Lee Je-hoon
| Lee Je-hoon | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
July 4, 1984 South Korea |
| Education | Korea National University of Arts - School of Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이제훈 |
| Hanja | 李帝勳 |
| Revised Romanization | I Je-hun |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Che-hun |
Lee Je-hoon (Hangul: 이제훈, born July 4, 1984) is a South Korean actor. He started his career in indie films, then went on to appear in commercial films like The Front Line (2011), Architecture 101 (2012) and My Paparotti (2013), and television series like Fashion King (2012), Secret Door (2014), Signal (2016) and Tomorrow With You (2017).
Career
Beginnings
When Lee Je-hoon realized that he wanted to go into acting, he dropped out of the Biotechnology major at Korea University and transferred to the School of Drama at Korea National University of Arts.[1] From 2006 to 2010, Lee appeared in more than 18 student shorts and indie films, notably queer coming-of-age romance Just Friends?.[2] He also appeared as an extra in a number of commercial films, including erotic thriller The Servant and romantic comedy Finding Mr. Destiny.[3]
2011–2012: Breakthrough
Then Lee had his breakthrough in 2011. He received critical raves for his performances as a manipulative alpha-male in the haunting indie Bleak Night,[4][5][6] and as a morphine-addicted squad leader in big-budget war film The Front Line.[7][8][9] He gained mainstream popularity as a shy college student pining for his first love in box-office hit Architecture 101,[3][10] and though the television series Fashion King was poorly received, his role as a struggling young chaebol heir in Korea's fashion industry further showcased his versatility.[11][3]
Lee next starred opposite acclaimed veteran actor Han Suk-kyu in the comedy-drama My Paparotti, which focuses on the special relationship between a high school gang member who dreams of becoming a singer like the late tenor Luciano Pavarotti, and the music teacher who helps him pursue his dream.[12][13] He next starred in Ghost Sweepers,[14] dubbed the character Jack Frost for the Korean release of 3D animated film Rise of the Guardians,[15] and featured in the crime thriller An Ethics Lesson.[16]
2012–2014: Enlistment
Lee enlisted on October 25, 2012 for his mandatory military service as a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency riot police.[17][18] He was discharged on July 24, 2014.[19][20]
2014–present: Comeback and Success
For his comeback project, Lee chose Secret Door, a period drama about Crown Prince Sado who was controversially executed through death by starvation by his father King Yeongjo; the series reunited him with Han Suk-kyu.[21] This was followed by the Jo Sung-hee-directed film Phantom Detective, a modern retelling of the eponymous folk hero Hong Gil-dong as a private detective in the 1990s.[22]
In 2016, Lee starred in tvN's fantasy crime drama Signal together with Cho Jin-woong and Kim Hye-soo, which was critically and commercially successful.[23][24]
In 2017, Lee starred in the fantasy romance drama Tomorrow With You opposite Shin Min-ah, portraying a CEO of a real estate company who has the ability to travel through time.[25][26] He then starred in the biographical period drama film Anarchist from Colony directed by Lee Joon-ik, playing the character of Park Yeol, a self-proclaimed anarchist and revolutionary activist during the Colonial Era of Japan.[27][28] The same year Lee was cast in the film I Can Speak as a civil servant who also tutors English.[29]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | They Live by Night | Private Shin | short film |
| Placebo | short film | ||
| Small Town Rivals | Chun-sam's friend | ||
| 2008 | Ah Man | short film | |
| Holy Vacation | Kang Young-woon | short film | |
| 2009 | Just Friends? | Seok-i | short film |
| 언어생활 | Kyung-min | short film | |
| When Winter Comes | short film | ||
| The Pit and the Pendulum | young Sang-tae | ||
| 2010 | The Influence | Sunjong | |
| The Servant | Hanbok maker | ||
| Finding Mr. Destiny | Woo-hyung | ||
| Maldives Express | Eun-seok | short film | |
| A Dog Came Into My Flash | Son/Twenty-something man | short film | |
| Miss Communication | Male book designer | short film | |
| Ghost (Be With Me) | Kim Se-young | segment: "Tarot 3. The Unseen" | |
| 2011 | Bleak Night | Ki-tae | |
| The Front Line | Captain Shin Il-young | ||
| 2012 | Architecture 101 | Lee Seung-min in the past | |
| Ghost Sweepers | Suk-hyun | ||
| Rise of the Guardians | Jack Frost (voice) | animated; Korean dubbed | |
| 2013 | An Ethics Lesson | Kim Jung-hoon | |
| My Paparotti | Lee Jang-ho | ||
| 늦은 후...愛 | short film (SMPA PSA); credited as assistant director | ||
| 2016 | Phantom Detective | Hong Gil-dong | |
| 2017 | Anarchist from Colony | Park Yeol | |
| I Can Speak | Park Min-jae | ||
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Three Sisters | Kim Eun-gook | SBS |
| 2012 | Fashion King | Jung Jae-hyuk | SBS |
| 2014 | Secret Door | Yi Sun, later Crown Prince Sado | SBS |
| 2016 | Signal | Park Hae-young | tvN |
| 2017 | Tomorrow With You | Yoo So-joon | tvN |
Variety show
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Happy Together | KBS2 | Guest, episode 266 |
| 2016 | Running Man | SBS | Guest, episode 298 |
| Happy Together | KBS2 | Guest, episode 447 | |
| Please Take Care of My Refrigerator | JTBC | Guest, episodes 78 & 79 | |
| Infinite Challenge | MBC | Guest, episodes 495-497 | |
Discography
| Year | Song title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Love Like This" | Track from Fashion King OST[30] |
| 2013 | "The Person That Makes You Happy" | Track from My Paparotti OST; Duet with Han Suk-kyu |
Goodwill ambassador
- 2016 Honorary Ambassador of Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) by Korean Film Council[31]
- 2016 Honorary Ambassador of Korea National Police Agency's Human Rights[32]
- 2016 Honorary Ambassador of Oxfam Korea[33]
- 2017 Honorary Ambassador of Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.[34]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best New Actor | The Front Line | Won | |
| Best Dressed | N/A | Won | ||
| Best New Actor[35] | Bleak Night | Won | ||
| Best New Actor | The Front Line | Nominated | ||
