Yoo Young Jae (Young Jae Yoo)

Другие имена: Yoo Yeong Jae, Yu Yeong Jae

Дата рождения: 24 января 1994 г. (32 года)

Страна: Южная Корея

Yoo Young Jae is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor and former member of B.A.P (비에이피). He graduated from Uijeongbu Industrial High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Enterprise Business from Soongsil Cyber University. He made his debut in January 2012 as B.A.P's lead vocalist with their first single, "Warrior". They debuted in Japan in October 2013 with a new version (in Japanese) of the same single. However, in November 2014, the members announced they had filed a lawsuit against TS Entertainment (TS엔터테인먼트), looking to nullify their contracts, claiming unfair working conditions and profit distributions. The agency denied the allegations and threatened to sue the members for defamation. In August 2015, they reached an undisclosed settlement and resumed their activities. B.A.P officially disbanded in February 2019. He made his debut as a solo artist in April 2019 with the mini-album "Fancy". He enlisted for his mandatory military service on November 8, 2022, and was discharged on May 7, 2024. In June 2024, he signed with A Compass (에이컴패스) for his individual activities. Later that month, 4 B.A.P members (including him) announced plans to reunite and release new music. As they could not use the B.A.P name due to copyrights, they re-debuted as BANG & JUNG & YOO & MOON (방용국&정대현&유영재&문종업) in August 2024 with the album, "Curtain Call". For group activities, they are represented by MA Entertainment (MA엔터테인먼트).