Jong Yeol Yoo

Yoo Yeol

  • Name: Yoo Yeol
  • Native name: 유열
  • Also Known as: Yu Yeol, 유종열, Ryu Yeol
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: January 12, 1961
  • Age: 64
Yoo Jeong Yeol, later legally changed to Yoo Yeol, is a South Korean singer, actor, and producer. He graduated from Daesung High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in International Trade from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and a master's degree in Theology from Calvin University.

He made his debut in 1986 after winning the MBC University Song Festival with the single "Just As I Am". After a period of being active on TV as singer, his career shifted in the mid-1990s. He worked as a DJ for "Yoo Yeol's Music Album" on KBS 2FM from 1994 until 2007 and also became a music producer. He legally changed his name in November 2009.

In November 2023, he was battling pulmonary fibrosis and, in May 2024, he received a lung transplant. He returned to TV in August 2025 by narrating a documentary.

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Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2012 Love Rain
Korean Drama, 2012, 20 eps
[Radio DJ] (Guest Role)
20
[Radio DJ]
Guest Role
7.6
2004 Match Made in Heaven
Korean Drama, 2004, 16 eps
Kang Seung Wan (Main Role)
16
Main Role
7.4
2002 Winter Sonata
Korean Drama, 2002, 20 eps
Radio DJ (Support Role)
20
Radio DJ
Support Role
7.7
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2019 Tune in for Love
Korean Movie, 2019,
Yoo Yeol (Support Role)
Yoo Yeol
Support Role
8.2
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2011 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend
Korean TV Show, 2011, 750 eps
(Ep. 33) | [Legend] (Ep. 120-121, 430) (Guest)
750
(Ep. 33) | [Legend] (Ep. 120-121, 430)
Guest
8.2
2007 Radio Star
Korean TV Show, 2007, 975 eps
(Ep. 470) (Guest)
975
(Ep. 470)
Guest
7.6
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  • First Name: Jong Yeol
  • Family Name: Yoo
  • Native name: 유열
  • Also Known as: Yu Yeol, 유종열, Ryu Yeol
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: January 12, 1961
  • Age: 64

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