Yoo Se-yoon (; born September 12, 1980) is a South Korean comedian and television comedy show host. He hosts and co-hosts a variety of shows, in addition to being a part of musical/comedic duo, UV.
Yoo has been a part of shows such as South Korean talk show ''
Non-Summit
''Non-Summit'' (), also known as ''Abnormal Summit'', is a South Korean television program on JTBC which first aired on July 7, 2014. The show features a panel of non-Korean men, living in South Korea, who debate on various topics and "Korean cu ...
'', ''
Witch Hunt
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'', ''
SNL Korea
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'', South Korean talk show ''
Golden Fishery
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'' as well as its segments, ''
Knee Drop Guru'' and
Radio Star
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.
Early life
Yoo was born to parents Yo Un-ja(mother) and Yoo Young-Tae(father) in 1980. Yoo grew up with his mom, as his parents went through a divorce when he was in elementary school.
Yoo originally dreamed of being a movie director when he was young.
Career
Comedy
Yoo became an officially recruited comedian at the 19th annual public recruitment of comedians for the south korean tv network
KBS in 2004. Yoo debuted in his first comedy sketch called "Navigation" in May 2, 2005 with comedian
Yoo sang moo and
Jang Dong-min
Jang Dong-min (; born July 20, 1979), is a South Korean comedian. He is known as ‘comedian who curses a lot’, (his comedy style is mainly on yelling and cursing). He is part of Gag Concert's 19th class (class of 2004), together with Yoo Se-yo ...
. Yoo played a character of a 'bokhaksaeng' (returning student, usually after mandatory military service or other hardships, that could not keep up with the trends with his peers) in 2005 in the popular comedy segment called '
Bongsungahakdang', then known with the catch phrase "Colour Power!", and gained popularity with another comedy segment called "Are you kidding?(장난하냐?)". Yoo also gained popularity in 2006 with a comedy segment called "Love counselor(사랑의 카운슬러)", where the relatable stories of couples told in a comedic fashion contributing the reason for the popularity.
Music (UV)
UV is a hip hop musical/comedic duo consisting of Yoo and hip-hop artist Muzie/Muzi from High Syde. They are known for creating music with comedic lyrics and only promote their work through their own show on South Korean music channel,
Mnet
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titled "UV Syndrome".
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UV debuted in 2010 with "No Cool, I'm Sorry", a song that depicts a break up between two lovers in a comical light. In later works, they created parodies including "Itaewon Freedom" featuring CEO of ]JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...
/musician Park Jin-young
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, and "Who am I" based on The Beatles. The music video of "Convenience", also released in 2010, featured characters and artwork from ''Welcome to Convenience Store
''Welcome to Convenience Store'' () is a South Korean webtoon created by Ji Kang-min. The webtoon began in February 2008 and received an award at the Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival that same year. A paperback version was relea ...
''.
In 2011, UV performed in the New Year festivities to welcome Year 2012 at Times Square (Seoul)
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.
In August 2013, UV released EP "It Can't Be True". This release marked the return of Yoo to the entertainment industry after voluntarily surrendering to police for driving under the influence in May 2013.
UV performed on and had writing credits for several songs on the 'Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' of 2014 Korean movie ''플랜맨'' (''The Plan Man
''The Plan Man'' (; lit. "Plan Man") is a 2014 South Korean romantic comedy film that tells the story of an anal retentive man who attempts to escape from his fixation of trying to plan out every detail of his life. Starring Jung Jae-young and H ...
'').
Music (Solo)
Occasionally, Yoo releases musical parodies on various aspects of pop culture such as his second EP titled "Kkattalk" which makes fun of the South Korean instant messaging service KakaoTalk.
Legal troubles
In 2013, Yoo self-confessed his drunk driving after driving his car for 30kms.
Filmography
Film
Television show
Web shows
References
External links
yooseyoon.com
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South Korean television presenters
South Korean comedians
People from South Chungcheong Province
1980 births
Living people
Gag Concert
Weekly Idol members
21st-century South Korean male singers