Lee You-jin (actor)

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Lee You-jin
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Born (1992-04-06) April 6, 1992 (age 32)
Alma mater Dongguk University – Department of Drama and Film [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Agent Blossom Entertainment
Family Lee Hyo-jung (father)
Lee Ki-young (uncle)
Korean name
Hangul
이유진
Revised Romanization I Yujin
McCune–Reischauer Ri Yujin

Lee You-jin (born April 6, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role as Kwon Ho-chang in the 2017 television series Hello, My Twenties! 2 , and the 2019 drama Be Melodramatic . [2]

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Career

Lee You-jin participated in Namoo Actors's "Introduction to Rookies" fan meeting on July 8, 2017 alongside Oh Seung-hoon and Song Kang. Tickets sold out within 30 seconds. [3]

Personal life

Lee's father is actor Lee Hyo-jung, and actor Lee Ki-young is his paternal uncle. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2016 Derailed Seon Bong-gil
2017 Daddy You, Daughter Me Kang Ji-oh
2018 Be with You young Woo-jin [5]

Television series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2013 Goddess of Fire Il Nam
2014 Dr. Frost Kim Wook
2015 Second 20s Lee Dae-sung
2017 Hello, My Twenties! 2 Kwon Ho-chang [6]
2018 Familiar Wife Jung Hyun-soo [7]
2019 Be Melodramatic Kim Hwan-dong [8]
2020 Do You Like Brahms? Yoon Dong-yoon [9]
2021 Idol: The Coup Piyon [10]
2022–2023 Three Bold Siblings Kim Geon-woo [11]
2024 No Gain No Love Yeo Ha-jun

Variety show

YearTitleRoleNetworkRef.
2017 Produce 101 (season 2) Contestant Mnet [12]

Music video appearances

YearSong TitleArtistRef.
2022"Blended Noise"PATEKO [13]

Stage

YearTitleNotesRef.
2011 The Good Doctor Play [14]
Fame Musical

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Best New Actor Three Bold Siblings Won [15]

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