The year he turned 26, he debuted as a comedian in SBS’s 10th open recruitment class. In 2011, he appeared in the segment Jeokbanhajang on SBS’s Gag Tonight and won the Comedy Rookie Award at the SBS Entertainment Awards at the end of the year. In 2012, he appeared in a new segment of the same program, Sagwanamu.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 33, the Utchatsa segment Namjakkiri drew attention on social media and made his name known. It was seven years after his debut. At the end of that year, he won the Top Excellence Award in comedy at the SBS Entertainment Awards.
In 2017, he married the comedian Lee Eun-hyung, and in May Utchatsa aired its last broadcast. In 2020, he appeared in JTBC’s Don’t Be the First One! He closed the restaurant he had run for about three years, and the YouTube channel Giyu TV passed 100,000 subscribers. On tvN’s Comedy Big League, he appeared in 2020 Supercha Couple. In 2021, he appeared in 2021 Supercha Couple Begins, and in July on Cultwo Show he said he had exercised every day for 193 days from Jan. 1.
In February 2023, he took on badminton with Lee Eun-hyung on TV Chosun’s Bubu Seonsuchon, and in May he signed an exclusive contract with the agency where she is signed.
In February 2024, Lee Eun-hyung announced her pregnancy, and their son was born in August. In December he appeared on KBS2’s The Return of Superman.
In 2025, he appeared with Lee Eun-hyung as a guest on Netflix’s Closet Battle, and in August served as special DJ on KBS Cool FM’s Haha’s Super Radio. In December he said he had completed the Honolulu Marathon in Hawaii. In September 2026, the year he turned 44, he appeared on Cultwo Show, and on Oct. 4 he finished the Seoul 10K race with Lee Eun-hyung.
Kang Jae-jun (born 1982) debuted in 2008, the year he turned 26, as a comedian in SBS’s 10th open recruitment class, and became known in 2015, the year he turned 33, through Namjakkiri, a segment on SBS’s Utchatsa. At the end of that year, he won the Top Excellence Award in comedy at the SBS Entertainment Awards.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Debuted in 2008 as a comedian in SBS’s 10th open recruitment class. He then worked on SBS’s Utchatsa (a comedy show).
Source 01 · Segye Ilbo (Korean) · Special DJ for a radio show · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Tenasia (Korean) · Kang Jae-jun and Lee Eun-hyung · opens in a new tab The month and day of his debut are not in the articles.An SBS open-audience comedy show that came about a year after Utchatsa ended. He appeared in the segment Jeokbanhajang.
Source 27 · Xportsnews (Korean) · Gag Tonight press conference · opens in a new tabWon for Jeokbanhajang on Gag Tonight.
Source 03 · Maeil Business Newspaper (Korean) · 2011 SBS Entertainment Awards · opens in a new tabSource 04 · Star News (Korean) · 2011 SBS Entertainment Awards · opens in a new tabThe Jeokbanhajang team showed a new segment, Sagwanamu.
Source 28 · SBS Entertainment News (Korean) · Gag Tonight new segment · opens in a new tab The article gives the scheduled air time as 12:05 a.m. on the 3rd.A segment with Lee Eun-hyung and Lee Jae-hoon. Maeil Business Newspaper reported that its videos passed 2 million views right after the first broadcast, and Hankook Ilbo reported on Aug. 30 that it drew 1 million social media views a week. Tenasia writes that he raised his profile through the segment, Segye Ilbo and MHN Sports that he made himself known, and TV Report that he made his name known.
Won the male Top Excellence Award in the comedy category for Namjakkiri, a segment on Utchatsa.
Source 07 · MyDaily (Korean) · 2015 SBS Entertainment Awards · opens in a new tabLee Eun-hyung’s agency announced it officially on Mar. 9. Yoo Jae-suk was emcee and Sung Si-kyung sang at the wedding. MyDaily writes that they had registered the marriage beforehand and were already legally married.
