9 Yoo Jae Suk Songs as Collaboration King, Latest is SSAK3 with Lee Hyori and Rain

Kapanlagi.com - Yoo Jae Suk, who is known as the Nation's MC, is the only Korean celebrity who has programs on every major TV channel for over 10 years (Infinite Challenge on MBC, Happy Together on KBS, and Running Man on SBS). Thanks to his variety shows, Yoo Jae Suk has even ventured into the music industry and released several collaboration songs with musicians from various genres.

Recently, Yoo Jae Suk made his debut with a 90s-themed group that went viral in Korea. Here are nine collaborations by Yoo Jae Suk with a lineup of top Korean musicians that you must check out, as reported by Soompi.

1. Yoon Mi Rae x Tiger JK x Yoo Jae Suk (Future Liger) - Let's Dance

The television program Infinite Challenge held a biennial music event featuring its members. The event, titled Song Festival, showcases collaborations between the members and top Korean musicians.

For the 2009 Song Festival, Yoo Jae Suk collaborated with the husband-and-wife combo Tiger JK and Yoon Mi Rae. This collaboration team performed a Latin-inspired hip hop song titled "Let's Dance".

2. Lee Juck x Yoo Jae Suk (Sagging Snail) - Apgujeong Nallari & As I Say

In the 2011 Song Festival, Yoo Jae Suk showed a different side through a funky disco song titled "Apgujeong Nallari" with Lee Juck. This song remains popular until now and is one of the dominating songs on the charts (reaching second position).

Initially, Lee Juck wrote the song "As I Say" and intended to use "Apgujeong Nallari" as a trick to confuse other teams. However, "Apgujeong Nallari" turned out to be very good and suitable for this festival, so it was eventually used by Yoo Jae Suk and Lee Juck's team.

The song "As I Say," inspired by Yoo Jae Suk's struggles in his 20s, was later performed as a bonus at the end of the show. Then, in 2015, "As I Say" was chosen as the number one song that viewers most wanted to rewatch (with 32 percent of the votes), and they reunited to make it happen.

3. Yoo Hee Yeol x Yoo Jae Suk (feat. Kim Jo Han) (How Do You Dul) - Please Don't Go My Girl

In 2013, Yoo Jae Suk collaborated with Yoo Hee Yeol on the R&B song titled Please Don't Go My Girl. Yoo Jae Suk showcased his vocal skills in the song, even hitting high notes for certain parts.

When performing with a standing mic and synchronized simple movements (alongside R&B group member Kim Jo Han), it feels like a throwback to the 90s era.

4. Park Jin Young x Yoo Jae Suk (Dancing Genome) - I'm So Sexy

After his calm performance at the 2013 Song Festival, the dancing spirit of Yoo Jae Suk ignited. This famous MC then decided to collaborate with the dance maestro, Park Jin Young.

After convincing Park Jin Young to write a fast-paced BPM song, this duo unleashed their passion for dancing and also showcased their sexiness in the song I'm So Sexy.

5. EXO x Yoo Jae Suk - Dancing King

Fans are grateful to Kwanghee for preparing this epic collaboration. In one episode of Infinity Challenge, the members had to send a 'letter from the future', in which they wrote about things that happened from a future perspective. In his letter, Kwanghee wrote about seeing Yoo Jae Suk's collaboration with EXO.

This 'future' became a reality with the release of the SM Station song titled Dancing King. Despite being in his 40s, Yoo Jae Suk truly followed all of EXO's choreography. The music video for this song features Yoo Jae Suk performing with EXO at one of their concerts in Thailand.

6. Dok2 x Yoo Jae Suk (feat. Lee Hi) - Like

In the special edition of Hip Hop x History Infinite Challenge, another epic collaboration was born between Yoo Jae Suk and Dok2. Each member collaborated with a hip hop artist and explored Korean history with the help of professors.

This theme aimed to educate the younger generation of Korea about their rich history. In the song Like, Yoo Jae Suk showcased his impressive rapping skills, complemented by the beautiful voice of Lee Hi. What can't Yoo Jae Suk do?

7. Soran x Jun So Min x Yoo Jae Suk - Confess Already (also known as Confession of Your Love)

The end of Infinite Challenge made fans sad because there is no more Song Festival that is always anticipated. But thanks to Running Man and their 9th anniversary concert, Yoo Jae Suk once again showcased a music collaboration with member Jun So Min and the band Soran.

They performed a song titled Confess Already which was inspired by Jun So Min's own experience.

8. Song Ga In x Yoo San Seul - Farewell Bus Stop

In 2019, Yoo Jae Suk and Kim Tae Ho (PD Infinite Challenge) collaborated again for a new variety show How Do You Play? In one episode, Yoo Jae Suk was challenged to perform the trot genre.

Adopting the persona of Yoo San Seul, Yoo Jae Suk released his own album and even collaborated with Miss Trot 2019 winner, Song Ga In, in the song Farewell Bus Stop.

9. Lee Hyori x Rain x Yoo Jae Suk (SSAK3) - Beach Again

Still from the same program, Yoo Jae Suk formed a co-ed dance group with a 90s style after successfully convincing legendary solo artists Lee Hyori and Rain to collaborate with him. In the song Beach Again, it is clear that the three of them are having fun reminiscing the 90s era together.

Their first single Beach Again achieved an all-kill after its release on July 18, 2020, in line with their group name (SSAK3 pronounced ssak-sseu-ri, which means "sweep"). They performed this song live on Music Core on Saturday (25/7/2020), the same day the official MV was released.

(soo/rsp)