Yoo Byung-jae
Yoo Byung-jae | |
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| File:Yoo byung jae.jpg | |
| Born | May 6, 1988 |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality, actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Agent | YG Entertainment |
| 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.[2] He also appeared in the variety shows Yoo Se-yoon's Art Video and First Day of Work.[3][4] 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).[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]
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 | tvN | Cast member |
| First Day of Work | tvN | Cast member | |
| Radio Star | MBC | Guest, episode 404[10] | |
| 2015 | Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 6 | tvN | Cast member |
| Infinite Challenge | MBC | Guest, episodes 419-423 | |
| Running Man | SBS | Guest, episode 243[11] | |
| You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS2 | Guest, episode 274 | |
| 2016 | Running Man | SBS | Guest, episode 312 |
| Flower Crew | SBS | himself |
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Superman Age | Yoo Byung-jae | tvN | Also credited as screenwriter |
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.[12]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Writer-cum-Entertainer Yoo Byung Jae Joined YG! Welcome to YG!!". YG Family. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ Ha, Soo-jung (13 November 2014). "VIXX's N, Freestyle's Mino and More Join First Day of Work". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ Song, Ji-hyun (15 December 2014). "Yoo Byung Jae Says He Wasn't Bothered by VIXX N's Comments on First Day of Work". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ "Infinite Challenge names new member". The Korea Times. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ Ahn, Woo-rim (8 April 2015). "Yoo Byung Jae Is Having Fun". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
- ^ a b "Comedy writer joins YG Entertainment". The Korea Times. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ "Broadcast Writer-Entertainer Yoo Byung Jae Joins YG Entertainment". enewsWorld. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ "Yoo Byung Jae shares his thoughts on joining YG Entertainment". Koreaboo. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ Jeong, Jee-won (27 November 2014). "Kangnam, Hyeri, Yoo Byung Jae, and Choi Tae Joon to Appear on Radio Star". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ "Everyone Wants Yoo Byung Jae on Their Team For Running Man". Soompi. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ 유병재 - 니 여자친구. ManiaDB (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-06-12.
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