Yoo Byung-jae (born May 6, 1988) is a South Korean television personality, actor and screenwriter.
Career 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. He also appeared in the variety shows Yoo Se-yoon's Art Video and First Day of Work. 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).
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. 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."
Yoo's comedy special Too Much Information was released on Netflix on March 16, 2018, with a second, titled Discomfort Zone, released on August 17, 2018.
On May 21, 2019 it was announced that he left YG entertainment, it was later announced that he signed an exclusive contract with Sandbox.
Philanthropy On March 6, 2022, Yoo donated 10 million Korean won (around USD 7,200) 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.
On August 9, 2022, Yoo donated to help those affected by the 2022 South Korean floods through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.
On September 7, 2022, donated Yoo to help those recovering damage from Typhoon Hinnamno through The Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.
In November 2022, Yoo donated to G Foundation, an international development cooperation NGO, to help the underprivileged have a warm winter.
On October 1, 2023, Yoo donated 10 million won to provide sanitary pads to underprivileged women.
Filmography
Variety show
Year Title Notes2012 Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 3 Writer Yoo Se-yoon's Art Video 2013 – 2015 Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 4 – 6 Cast member 2014 First Day of Work 2015 Chuseok Special: Visible Radio Yeowoosai 2016Flower Crew 2018 Creaking Heroes YG Future Strategy Office 2018 – 2021Great Escape - Season 1 – 4 2018 – presentOmniscient Interfering View 2019Hollywood BreakfastManager2019 – 2021Those Who Cross the Line - Season 2 – 4Cast member2020Delicious Rendezvous Episode 36 - 782021 Still Alive Main Cast Chuseok pilot Mialin Host2022 Hong Jin-kyung's Glorious Devotee Life Host Oh! My Wedding Wedding planner Crazy Tongue Host 2023 Solo Reunion Recital Host2025The Great Escape: The StoryCast member
Web shows Year Title Platform Role Notes 2021 Good Advertisement YouTube Host Channel tvN D ENT
Television series
Year Title Role Notes 2015 The Superman Age Yoo Byung-jae Also credited as screenwriter
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2022 Dr. Park's Clinic Cameo Unicorn 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. On November 18, he was featured on YG Entertainment labelmate Mino's first album XX'' on the track "Hope" (소원이지; sowoniji).
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.201610th SBS Entertainment AwardsRookie Award, MaleFlower Crew201854th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Variety Performer – MaleCreaking Heroes18th MBC Entertainment AwardsExcellence Award, Variety Category (Male)Omniscient Interfering ViewThose Who Cross the LineBest Entertainer Award (Variety)201955th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest Variety Performer – MaleOmniscient Interfering View19th MBC Entertainment AwardsExcellence Award, Variety Category (Male)Those Who Cross the Line202121st MBC Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer Award Omniscient Interfering View and Those Who Cross the Line: Master X Best Couple Award Omniscient Interfering View
Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year Listicle Placement Forbes 2019 Korea Power Celebrity
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