Biography

Jay began his career as a magician at the age of 16.

At 17, Jay was offered an apprenticeship at a magic entertainment company, where he was able to refine his skills in the company of experienced magicians and learn professional techniques and showmanship.

By the age of 20, he was already working with his teachers and teaching aspiring magicians himself.

He also began to explore the art of magic by developing his own illusions from scratch and then passing on this expertise to magicians who were just starting out in the business.

Jay served in the military for two years, but still found opportunities to teach some of his comrades magic and was asked to demonstrate his skills at military ceremonies in front of senior officers.

After his military service, he resumed his career as a professional magician, illusion builder, and teacher/mentor to aspiring magicians.

He was also hired as a magic consultant for the film “The Magician” (2015). He taught the lead actors magic tricks, developed the sequences, built the illusions, and acted as a “magic” hand double for the lead actor in some of the more difficult manipulations.

After stints working in the Korea, he moved to the United Kingdom in 2015.

Beginning with street performances in London’s Covent Garden in 2015, He studied at a drama school in London, UK for two years from 2016 to 2018, participating in street performance festivals and street performances across the UK. Subsequently, He relocated his base to Berlin, Germany in 2019, performing at street performance festivals and theater festivals in Germany and German-speaking regions.

Since 2019, he has participated in street performance and theater festivals across Europe. From 2022, he expanded his activities to Oceania, North America, and the Middle East.

Beginning with classical magic, he was influenced by artists from Latin (Spanish, Latin American) traditions at the London Drama School in the UK. He focused on creating works centered around physical comedy acting and clown performances.

In 2020, he trained for two years at the Berlin Mime School, studying physical movement and expression through a curriculum centered on Jacques Lecoq’s mime techniques. He also analyzed and practiced various silent films (Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Jacques Tati, Laurel and Hardy, Jerry Lewis, the Marx Brothers, etc.) and created sketches.

Through this, he continuously researches and develops acting and movement styles suited to him, along with expressions capable of non-verbal communication for his unique way of combining magic and silent film comedy.

At 2025, He won second prize at the FISM ITLAY WCM(World Championship of Magic) 2025 in the street magic category.