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Best New Actor[36] | Won | ||
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Best New Actor[37] | Bleak Night | Won | |
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Best New Actor (Film) | The Front Line | Won | |
| 2012 | |
Best New Actor | Bleak Night | Won |
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Best Supporting Actor | The Front Line | Nominated | |
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Best New Actor (Film) | Architecture 101 | Nominated | |
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20's Male Movie Star | Won | ||
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Fantasia Award[38] | Won | ||
| 2014 | |
Best Actor in a Music Film[39] | My Paparotti | Won |
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Plaque for Rising Star in Independent Film | Bleak Night | Won | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Secret Door | Won | ||
| Top 10 Stars | Won | |||
| 2016 | Best Actor | Signal | Nominated | |
| PD's Choice | Won | |||
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Best Celebrity Award, Actor | Nominated | ||
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Popular Star Award[40] | Phantom Detective | Won | |
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Actor Special Merit Award | N/A | Won | |
References
- ↑ "Lee Je-hoon drops out of Korea Uni and joins Korea National University of Arts". Hancinema. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ ‘친구사이?’ 김조광수 감독&서지후&이제훈, "밝은 퀴어 영화를 기대해 달라" [Kim Jo Gwang-soo’s second queer film Friends]. Movieweek (in Korean). 8 June 2009. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- 1 2 3 Lee, Claire (11 June 2012). "Lee Je-hoon evolves". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Beck, Una (3 March 2011). "PREVIEW: Film Bleak Night". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Cho, Jae-eun (25 March 2011). "No easy answers in complex portrait of teen angst". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Young, Neil (15 February 2011). "Bleak Night: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (11 July 2011). "Front brings harrowing views of war". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Elley, Derek (27 July 2011). "The Front Line". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Kuipers, Richard (23 October 2011). "The Front Line". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Oh, Mi-jung (15 March 2012). "Lee Je Hoon is Doing Three Things at the Same Time". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Kim, Ji-yeon (9 June 2012). "Interview: Lee Je Hoon Looks Up to His Fellow Actors". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Lee, Tae-ho (9 August 2012). "Lee Jae-hoon, Han Suk-kyu to portray student-teacher relationship in new film". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Lee Je-hoon’s New Film to Open in March". 10Asia. 1 February 2013.
- ↑ "“Fortune Tellers” cast members foretell the film’s success at press conference". 10Asia. 29 August 2012.
- ↑ Lee, Claire (24 October 2012). "Four local actors voice Hollywood-animated film". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Lee, Tae-ho (25 July 2012). "Lee Je-hoon to portray police officer in new thriller". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
- ↑ "Lee to start for military service Oct. 25". The Korea Herald. 23 August 2012.
- ↑ "Lee Je-hoon to work for Police’s PR division". Korea JoongAng Daily. 24 August 2012.
- ↑ Lee, Sun-min (24 July 2014). "Lee Je-hoon completes military duty". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑ "Lee Je-hoon Out of the Military". The Chosun Ilbo. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑ Lee, Sun-young; Chung, Joo-won; Ahn, Sung-mi (16 September 2014). "New TV dramas to look out for". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ Kim, June (6 January 2015). "Hong Gil-dong to be Made into a Film". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- ↑ Radwa Ashraf (9 December 2015). "“Signal”: a paranormal cop drama debuts in 2016". The Asian. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ↑ "‘Signal’ stars maintaining the momentum". Korea JoongAng Daily. 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Shin Min-a, Lee Je-hoon join new tvN drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. 12 August 2016.
- ↑ Park Jin-hai (23 January 2017). ""Tomorrow with You” revolves around secret time traveller". The Korea Times.
- ↑ "Lee Je-hoon’s radical transformation in historical film". The Korea Herald. 25 April 2017.
- ↑ "[Herald Interview] What it was like to be ‘the most unruly Korean’: Lee Je-hoon". The Korea Herald. 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "Lee Je-hoon cast as English tutor in new film". The Korea Herald. March 20, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ↑ Ho, Stewart (22 May 2012). "Fashion King's Lee Je Hoon Sings for His Drama OST". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Actors made honorary KAFA ambassadors". Korea JoongAng Daily. 12 August 2016.
- ↑ "Lee Je Hoon appointed as National Police Agency's Human Rights Ambassador". Yahoo News. Star News. 22 April 2016.
- ↑ "Lee Je-hoon collaborates with Oxfam for refugees in Africa". Kpop Herald. 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Lee Je-hoon named biennale ambassador". Korea JoongAng Daily. 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "Kim Ha-neul, Park Hae-il get top honors at Daejong Film Awards". The Korea Herald. 18 October 2011.
- ↑ "The Front Line wins big at Korean Critics Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. 14 November 2011.
- ↑ "‘The Unjust’ best picture at Blue Dragon Awards". The Korea Herald. 27 November 2011.
- ↑ Hong, Lucia (20 July 2012). "Min Hyo-rin, Lee Je-hoon at 2012 PiFan opening ceremony". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "Lee Je Hoon and Shim Eun Kyung Win Awards at Jecheon International Music and Film Festival". Soompi. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ↑ "Actors Gong Hyo-jin, Cho Jung-seok, Cho Jin-woong win top star award". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
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