He recently gained attention through JTBC's Two Yoo Project Sugar Man, a program dedicated to finding and rediscovering old singers from the past.
Yang was born in Saigon, whose current name is Ho Chi Minh City today, of Vietnam during the war on August 19, 1969.
After one year of dating Yang married a woman with whom he fell in love at first sight in 2006 and the first son was born in 2015.
[8] When he was in Glendale High School in LA, he was persuaded to make a debut as an entertainer by the late Hollywood actor Soon-tek Oh, who was a member to the same church.
[4][5][6] Yang also composed most of the songs including "Love Strutter(뚜벅이 사랑)"[1] of Chul Y and Mi Ae(철이와 미애)'s second album.
In 'Back to the Future" in Chul Y and Mi Ae's 2nd album dance pop and Korean traditional music were combined, which was very innovative attempt at the time.
Once, Yang recalled, an audience member faked a handshake to pull him violently down to the ground from the stage, telling him: "You need a beating.
[14] His new song "Fantasy", composed by Valery Gaina of Cruise, enjoyed a brief popularity before he finally put an end to his music career.
In 2019, he gained attention through JTBC's Two Yoo Project Sugar Man, a program dedicated to finding and rediscovering old singers from the past.
When the show hosts asked him to give a message to 20-year-old himself living 30 years ago, Yang said: "I know nothing will happen how you want.
"[4] After his fame skyrocketed again after his appearance on the show, he quit his job at the restaurant to focus on his entertainment career.
"[18][19] Just a few days before the fan meeting he shot a commercial with Lotte Home Shopping[20] for the first time in his life.
[21] On January 3 in 2020, Yang created his account on Instagram.jiytime On the 4th, he performed his debut song "Rebecca" on MBC's "Show!
On March 14, the 100th day anniversary of his re-debut, Yang and choreographer Lia Kim appeared on MBC "Show!
Two of them went on stage with his song "Dance with Me" released in 1992.practice video version[25] On the 16th, Yang was shown as a lecturer on "Sebasi Talk".
[26] On April 28, Yang held a Drive-through Fansign Event in Paju Premium Outlet.
[30] Yang and Shinsegae International's collaboration goods are sold in limited quantities starting august 17th.Life.Walker.FashionFilm[31] His new song "Rocking Roll Again" teaser was released on the 13th.RRA.Teaser On August 19, which is also his 51st birthday, [Yang Joon Il Maybe Special Edition] was published.
[2] "Rocking Roll Again" was released.MV On August 28, Sinsegae International and Yang launched their women's 2020 F/W collection and opened pop-up retail.
In 2020, Yang came in third place in brand reputation rankings for male advertisement models, as studied by The Korean Business Research Institute.
[46] Re;BAK Style Repair Shampoo and Treatment was officially launched in March and Rebecca Salon, their collaboration site, was opened on the same day.