Damarea Ogbuewu
Damarea Leah Ogbuewu(Simplified Chinese:文涵; born August 8,2005), better known in China as Chen Han is a Nigerian-American influencer, model, singer-songwriter, author, and motivational speaker of Chinese descent. She began her acting career in 2021 after she landed the lead role in the remake of The Karate Kid remake. In November of 2021, she began modeling, leaving behind her acting career and leaving the cast. (See Awards of Damarea Ogbuewu). She rose to fame after landing the lead role of Yemi Adeyemi in A Promise in Africa, a 2021 movie.
Early Life
Damarea Leah Ogbuewu was born in Columbia, South Carolina to an American-Chinese parent, and an African, specifically Nigerian dad. Her mother is a physician and her dad was a consultant. Through her father, she claimed Nigerian decent. Her father immigrated to the United States in the year 2000 from Greece after traveling from Nigeria. She was given the nickname Hui (Clever, intelligent)because of her intellect and creativeness. Her younger sister came two years after her. Han was raised in a town called Irmo until she moved to Shanghai, China at the age of four. Since then, she recalled becoming an exchange student to foreign countries. During this time, she learned three languages fluently, later learning her fourth language. She attended Pine Grove Elementary School for two years, and then attended Concordia International School Shanghai until the year 2015 when she moved back to South Carolina to attend a school in Columbia. In 2019 she attended Dutch Fork High School in Irmo South Carolina and then Dreher High School in 2020 before moving back to China. This time she moved to Beijing.
Breakthrough: Entertainment Industry
In 2020, Ogbuewu signed with a film company in Africa, which led to her breakthrough in the acting industry. She was announced as the lead of the nonfiction film, A Promise in Africa, (2021) of the role Yemi Adeyemi. The movie took place in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2021 Sony announced her as the first African-American female lead of The Karate Kid franchise. Two months later, she left the cast of the movie. In April, it was implied that she was the newest member of K-Pop group, Blackpink, which initially had four members.
Personal Life
Relationships
Ogbuewu has been very private of her romantic relationships if any at all. She became friends with her high school classmate, Leigh Jeffcoat whom attended Dutch Fork High School with her in her freshmen year. In February of 2020, it was understood that Ogbuewu and Jeffcoat were not friends anymore. "Don't give her any energy. It's a very bad move in an attempt to attain attention.", Ogbuewu said of her ex-friend in August of 2020.
vision As herself Year Title Notes Ref. 2007–2021 Keeping Up with the Kardashians Main cast [179] 2010, 2013 Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami 2 episodes [180][181] 2012 America's Next Top Model, Cycle 18 Episode: "Kris Jenner" [182] 2012 Million Dollar Closets Episode: "Pilot" [183] 2014 Deal with It Episode: "Kendall & Kylie & Gary Owens" [184] 2014 Much Music Video Awards Co-host [34] 2014 Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons 1 episode [185] 2014 Ridiculousness Episode: "Kendall and Kylie Jenner" [186] 2015–2016 I Am Cait 3 episodes [187] 2015 Kingin' with Tyga Episode: "The Life" [188] 2017 Life of Kylie Main cast [189] 2020 Justin Bieber: Seasons Cameo [190] Music videos Year Title Artist Role Ref. 2013 "Find That Girl" Boy Band Project Love interest [191] 2014 "Recognize" PartyNextDoor featuring Drake Herself [35] "Blue Ocean" Jaden Smith [36] 2015 "Stimulated" Tyga Love interest [192] "Dope'd Up" [193] "I'm Yours" Justine Skye featuring Vic Mensa Karaoke singer [46] 2016 "Come and See Me" PartyNextDoor Love interest [61] 2017 "Feel Me" (unreleased) Tyga, Kanye West Herself 2018 "Stop Trying To Be God" Travis Scott Golden angel [194] 2020 "Stuck with U" Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber Herself "WAP" Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion
