Then, he got best new actor award in Baeksang Awards 1995 for the drama Sandglass, which is one of the highest rating drama of all time.
Recently, he got best actor award in 2011 Fantasporto Director's Week, for his role in a melodramatic thriller movie, The Housemaid (2010).
He has been an A-list actor in Korea for years and recently entered the international spotlight due to his starring turn in the smash hit series “Squid Game,” which became a global phenomenon after its release in 2021. He became the first Asian actor ever to be nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, he was also nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Globes, the Critics’ Choice Awards, and the Gotham Awards.
On February 26, 2022 Lee Jung Jae’s Korean agency Artist Company announced that he has officially signed with the American agency CAA (Creative Artists Agency).", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/2zEwW_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ki Joo Bong", "alternateName": "기주봉, Gi Joo Bong, Gi Ju Bong, Ki Ju Bong", "birthDate": "September 03, 1955", "nationality": "South Korea", "description": "", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/ki-joo-bong.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Osugi Ren", "alternateName": "大杉漣", "birthDate": "September 27, 1951", "nationality": "Japanese", "description": "Osugi Ren (born Osugi Takashi) was a Japanese actor. For his work in Cure, Hana-bi and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival. He often worked alongside Takeshi Kitano and Susumu Terajima. In the DVDcommentary, to the mpd.psycho (TV Miniseries) series, director Takashi Miike said that he admired Osugi's experience to shift quickly from comic and imbecilic to authoritative and earnest.
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(Source: Wikipedia)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/RRX4x_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tachibana Misato", "alternateName": "橘実里, たちばな みさと, Misato Tachibana", "birthDate": "January 09, 1981", "nationality": "Gunma Prefecture, Japan", "description": "", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/misato-tachibana.png" } ], "director": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lee Jae Yong", "alternateName": "이재용, 李在龍, Yi Jae Yong", "birthDate": "March 21, 1963", "nationality": "Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, South Korea", "description": "", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/lee-jae-yong.png" } ]
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