Hangout with Yoo () is a South Korean reality/variety show broadcast by MBC TV. It premiered on July 27, 2019, and airs on Saturdays at 18:30 (KST).

Synopsis This is a show that was started in order to find out what Yoo Jae-suk would be doing during his days off. Subsequently, the show showcases Yoo (and currently, with six new fixed cast members) taking on various projects, with him taking on various secondary roles.

Segments Listed in this article are the segments appearing in at least three episodes.

Throwaway Entertainment (later named JS Entertainment): Throwaway Entertainment was formed with female duo JuJu Secret (Mijoo and Park Jin-joo) and male group One Top (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Jo Se-ho, Yang Se-hyung, Yoo Byung-jae, Lee Yi-kyung, Hwang Kwang-hee, and formerly Nam Chang-hee). They will continue producing the groups depending on the public's vote of "GO" or "STOP."

Camera Relay: PD Kim Tae-ho will first pass the camera to Yoo and from there the camera relay continues by passing to the next celebrity until the camera's storage is full. Different celebrities will be using the camera to record what they will be doing during their days off. Yoo-plash: Yoo, as Yoo-go Starr, learns to play the drums. He is taught to play a drum beat, and this beat sample he played would then be spread out to various singer-songwriters and producers to further work on it, adding accompaniment by accompaniment as the relay goes on until a complete song is produced. This segment showcases the producing of numerous songs, which began from the drum sample, and eventually the drum recital where Yoo performs the songs together with the artists involved. Bbong For Yoo: Yoo debuts as a trot singer under the stage name Yoo San-seul (). This segment showcases all the activities he had taken part as a rookie trot singer. Life Ramyeon: Yoo, as YooRaSek, handles a ramyeon restaurant, serving ramyeon that he cooked to celebrities, while sharing heart-to-heart talks. Indoor Concert: Yoo, as Yoo Sam, goes to recruit various acts and then host an indoor concert, without any audience. This project was initiated at the last minute due to the current 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea. Chicken Doctor Yoo: Yoo, as Chicken Doctor Yoo, makes Korean fried chicken, the reason being many shops selling it have been shutting down due to the current 2020 coronavirus pandemic in South Korea. A continuation of this project, named Saturday Saturday Chicken, was done, as Yoo and several celebrities work together to operate a fried chicken drive-through for only 100 cars. Summer X Dance X Yoo Jae-suk (later named SSAK3): Yoo, taking the stage name U-Doragon, forms a co-ed trio SSAK3 () with Lee Hyo-ri and Rain, and the trio made their debut on July 25, 2020. This project was done due to ballads dominating the music charts even in the summer, which PD Kim Tae-ho thought to be not the usual as the past, when upbeat dance songs (typically by co-ed groups) were popular in the season. Refund Sisters: Yoo, as Jimmy Yoo, becomes the producer of the special 4-member girl group Refund Sisters (), who made their debut on October 10. This is a spin-off from Lee Hyo-ri naming Uhm Jung-hwa, Jessi and Hwasa (Mamamoo) as the members she want in her dream girl group during the SSAK3 segment. H&H Corporation: H&H stands for "Heart & Heart". Yoo, as Yoo Pang, together with Kim Jong-min and Defconn, picks several stories from people who want to show their hearts, but find it difficult to speak out, to their intended recipients. He then contacts, either through video call or visiting personally, and deliver these stories in place of the senders to these intended recipients. Winter Songs Resurrection Plan: Yoo plans to find songs with the feeling of winter, and invite artists to recreate performances of the songs live for the special. The reason is that for some reasons, in this winter season, songs with the winter feeling could not be heard in the streets of Korea. Variety Investor (later named 2021 Live And Fall Together): Yoo, as Canola Yoo, finds celebrities who have potential to become variety stars, together with Kim Jong-min and Defconn. Eventually, the program "Live And Fall Together", which was hosted by Yoo, returns after 20 years. MSG Wannabe: Yoo, as Yoo Yaho (who is the twin brother of Jimmy Yoo), finds potential members among male celebrities to produce the male vocal group MSG Wannabe, which is a name parody of vocal trio SG Wannabe. Eventually, the final MSG Wannabe lineup consists of 8 members, and two sub-units are also formed: M.O.M (Jee Seok-jin, KCM, Wonstein, Parc Jae-jung) and JSDK (Kim Jung-min, Simon Dominic, Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Sang-yi). Hangout With Yoo+: Jeong Jun-ha, Haha, Lee Mi-joo and Shin Bong-sun appear as semi-fixed cast members to join Yoo in taking on newer projects. The quartet have subsequently become fixed cast members of the show beginning episode 124. Acorn Festival: Yoo, Haha and Mijoo formed a project trio Toyote (), a parody of Koyote, after the trio's cover of Freestyle's "Y" received huge responses. The festival focuses on songs that charted very well on Cyworld BGM Chart, and their singers. WSG Wannabe: Yoo, as Yoo Pal-bong (who is a distant relative of Jimmy Yoo and Yoo Yaho), finds potential members among female celebrities to produce the female vocal group WSG Wannabe, which would be the female counterpart of MSG Wannabe. Eventually, the final WSG Wannabe lineup consists of 12 members, and three sub-units are also formed: Gaya-G (Lee Bo-ram, Soyeon (Laboum), Hynn, Jung Ji-so; under Antenna's Yoo Pal-bong and Yoo Mijoo), Sa-Fire (Navi, Sole, Eom Ji-yoon, Kwon Jin-ah; under QuanMujin's Big Ul & Hip Ul), and Oasiso (Yoon Eun-hye, Kota (Sunny Hill), Park Jin-joo, Jo Hyun-ah (Urban Zakapa); under SiSo's Elena Kim & Shin Mina). JMT: Yoo is a director at JMT (Joy & Music Technology) after leaving Infinite Company. This segment is known as the continuation of Infinite Company, which is an unscripted skit that parodied on the lives of office employees, and was one of the more well-known segments of Infinite Challenge.

