Yoo Young-jae

Yoo Young-jae is a well-known South Korean actor and singer. Yoo Young-jae rose to prominence as a member of the boy band B.A.P. Young-jae is now more focused on his solo endeavors in the fields of acting and singing, following the dissolution of the band.

How much is the net worth of Yoo Young-jae?

Yoo Young-jae is a well-known singer and actor in Korea. Moving on, his net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million dollars.

Childhood

Yoo Young-jae was born on January 24, 1994, and is 27 years old. Young-jae is from Bangbae-dong in Seoul’s Seocho District, and his zodiac sign is Aquarius. In Korean, his name is written as and in Hanja as.’

Caption: Yoo Young-jae (source: Pinkvilla)

Education

In terms of his educational background, he graduated from Uijeongbu Technical High School. Furthermore, Young-jae was a bright student in school. He received a 90 percent in subjects such as Science, History, Korean, and English.

Family

When it comes to his family, he is the second and youngest son of his parents. Young-mother jae’s is the owner of a fashion brand. He grew up in a wealthy family until the Asian financial crisis of 1997. His family’s financial situation deteriorated as a result. Young-family jae’s later lived in a container home for a time, and his father eventually moved away.

He and his mother shared a villa in Yongin. The mother-son duo eventually moved into a basement room in Seoul. Young-jae spent his childhood and adolescence playing video games. In sixth grade, he decided he wanted to be a professional gamer. He performed in a talent show with a group of friends during his second year of middle school. Young-jae enrolled in a music hagwon the following year. Young-jae began taking music lessons there.

Professional career

Yoo Young-jae is a well-known singer and actor in Korea. This singer-turned-actor is well-known as “Youngjae.” Young-jae made her TS Entertainment debut as a member of the six-member group B.A.P. Young-jae was the band’s main vocalist from 2012 until its disbandment in 2019.

Yongguk, Himchan, Daehyun, Jong-up, and Zelo were the other members of B.A.P. at the time of their debut. Following the band’s dissolution, he released his debut mini-album, Fancy, in April 2019.

The Starting Point

As a high school student, he auditioned for several music agencies. After months of communication, Young-jae was hired as a trainee by JYP Entertainment. At the time, he was supposed to make his debut in a group. However, one year later, the singer-turned-actor left the record label. Young-jae then auditioned for TS Entertainment. He soon signed with the label.

The company revealed him as a member of the idol sextet B.A.P. on January 18, 2012. Young-jae was the main vocalist in this group until it disbanded. The group made their debut with their single album Warrior after only 8 days of being revealed.

Caption: Yoo Young-jae posing for a photo with the co-stars of the drama ‘Mr. Queen’ (Source: Twitter)

B.A.P. then filed a lawsuit against its agency in November 2014. Members complained about unfair working conditions and profit distribution. With this, B.A.P. attempted to void its contract with the company. The following August, B.A.P. and their company finally settled, and the group resumed their activities under the name TS Entertainment.

Furthermore, Yongguk and Zelo left the group and record label in August and December 2018, respectively, after their contracts expired. In February 2019, Young-jae and the other three remaining members left the agency. This eventually resulted in the demise of B.A.P.

Following B.A.P.

He then founded an independent record label to release his solo material. On April 19, 2019, the singer released his debut mini-album, Fancy. Soon after, the singer-turned-actor landed the lead role in JTBC’s app drama series Kim Seul Gi Genius. They made the app available for both iOS and Android. The first episode was then made public on May 18, 2019.

Furthermore, the singer-actor appeared in TvN D’s variety show Mileage Soccer. Young-jae and other celebrities participated in this show by playing soccer with various Korean soccer teams to raise funds for charity. On August 29, 2019, it was announced that he had signed an exclusive contract with a new agency called DMost Entertainment.

The singer-actor would continue to pursue music as well as acting and variety shows through this new agency. After that, he starred in the KBS drama Woman of 9.9 Billion. It was his first major television role. Following that, the singer-actor took part in his first OST for the drama. It was the song, and it is a remake of the song of the same name by Kim Kwang Seok.

More TV Roles and a Second Mini-Album

He later made a comeback with his second mini-album, O,on. On October 22, 2019, he released this album. After fans contacted DMost Entertainment in March 2020, they confirmed that the singer-actor had indeed terminated his contract with the company.

Fans first speculated about this separation after the company removed Young-profile jae’s from the company’s official website. As a result, he has been represented by his own independent record label, JWorld Entertainment.

Then, in June 2020, it was revealed that he had been cast in the historical comedy-drama Mr. Queen. They selected the young actor through a formal audition process. This drama premiered on December 12, 2020.

Young-jae is still starring in this drama as Kim Hwan as I write this biography in early 2021. His persona is that of a bright young man who spends his days wandering around the palace. This character is also a friend of Byeong-in and has a crush on Hong-yeon. Byeong-in is the Queen’s cousin and the adopted son of Kim Jwa-geun. In addition, actor Na In-woo plays Byeong-in. Furthermore, Hong-yeon is Queen Cheorin’s devoted maid, and actress Chae Seo-eun plays her.

What is the relationship status of Yoo Young-jae?

There is no confirmed information about actor Yoo Young-relationship jae’s status or love affairs. The singer/actor may be single and concentrating on his acting and singing careers. Or Young-jae may be in a relationship but prefers to keep his personal life private. In any case, the young actor/singer has not made any concrete statements or shared any photos to prove anything about his current relationship status or love affairs.

Caption: Yoo Young-jae posing for a photo with his on-screen love interest for the drama ‘Mr. Queen’, Chae Seo-eun (Source: Instagram)

Body Measurement, Height, and Weight

He is approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs approximately 65 kgs (143 lbs). Other than that, there is no information available about Young-other jae’s body measurements, such as his chest-waist-hip measurements, biceps, dress size, shoe size, and so on. Furthermore, actor/singer Young-jae has dark brown hair and mesmerizing dark brown eyes.

Social media

In terms of social media, Yoo Young-jae joined Twitter in January 2012 and currently has over 819.6K followers on his @BAP Youngjae account. Similarly, he can be found on Instagram under the handle @yjaybaby. Young-jae had 279 posts and over 365k followers at the time of writing this biography.

Young-jae also has his own YouTube channel called “YOUNGJAE Official.” On May 5, 2017, the singer/actor launched his YouTube channel. This channel has received over 951.8k views and 47.5K subscribers so far.

Quick facts:

Full Name: Young-jae Yoo
Born Date: 24 Jan, 1994
Age: 28 years
Horoscope: Aquarius
Lucky Number: 3
Lucky Stone: Amethyst
Lucky Color: Turquoise
Best Match for Marriage: Aquarius, Gemini, Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Profession: Actor, Singer
Country: South Korea
Height: 5 feet 10 inches (1.78m)
Marital Status: single
Net Worth $1 million to $5 million
Eye Color Dark Brown
Hair Color Dark Brown
Birth Place Seoul
Nationality South Korean
Ethnicity Asian (South-Korean)
Education Uijeongbu Technical High School
Siblings One older brother
Twitter Young-jae Yoo Twitter
Youtube Young-jae Yoo Youtube
Instagram Young-jae Yoo Instagram
IMDB Young-jae Yoo IMDB
Wiki Young-jae Yoo Wiki

 

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