38 Facts About Yook Sung-jae

Yook Sung-jae, known mononymously as Sungjae, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, model, host and entertainer.

Yook Sung-jae is a member of the boy group BtoB and its sub-group, BtoB Blue.

Yook Sung-jae has appeared in several reality shows, including: Hitmaker, We Got Married, and Master in the House.

Yook Sung-jae released his debut solo album, Yook Sung-jae O'Clock, on March 2,2020.

Yook Sung-jae was born on May 2,1995, in Suji-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Yook Sung-jae's father is the CEO of an IT corporation that deals with semiconductors.

Yook Sung-jae's grandfather was the first to introduce red carp in South Korea, while his grandmother operated a fishing farm in Paju.

Yook Sung-jae briefly studied for a month in England and the Philippines, respectively.

Yook Sung-jae completed his high school education at Hanlim Multi Art School, graduating in 2014.

Yook Sung-jae then attended Dongshin University, majoring in Practical Music.

On March 6,2011, Yook Sung-jae participated in the stage performance of "2011 CUBE Stars Party" with bandmate Seo Eunkwang, Im Hyun-sik, Jung Il-hoon, and supposed to be member Lee Min-woo.

Yook Sung-jae entered the JYP 6th Audition Final Round before joining his current agency, Cube Entertainment.

Yook Sung-jae made his debut as a vocalist of BtoB with "Insane" and "Imagine" on March 21,2012.

In 2013, Yook Sung-jae Sungjae started his first ever acting debut in drama Monstar as part of the supporting cast alongside his bandmates Lee Min-hyuk, Lee Chang-sub and Im Hyun-sik.

Yook Sung-jae appeared in 4 episodes in total, episodes 2,6,9, and 12.

Yook Sung-jae participated in the program Hitmaker season 1, presented by South Korean producer duo Jeong Hyeong-don and Defconn and became part of the program's project unit group, Big Byung, together with Got7's Jackson and VIXX members, N and Hyuk.

Yook Sung-jae then joined the reality-variety program Real Men from 2014 to 2015.

Yook Sung-jae achieved his breakthrough when he landed a leading role in the teen drama Who Are You: School 2015, alongside Kim So-hyun and Nam Joo-hyuk.

Yook Sung-jae released an OST for the show, "Love Song" with Park Hye-soo.

Yook Sung-jae then starred in the horror mystery series The Village: Achiara's Secret alongside Moon Geun-young in 2015.

Yook Sung-jae received the "New Star award" for his performance in The Village: Achiara's Secret, and won "Best Couple award" with Kim So-hyun for Who Are You: School 2015.

In 2015, Yook Sung-jae joined King of Mask Singer, competing under the alias Tired Bumblebee, and received good feedback for his performance.

Yook Sung-jae was paired up with Red Velvet's Joy in the fourth season of reality show We Got Married.

At the 2015 MBC Entertainment Awards, Yook Sung-jae received the "Best Couple award" alongside Joy and the "Best Male Rookie award".

In September 2015, Yook Sung-jae became one of the trio main hosts Yook Sung-jae Sungjae-GOT7's Jackson Wang-and actress Kim Yoo-jung of the music-program Inkigayo and left the show in May 2016.

Yook Sung-jae became part of BTOB's first sub-unit, BTOB Blue, and debuted in September 2016.

From 2016 to 2017, Yook Sung-jae starred in the hit fantasy-romance drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.

Yook Sung-jae joined the cast for the reality-documentary show Law of the Jungle filmed in Sumatra, Indonesia.

On December 29,2017, Cube Entertainment announced that Yook Sung-jae suffered a back injury and would be receiving treatment at the hospital.

Yook Sung-jae had symptoms of lumbar disc herniation reportedly worsened during the concert 2017 BtoB Time - Our Concert.

On January 5,2018, Yook Sung-jae attended the press conference of Master in the House.

In 2018, Yook Sung-jae held his first fan meeting, Paradise at TICC in Taiwan on February 11, Macpherson Stadium in Hong Kong on May 19, and in Manila, Philippines on July 13.

In 2019, during BtoB's seventh anniversary Yook Sung-jae was chosen as their new leader.

Yook Sung-jae released his debut solo album, Yook Sung-jae O'Clock, on March 2,2020, which consisted of six songs from 3X2=6 and lead single "Come with the Wind".

On November 6,2023, it was announced that Yook Sung-jae would be leaving Cube Entertainment following the completion of his contract.

On May 3,2020, Yook Sung-jae announced on his Instagram that he is enlisting in mandatory military service on May 11, and was confirmed by Cube.

Yook Sung-jae was officially discharged from military service on November 14,2021.

In 2015, Yook Sung-jae took part in a fundraiser that auction items to the Social Welfare Community Fund for Love to support low-income children.