Yoo Byung-jae
Yoo Byung-jae | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1988 Hongseong County, South Korea |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality, actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Agent | Sand Box Network |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Byeong-jae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Pyŏngjae |
Yoo Byung-jae (born May 6, 1988) is a South Korean television personality, actor and screenwriter.
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][7] 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.
Filmography
Variety show
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 3 | tvN | Writer |
| Yoo Se-yoon's Art Video | Mnet | ||
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 4 | tvN | Cast member |
| 2014 | Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 5 | ||
| First Day of Work | |||
| 2015 | Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 6 | ||
| Chuseok Special: Visible Radio Yeowoosai | KBS2 | ||
| 2016 | Flower Crew | SBS | |
| 2018 | Creaking Heroes | MBC | |
| YG Future Strategy Office | Netflix | ||
| Great Escape – Season 1 | tvN | ||
| 2018 – present | Omniscient Interfering View | MBC | |
| 2019 | Hollywood Breakfast | tvN | Manager |
| Those Who Cross the Line – Season 2 | MBC | Cast member | |
| Great Escape – Season 2 | tvN | ||
| 2019 – present | Those Who Cross the Line – Season 3 | MBC | |
| 2020 | Great Escape – Season 3 | tvN | |
| Delicious Rendezvous | SBS | Episode 36 - present |
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Superman Age | Yoo Byung-jae | tvN | Also credited as screenwriter |
Stand-up comedy - comedy specials
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2018 | Too Much Information | Yoo Byung-jae | Netflix | Actor, writer and director |
| August 2018 | Discomfort Zone | Yoo Byung-jae | Netflix | Actor, writer and director |
Music video
| Year | Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 쩔어 (ZUTTER) | GD&TOP |
Discography
Yoo released the single My Girlfriend.. on November 18, 2011, under the label Nameless Music/Sixteen Media.[11] On November 18, he was featured on YG Entertainment labelmate Mino's first album XX on the track "Hope" (소원이지; sowoniji).
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10th SBS Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award, Male | Flower Crew | Won | [12] |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Male | Creaking Heroes | Nominated | [13] |
| 18th MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award, Variety Category (Male) | Omniscient Interfering View Those Who Cross the Line |
Nominated | [14] | |
| Best Entertainer Award (Variety) | Won | ||||
| 2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Male | Omniscient Interfering View | Nominated | [15] |
| 19th MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award, Variety Category (Male) | Those Who Cross the Line | Won | [16] |
References
- ^ "Writer-cum-Entertainer Yoo Byung Jae Joined YG! Welcome to YG!!". YG Family. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ Ha, Soo-jung (November 13, 2014). "VIXX's N, Freestyle's Mino and More Join First Day of Work". enewsWorld. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2019/05/688_269235.html
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NETFLIX REVEALS THE LAUNCH DATE OF THE NEW KOREAN ORIGINAL STAND-UP COMEDY SPECIAL". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ 유병재 - 니 여자친구. ManiaDB (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ Jung Joon-hwa (December 26, 2016). "[2016 SBS 연예대상] 신동엽. 26년 만의 대상.."하늘에 계신 母의 선물" (종합)". OSEN (in Korean). Chosun. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
- ^ "[MBC연예대상] 대상 이영자, 송성호와 뜨거운 포옹 '역대 최초 女 2관왕'". 부산일보 (in Korean). December 30, 2018. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Yoo, Chung-hee (April 4, 2019). "김서형·염정아·김혜자 등 '백상예술대상' TV부문 최종 후보 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "박나래, 첫 대상에 눈물 "받고 싶었다"…'나혼자산다' 8관왕 [MBC 연예대상](종합)". 네이트뉴스 (in Korean). December 30, 2019. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
External links
- Yoo Byung-jae on Facebook (in Korean)
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