History On January 12, 2022, MBC announced PD Kim Tae-ho will resign on January 17, 2022. He left MBC after 21 years of ending with 'Acorn Festival' aired on January 15, 2022. PD Park Chang-hoon, who directed Omniscient Interfering View, was selected as Kim Tae-ho's successor. On June 5, 2023, MBC announced that Jeong Jun-ha, Shin Bong-sun, and PD Park Chang-hoon would leave the show. Assistant PDs Kim Jin-yong and Jang Woo-sung took over as main PDs beginning the July 1, 2023, episode following a 2-week break.

Philanthropy On December 28, 2022, the show will donate 1.79 billion won from broadcasting in 2022 to 14 organizations in need.

List of episodes

Discography Yoo-plash This album was released as a compilation of all the artists who participated in the making of Yoo-plash segment.

Bbong for Yoo These songs were released through the Bbong for Yoo segment.

Indoor Concert This song was released through the Indoor Concert segment.

SSAK3 and Refund Sisters These songs were released through the SSAK3 and Refund Sisters segments.

MSG Wannabe These songs were released through the MSG Wannabe segment.

Hangout with Yoo+ (Acorn Festival) This song was released through the Hangout with Yoo+ (Acorn Festival) segment.

WSG Wannabe These songs were released through the WSG Wannabe segment.

Throwaway/JS Entertainment These songs were released through the JS Entertainment segments.

Ratings Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of Hangout with Yoo. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.) In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in and the lowest rating for the show will be in each year.

2019

Ep. # Original AirdateAGB Nielsen Ratings NationwidePart 1Part 2PilotJuly 204.2%1July 274.3%4.6%2August 34.0%4.3%3August 104.0%4.1%4August 173.5%4.2%5August 243.7%4.2%6August 313.1%3.6%7September 74.3%4.7%8September 143.3%3.7%9September 213.8%6.6%10September 283.3%4.4%11October 54.1%12October 124.8%5.6%13October 194.5%5.1%14October 264.7%5.9%15November 24.2%4.9%16November 95.9%7.2%17November 165.8%6.9%18November 235.3%7.8%19November 305.9%7.4%20December 76.9%8.5%21December 146.7%7.6%22December 218.0%8.9%23December 286.2%

