Lee Jung-jin

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Lee Jung-jin
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Lee in June 2016
Born (1978-05-25) May 25, 1978 (age 45) [1]
Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Education Hanyang University - Theater and Film
OccupationActor
AgentImage9coms [2]
Korean name
Hangul
이정진
Revised Romanization I Jeong-jin
McCune–Reischauer Ri Chŏngjin

Lee Jung-jin, (born May 25, 1978) is a South Korean actor.

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Early life

Lee Jung-jin graduated from Konkuk University with a degree in horticulture before studying acting at Hanyang University. [3]

Career

Lee worked as a fashion model before being discovered by Jeong Young-beom, the CEO of talent agency Star J Entertainment. [3] He made his acting debut in the 1998 sitcom Soonpoong Clinic, and has since appeared in many television dramas, including Two Outs in the Ninth Inning , Love Story in Harvard , The Fugitive: Plan B , and A Hundred Year Legacy . [4] [5]

He also starred in the films Once Upon a Time in High School , Mapado , Troubleshooter, [6] Eun-ha, [7] and most notably Pietà , [8] [9] for which he received the prestigious Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit. [10] [11]

From 2009 to 2011, Lee was a cast member of the popular variety show segment Qualifications of Men on KBS2's Happy Sunday . [5] [12]

In 2020, Lee Jung-jin played a character of Lee Lim, the illegitimate brother of King Lee Ho and half-uncle of Lee Gon (Lee Min-ho) in SBS TV multi-starrer The King: Eternal Monarch . [13]

Personal life

Lee began his mandatory military service on February 28, 2005, where he worked as a member of the public staff at the Gwangjin District office. [14]

Lee is an ambassador for South Korean international humanitarian and development organization, Good Neighbors. [3]

In January 2018, Lee's agency confirmed he had been dating former member of Nine Muses' Euaerin  [ ko ] since June 2017. [15] [16] The couple split in 2019.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish TitleKorean TitleRoleNotes
2000 Bloody Beach 해변으로 가다Sang-tae
2002Bet On My Disco해적, 디스코 왕 되다Hae-jeok
2004 Once Upon a Time in High School 말죽거리 잔혹사Woo-sik
2005 Seoul Raiders 韓城攻略JeonHong Kong film
Mapado 마파도Uhm Jae-chul
2010Troubleshooter해결사Jang Pil-ho
No Doubt돌이킬 수 없는Yoo Se-jin
2012 Wonderful Radio 원더풀 라디오Lee Jae-hyeok
Pietà 피에타Lee Kang-do
2015Eun-ha은하Seo-jun
2016 Duel: Final Round 대결Choi Kang-ho

Television series

YearEnglish TitleKorean TitleRoleNotesRef.
1998Soonpoong Clinic순풍 산부인과
1999Ad Madness광끼
2000She's the One나는 그녀가 좋다Choi Seung-man
More Than Words Can Say좋은걸 어떡해Kang Min-soo
She's More Beautiful Than a Flower꽃보다 아름다운 그녀
2001Lovers연인들
2002Bad Girls나쁜 여자들Lee In-ku
Trio 삼총사Lee Jae-moon
2003Escape from Unemployment백수 탈출Wang Woo-ram
2004Doctor K닥터 K
April Kiss 4월의 키스Han Jung-woo
2005 Love Story in Harvard 러브 스토리 인 하버드Hong Jung-min
2007 9 End 2 Outs 9회말 2아웃Byun Hyung-tae
2008 Don't Cry My Love 사랑해, 울지마Han Young-min
2010 The Fugitive: Plan B 도망자 플랜 BDetective Do Soo
2013 A Hundred Year Legacy 백년의 유산Lee Se-yoon
Basketball 빠스껫 볼gambling basketball starCameo
2014 Temptation 유혹Kang Min-woo
2016 My Horrible Boss 욱씨남정기Jang Si-hwan
The K2 더 케이투Choi Sung-won
2017 The Liar and His Lover 그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해Choi Jin-hyuk [17]
2020 The King: Eternal Monarch 더 킹: 영원의 군주Lee Lim
2023 Queen of Masks 가면의 여왕Song Je-hyeok [18]

Variety show

YearEnglish TitleKorean TitleRoleRef.
1998Love for Three Days3일 간의 사랑
2009-2011 Qualifications of Men 남자의 자격
2012꿈꾸는 광고제작소
2013 Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education 우리동네 예체능
2015 Law of the Jungle in Yap Islands 정글의 법칙
2017-2018 Rural Police (Seasons 2-3)시골경찰
2021Star Golf Big League스타골프빅리그Cast Member [19]
2022 Golf Battle: Birdie Buddies 4편먹고 공치리4Contestant [20]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2008Seoul Social Work Conference후원자 부문 서울특별시장상—Won
20127th Asia Model AwardsModel Star Award—Won [21]
Korea Film Actor's AssociationAchievement Award Pieta Won [22]
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit [23] Won [23]
2013 6th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor A Hundred Year Legacy Won
MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial DramaWon [24]
2014 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Temptation Nominated
2020 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama The King: Eternal Monarch Nominated [25]

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