Yoo Byung-jae


Yoo Byung-jae 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.
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 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

YearTitleNotes
2012Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 3Writer
2012Yoo Se-yoon's Art Video
2013 – 2015Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 4 – 6Cast member
2014First Day of WorkCast member
2015Chuseok Special: Visible Radio YeowoosaiCast member
2016Flower CrewCast member
2018Creaking HeroesCast member
2018YG Future Strategy OfficeCast member
2018 – 2021Great Escape - Season 1 – 4Cast member
2018 – presentOmniscient Interfering ViewCast member
2019Hollywood BreakfastManager
2019 – 2021Those Who Cross the Line - Season 2 – 4Cast member
2020Delicious RendezvousEpisode 36 - 78
2021Still AliveMain Cast Chuseok pilot
2021MialinHost
2022Hong Jin-kyung's Glorious Devotee LifeHost
2022Oh! My WeddingWedding planner
2022Crazy TongueHost
2023Solo Reunion RecitalHost

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015The Superman AgeYoo Byung-jaeAlso credited as screenwriter

Stand-up comedy - comedy specials

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
March 2018Too Much InformationYoo Byung-jaeNetflixActor, writer and director
August 2018Discomfort ZoneYoo Byung-jaeNetflixActor, writer and director

Music video

YearSong titleArtist
2015GD&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".