KEN, from kenton county, kentucky.
the story of "tHE aMERIKEN"
First off, I know. This site far from "pristine." It's a very hapdash update to my old acting site. I know. It's bad. But it does it's purpose - will be updated later.
I made some simple updates since my profound Spiritual Awakening.
So if you were led here as a result of an appearance on a spirituality podcast, head over to the Spiritual Resources section to connect with those that can take you to new, unprecedented levels of spiritual growth and healing.
I kept a lot of my old humor copy here, even though I am more about non-judgmental, unconditional love and less about the vulgarity these days.
Anyways, with that caveat out of the way....
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I started in extreme poverty, in a heroin-addicted corner of Kentucky, where survival felt like a daily gamble.
I went on to become a news reporter and eventually a chance encounter in South Korea launched me into the world of entertainment, where I became one of the
most famous “foreign” actors in all of Asia.
Over seven years there, I starred in over 130 projects alongside Korea's biggest stars — K-dramas, K-pop, films, commercials, billboard ads and even my own famous Kid’s shows —earning more money, fame and women than I knew what to do with. A life a small-town country boy could never have dreamed of.
Ever seen that episode of Family Guy where Peter finds out Quagmire was a famous white guy actor in Korea back in the day?
They called him "American Johnny."
I was "AmeriKen" Johnny.
(Kicking 큰 엉덩이 and taking 이름!)
Then I went to prison there, they froze all my assets and deported me.
And for a crime I didn't commit. (Really)
False confessions are the real deal when your getting tortured by four undercover police detectives in the back of an unmarked van just outside a Korean action movie set near the DMZ.
Here's some solid life advice: Don't break up with a girl who doesnt take break ups well in a country where any ex can make up a story about you being a drug dealer knowing damn well you, as a foreign national, won't have the right to a phone call or a lawyer and where said country's law enforcement loves locking up famous people - regardless of innocence - in an effort to spread fear to the law-abiding masses with juicy news reports. (You can read the rest of that part of my story at the bottom of this page, or see the full story in the two YouTube videos below, or really in depth in my book).
My dream life was destroyed overnight.
I arrived in America penniless (they froze my bank account, so I didnt have access anymore to my life savings), carrying
severe PTSD, and spent years in unimaginable mental pain, cycling through failed businesses and corporate jobs, desperately trying to rebuild my broken life and self.
Then, in 2023, came my massive Spiritual Awakening.
Having just lost all my international fame, the last thing I expected to pull me out of depression as a suicidal atheist hating God was a massive spiritual awakening—sparked by a fateful encounter with an Irish former bodybuilder in Brahman Consciousness.
The very first time I meditated on his Zoom transmission, I was catapulted into a mystical experience beyond words. My kundalini awakened not long after that. (Kundalini is the most brutal and dangerous form of yoga. Do NOT try to wake it up unless you have done your research. You have been warned!)
Within weeks, I reached states of consciousness monks spend decades chasing: samadhi. Then, over the following months, I had reached many, many various states of expanded consciousness, including unity, Universal Flow, True Beingness, and even merging with God as a fractal of the Infinite. I have had divine visions, a communion with my Higher Self (many times), was filled with the Holy Spirit, felt undescribable peace, entered into states of no thoughts for long bouts, had bliss so strong it felt like I took MDMA, removed past life samskaras and fears, and too many other OMG experiences to describe here.
Since my awakening began, I have forged deep bonds with 20+ modern-day Ascended Masters across the globe, each sharing rare and profound wisdom and transmissions with me. I combined these teachings with those of ancient sages, metaphysics, mathematics, and cross-religious insights to map a practical, high-speed path to awakening in my book Enlightenment Express.
It has been very, very profound and nothing subtle about it.
Yet my awakening has also been, as one Master told me, "the most brutal awakening he had ever seen." My soul, apparently, I have been told by several Masters, is trying to cram 100 lifetimes of soul growth into a short period of time in this life, and that has come at a high cost, culminating in mental hospital stays, Kundalini psychosis, and suicidal despair as I've had 14 full-blown, Poltergeist-level entity attacks and takeovers.
It even killed me (I had a near-death experience where I met Jesus).
Loads of other accounts of extreme suffering I detail in my book, but I share the Cliff Notes here to let you know it has not been easy for me.
This WILL NOT be how your awakening will go, though. Far from it. It will be tough, make no mistake. It is not for the faint of heart. But my extremities are not what most others on The Path experience, at least not in the short period of time it has all happened to me. And it certainly won't kill you. So don't let my story discourage you from pursuing waking up. But you can learn from the mistakes I have made and how the awaken fast, effectively, and safely in my book.
It's the book I wish someone had given me at the beginning of my awakening.
I must say, despite all I have suffered, the juice has definitely been worth the soul squeeze.
