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Yoo Jae-suk Cancels First Recording in 35 Years Due to Health Issues… When Will He Return to the Set?

"Focusing on the Current Recovery" "We have coordinated the reshoot schedule"

Gim Ga Yeong
2026-09-22 19:15:13
[Edaily Starin Gim Ga Yeong Reporter] With TV personality Yoo Jae-suk canceling a recording for the first time in 35 years, attention is now focused on when he will return to the set.
Yoo Jae-suk (Photo = E-Daily DB)

According to his agency, Antenna, on the 22nd, Yoo Jae-suk had to cancel the recording of SBS’s *Whenever I Get a Chance* due to a temporary high fever caused by a cold. Yoo Jae-suk currently appears on SBS’s “Whenever I Get the Chance,” as well as “Running Man,” MBC’s “What Do You Do When You’re Bored?,” tvN’s “You Quiz on the Block,” KBS2’s “Happy Together,” and the YouTube channel “Pinggye-go.” Attention is now focused on when he will return to the set. However, his agency has not disclosed a specific return date. His agency explained, “He is currently focusing on his recovery, and we have asked for the understanding of those involved and are coordinating a reschedule for the recording.”
On the same day, MyDaily reported that Yoo Jae-suk, while preparing to film SBS’s “Whenever I Get a Chance” near Jongno, Seoul, informed the production staff of his health condition just before filming was set to begin, and the shoot was ultimately canceled. It is reported that Yoo Jae-suk notified the production staff in advance, before filming began, out of concern that filming while unwell might cause them trouble.
This is reportedly the first time Yoo Jae-suk has canceled a recording on the day of filming since his debut in the 1st KBS University Comedy Festival in 1991—a span of 35 years.
“Whenever I Get a Chance” is a variety show that focuses on “seizing the moment” to deliver good fortune during the brief gaps of free time encountered in everyday life. Yoo Jae-suk and Yoo Yeon-seok serve as the show’s hosts.

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