''Hangout with Yoo'' () is a South Korean reality/

variety show Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a comp ...

broadcast by MBC TV. It premiered on July 27, 2019, and airs on Saturdays at 18:30 ( KST).

Synopsis

This is a show that was started in order to find out what

Yoo Jae-suk Yoo Jae-suk (; or ; born on 14 August 1972) is a South Korean comedian, host and television personality. He has hosted several variety television shows in South Korea, including ''Infinite Challenge'', '' Running Man'', '' Happy Together, and ...

would be doing during his days off. Subsequently, the show showcases Yoo (and currently, with six new fixed cast members) taking on various projects, with him taking on various secondary roles.

Segments

(Only segments that last at least three episodes will be listed here) *JMT: Yoo is a director at JMT (Joy & Music Technology) after leaving Infinite Company. This segment is known as the continuation of Infinite Company, which is an unscripted skit that parodied on the lives of office employees, and was one of the more well-known segments of

Infinite Challenge ''Infinite Challenge'' (; abbreviated as ''Mudo'') is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC, that ran from 2005 to 2018. As of January 2013, it had the largest market share for its timeslot; with ...

. *Camera Relay: PD Kim Tae-ho will first pass the camera to Yoo and from there the camera relay continues by passing to the next celebrity until the camera's storage is full. Different celebrities will be using the camera to record what they will be doing during their days off. * Yoo-plash: Yoo, as Yoo-go Starr, learns to play the drums. He is taught to play a drum beat, and this beat sample he played would then be spread out to various singer-songwriters and producers to further work on it, adding accompaniment by accompaniment as the relay goes on until a complete song is produced. This segment showcases the producing of numerous songs, which began from the drum sample, and eventually the drum recital where Yoo performs the songs together with the artists involved. *Bbong For Yoo: Yoo debuts as a trot singer under the stage name Yoo San-seul (유산슬). This segment showcases all the activities he had taken part as a rookie trot singer. *Life Ramyeon: Yoo, as YooRaSek, handles a

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restaurant, serving ramyeon that he cooked to celebrities, while sharing heart-to-heart talks. *Indoor Concert: Yoo, as Yoo Sam, goes to recruit various acts and then host an indoor concert, without any audience. This project was initiated at the last minute due to the current 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea. *Chicken Doctor Yoo: Yoo, as Chicken Doctor Yoo, makes

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, the reason being many shops selling it have been shutting down due to the current 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea. A continuation of this project, named ''Saturday Saturday Chicken'', was done, as Yoo and several celebrities work together to operate a fried chicken drive-through for only 100 cars. *Summer X Dance X Yoo Jae-suk (later named SSAK3): Yoo, taking the stage name U-Doragon, forms a co-ed trio SSAK3 (싹쓰리) with

Lee Hyo-ri Lee Hyo-ri (; born May 10, 1979) is a South Korean singer, record producer, activist, actress and television presenter. Dubbed as the "Nation's Fairy" during her ''Family Outing'' days, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Fin.K. ...

and

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, and the trio made their debut on July 25, 2020. This project was done due to ballads dominating the music charts even in the summer, which PD Kim Tae-ho thought to be not the usual as the past, when upbeat dance songs (typically by co-ed groups) were popular in the season. *Refund Sisters: Yoo, as Jimmy Yoo, becomes the producer of the special 4-member girl group

Refund Sisters Refund Sisters () is a seasonal South Korean supergroup formed on the MBC variety show '' Hangout with Yoo''. The group is a spin-off of SSAK3 – another group formed on ''Hangout with Yoo''. They made their debut with the single "Don't Touch M ...

(환불 원정대), who made their debut on October 10. This is a spin-off from Lee Hyo-ri naming

Uhm Jung-hwa Uhm Jung-hwa (; born August 17, 1969) is a South Korean singer, actress and dancer. Uhm is considered to be one of the most influential women in the Korean entertainment industry, finding rare success in both music and film. Her legacy and car ...

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and Hwasa ( Mamamoo) as the members she want in her dream girl group during the SSAK3 segment. *H&H Corporation: H&H stands for "Heart & Heart". Yoo, as Yoo Pang, together with

Kim Jong-min Kim Jong-min (; born September 24, 1979) is a South Korean singer, dancer and television personality. He has been a member of the K-pop group Koyote since 2000 and a cast member of the variety show '' 2 Days & 1 Night'' since 2007. Kim has w ...

and

Defconn Yoo Dae-joon (; January 6, 1977), known by his stage name Defconn, is a South Korean rapper and television personality. Biography 2004 In 2004, Defconn received the Korean Music Award for "Best Hip-Hop Album". His songs are mostly comical, som ...