In this extreme rollercoaster process, I discovered how to heal trauma faster than ever before—and how to guide others to their own True Being, now, in this lifetime, explaining how this all works: what to do and what not to do.
I suffered greatly for a reason. I have been in the deepest trenches, and now I want to take on the role as the guide who has been to the darkness just like you, and give guidance on how to get through.
Now, I walk a path of unconditional love, dedicated to sharing these insights so others can finally cut through fear, clear trauma, and experience consciousness expansion faster than any other time in history.
My book, (I know I keep mentioning it a lot, but I spent a lot of time writing it, its 500+ pages) is the all-in-one guide I wish I had at the start—a no-nonsense, high-velocity roadmap for beginners and those already on the path, showing how to heal, awaken, and step fully into their true purpose, eliminate suffering, discover their True Being, and understand the meaning of life.
(And I mean that! No. More. Suffering. Admittedly, I am not there yet, but I have experienced that world, dipped my toes in many times, and have learned at great length from and studied those who permanently abide there).
Currently, I run a medical company that landed in my lap mere hours after my last company failed overnight. That's 6 businesses that failed since my return to America, and the 7th one is really landing it home, and helping me afford the time and resources to do my true passion: help others awaken to their True Being.
My mission is to guide people to heal deep trauma, expand consciousness, and fast-track their spiritual awakening, helping them access clarity, inner freedom, and profound fulfillment faster than ever before in history.
Questions about Spirituality or just want to get in touch? You can email me at ken.sukinkea@gmail.com
My Full Story Part 1
My Full Story Part 2
My News Reporter Days
Once upon a time, at the beginning of my storytelling career, I was a news reporter whose investigative, breaking and feature news pieces were republished in over two dozen national news outlets.
Wouldn't ya know it, at some point the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Times Record News liked me enough to even let me contribute to the op-ed section, too.
A fearless young cub reporter with no regard for either his personal safety or the comments section.
Ah, those were the days.
("News Clip" section totally gone now. Not functioning, and too tired to try to find out why. 죄송합니다!)
And in case someone wants to know what I really did for 7 years as a director, producer, marketer and B-list actor in Korean entertainment.
Okay.C-list.Summary:Ever seen that episode of Family Guy where Peter finds out Quagmire was a famous white guy actor in Korea back in the day?They called him "American Johnny." I was "AmeriKen" Johnny.(Kicking 큰 엉덩이 and taking 이름!)Then I went to prison there, they froze all my assets and deported me.It was a crime I didn't commit. (Really)False confessions are the real deal when your getting tortured by four undercover police detectives in the back of an unmarked van just outside a Korean action movie set near the DMZ.Here's some solid life advice: Don't break up with a girl who doesnt take break ups well in a country where any ex can make up a story about you being a drug dealer knowing damn well you, as a foreign national, won't have the right to a phone call or a lawyer and where said country's law enforcement loves locking up famous people - regardless of innocence - in an effort to spread fear to the law-abiding masses with juicy news reports. (See also dubious arrests of countless KPOP semi-stars).Then came my massive Spiritual Awakening and experiences in Samadhi and Unity Consciousness which helped me make sense of it all.There are no mistakes.But I am getting ahead of myself.Scroll down for that story, and hold on to your kimchi, its a doozy! Now, the boring part (I suck at websites, btw, so forgive the mess):
I also do an insane of math wizardy and tech mumbo jumbo. Currently, I founded a startup called Dreamscribe that is an AI-powered platform that streamlines the entire authorship process, helping users map out and create professional-grade biographies and novels effortlessly.
My goal is to make quality authorship an accessible endeavor for all, regardless of time, talent, or treasure. Everyone has a story to share, and we want to empower all people to be able share it.
Hungry yet? Contact me below, and let's get to feastin'!
My name is Ken (howdy!), and I have over 15+ years of experience in professional writing, marketing, producing, SaaS development, and acting, both stateside and abroad.
Imagine an all-occasions creator that can handle both creative and technical projects - that's me.
Add a dash of brand development, stir in a few years of smart math shit, sprinkle on a pinch of directing, thow in 3B views of my works, and preheat the oven to 400 degrees of humor, and you got my recipe.
My Photography
I used to be a photographer and I wanted to save all of my photos in one place for more to see other than myself. It really doesnt add anything to this site, I thought about taking it down, but... nah!
Words should be enticing.
And the 1,000 that make up a compelling image can stick to a viewer's memory like crazy glue.
Whether on assignment or on the road, I absolutely love capturing stills of the people and places that make the human experience so darn interesting - for better or worse.
While traveling to 20+ countries, I typically prefer to ditch the Lonely Planet guidebooks and tag along with the first strangers I meet in a new land. This has led to some of my most interesting shots to date.
(Click images below)
News
Travel
My Life in Korean Entertainment!
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Enough of the boring.
