# Yoo Byung-jae

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 ₩10 million to help those affected by the 2022 South Korean floods through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.
On September 7, 2022, donated Yoo ₩10 million to help those recovering damage from Typhoon Hinnamno through The Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.
In November 2022, Yoo donated ₩10 million 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 | Notes |
| 2012 | Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 3 | Writer |
| 2012 | Yoo Se-yoon's Art Video | |
| 2013 – 2015 | Saturday Night Live Korea - Season 4 – 6 | Cast member |
| 2014 | First Day of Work | Cast member |
| 2015 | Chuseok Special: Visible Radio Yeowoosai | Cast member |
| 2016 | Flower Crew | Cast member |
| 2018 | Creaking Heroes | Cast member |
| 2018 | YG Future Strategy Office | Cast member |
| 2018 – 2021 | Great Escape - Season 1 – 4 | Cast member |
| 2018 – present | Omniscient Interfering View | Cast member |
| 2019 | Hollywood Breakfast | Manager |
| 2019 – 2021 | Those Who Cross the Line - Season 2 – 4 | Cast member |
| 2020 | Delicious Rendezvous | Episode 36 - 78 |
| 2021 | Still Alive | Main Cast Chuseok pilot |
| 2021 | Mialin | Host |
| 2022 | Hong Jin-kyung's Glorious Devotee Life | Host |
| 2022 | Oh! My Wedding | Wedding planner |
| 2022 | Crazy Tongue | Host |
| 2023 | Solo Reunion Recital | Host |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Platform | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 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 | Ref. |
| 2022 | Dr. Park's Clinic | | Cameo | |
| 2022 | 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

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2016 | 10th SBS Entertainment Awards | Rookie Award, Male | Flower Crew | Won |
| 2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Male | Creaking Heroes | Nominated |
| 2018 | 18th MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award, Variety Category (Male) | Omniscient Interfering View Those Who Cross the Line | Nominated |
| 2018 | 18th MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Entertainer Award (Variety) | Omniscient Interfering View Those Who Cross the Line | Won |
| 2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Male | Omniscient Interfering View | Nominated |
| 2019 | 19th MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award, Variety Category (Male) | Those Who Cross the Line | Won |
| 2021 | 21st MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Entertainer Award | Omniscient Interfering View and Those Who Cross the Line: Master X | Won |
| 2021 | 21st MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Couple Award with Yang Se-hyung | Omniscient Interfering View | Nominated |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Forbes | 2019 | Korea Power Celebrity | 15th | |