Source 11 · MyDaily (Korean) · Marriage · opens in a new tabSource 12 · Spotv Star (Korean) · Marriage announced · opens in a new tabSource 13 · Sports Kyunghyang (Korean) · Wedding · opens in a new tabSource 10 · Xportsnews (Korean) · Father in his 40s · opens in a new tabThe broadcast of May 31 was the last. It was the program on which Namjakkiri appeared.
Source 14 · Seoul Economic Daily (Korean) · Utchatsa ends · opens in a new tabAppeared with Lee Eun-hyung as one of three comedian couples.
Source 15 · Tenasia (Korean) · Don’t Be the First One! first-broadcast preview · opens in a new tab The date of the first broadcast is based on a preview article published before it aired.Announced the closing of the restaurant himself on social media.
Source 16 · Hansbiz (Korean) · Restaurant closes · opens in a new tab The date of the closing was not confirmed. June 1 is the date of the article.The channel he runs with Lee Eun-hyung passed 100,000 subscribers. Wikitree reported it in an interview on July 29.
Source 18 · Wikitree (Korean) · Interview · opens in a new tab The date of passing the mark was not confirmed. July 29 is the date of the article.Appeared in a segment in which he and Lee Eun-hyung swap partners with Hong Yun-hwa and Kim Min-ki. Sisaweek reported it on Sept. 8.
Source 17 · Sisaweek (Korean) · 2020 Supercha Couple · opens in a new tab The start date of the segment was not confirmed. Sept. 8 is the date of the article.Was active in a segment in which he plays a couple with Hong Yun-hwa. Xportsnews reported it on Apr. 19.
Source 29 · Xportsnews (Korean) · Comedy Big League Begins · opens in a new tab The broadcast date was not confirmed. Apr. 19 is the date of the article.He said he exercised every day for 193 days from Jan. 1.
Source 19 · Xportsnews (Korean) · Cultwo Show · opens in a new tabTook on badminton with Lee Eun-hyung.
Source 20 · TV Report (Korean) · Bubu Seonsuchon · opens in a new tabOSEN reported that he was signing with the agency where his wife Lee Eun-hyung is signed.
Source 21 · OSEN (Korean) · Exclusive contract · opens in a new tab The agency said the exact date of the contract was being worked out. This date is the date of the article.Lee Eun-hyung announced the news on social media at 14 weeks.
Source 22 · Asia Economy (Korean) · Pregnancy news · opens in a new tabNewsis writes that they became parents after seven years of marriage.
Source 23 · Newsis (Korean) · Birth of a son · opens in a new tabAppeared in the episode of Dec. 4.
Source 24 · Topstarnews (Korean) · Recent news · opens in a new tab Topstarnews wrote in its article of Dec. 11 that it aired on the 4th.Appeared with Lee Eun-hyung as a guest on the Netflix variety show in which Jung Jae-hyung and Kim Na-young go through a client’s closet and compete in styling.
Source 31 · Topstarnews (Korean) · Netflix Closet Battle · opens in a new tabSource 32 · Nocut News (Korean) · Closet Battle season 2 · opens in a new tab The program was first released on Aug. 4, with new episodes every Monday. The release date of the episode with this couple was not confirmed.Appeared as special DJ for two days from the 27th.
Source 01 · Segye Ilbo (Korean) · Special DJ for a radio show · opens in a new tabPosted a photo on social media of finishing with the actor Jang Ki-yong.
Source 25 · Newsen (Korean) · Completes a marathon · opens in a new tab The date of the race was not confirmed. Dec. 15 is the date of the social media post.Appeared with Lee Eun-hyung. The special DJ that day was Hwang Chi-yeul.
Source 30 · Newsen (Korean) · Cultwo Show · opens in a new tabCrossed the finish line with Lee Eun-hyung on a 10 km course starting at Yeouido Park in Seoul.
Source 26 · OSEN (Korean) · Seoul 10K race · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2008–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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