Lee Jae-in

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Lee Jae-in
이재인
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Born (2004-02-06) February 6, 2004 (age 19)
Taebaek, Gangwon Province, South Korea [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
AgentYooborn Company
Korean name
Hangul
이재인
Hanja
Revised Romanization Lee Jaein
McCune–Reischauer Lee Chaein

Lee Jae-in (born February 6, 2004) is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition through a blockbuster film Svaha: The Sixth Finger .

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Career

Lee Jae-in is one of the few South Korean celebrities born in Gangwon, a border province with North Korea. [2] Lee debuted in 2012 as the child counterpart of a supporting character in Ice Adonis . [3]

Her first prominent casting was for 2019 religious mystery film Svaha: The Sixth Finger . Her portrayal of two different twin girls has earned her various wins and nominations from major film awards. [4] [5] In that year Lee also played her first regular role in television series with Beautiful World . [6]

In 2021 Lee was cast in JTBC's legal espionage series Undercover [7] and SBS' sport drama Racket Boys as a national youth badminton team's ace athlete. [8] The same year she got praised for her role in the ticking clock-thriller film Hard Hit . [9]

In January 2023, Lee signed with Yooborn Company. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013Happiness for Sale
2014 No Tears for the Dead Daeban granddaughter
Futureless Things
2016 Horror Stories 3 Machine Ghost" Dunko
2017 I Can Speak Jung-shim (young)
Tombstone RefugeeDa-bin
Survival GuideOlder Sister
2018At Her Own PaceWoo-ju
AdulthoodHwang Kyung-eon
Our Body Yoon Hwa-young
2019 Svaha: The Sixth Finger Geum-hwa / "It"
The Battle: Roar to Victory Choon-hee
2021 Hard Hit Lee Hye-in [11]
TBA Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
Hi.5 Wan-seo [12]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012 Ice Adonis Ha Yoon-hee (young)
Quiz from God 3 Ha-young
2012–2013 Family Da-young
2013 Samsaengi Jung Yoon-hee (young)
2014 Modern Farmer Min Gi's little sisterCameo
KBS Drama Special  : The Last PuzzleSo Hee
2015 Who Are You: School 2015 Ra-jin
2015–2016 Six Flying Dragons
2018 Drama Stage  : Slide to Unlock" Yeo-na
2019 Beautiful World Han Dong-hee
2020 Hospital Playlist So-miCameo (Episode 11)
2021 Undercover Han Seung-mi [13]
Racket Boys Han Se-yoon
2022 O'PENing – First SightYoon-jaeone act-drama; season 5 [14]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 Sense 8 Season 1 Seon (young)Cameo
2017 Sense 8 Season 2
2022Concrete MarketHee-ro [15] [16]
2023Night Has ComeLee Yoon-seo [17]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 Best New Actress – Film Svaha: The Sixth Finger Won [18]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2019 Best New Actress Nominated [19]
Buil Film Awards 2019 Best New ActressNominated [20]
2021 Best Supporting Actress Hard Hit Nominated [21]
Golden Cinema Film Festival2019Best New Actress Svaha: The Sixth Finger Won [22]
Grand Bell Awards 2018 Best New ActressAdulthoodNominated [23]
2020 Best New Actress Svaha: The Sixth Finger Nominated [24]
SBS Drama Awards 2021 Best Young Actress Racket Boys Won [25]
Wildflower Film Awards 2019 Best New ActressAdulthoodWon

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