Hoàng Văn Khoa (born June 23, 1991, in Kiến An,

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), known online as PewPew, is a Vietnamese

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and streamer known for his

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videos and comedic formatted videos and shows. In 2012, PewPew was in the first phase of bringing the concept of online streaming to Vietnamese online community. And then famous for commenting on games like ''

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'', ''

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'' and some

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. He also acted in the movie ''Nụ hôn ký ức.''.

Biography

Hoàng Văn Khoa was born on June 23, 1991, in Kiến An, Hải Phòng, currently living and working in

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. In ninth grade, Khoa was taken by his parents to Australia to study abroad and then continued to study

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. In 2012, Khoa returned to Vietnam to start his career as a streamer with the game ''

'', nicknamed "PewPew". His goal is to popularize the game ''

'' in Vietnam with the desire to have at least 1 million participants. In the early years, PewPew's videos had very few views. Undeterred, PewPew opened PewPew Studio at home, released new videos regularly, and gradually gained a foothold in the Vietnamese community

. Around 2016, PewPew added new content such as talkshow and late night talk. In 2018, PewPew partnered with a former colleague to open a PewPew Vietnamese bread shop in the Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City. To date, the PewPew bakery has expanded to three locations, however the third one closed at the end of December 2019. At the end of 2020, PewPew joined the talk show Net Night (Episode 7), sharing hidden corners about streamer work, giving many positive messages to the community and fans.

Retirement

On March 31, 2019, PewPew announced to stop streamer work to focus on business. Originally, he shared: "From tomorrow I can live a normal life. 8 hour work day, weekend go out or go with friends. Get a good night's sleep without fear of missing work. A time to remember. If you're young, live to be 30, think back and smile."

TV show participated

*''Mảnh ghép tình yêu'' *''Bữa trưa vui vẻ'' *'' Tường lửa'' *''Trí lực sánh đôi'' *''Hẹn ngay đi'' *''Chuyện đêm muộn'' *''Bộ ba siêu đẳng'' *'' Lightning Quiz'' *'' Giọng ải giọng ai'' *''Ô hay gì thế này'' *''Xạ thủ đua tài 2020'' *Net Đêm Tập 7 (POPs eSports) *''Bar Stories Tập 34 (Dustin On The Go)''

Promotional film

*''Điệp vụ mùng 1 tết'' *''Điệp vụ vinh quang'' *''Điệp vụ AFF'' *''12 con giáp''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:PewPew 1991 births Living people Vietnamese esports players Vietnamese YouTubers Gaming YouTubers People from Haiphong