1. Yoo Young-jae, known mononymously as Youngjae, is a South Korean singer and actor.
21 Facts About Yoo Young-jae
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Yoo Young-jae released his debut mini-album Fancy in April 2019.
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Yoo Young-jae is the second and younger son of his father and fashion brand business-owning mother.
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Yoo Young-jae lived in a wealthy household up until the 1997 Asian financial crisis; his family struggled financially thereafter.
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Yoo Young-jae lived in a villa in Yongin with his mother and they moved into a basement room in Seoul.
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Yoo Young-jae spent his youth playing video games and, in sixth grade, wanted to become a pro-gamer.
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Yoo Young-jae auditioned at several music agencies as a high school student.
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Yoo Young-jae ultimately left the record company one year later citing "personal reasons".
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Yoo Young-jae auditioned for TS Entertainment and was signed to the label soon after.
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Yoo Young-jae established an independent record label to release his solo music.
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Yoo Young-jae was cast as the lead role in JTBC's app drama series Kim Seul Gi Genius as the lead character.
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Yoo Young-jae 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.
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Under DMost Entertainment, Yoo Young-jae would continue to pursue music as well as acting and variety.
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In March 2020, fans speculated that Yoo Young-jae had terminated his contract with DMost Entertainment after his profile had been taken down from the company's official website.
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Yoo Young-jae was then represented again by his one-man agency, JWorld Entertainment.
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In June 2020, it was revealed that Yoo Young-jae had been cast in tvN's historical comedy drama, Mr Queen through an official audition process.
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In February 2021, it was announced that Yoo Young-jae would be making his debut on the big screen with Sing a Song, where he would be playing the lead character Hyun-do, a teenager from an elite family who wants to pursue pop music rather than classical music.
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On March 14,2022, it was revealed that Yoo Young-jae signed a contract with Forstar Company, who would support him in his acting career.
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Yoo Young-jae has since continued developing his acting career, taking on the lead role of Na A-reum in tvN's Our Beautiful Summer upon completing his military service.
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Yoo Young-jae made his debut as a musical actor in 2024 through Buchihanan where he was cast in the lead role of Nu-ri.
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On November 6,2022, Yoo Young-jae posted on Instagram that he would be serving his mandatory military service on November 8,2022.