Yoo Se-yoon
Yoo Se-yoon (Korean: 유세윤; 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, Witch Hunt, SNL Korea, South Korean talk show Golden Fishery as well as its segments, Knee Drop Guru and Radio Star.
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's debut comedy sketch was "Navigation" on May 2, 2005, with comedians Yoo sang moo and Jang Dong-min. In 2005, Yoo played the character of a returning student, usually after mandatory military service or other hardships, that can not keep up with the trends with his peers (known as 'bokhaksaeng' in Korean) in the popular comedy segment called 'Bongsungahakdang', becoming well known for the catch phrase "Colour Power!". He gained further popularity with the comedy segment "Are you kidding?(장난하냐?)". Yoo also gained popularity in 2006 for a comedy segment called "Love counselor(사랑의 카운슬러)", where the familiar stories of couples told in a comedic fashion proved very popular.
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 which they promote only through their own show on South Korean music channel, Mnet titled "UV Syndrome".
UV debuted in 2010 with "No Cool, I'm Sorry", a song that depicts a break up between two lovers through a comic lens. Their later work includes parodies such as "Itaewon Freedom" featuring CEO of JYP Entertainment/musician Park Jin-young, 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.
In 2011, UV performed in the New Year's Eve festivities at Times Square (Seoul).
In August 2013, UV released their EP entitled "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 the 2014 Korean movie 플랜맨 (The Plan Man).
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 30 km.