, picks several stories from people who want to show their hearts, but find it difficult to speak out, to their intended recipients. He then contacts, either through video call or visiting personally, and deliver these stories in place of the senders to these intended recipients. *Winter Songs Resurrection Plan: Yoo plans to find songs with the feeling of winter, and invite artists to recreate performances of the songs live for the special. The reason is that for some reasons, in this winter season, songs with the winter feeling could not be heard in the streets of Korea. *Variety Investor (later named ''2021 Live And Fall Together''): Yoo, as Canola Yoo, finds celebrities who have potential to become variety stars, together with Kim Jong-min and Defconn. Eventually, the program "Live And Fall Together", which was hosted by Yoo, returns after 20 years. *MSG Wannabe: Yoo, as Yoo Yaho (who is the twin brother of Jimmy Yoo), finds potential members among male celebrities to produce the male vocal group

MSG Wannabe MSG Wannabe () is a seasonal South Korean supergroup formed on the MBC variety show ''Hangout with Yoo''. The group consists of members Byeollu Ji, Kim Jung-su, Kang Chang-mo, Jung Ki-suck, Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Sang-yi, Wonstein and Parc J ...

, which is a name parody of vocal trio

SG Wannabe SG Wannabe () is a South Korean vocal group consisting of members Kim Yong-jun, Kim Jin-ho and Lee Seok-hoon. The group debuted in January 2004 with the single, "Timeless", from the album ''SG Wanna Be+'', and won Best New Artist at the Golden ...

. Eventually, the final MSG Wannabe lineup consists of 8 members, and two sub-units are also formed: M.O.M (

Jee Seok-jin Jee Seok-jin (, born February 10, 1966) is a South Korean comedian, singer, television presenter, actor, and broadcaster. He graduated from Ajou University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. In 1992, Jee Seok-jin debuted as a ...

, KCM,

Wonstein Jeong Ji-won (), better known by the stage name Wonstein () is a South Korean rapper and singer. He debuted in 2018 with the single "Spider Web" under the label Beautiful Noise. He achieved mainstream popularity after participating on the hip-hop ...

Parc Jae-jung Parc Jae-jung (born December 25, 1995) is a South Korean singer. He is well known as the winner of the South Korean singing competition ''Superstar K 5'' in 2013. Early life Parc was born in Seoul, South Korea on December 25, 1995. He develo ...

) and JSDK ( Kim Jung-min,

Simon Dominic Jung Ki-suck (; born 9 March 1984), better known by his stage name Simon Dominic (), is a South Korean hip hop recording artist. He debuted in 2009 as a member of the hip-hop duo Supreme Team, which disbanded in 2013. As a solo artist, he has ...

Lee Dong-hwi Lee Dong-hwi (born July 22, 1985) is a South Korean actor and singer. He gained recognition through his role in the critically acclaimed television series ''Reply 1988'' (2015–2016). Lee starred in the film '' Extreme Job'' (2019), the secon ...

, Lee Sang-yi). *Hangout With Yoo+:

Jeong Jun-ha Jeong Jun-ha (born March 18, 1971) is a South Korean comedian and entertainer. His well-known motto is "(Whether they) give love or not, (he) always gives love: Jeong Jun-ha" (정주나 안정주나 늘정주는 정준하). History Just after ...

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, Lee Mi-joo and

Shin Bong-sun Shin Bong-sun (; born October 6, 1980) is a South Korean comedienne and entertainer. She took a five-year hiatus from comedy from 2010 to 2015, which ended when she joined '' Comedy Big League''. She is currently a member of the South Korean girl ...

appear as semi-fixed cast members to join Yoo in taking on newer projects. The quartet have subsequently become fixed cast members of the show beginning episode 124. *Acorn Festival: Yoo, Haha and Mijoo formed a project trio Toyote (토요태), a parody of

Koyote Koyote (), also known as KYT is a South Korean co-ed vocal group consisting of members Kim Jong-min, Shin Ji, and Bbaek Ga. The group, which is known for its signature dance and hip hop sound, debuted in 1998 with hit song "Genuine". Since it ...

, after the trio's cover of Freestyle's "Y" received huge responses. The festival focuses on songs that charted very well on Cyworld BGM Chart, and their singers. *

WSG Wannabe WSG Wannabe () is a seasonal South Korean supergroup formed on the MBC variety show ''Hangout with Yoo'', and was a female counterpart of MSG Wannabe which formed in the previous year. The group, which officially formed on May 26, 2022, consis ...

: Yoo, as Yoo Pal-bong (who is a distant relative of Jimmy Yoo and Yoo Yaho), finds potential members among female celebrities to produce the female vocal group WSG Wannabe, which would be the female counterpart of MSG Wannabe. Eventually, the final WSG Wannabe lineup consists of 12 members, and three sub-units are also formed: Gaya-G ( Lee Bo-ram, Soyeon (

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Hynn Park Hye-won (; born January 15, 1998), also known by the stage name Hynn (; stylised in all caps), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She was a contestant in Superstar K 2016, where she finished in the top 3. On December 28, 2018, she ma ...

Jung Ji-so Hyun Seung-min (; born September 17, 1999), known professionally as Jung Ji-so () is a South Korean actress. Hyun made her acting debut as a child actress in the 2012 television drama ''May Queen''. She is best known internationally for her rol ...

