Yook Sung-jae

At 28 years old, Yook Sung-jae has this physical status:

Yook Sung-jae (born (1999-55-02) is a South Korean singer, performer, and host.

He is a founder and the third-generation leader of BtoB and BtoB Blue, as well as its sub-group, BtoB Blue.

Yook is best known for his appearances in television dramas, especially in the Achiara's Secret (2015).

Early life and education

Yook was born in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, on May 2, 1995. He has one older sister. Yook comes from a business family. His father is the CEO of a semiconductor company. His grandfather was the first to sell red carp in South Korea, while his grandmother ran a fishing farm in Paju.

He briefly lived in England and the Philippines for a month. He completed his high school education at Hanlim Multi Art School, graduating in 2014. He then enrolled at Dongshin University, majoring in Practical Music.

Personal life

Yook revealed on his Instagram on May 11 that he would be enlisted in mandatory military service on May 11, and Cube confirmed it on May 3. After finishing his five weeks of basic military training at Nonsan Training Center, Yook will serve as part of the Ministry of National Defense military band, according to MyDaily.

Ricky of Yook and Teen Top performed "Love Blossom" (original song from K.Will) at Seoul National Cemetery Spring Contact - Free Periodical Concert as part of their military service service as a military band on May 7, 2021. The concert was held on the theme of 'Waiting for the everyday life before the pandemic'.' The 66th Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony, held by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (South Korea) was held on June 6, in front of the Seoul National Cemetery's Memorial Tower.

Yook announced that he would not return to his unit following the army's instructions on the COVID-19 pandemic, which was his final military leave in October 2021. On November 14, 2021, he was officially discharged from military service.

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Career

He appeared on "2010 Cube Stars" on August 10, 2010.

Yook performed in the "2011 CUBE Stars Party" on March 6, 2011, with bandmate Seo Eunkwang, Im Hyun-sik, Jung Il-hoon, and ostensibly absent Lee Min-woo.

Yook appeared in the JYP 6th Audition Final Round before joining Cube Entertainment, his current company.

On March 21, 2012, Yook made his debut as a vocalist of BtoB with "Insane" and "Imagine." Yook co-host SBS MTV's music program The Show on March 23, 2012, with bandmate Lee Min-hyuk on March 23, 2012.

Yook Sungjae made his debut acting debut in drama Monstar (TV series) in 2013 as part of his supporting cast members, Lee Min-hyuk, Lee Chang-sub, and Im Hyun-sik. Arnold Sungjae was born Arnold, a member of the boy idol group 'Men In Black,' a.k.a. He appeared in 4 episodes, including episodes 2, 6, 9, and 12. "Days Gone By," BTOB's Lee Changsub, Im Hyunsik, and Beast's Yong Jun-hyung were among the drama OST Part 1 "After Time Passes" and OST Part 7 "First Love" (he was featured. Sungjae and BTOB made a cameo appearance in hit drama "The Heirs" episode 4 as themselves, an idol group band BTOB.

Yook appeared in the television series Reply 1994 as Sungjoon/Ssuksuk, Na-jung's little brother. Yook was in July 2014 as a host for the program A Song For You with Kangin of Super Junior and Amber of f(x). He was also interested in the program Hitmaker season 1, which was presented by South Korean producer duo Jeong Hyeong-don and Defconn, and became part of the program's project team, Big Byung, alongside Got7's Jackson and VIXX members N and Hyuk. "Stress Come On" and "Ojingeo Doenjang" were among the group's later singles (Korean: ). He made his first major acting appearance in Plus Nine Boys in the same year, as a 19-year-old Judo actor. From 2014 to 2015, he attended the reality-variety show Real Men.

