South Korean TV personality (born 1988)
Yoo Byung-jae
(born May 6, 1988) is a South Korean television personality, actor and screenwriter.
Career
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Yoo rose to fame in 2012 when he became a writer on the third season of live
sketch comedy
show
Saturday Night Live Korea
. He then joined the cast of the succeeding seasons of
SNL Korea
, notably playing a star's overworked manager in the sketch
Extreme Job
.
[1]
He also appeared in the variety shows
Yoo Se-yoon
's Art Video
and
First Day of Work
.
[2]
[3]
Yoo's increasing popularity led to
Infinite Challenge
'
s "Sixth Man" project, where he was one of eight celebrities who competed to become the
reality show
's new regular cast member (Yoo lost to singer
Hwang Kwanghee
).
[4]
[5]
In 2015, Yoo made his first foray into
scripted television
when he wrote and starred in
The Superman Age
, a seven-episode fantasy-comedy series about three single, unemployed "losers" whose virginity at age 25 enables them to acquire superpowers.
[6]
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Later that year, he became the first comedian to sign with top agency
YG Entertainment
, who called Yoo "not just a talented actor with an outstanding comical wit, but also an asset to the company as a writer who brings creative content."
[7]
[8]
[9]
Yoo's comedy special
Too Much Information
was released on
Netflix
on March 16, 2018,
[10]
with a second, titled
Discomfort Zone
, released on August 17, 2018.
On May 21, 2019 it was announced that he left YG entertainment,
[11]
it was later announced that he signed an exclusive contract with Sandbox.
[12]
Philanthropy
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On March 6, 2022, Yoo donated 10 million Korean won (USD 1000) to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the massive wildfire that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.
[13]
On August 9, 2022, Yoo donated \10 million to help those affected by the
2022 South Korean floods
through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.
[14]
On September 7, 2022, donated Yoo \10 million to help those recovering damage from Typhoon Hinnamno through The Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.
[15]
In November 2022, Yoo donated \10 million to G Foundation, an international development cooperation NGO, to help the underprivileged have a warm winter.
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On October 1, 2023, Yoo donated 10 million won to provide sanitary pads to underprivileged women.
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Filmography
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Variety show
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Web shows
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Television series
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Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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2015
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The Superman Age
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Yoo Byung-jae
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Also credited as screenwriter
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Web series
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Stand-up comedy - comedy specials
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Year
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Title
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Role
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Network
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Notes
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March 2018
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Too Much Information
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Yoo Byung-jae
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Netflix
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Actor, writer and director
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August 2018
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Discomfort Zone
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Yoo Byung-jae
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Netflix
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Actor, writer and director
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Music video
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Discography
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Yoo released the
single
My Girlfriend..
on November 18, 2011, under the label Nameless Music/Sixteen Media.
[27]
On November 18, he was featured on YG Entertainment labelmate
Mino
's first album
XX
on the track "Hope"
(所願이지; sowoniji)
.
Awards and nominations
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Listicles
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References
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"Writer-cum-Entertainer Yoo Byung Jae Joined YG!
Welcome to YG!!
"
.
YG Family
. June 4, 2015
. Retrieved
June 12,
2015
.
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Ha, Soo-jung (November 13, 2014).
"VIXX's N, Freestyle's Mino and More Join
First Day of Work
"
.
enewsWorld
. Retrieved
June 12,
2015
.
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Song, Ji-hyun (December 15, 2014).
"Yoo Byung Jae Says He Wasn't Bothered by VIXX N's Comments on
First Day of Work
"
.
enewsWorld
. Retrieved
June 12,
2015
.
- ^
"
Infinite Challenge
names new member"
.
The Korea Times
. April 19, 2015
. Retrieved
June 12,
2015
.
- ^
"Comedian Yoo Byung-jae to leave scandal-ridden YG"
.
The Korea Times
. Retrieved
March 23,
2022
.
- ^
Ahn, Woo-rim (April 8, 2015).
"Yoo Byung Jae Is Having Fun"
.
BNTNews
. Retrieved
April 27,
2015
.
- ^
a
b
"Comedy writer joins YG Entertainment"
.
The Korea Times
. June 4, 2015
. Retrieved
June 12,
2015
.
