Yook Sungjae

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yook.
Yook Sungjae

Sungjae in 2014
Native name 육성재
Born Yook Sung-jae
(1995-05-02) May 2, 1995
Yongin, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
  • television personality

Musical career

Genres
Years active 2012–present
Labels Cube Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja [1][2]
Revised Romanization Yuk Seong-jae
McCune–Reischauer Yuk Sŏng-chae

Yook Sungjae (Hangul: 육성재; born May 2, 1995), simply known as Sungjae, is a South Korean singer, actor and television personality. A member of the boy band BtoB, he has also starred in dramas Plus Nine Boys (2014), Who Are You: School 2015 (2015) and The Village: Achiara's Secret (2015) .

Career

As idol singer

Main article: BtoB (band)

Sungjae debuted as a member of BTOB. The group officially debuted on March 22, 2012.[3] Sungjae along with Ilhoon and Lee Minhyuk took part in writing lyrics for their debut song “비밀(Insane)”.

As actor and television personality

On July 2014, Sungjae became a presenter for the program, A Song For You with Kangin of Super Junior and Amber of f(x).[4][5] Later that year, Yook Sungjae was casted in variety series, Hitmaker as member of Hyundon and Defconn's parody project boy group, Big Byung. He was given the stage name of YookDuk and was also joined by Got7's Jackson, VIXX's N and Hyuk. The group released a music video for their single entitled Stress Come On on August 19, 2014.[6] He was also casted in the television drama Plus Nine Boys as a 19-year old Judo athlete named Kang Min-gu.[7] In late 2014, he became a cast in reality variety show Real Men and left in 2015.[8]

On January 2015, Big Byung made their comeback with "Ojingeo Doenjang" together with the Season 2 of Hitmaker. Sungjae received his biggest break when portrayed a leading role in the teen drama, Who Are You: School 2015 as Gong Tae-kwang who is an idiotic but problematic child of the Sekang High School's director. He acted alongside Kim So-hyun and Nam Joo-hyuk.[9][10][11] He also received a good feedback when he competed in a mystery music show, King of Mask Singer. He joined as Tired Bumblebee and reached the third stage of the competition with the song "Thanks" by Kim Dong-ryul. Currently, he is still in a virtual marriage in season 4 of the reality show We Got Married with Red Velvet's Joy.[12][13] He starred in the horror-mystery drama The Village: Achiara's Secret as the male lead Park Woo-jae.[14] His role is identified as police officer Park Woojae.

It was also revealed that after the television series, Who Are You: School 2015 ended, Yook Sungjae was able to land in a total of 4 solo endorsements including mobile app Cash Slide, clothing brand Black Yak with Jo In-sung, Hazzy's Accessories with his co-star in Who Are You: School 2015, Kim So-hyun, and lastly a shopping website named G-Market.[15]

By the year-end, Yook received multiple awards in KBS Drama Awards, SBS Drama Awards, and MBC Entertainment Awards. He received the Best Couple Award with Kim So-hyun for the teen drama Who Are You: School 2015[16] and New Star Award for the mystery drama The Village: Achiara's Secret.[17] He also won Best Couple Award with Red Velvet's Joy, and the Best Male Rookie (in Variety) for their appearance in the variety show, We Got Married.[18]

Discography

For Yook Sungjae's works with BtoB, see BtoB (band).

Singles and collaborations

Year Title Sales(DL)
[19]
Artist Album
2014 Curious
  • KOR: —
Yook Sungjae ft. Oh Seunghee Plus Nine Boys OST Part. 4
2015 That Day Long Ago
  • KOR: 49,897+
Yook Sungjae King of Masked Singer Special
Photograph
  • KOR: 104,377+
Apink's Kim Namjoo, Yook Sungjae A CUBE - For Season Blue Season 2
Love Song
  • KOR: 144,539+
Yook Sungjae ft. Park Hyesu Who Are You: School 2015 OST Part.8
Loving You Again
  • KOR: 59,989+
Yook Sungjae Scholar Who Walks The Night OST Part.3
2016 Young Love
  • KOR: 26,598+
Bbyu (Yook Sungjae and Red Velvet's Joy) Digital Single
On The Four Lane Road Geeks's Louie ft. Yook Sungjae Hwang Moon Seob

Music video appearances

Year Song Artist Role
2014 Stress Come On Big Byung YookDuk
2015 Ojingeo Doenjang
Cinderella Time NC.A Himself
Photograph Yook Sungjae and Kim Namjoo (Apink)
2016 Young Love Bbyu

