YOO JAE SUK (유재석) PROFILE

Korean Name : 유재석

English Name : Yoo Jae Suk 

Revised Name : Yu Jae-seok

McCune Reischauer : Yu Chae Sŏk

Pseudonym (Nicknames) :

• Grasshopper (메뚜기)
• Nation's Master of Ceremony (국민 MC)
• Class-President Yoo (유 반장)
• Jive Yoo
• Samba Yoo
• Deliquent Yoo (날유)
• Dumb (and Dumber) (Family Outing)
• C-Dragon (Family Outing)
• Hubby Yoo (유 서방)
• Yooruce Willis (Running Man)
• Yoo Hyuk (Running Man)
• Yoomes Bond (Running Man)
• Seuk T.O.P (Family Outing)
• Yoobocop
• Detective Yoo
• Rapper Yoo (Family Outing)
• National Grasshopper
• Handsome Boy (Family Outing)

Degree : South Korean's National MC

Date of Birth : 14 August 1972 (Seoul, South Korean)

Blood Type : B

Height : 178

Weight : 70

Status: Married (2008)

Spouse Name : Na Gyung Eun (Announcer)

Child : 1 son (Yoo Ji Ho)

Occupation : MC, Comedian

Start active : 1991 (KBS College Comedian Festival) - current

Influences : Kang Ho Dong, Shim Hyung Rae, Lee Gyeong Gyu, Shin Dong Yeob

Influenced : HaHa, Jung Hyung Don, Nih Hong Cheol, Gil Sung Jun, Shin Bong Seon

TV Programe Related:

• SBS: Good Sunday - Running Man (since 2010.7.10)
• SBS: Good Sunday - Family Outing (2008.6.15-2010.2.14)
• SBS: Good Sunday - Miracle Contestant (2007.11.11-2008.2.3)
• SBS: Good Sunday - Old TV (2001.6.17-2007.11.04)
• SBS: Good Sunday - Haja Go! (Let's Do It!)(2007.4.15-2007.6.10)
• SBS: Yoo Jae-Seok's Truth Game (2005-2007)
• SBS: Real Situation Saturday/Good Sunday- X-Man (2003.11.8-2006.10.29)
• SBS: Good Sunday - New X-Man (2006.11.5-2007.4.8)
• KBS2: Happy Together Season 3 (since 2007.6.28)
• KBS2: Happy Together Friends (2005.5.5-2007.6.21)
• KBS2: Happy Together - Tray Singing Room (Karaoke) (2004-2005)
• MBC: Infinite Challenge (since 2005.04.23)
• MBC: Come to Play (since 2004)
• KBS: Dangerous Invitation (2003)
• MBC: Achievable Saturday - Star Survival Donggeodongrak (Live and Fun Together) (2000-2001)

Role - Actor:

• 2000-01 KBS Great Friends
• 2008 MBC Lee-San - cameo
• 2009 MBC The Queen of Assistance - interviewee/new employee of Queen Food (cameo)

Role - Movie Actor:

• 1994 Tyranno's Toenail
• 2008 Bee Movie (Korean dubbing as Barry B. Benson)
• 2009 White Tuft, the Litte Beaver (Korean dubbing as narration & Owl)

Role - Comedian:

• 2011 Open Gag Concert
• 2002 Jubilee Gag Concert
• 2002-03 G-Family Gag Concert
• 2004 Gag Family Concert

Role - Music Videos (MV) Actor:

• 2004 Shinnago - "Cause' You're Pretty" (이쁘니까)
• 2005 Kang Ho Dong's carol album Oh Happy Day - "Look Out the Window"
• 2009 Future Liger (project group w/ Tiger JK, Tasha) - "Let's Dance"
• 2012 Sagging Snail (처진 달팽이) - "Room Nallari" (방구석 날라리)
• 2012 PSY (싸이) - Gangnam Style (강남 스타일)

Radio Programe Related :

• 2000 [KBS] FM  Date
• 2000 [KBS] FM Plus
• 2000 [MBC] Lee Hui-Jae's Starry Night (K-Pop Quiz)
• 2001 [MBC] Wishlist Songs Playing at Noon
• 2003 [MBC] A Date at 2pm
• 2005 [MBC] Wishlist Songs Playing at Noon (Nutrition Tonic Talk Show Kang Ho-Dong)
• 2005 [MBC] Defeat the Boredom
• 2005 [SBS] Haha's Ten Ten Club
• 2005 [SBS] All Thanks to You
• 2006 [MBC] Wishlist Songs Playing at Noon (Nutrition Tonic Talk Show #2 Kang Ho-Dong)
• 2006 [MBC] Park Myung-soo's Fun Fun Radio (Summer Special)
• 2006 [SBS] No Hong-Chul's Our Belated Youthful Days
• 2007 [MBC] Park Myung-soo's Fun Fun Radio (Phone)
• 2007 [MBC] Park Myung-soo's Fun Fun Radio (The Age of a Big Star)
• 2007 [MBC] Yoon Jong-Shin A Date at 2pm (Stalking)
• 2008 [MBC] Park Myung-soo's A Date at 2pm (Phone)
• 2008 [MBC] Park Kyung-Rim's Starry Night (Phone)
• 2009 [SBS] Song Eun-Eee, Shin Bong-suns' Dong Go Dong Rak (with Noh Hong-cheol)

Awards:

• 1991 Inaugural KBS College Student Gag Competition
• 2003 Best TV Presenter, KBS Entertainment Award
• 2003 Best Excellence Award in show/variety category, MBC Entertainment Award
• 2005 Grand Award, KBS Entertainment Award
• 2006 Best TV MC, 18th Korean Broadcast Producers' Award
• 2006 Awarded in TV Entertainment, 42nd Baeksang Arts Award
• 2006 'Speech Award' from Blue Media
• 2006 Grand Award, MBC Entertainment Award
• 2007 Grand Award, MBC Entertainment Award (with Infinite Challenge members)
• 2008 Mnet 20's Choice Awards (Variety Star Category)
• 2008 Grand Award, SBS Entertainment Award
• 2009 Grand Award, MBC Entertainment Award
• 2009 Grand Award, SBS Entertainment Award (with Lee Hyo-ri)
• 2010 Grand Award, MBC Entertainment Award
• 2011 MC Award, MBC Entertainment Award
• 2011 Grand Award, SBS Entertainment Award