions, he primarily played as a shooting guard, averaging roughly ten minutes per game. He saw limited court time and struggled to adapt to the team's system.[4] In 2012, he was named to the preliminary roster for the South Korea men's national basketball team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but an injury, diagnosed as Haglund's syndrome, prevented him from participating.[18] A year later, he was traded to Busan KT Sonicboom, later stating that he wanted the move due to reduced playing time and expressed dissatisfaction with coach Il Seung‑choo's coaching style.[19][20][21]
In 2015, he returned to Jeonju KCC Egis as a free agent, helping improve the team as a player‑coach. In 2019, free‑agent talks collapsed after he raised the possibility of a coaching role as team leaders said staff would be uncomfortable with it. Chon posted an SNS screenshot accusing the club of lying about negotiations and a false money‑demand rumor, saying the club claimed it offered ₩60 million while accusing him of asking ₩120 million, claims the team denied.[22][23] Although he was on the verge of retirement by season's end, he signed with the Seoul SK Knights for the 2019–2020 season.[1] The COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea led to the season's cancellation, and the 2020–2021 season was not played; Chon subsequently retired from professional basketball on March 24, 2020, without a retirement ceremony.[24]
After retiring from professional basketball, he began a career in broadcasting and as a YouTuber.[25] He appeared on several Korean variety shows and online channels, including My Golden Kids, Buddy Into the Wild, and Liberation Town.[26][27][28] In March 2021, he appeared as a contestant on King of Mask Singer, performing "Train Heading for South" by Kim Soo-hee and "To the Fool ... From the Fool" by Park Myung-soo.[29] On May 31, 2024, he appeared alongside Australian comedian Sam Hammington on the Korean variety show XYOB, with the episode accumulating 1.8 million views by July 2024.[30] He returned to the program, retitled BYOB, on October 31, 2024, again appearing with Hammington.[31]
Chon met Jane Mina Turner, also known as Jimina (지미나) at age eight at a Korean church in Los Angeles and the two became friends. Although they drifted apart when Chon moved to Atlanta, they reconnected after Turner went to South Korea to teach English. Chon asked Turner out after he was drafted in 2009.[2] They married in 2010 and have three children, two sons and a daughter.[32]
In a 2026 episode of the Korean variety show Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny, Chon confessed that he had spent his entire 150 million won signing bonus within two months of debuting. He said he used the money to buy a Luxury SUV in cash, spend at clubs, and cover friends' drinks, and claimed he had purchased a car in part to attract women.[33] During the episode, he also admitted to having spoken of divorce with Turner in a fit of anger, a remark he later said he reflected on over the following month.[34]
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2009–10 | Jeonju KCC Egis | KBL | 50 | 30.2 | .475 | .395 | .791 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 14.4 |
| 2010–11 | 38 | 29.0 | .449 | .408 | .860 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 12.2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 50 | 30.5 | .501 | .412 | .814 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 15.0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Goyang Orions | 52 | 32.1 | .448 | .325 | .758 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 12.3 | |
| 2013–14 | 23 | 22.6 | .461 | .368 | .804 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | ||
| Busan KT Sonicboom | 29 | 27.3 | .396 | .261 | .697 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 38 | 26.1 | .438 | .371 | .807 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Jeonju KCC Egis | 53 | 28.6 | .418 | .371 | .883 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.0 | |
| 2016–17 | 5 | 19.6 | .351 | .308 | .800 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.8 | ||
| 2017–18 | 35 | 20.8 | .466 | .397 | .889 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 7.7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 12.8 | .342 | .241 | .826 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.5 | ||
| 2019–20 | Seoul SK Knights | 30 | 11.0 | .385 | .262 | .818 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 | |
| Career[35] | 425 | 26:21 | .449 | .367 | .813 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10.7 | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Radio Star | Himself | Episode 667 |
| 2020 | My Golden Kids | Himself | Episode 17 |
| 2020 | Sporty Sisters | Himself | Episodes 17 and 18 |
| 2020 | Cashback | Himself | Episode 2, pilot episode |
| 2021 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant (as Oh, My!) | Episode: "150th Generation Mask King" |
| 2021–2022 | Sporty Brothers | Host/Himself | Regular cast |
| 2021 | Sporty Sisters | Himself | Episode 45 |
| 2021 | Buddy Into The Wild | Himself | Episodes 50 and 51 |
| 2021 | No Pain No Delish | Himself | Episode 9 |
| 2022 | The King of Ssireum | Himself | Regular cast |
| 2022 | Super DNA – Blood Can't Cheat | Himself | Episode 8 |
| 2023 | Rice Planting Club | Himself | Episode 7 |
| 2023 | United Feathers | Himself | Episode 33 |
| 2023 | Saturday Night Live Korea | Neymar | Episode 4 |
| 2023 | Mr. House Husband | Himself | Episode 317 |
| 2023 | Radio Star | Himself | Episode 840 |
| 2024 | Knowing Bros | Himself | Episode 433 |
| 2024 | The Burning Roses | Himself | Episode 57 |
| 2024 | XYOB | Himself | Episode 10 |
| 2024 | XYOB | Co-host | Episode 15, substituting for Joon Park |
| 2024 | The Influencer | Himself | Regular cast |
| 2024 | BYOB | Himself | Episode 5 |
| 2025 | Knowing Bros | Himself | Episode 508 |
| 2025–2026 | Rising Eagles | Himself | Regular cast |
| 2026 | Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny | Himself |
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Chon Tae-poong (Korean: 전태풍; born Anthony Jewell Akins, July 3, 1980) is an American-born South Korean YouTuber, entertainer, coach, and former basketball player. Born in the United States to an African‑American father and a Korean mother, he played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team before starting a professional career in Europe and later in South Korea. Naturalized as a South Korean citizen in 2009, he changed his name and was selected first overall in the Korean Basketball League’s ethnic draft, winning the 2010–11 KBL championship with Jeonju KCC Egis. Known for his on‑court leadership and style as a point guard, he retired from basketball in 2020 and transitioned to broadcasting and online entertainment, appearing on variety programs and running a YouTube channel.
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