Yoo Young-jae

Yoo Young-jae (Korean: 유영재; born January 24, 1994), also known mononymously as Youngjae, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as an idol in the six-member group B.A.P under TS Entertainment, where he served as the main vocalist from 2012 to its dissolution in 2019. He released his debut mini-album Fancy in April.

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoo.
Yoo Young-jae
Yoo performing at the LG Dream Festival, October 2017
Born (1994-01-24) January 24, 1994
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • TS
  • J World
  • DMost
Associated actsB.A.P
Korean name
Hangul
유영재
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Yeong-jae
McCune–ReischauerYu Yŏngchae

Early life

Yoo was born on January 24, 1994, in Bangbae-dong in the Seocho District of Seoul. He is the second and younger son of his father and fashion brand business-owning mother. He lived in a wealthy household up until the 1997 Asian financial crisis; his family struggled financially thereafter. They lived in a container home for a period of time and his father moved away. Yoo lived in a villa in Yongin with his mother and they moved into a basement room in Seoul. He spent his youth playing video games and, in sixth grade, wanted to become a pro-gamer.[1] In his second year of middle school, Yoo sang during a talent show with a group of friends; he described the cheers for an encore "only for me". The following year, he enrolled in a music hagwon where he began receiving music lessons.[2]

Career

Careering beginnings and B.A.P
B.A.P at KCON 2012

Yoo auditioned at several music agencies as a high school student. After spending tens months in communication, he became a trainee under JYP Entertainment and was slated to debut in a group at the time.[3] He ultimately left the record company one year later citing "personal reasons". He auditioned for TS Entertainment and was signed to the label soon after.[4]

Yoo was revealed as a member of idol sextet B.A.P on January 18, 2012, where he served as the main vocalist.[5][6] The group debuted eight days later with its single album Warrior.[7] In November 2014, the group filed a lawsuit against its agency. The members sought to nullify its contract with the company citing "unfair conditions and profit distribution".[8] In August of the following year, the two parties ultimately settled and B.A.P resumed its activities under TS Entertainment.[9] In August and December 2018, Yongguk and Zelo left the group and record label following the expiration of their contracts, respectively.[10][11] Yoo and the remaining three members left the agency in February 2019, leading the dissolution of B.A.P.[12]

As a soloist

Yoo established an independent record label to release his solo music.[13] He released his debut mini-album Fancy on April 19.[14] Yoo was cast as the lead role in JTBC's app drama series Kim Seul Gi Genius as the lead character. The app was released on iOS and Android and the first episode was made available to watch on May 18, 2019. It will be made available for streaming in November 2019.[15] Yoo also joined the cast of TvN D's variety, 'Mileage Soccer' where celebrities played soccer with various soccer teams in Korea to raise money for charity.[16]

On August 29, 2019, it was announced that Yoo had signed an exclusive contract with a new agency, DMost Entertainment.[17] Under DMost Entertainment, Yoo would continue to pursue music as well as acting and variety. Yoo was cast in his first major television role in the KBS drama Woman of 9.9 Billion which began airing in November.[18] Yoo also participated in his first OST for the drama. The song, "그녀가 처음 울던날" is a remake of Kim Kwang Seok's song of the same name.[19]

Yoo made his comeback with his second mini-album O,on on October 22.[20]

In March 2020, fans speculated that Yoo had terminated his contract with DMost Entertainment after his profile had been taken down from the company's official website. After fans contacted the company, it was confirmed that he had terminated his contract with them. [21] Yoo is currently represented by his independent record label, JWorld Entertainment.

In June 2020, it was revealed that Yoo had been cast in tvN's historical comedy drama, Mr. Queen through an official audition process.[22] The drama was first aired on December 12, 2020.

Discography
See also: B.A.P discography

Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[23]
Fancy
  • Released: April 19, 2019
  • Label: J World/Warner Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
 15
O,on
  • Released: October 22, 2019
  • Label: DMost
  • Format: CD, digital download
 20

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Release
KOR
[26]		 KOR Hot
[27]
"Stay with Me" 2018 —— N/A B.A.P Concert Special Solo 'The Recollection'
"Another Night" 2019 —— Fancy
"Forever Love" —— O,on
Collaborations
"Everything Is Pretty" (다 예뻐; Da Yeppeo)
(with Sunhwa)		 2012 2218 Non-album single
"Fly Day"

(with various artists)

 2017 —— N/A Pyeongchang Olympics G-100 Theme Song
Soundtrack Appearances
"그녀가 처음 울던날" 2019 —— N/A Woman of 9.9 Billion OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Flim
Title Year Role Notes Ref(s)
Sing Sing Song TBA Hyun-Do Filming [31]

Television series
Title Year Role Network Notes Ref(s)
Kim Seul Gi Genius 2019 Cheon Cha-dol JTBC [15]
Woman of 9.9 Billion Kim Seok KBS2 [18]
Mr. Queen 2020–21 Kim Hwan tvN [22]

Variety
Title Year Role Notes Ref(s)
Celebrity Bromance 2016 Host 5 Episodes
King of Mask Singer 2017 Contestant Episode 129
The Show 2017–2018 MC October 17, 2017 – May 8, 2018
King of Mask Singer 2019 Contestant Episodes 203–204
Mileage Soccer Cast 10 Episodes [16]
Glocal Tour Host Episodes 12-13

Notes
  1. Accumulation of sales: 105,111,[28] 156,800,[29] 45,244.[30]

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