1. Yoo Ji-tae began directing short films in 2003, which were well received in the film festival circuit.
27 Facts About Yoo Ji-tae
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Yoo Ji-tae was born on April 13,1976 in Seoul, South Korea.
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Yoo Ji-tae is friends with comedian Kim Joon-ho, having lived together as roommates during university and briefly acting together on-stage.
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Yoo Ji-tae graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the Department of Theatre and Film at Dankook University's College of Liberal Arts.
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Yoo Ji-tae then earned a Master's degree in visual arts from Chung-Ang University and a Master's degree in social welfare from Catholic University of Korea.
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Yoo Ji-tae is currently pursuing a doctorate in visual arts at Chung-Ang University.
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Yoo Ji-tae was teaching in the Department of Film and Video at Konkuk University for some time before being appointed as a full-time professor on September 1,2023.
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Yoo Ji-tae has been working as a full-time professor since the second semester of 2023.
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Yoo Ji-tae began his career as a fashion model, and he walked the runway for the Seoul Fashion Artist Association collections in 1995.
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Yoo Ji-tae appeared in the successful firefighting film Libera Me.
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Yoo Ji-tae has stated that he believes Oldboy to be an original Korean story.
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Yoo Ji-tae established his own production company Yoo Movie in 2005.
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Yoo Ji-tae returned to the screen with 2008 romantic drama film, Hello, Schoolgirl, based on the manhwa Soonjeong Manhwa.
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In 2012, Yoo Ji-tae directed his first feature film Mai Ratima, based on a synopsis he wrote 15 years ago in college.
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Yoo Ji-tae said he plans to continue producing or directing movies based on strong social issues as he is interested in the plight of the less privileged.
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Yoo Ji-tae then co-starred with Koichi Sato and Vincent Gallo in Junji Sakamoto's 2013 suspense thriller Human Trust.
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Yoo Ji-tae returned to television in the South Korean remake of The Good Wife.
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In 2017, Yoo Ji-tae starred in The Swindlers along with Hyun Bin.
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Yoo Ji-tae had a starring role in the crime drama, Mad Dog.
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In January 2018, Yoo Ji-tae signed with new management agency BH Entertainment.
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In 2019, Yoo Ji-tae is set to star in the espionage melodrama Different Dreams.
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In 2020, Yoo Ji-tae starred in the melodrama When My Love Blooms.
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Yoo Ji-tae first met actress Kim Hyo-jin in 2003 when they were models for a clothing brand, and the two became friends after continuously meeting in photo shoots.
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Yoo Ji-tae joins charity photo shoots and auctions, has helped set up a kindergarten in Nepal, has donated to Haiti earthquake relief, has donated funds for building schools in Myanmar, has joined a charity photo shoot to benefit victims of facial burns, has volunteered in a campaign to deliver free lunches to underprivileged people, has promoted the adoption of abandoned dogs, and has campaigned against domestic violence towards migrant wives.
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Yoo Ji-tae's advocacies are World Vision, Compassion Korea, DAIL Community, Social Welfare Society Inc.
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On March 8,2022, Yoo Ji-tae donated 10 million 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.
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On May 16,2022, Yoo Ji-tae donated 10 million won to the 9th Wildflower Film Awards.