Let's get out the popcorn and talk my weird and exciting life as AmeriKen Johnny in South Korea.
Commercials, feature films, indie movies, kid shows, ad campaigns, shorts and endless other forms of live and scripted media: I have acted in, shot, produced, directed, edited and written content for major brands like Samsung, LG, Kia, Warner Bros, Lotte, and... well, you can see more here.
From the top Korean dramas (yes, that one you've seen), to major KPOP videos (no..never worked with BTS, so stop asking every teenage girl in America!) to working with many top directors and actors, both in Korea and from Hollywood (the main actor from Squid Game and Liam Neeson, were two of my favorite times on set).
All said and done, I worked on 130+ projects, from big budget studio endeavors to being the main actor for four seasons on the longest running TV show in Korean history: MBC Surprise!
Oh, and I had three kids' shows at the end of my entertainment career.
One, called Action English.aired in 2018 and is still airing 4 seasons of reruns to this day.
Think Teletubbies-meets-hip-hop, but shows our faces and we made a lot of hidden sexual, "west siiiiiiide!" and political easter egg jokes.
We helped 3-7 year olds learn English every weekday on KBS2, the most popular TV channel.
Because they had no idea over there what we were talking about or doing - Koreans had no reference nor cared about what the hell we were saying or acting out, so long as their kid was getting A's in Michael Teacher's kindy English class.
(Enter enough "west side" gang gestures that I am certain there is a small army of kiddos walking the streets of Gangnam unknowingly representing Compton to every white tourist they approach and speak with).
Forget Tic-Tac-Toe and Rock-Paper-Scissors.
These kiddos are now officially caught up in a new game in Seoul: the Korean trap game.
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God, we were given waaaay too much artistic liberty.
Man, that was so much fun to film.
It was the dream.
I was Mr. Red (the "clumsy idiot"). The other two white boy actors were Mr. Yellow (the "smart and orderly one") and Mr. Blue (the "gay one").
We washed each other's asses and crotches for the song "Take a Bath" and you can likely guess what we did for the song "My Balls are Big, Your Balls are Small." We really had a lot of fund
My dog Eddy, a Korean Pomeranian, was also an actor on the show for the song, "My Dog is So Cute."
As his agent - err... me - took 100% of his earnings. (wink wink).
I wrote that song, too.
It took 20 hours to write.
Soju is a helluva drink, I tell ya. Really messes with the synapses.
(So glad my awakening has had me move on past my alcoholism (along with several other addictions, sex being a big one) and now moved to more in alignment with my Higher Self, a cleaner vessel)).
My work had garnered billions of views. If you want to see more of that head over to the video section of the site, and if you want to hear the full story, check out one of the podcast links on the other page as well.
In the meantime, drop me an email below if you want to work with me on a future project.
- The AmeriKen
화이팅 화이팅!
화이팅!
(Click below to get a small taste of what I was up to over there. I also founded and ran a casting agency and a translation business, but that's soooo 지루한. Let's see the weird stuff!)
Brands I've Worked With
Let's Talk More, eh?
Instagram: the_ameriken
Email: ken.sukinkea@gmail.com
Overall, I'm a friendly guy with a cute Pomeranian, who loves foods that are conduits for hot sauce and enjoys the outdoors.
I love talking consciousness, nonduality, and spirituality, so if you have a podcast and wanna chat, reach out to me below.
The rest of my arrest story here:
My entire career came crashing down in an instant from a vindicative ex. It's quite the doozy actually. This true story is actually better than any story I ever wrote in my entire career. It's a tale of nasty lies; 12 root canals; nuero-toxic metal implants; frozen assets; lengthy interrogations; "killing" my character off my kid show; it involves Jennifer Ehle of "Mission Impossible: III" and "Pride and Prejudice" fame, for some reason; a horse rope; and blatantly racist "it is literally written down" formal penal codes that pit foreigners into a sub-group of national Korean law, where we 외국인 have different (a.k.a marketably worse) law protections than Koreans do and so you never had a shot at a fair trial, or a right to a lawyer or to at any given moment prove your innocence to those nasty detective bastards and she knew that going in to her false police report and her plan was enacted out perfectly." After torturing me and raiding my hotel room and apartment and never finding any drugs, they grew infuriated that they wasted their time and resources as it slowly started to dawn on them that this whole ordeal was turning into a big, fat nothingburger of a police hunt (in a society where authority being "wrong" is not a thing)...they then looked down at my lil Eddy - as they continued to tear open my couch and rip apart my pictures on the wall - looked back over at me and said "tell us where the drugs are or we will kill your dog." Shit. I just realized that's not even half of the story. Well. Looks like you'll have to bring me on that podcast after all. Head over to the "Podcast" section where I tell the full story on other podcasts.
That's my dog, Eddy.
I told you he's cute. :)