2020

Ep. # Original AirdateAGB Nielsen Ratings NationwidePart 1Part 224January 46.7%8.6%25January 117.3%9.3%26January 187.1%9.1%Special 1January 254.5%5.4%Special 2January 273.7%27February 17.3%10.1%28February 89.1%10.9%29February 158.7%9.1%30February 225.5%7.7%31February 296.7%10.8%32March 77.0%8.0%33March 146.6%9.7%34March 216.6%7.4%35March 285.6%7.3%36April 45.2%8.5%37April 114.2%7.1%38April 185.5%6.9%39April 255.6%7.1%40May 26.0%8.3%41May 96.0%8.2%42May 165.9%8.5%43May 235.0%7.6%44May 307.4%9.3%45June 66.7%9.6%46June 138.0%10.4%47June 207.0%9.7%48June 277.0%9.4%49July 47.1%8.9%50July 116.7%8.6%51July 187.3%9.0%52July 256.9%8.4%53August 18.3%10.1%54August 89.2%10.4%55August 157.1%9.3%56August 228.2%11.0%57August 2910.2%58September 59.9%12.3%59September 128.7%11.1%60September 198.9%11.5%61September 269.7%12.2%62October 38.8%11.4%63October 108.9%11.2%64October 1710.1%11.6%65October 249.4%12.7%66October 319.4%11.5%67November 78.8%11.9%68November 149.4%11.2%69November 218.2%10.6%70November 287.9%10.1%71December 57.9%10.2%72December 128.0%10.9%73December 268.7%10.8%

2021

Ep. # Original AirdateAGB Nielsen Ratings NationwidePart 1Part 274January 27.9%8.9%75January 98.9%76January 168.5%11.8%77January 237.9%11.6%78January 308.3%10.1% 79February 67.6%9.0% 80 February 139.0%9.6% 81 February 207.3%8.8% 82 February 275.8%6.9% 83 March 66.7%8.7% 84 March 136.8%8.4% 85 March 206.8%7.6% 86 March 277.3%9.7% 87 April 108.1% 88 April 177.7%10.8% 89 April 24 6.5% 10.0% 90 May 1 7.1% 9.8% 91 May 8 7.4% 10.0% 92 May 159.8%11.5% 93May 228.1%10.0% 94May 298.2%10.5% 95 June 57.2%9.1% 96 June 127.5%8.6% 97 June 196.5%8.4% 98 June 266.4%8.1% 99 July 3 8.8% 100 July 10 8.2% 101 July 17 8.9% 102 August 21 9.1% 103 August 28 8.2% 104 September 4 8.8% 105 September 11 9.1% 106 September 18 8.4% 107 September 25 7.1% 108 October 2 7.2% 109 October 9 6.6% 110 October 16 6.5% 111 October 23 7.3% 112 October 30 6.3% 113 November 67.0% 114 November 13 7.0% 115 November 20 6.0% 116 November 27 6.7% 117 December 4 7.1% 118 December 11 6.0% 119 December 18 8.0%

2022

+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience shareNielsen Korea ratings:

Nielsen Korea Nationwide Seoul 120 January 1 6.4% 6.8% 121 January 8 7.7% 8.2% 122 January 15 7.1% 7.2% 123 January 22 6.5% 6.9% 124 January 29 7.8% 8.0% 125 February 19 7.9% 8.7% 126 February 26 127 March 5 7.5% 8.1% 128 March 12 7.3% 7.6% 129 March 19 6.2% 6.6% 130 March 26 7.3% 8.2% 131 April 2 6.8% 7.1% 132 April 9 6.0% 6.1% 133 April 16 6.4% 7.0% } 134 April 23 6.7% 7.1% 135 April 30 6.5% 7.1% 136 May 7 6.3% 6.8% 137 May 14 6.6% 6.6% 138 May 21 6.7% 7.1% 139 May 28 7.0% 7.2% 140 June 4 6.9% 7.8% 141 June 11 6.3% 6.6% 142 June 18 5.5% 5.9% 143 June 25 6.1% 6.4% 144 July 2 6.3% 6.8% 145 July 9 5.6% 6.0% 146 July 16 5.8% 6.2% 147 July 23 5.9% 6.5% 148 July 30 5.4% 5.9% 149 August 6 5.5% 6.0% 150 September 3 5.2% 5.6% 151 September 10 152 September 17 4.8% 5.1% 153 September 24 5.6% 5.8% 154 October 1 5.7% 6.1% 155 October 8 4.9% 4.9% 156 October 15 4.3% 4.5% 157 October 22 5.7% 5.9% 158 October 29 4.8% 5.1% 159 November 12 5.0% 4.9% 160 November 19 6.8% 7.6% 161 November 26 5.0% 5.1% 162 December 3 5.2% 5.8% 163 December 10 4.7% 5.0% 164 December 17 6.1% 6.6% 165 December 24 5.6% 6.3% 166 December 31 6.8% 7.3%

2023

+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share