; under Antenna's Yoo Pal-bong and Yoo Mijoo), Sa-Fire (Navi, Sole, Eom Ji-yoon,

Kwon Jin-ah Kwon Jin-ah (; born July 18, 1997) is a South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist. She began her music career after winning third place on SBS' '' K-pop Star 3'' in 2014 and subsequently signing to Antenna Music. She debuted in 2016 with the f ...

; under QuanMujin's Big Ul & Hip Ul), and Oasiso (

Yoon Eun-hye Yoon Eun-hye (; born October 3, 1984) is a South Korean actress, singer, entertainer and model. She debuted as a member of girl group Baby Vox, staying with the group from 1999 to 2005. Yoon has since moved on to acting and is best known for st ...

, Kota (

Sunny Hill Sunny Hill ( Hangul: ) is a South Korean girl group (formerly a co-ed group) formed in 2007 by For Everyone Media. The group consists of Bitna, Kota, Eunju and Geonhee. Janghyun left the group in 2014 and Jubi and Misung left the group in 2019. ...

Park Jin-joo Park Jin-joo (born December 24, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She starred in television series such as '' Jealousy Incarnate'' (2016), and ''Something About 1 Percent ''Something About 1 Percent'' () is a 2016 South Korean television seri ...

, Jo Hyun-ah (

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); under SiSo's Elena Kim & Shin Mina).

History

On January 12, 2022, MBC announced PD Kim Tae-ho will resign on January 17, 2022. He left MBC after 21 years of ending with 'Acorn Festival' aired on January 15, 2022. PD Park Chang-hoon, who directed ''

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'', was selected as Kim Tae-ho's successor.

Philanthropy

On December 28, 2022, the show will donate 1.79 billion won from broadcasting in 2022 to 14 organizations in need.

List of episodes

Discography

Yoo-plash

This album was released as a compilation of all the artists who participated in the making of Yoo-plash segment.

Bbong for Yoo

These songs were released through the Bbong for Yoo segment.

Indoor Concert

This song was released through the Indoor Concert segment.

SSAK3 and Refund Sisters

These songs were released through the SSAK3 and

segments.

MSG Wannabe

These songs were released through the MSG Wannabe segment.

Hangout with Yoo+ (Acorn Festival)

This song was released through the Hangout with Yoo+ (Acorn Festival) segment.

WSG Wannabe

These songs were released through the

segment.

Ratings

* Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of ''Hangout with Yoo''. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.) * In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in and the lowest rating for the show will be in each year.

2019

2020

2021

2022

, - ! scope="col" , 134 , April 23 , 6.7% , 7.1% , - ! scope="col" , 135 , April 30 , 6.5% , 7.1% , - ! scope="col" , 136 , May 7 , 6.3% , 6.8% , - ! scope="col" , 137 , May 14 , 6.6% , 6.6% , - ! scope="col" , 138 , May 21 , 6.7% , 7.1% , - ! scope="col" , 139 , May 28 , 7.0% , 7.2% , - ! scope="col" , 140 , June 4 , 6.9% , 7.8% , - ! scope="col" , 141 , June 11 , 6.3% , 6.6% , - ! scope="col" , 142 , June 18 , 5.5% , 5.9% , - ! scope="col" , 143 , June 25 , 6.1% , 6.4% , - ! scope="col" , 144 , July 2 , 6.3% , 6.8% , - ! scope="col" , 145 , July 9 , 5.6% , 6.0% , - ! scope="col" , 146 , July 16 , 5.8% , 6.2% , - ! scope="col" , 147 , July 23 , 5.9% , 6.5% , - ! scope="col" , 148 , July 30 , 5.4% , 5.9% , - ! scope="col" , 149 , August 6 , 5.5% , 6.0% , - ! scope="col" , 150 , September 3 , 5.2% , 5.6% , - ! scope="col" , 151 , September 10 , , , - ! scope="col" , 152 , September 17 , 4.8% , 5.1% , - ! scope="col" , 153 , September 24 , 5.6% , 5.8% , - ! scope="col" , 154 , October 1 , 5.7% , 6.1% , - ! scope="col" , 155 , October 8 , 4.9% , 4.9% , - ! scope="col" , 156 , October 15 , 4.3% , 4.5% , - ! scope="col" , 157 , October 22 , 5.7% , 5.9% , - ! scope="col" , 158 , October 29 , 4.8% , 5.1% , - ! scope="col" , 159 , November 12 , 5.0% , 4.9% , - ! scope="col" , 160 , November 19 , 6.8% , 7.6% , - ! scope="col" , 161 , November 26 , 5.0% , 5.1% , - ! scope="col" , 162 , December 3 , 5.2% , 5.8% , - ! scope="col" , 163 , December 10 , 4.7% , 5.0% , - ! scope="col" , 164 , December 17 , 6.1% , 6.6% , - ! scope="col" , 165 , December 24 , 5.6% , 6.3% , - ! scope="col" , 166 , December 31 , 6.8% , 7.3%

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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