Sujan Ratna Shakya | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (age 37) |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Website | Sujan Shakya onInstagram |
Sujan Ratna Shakya (Nepali:सुजन रत्न शाक्य; born 10 March 1988) is a Nepalese television personality based in South Korea. He was a cast member in the talk showNon-Summit and reality-travel showWhere Is My Friend's Home.[1][2]
Shakya is fromKathmanduNepal.[3] He arrived in Korea in 2010 to studyurban planning atDankook University, where he graduated,[4] and is a Sales and Marketing Manager of aparachute products company in Seoul where he has worked for over five years.[1][5]
On 5 January 2015 he interned as a guest representative from his home country Nepal, on Episode 27 of theJTBC South Korean talk show Non-Summit,[1] that is made of a cast of young men from different countries, living inSeoul, who debate and discuss issues, in theKorean language, with perspectives they bring from their various cultures, from their native countries.[6] He was immediately selected to be a permanent cast member for the next episode on 12 January, and joined, along with two more previous guest interns fromRussia andAustralia.[3] In a taped video, as to his expectations for his appearance on the show, he said he felt awkward, but would try his best,[3] and hoped to bring awareness to Nepal and teach others about his country[1][7]
On the show, Shakya responds to questions about his country and religion, in one instance, as presented by the show's hostSung Si-kyung, that 90 percent of the people of Nepal areHindu and revere the "cow" animal, with fellow talk show memberGuillaume Patry, from Canada, responding with a joke, that he likes "beef".[8] In discussions about an "angry society," he said rather than getting mad, people suppress anger by doingyoga.[9]Another time he discussed the pace of life in Nepal as compared to the city life in Seoul.[10]
In March 2015, after participation on Non-Summit, he became part of the cast of the spin-off reality and travel showWhere Is My Friend's Home, for a visit to the country ofBelgium, with other cast members, on their second country's visit.[11][12]
In April 2015, he hosted the trip to Nepal, the third country visited byWhere Is My Friend's Home.[13][14] While filming there, he said, "I hope people remember Nepal as a beautiful country of mountains," and "I wanted to show Nepal’s traditional culture where gods and humans exist together." He said he was happy to visit family and friends he hadn't seen in over a year and a half.[15]
During the broadcasting of pre-recorded episodes ofMy Friend's Home, theApril 2015 Nepal earthquake occurred on the same day that the second episode of the Nepal trips aired, on 25 April 2015. He was interviewed and said that his family was fine and the family home had not collapsed.[16][17] He posted a poem and the message "#prayforNepal" on hisTwitter account.[18][19]
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Non-Summit | JTBC | Himself | cast member |
| 2015 | Where Is My Friend's Home | JTBC | Himself | cast member |