Filmography

Television dramas

Year Network Title Role Notes
2013 Mnet Monstar Arnold, Men in Black Member Supporting role
tvN Reply 1994 Sooksookie Supporting role
2014 tvN Plus Nine Boys Kang Min-gu Lead role
2015 KBS 2TV Who Are You: School 2015 Gong Tae-kwang Lead role
SBS The Village: Achiara's Secret Park Woo-jae Lead role

Variety shows

Year Network Title Notes
2012 SBS MTV The Show Host for Season 1 with co-member Minhyuk
2013 KBS2 Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 Episode 159
2014 Mnet Mnet Wide Custom News Host
KBS A Song For You Season 3 Main host with Kangin and F(x)'s Amber
MBC Hitmaker Season 1 Cast Member - YookDuk
Real Men Cast Member from episode 77-88[20]
2015
Hitmaker Season 2 Cast Member - YookDuk
KBS Invisible Man Cast member[21]
Happy Together Appeared on February 26, 2015
MBC I Live Alone Guest at Episode 92
Radio Star Guest at Episode 427
King of Masked Singer Contestant as Tired Bumblebee
2015-2016 We Got Married With Joy (Red Velvet)
SBS Inkigayo Main host
2016
MBC My Little Television Guests with Red Velvet's Joy
The Capable Ones Guest at Episode 10
King of Masked Singer Guest panel member

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor Who Are You: School 2015 Nominated
4th APAN Star Awards Best New Actor Nominated
KBS Drama Awards
Best New Actor Nominated
Popularity Award, Actor Nominated
Best Couple Award (with Kim So-hyun) Won
MBC Entertainment Awards Best Male Newcomer Award (Variety) We Got Married Won
Best Couple Award (with Red Velvet's Joy) Won
SBS Drama Awards New Star Award The Village: Achiara's Secret Won

References

  1. In the We Got Married on 2015-08-08, Yook Sungjae reveal him Korean ID card, from the middle Han letter we can predict from the number of stroke, its and not 星. 2015-08-08.
  2. '우결' 육성재, 조이 신분증 사진에 "예쁘다, 아나운서 같아" (in Korean). news1. 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  3. "BtoB made a debut with 'Insane' and 'Imagine' on M! Countdown". Allkpop. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  4. "Amber, Kang In and Yook Sung Jae are the new MCs of A Song For You Season 3’". Soompi. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. Jung, Ji Won (9 June 2014). "Kangin, Amber and Yook Sung Jae Selected to Host ‘A Song For You’". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  6. "[MV] Big Byung(빅병) _ Stress Come on! (스트레스 컴온!)". YouTube. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  7. Go, Soo-jin (25 August 2014). "BTOB's Yook Sung Jae Shares Members' Response to Upcoming Drama". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  8. Jeong, Jee Won (19 November 2014). "BTOB’s Yook Sung Jae, Lim Hyung Jun and Kim Dong Hyun to Re-Appear on ‘Real Man’". mwave. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  9. Kwon, Ji-youn (22 April 2015). "'Who Are You' to deal with mysteries of youth". Korea Times. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  10. Kim, Min-ji (31 March 2015). "Yook Sung Jae Confirmed as Male Lead of School 2015". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  11. Chu, Yanchingsally (27 April 2015). "‘Who Are You: School 2015’ Released Greeting Video of Yook Sung Jae". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  12. "Red Velvet Joy Revealed as BTOB Yook Sung Jae′s ′We Got Married′ Partner". Mnet. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  13. "Sungjae's lucky 'bride' for 'We Got Married'? It's Red Velvet's Joy!". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  14. "Moon Geun-young, Yook Sung-jae to star in mystery drama". The Korea Times. The Korea Times. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  15. "BTOB's Sungjae revealed to have scored a total of 8 endorsement deals after 'School 2015'!". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  16. "KBS Drama Awards". allkpop. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  17. "SBS Drama Awards". allkpop. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  18. f(x)'s Amber, BTOB's Sungjae, and more pick up rookie awards at '2015 MBC Entertainment Awards'
  19. "Gaon Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  20. an0ya. "BTOB’s Yook Sungjae and Actor Lim Hyung Joon Join Official Cast of "Real Men"". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  21. Sora Ghim (10 February 2015) "Yook Sung Jae Is Coming To ‘Invisible Man’" BNTNews

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