- ^
"Broadcast Writer-Entertainer Yoo Byung Jae Joins YG Entertainment"
.
enewsWorld
. June 4, 2015
. Retrieved
June 4,
2015
.
- ^
"Yoo Byung Jae shares his thoughts on joining YG Entertainment"
.
Koreaboo
. June 6, 2015
. Retrieved
June 12,
2015
.
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"NETFLIX REVEALS THE LAUNCH DATE OF THE NEW KOREAN ORIGINAL STAND-UP COMEDY SPECIAL"
.
Netflix Media Center
. Retrieved
March 18,
2018
.
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이슈, 데일리 (May 21, 2019).
"YG엔터테인먼트를 떠나는 유병재 | 보그 코리아 (Vogue Korea)"
.
Vogue Korea
(in Korean).
- ^
"유병재가 YG '損切'하고 들어간 所屬社"
.
m.post.naver.com
(in Korean).
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Cheon Yun-hye (March 6, 2022).
"이혜영-유병재, 山불 被害 이웃 돕기에 各各 萬 원 寄附..따뜻한 先生式行.[公式]"
[Lee Hye-young and Yoo Byung-jae donate 10 million won each to help neighbors affected by forest fires.. Warm good deeds [Official]] (in Korean).
Herald POP
. Retrieved
March 6,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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Lee Chang-gyu (August 10, 2022).
"暴雨 被害에 演藝界 '寄附 行列'…金憓秀→김진우 '善한 影響力' [綜合]"
[Celebrity 'donation procession' for heavy rain damage... Kim Hye-soo → Kim Jin-woo 'Good Influence' [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). X-ports News
. Retrieved
August 10,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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Ahn Yoon-ji (September 7, 2022).
"유병재, 颱風 힌남노 被害 復舊 위해 1000萬원 寄附"
[Yoo Byung-jae donates 10 million won to help repair damage from Typhoon Hinnamno] (in Korean). MT Star News
. Retrieved
September 7,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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Jeong Ga-young (December 5, 2022).
"강민경·박진영·유병재…추운 겨울 寄附로 溫氣 傳한 ★ [SW이슈]"
[Kang Min-kyung·Park Jin-young·Yoo Byung-jae... Conveying warmth through a donation in the cold winter ★ [SW issue]] (in Korean). Sports World
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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Ha, Kyung-heon (October 1, 2023).
"유병재, 脆弱階層 女性 生理帶 後援 1000萬원 寄附"
[Yoo Byung-jae donates 10 million won to sponsor sanitary napkins for vulnerable women] (in Korean).
Sports Kyunghyang
. Retrieved
October 9,
2023
– via
Naver
.
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Kang Da-yoon (September 16, 2021).
"秋夕 파일럿 '스틸 얼라이브', 문세윤→유병재 出擊…賞金 千萬원 生存 게임"
[Chuseok pilot 'Still Alive', Moon Se-yoon → Yoo Byung-jae sortie... 10 million won survival game].
My Daily
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
September 16,
2021
– via
Naver
.
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Do Hye-won (September 24, 2021).
"그림맛집 美알랭' 붐, '最後의 晩餐' 그림 속 소지섭 發見···美術X飮食 토크쇼"
[The boom in 'Mialin, the restaurant for painting', So Ji-sub found in the painting of 'The Last Supper'... Art X Food Talk Show].
Seoul Economic Daily
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
September 24,
2021
– via
Naver
.
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Shin Young-eun (February 17, 2022).
"유병재, '홍진경의 映畫로운 덕후生活' 固定멤버 合流"
[Yoo Byung-jae joins 'Hong Jin-kyung's glorious life as a loyal member] (in Korean). Star Today
. Retrieved
February 17,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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Kang Seon-ae (June 10, 2022).
"유세윤X有進X봉태규X유병재, 事緣 많은 커플 結婚式 해준다…'오 마이 웨딩' 12日 첫放"
[Yoo Se-yoon X Yu-jin X Bong Tae-gyu X Yoo Byung-jae, married a couple with many stories... 'Oh My Wedding' premieres on the 12th] (in Korean). SBS Entertainment News
. Retrieved
June 10,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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Yoo Jeong-min (November 15, 2022).