Yook was inspired by his debut in the teen drama Who Are You: School 2015, alongside Kim So-hyun and Nam Joo-hyuk. He also has a OST for the show "Love Song" with Park Hye-soo. Following the series's conclusion, he saw a rise in fame and gained several endorsement offers. In 2015, Yook appeared in The Village: Achiara's Secret alongside Moon Geun-young. He was given the "New Star Award" for his work in The Village: Achiara's Mysterious, and he received the "Best Couple award" with Kim So-hyun for "Who Are You: School 2015.

Yook joined King of Mask Singer, competing under the alias Tired Bumblebee, in 2015, and received a lot of praise for his work. In the fourth season of reality show We Got Married, he was paired with Red Velvet's Joy. The pair went on to perform a duet titled "Young Love," with the two contributing to the song's lyric composition with the support of his bandmate Im Hyun-sik as the producer. Yook was named "Best Couple" at the 2015 MBC Entertainment Awards, alongside Joy and the "Best Male Rookie (in Variety) award. On May 7, 2016, the couple announced their divorce from We Got Married.

Yook became one of the three main hosts of Yook Sungjae-GOT7's Peter Wang-and-Joo's music-program Inkigayo's September 2015 and died on May 2016. In 2016, Sungjae was appointed Ambassador of the King Sejong Institution. He was also a member of BTOB's first sub-unit, BTOB Blue, and debuted in September 2016.

Yook appeared in the hit fantasy-romance film Guardian: The Lonely and Great God from 2016 to 2017. He appeared on the cast of the reality-documentary film Law of the Jungle, which was shot in Sumatra, Indonesia. He took part in Piece of BtoB, the digital single project, in August 2017. On August 30, he released the songs "Say It" and "Paradise," the former having personally composed and written by himself. In late 2017, he appeared on the cast of the reality show Master in the House.

Yook sustained a back injury and will be receiving medical attention at the hospital on December 29, 2017. During the 2017 BtoB Time - Our Concert, he had signs of lumbar disc herniation, according to reports. Yook attended the House's press conference on January 5, 2018. This was the first time he appeared after recovering from a lumbar injury; he gradually returned to work after 2 weeks of rest.

Paradise at TICC in Taiwan on February 11, Macpherson Stadium in Hong Kong, and Manila, Philippines, September 13.

Yook was chosen as the country's new leader in 2019 during BtoB's seventh anniversary. "Lovely 95s" ( ), a new reality show hosted by Cube TV, starring Yook on July 12. It was revealed that he planned and made his close friends, former Boyfriends Youngmin, Kwangmin, and Minwoo, Teen Top's Ricky and model Baek Kyung Do have a variety show at a variety show.

Cube revealed their plans for a new music project 3x2=6, which aims for Yook to publish two songs per month for three months beginning December 2019 and releasing it on various online music portals. Yook' (pronounced as "yook") in Korean, to his surname 'Yook' (), displaying the wits of only Yook Sung-jae. The initiative includes three main themes; the singer will showcase his talents as an artist by releasing his first produced album, Human is his desire to be loved for a long time; and BtoB Yook Sung-jae as his bandmates Jung Il-hoon and Peniel Shin took part in the effort. The project began on December 26, 2019, with the introduction of "Yook" ()) and "From Winter" () as part of 3x2=6 PArt 1. "Yook" is described as a melodic modern-rock genre song with Yook participating in the lyrics and composing. Yook returned to form with "W.A.U" and "Chicken" in Part 2 of 3x2=6. "Chicken" is a song with clever lyrics about how fashion will change as time goes, just like (fried) chicken that is beloved by everyone. The album was released on January 16, 2020. This Is Us Concert concluded on February 6, 2020, with the first collaboration song between Yook and Ilhoon "HMHN" and "Hypnotized" which was performed with Peniel at 2018 BtoB Time.

Yook returned to the small-screen as part of the main cast of Mystic Pop-up Bar, a JTBC drama based on a common webtoon of the same name in early 2020. Yook resigned from the house of Lords after two years on the show before his mandatory military service was complete. On March 2, 2020, Yook O'Clock, his debut solo album, and lead single "Come With the Wind," were released.

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