"세치혀' 전현무·배성재·장도연·유병재 出擊…12月 첫 放送"
[Hyun-moo Jeon, Seong-jae Bae, Do-yeon Jang, Byung-jae Yoo from 'Speak Tongue'... First broadcast in December].
iMBC
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
November 16,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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Kim, Hyun-rok (November 7, 2023).
"MBC 戀愛 리얼리티 '學緣'…이은지?권은비?이석훈?유병재?金大鎬 MC"
[MBC dating reality 'Hakyeon'...Eunji Lee, Kwon Eun Bi, Lee Seok Hoon, Yoo Byung Jae, Kim Dae Ho MCs].
SpoTV News
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
November 8,
2023
– via
Naver
.
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Park Pan-seok (December 21, 2021).
"좋廣告' 유병재X來院 좋아서 만드는 廣告 프로젝트..MZ世代 아이콘 특별한 製作記"
['Good Advertisement' Yoo Byung-jae X Rae-won's favorite advertising project..MZ Generation Icon Special Production] (in Korean). OSEN
. Retrieved
December 21,
2021
– via
Naver
.
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Shin Young-eun (February 10, 2022).
"內科 朴院長' 유병재 特別出演…신스틸러 活躍 豫告"
[Yoo Byung-jae makes a special appearance in 'Internal Medicine Director Park'... A preview of the scene stealer activity] (in Korean). Star Today
. Retrieved
February 10,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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Park Soo-in (March 17, 2022).
"신하균 원진아, 이병헌X유병재 뭉친 시트콤 '유니콘' 合流"
[Shin Ha-kyun, Won Jin-ah, Lee Byung-hun X Yoo Byung-jae join the sitcom 'Unicorn'] (in Korean). Newsen
. Retrieved
March 17,
2022
– via
Naver
.
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유병재 - 니 女子親舊
.
ManiaDB
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on June 14, 2015
. Retrieved
June 12,
2015
.
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Jung Joon-hwa (December 26, 2016).
"[2016 SBS 演藝大賞] 新東엽. 26年 만의 對象.."하늘에 계신 母의 膳物" (綜合)"
.
OSEN
(in Korean). Chosun
. Retrieved
December 27,
2016
.
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"第54回 백상藝術大賞, TV·映畫 各 部門別 受賞 候補者 公開"
.
JTBC
(in Korean). April 6, 2018.
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"[MBC演藝大賞] 對象 二嶺自, 송성호와 뜨거운 抱擁 '歷代 最初 女 2冠王'
"
.
Busan Ilbo
(in Korean). December 30, 2018.
Archived
from the original on July 19, 2019
. Retrieved
December 30,
2018
.
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Yoo, Chung-hee (April 4, 2019).
"金瑞亨·염정아·김혜자 等 '백상藝術大賞' TV部門 最終 候補 公開"
.
Ten Asia
(in Korean).
Naver
. Retrieved
April 4,
2019
.
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"朴나래, 첫 大賞에 눈물 "받고 싶었다"…'나혼자산다' 8冠王 [MBC 演藝大賞](綜合)"
.
네이트뉴스
(in Korean). December 30, 2019.
Archived
from the original on December 30, 2019
. Retrieved
December 30,
2019
.
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Koh Young-jun (December 30, 2021).
"양세형·유병재, '베스트 엔터테이너上' 받았어요~ (MBC 放送演藝對象) [DA포토]"
[Yang Se-hyeong and Yoo Byung-jae, received the 'Best Entertainer Award'~ (MBC Entertainment Awards) [DA photo]] (in Korean). Sports Donga
. Retrieved
December 30,
2021
– via
Naver
.
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Baek Seung-hoon (December 17, 2021).
"
'2021 MBC 演藝大賞', 올해의 프로그램上·베스트 커플上 候補 누구?"
[Who are the nominees for the '2021 MBC Entertainment Awards', Program of the Year Award and Best Couple Award?].
iMBC
(in Korean).
Naver
.
Archived
from the original on December 21, 2021
. Retrieved
December 21,
2021
.
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Kim, Min-soo (April 23, 2019).
파워 셀럽 40人은 누구?
[Who are the 40 power celebrities?].
JoongAng Ilbo
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on May 2, 2019
. Retrieved
May 21,
2021
– via Joins.
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