Lee Jae-wook
Lee Jae-wook (Korean: 이재욱; Hanja: 李宰旭; born May 10, 1998) is a South Korean actor. He debuted as an actor in the 2018 K-Drama Memories of the Alhambra starring Hyun Bin, whose agency recruited Lee Jae-Wook right away. His following supporting role in Search: WWW (2019) got him instant recognition, and was quickly followed by roles in the movie The Battle of Jangsari (2019) and in the K-Dramas Extraordinary You and When The Weather Is Fine (2020). In October 2020, he stars in Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, alongside Go Ara, his first leading role in a K-Drama.
Lee Jae-wook | |
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Born | |
Education | Chung-Ang University - Theatre Studies[2] |
Occupation | Actor • model |
Years active | 2018–present |
Agent | VAST Entertainment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Jae-uk |
McCune–Reischauer | I Chae-uk |
Career
Lee Jae-wook started his acting career in 2018 with supporting roles for television drama Memories of the Alhambra as a hacker-programmer and The Battle of Jangsari film as a student soldier.[4][5]
In 2019, Lee acted as one of the main cast for tvN's Search: WWW[6] and the second male lead for MBC's Extraordinary You as the female lead's childhood friend-fiancé.[7]
In 2020, Lee got a supporting role as Lee Jang-woo in the JTBC television series When The Weather Is Fine.
In May of 2020, Lee was cast as the main male lead in the KBS2 television series Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol opposite of Go Ara.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | The Battle of Jangsari | Lee Gae-tae | Supporting role | [8] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 – 2019 | Memories of the Alhambra | Marco Han | tvN | [9] | |
2019 | Search: WWW | Seol Ji-hwan | [10] | ||
Extraordinary You | Baek Kyung | MBC | [11] | ||
2020 | When the Weather Is Fine | Lee Jang-woo | JTBC | [12] | |
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol | Sunwoo Joon | KBS2 | [13] | ||
True Beauty | Baek Kyung | tvN | Cameo (Ep. 4) | [14] | |
TBA | Move to Heaven | Kim Soo-cheol | Netflix | Cameo | [15] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Extraordinary You | Won | [16] |
Best Couple Award with Kim Hye-yoon and Rowoon | Nominated | ||||
2020 | 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor (TV) | Nominated | [17] | |
Brand of the Year Awards 2020 | Male Actor of the Year-Rookie | N/A | Won | [18] | |
5th Asia Artist Awards | Rookie of the Year | Extraordinary You | Won | ||
7th APAN Star Awards | Popular Star Award, Actor | Nominated | [19] | ||
Best New Actor | Nominated | [20] | |||
34th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol | Won | ||
Best Couple Award with Go Ara | Nominated | ||||
References
- "'어하루' 이재욱에게 비밀이 있다?! [말로쓰는프로필]". NewsAde (in Korean). 29 November 2019.
- Lee Jae-wook : Naver Official Profile
- "The Chinese Name of Lee Jae Wook". VAST Entertainment Info (in Korean). 2019-11-04.
- "Memories of the Alhambra Lee Jae-wook Behind the Camera". Hancinema. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- "[공식] 신예 이재욱, 영화 '장사리 9.15' 합류…메간폭스와 호흡". Sports Donga (in Korean). December 17, 2018.
- "이재욱, '검색어를 입력하세요 WWW'에 첫 등장". 10Asia (in Korean). June 13, 2019.
- "김혜윤XSF9로운X이재욱, '어쩌다 발견한 하루' 주인공 낙점 [공식]". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). June 10, 2019.
- "'장사리 : 잊혀진 영웅들' 메인 포스터 2종 전격 공개". sports.donga.com (in Korean). 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- "'어하루' 이재욱 "또래 배우들과 연기하며 많은 것 배워" [화보]". www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ""로맨스 맛집"…'검블유' 장기용·이재욱·지승현, 빛나는 존재감". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- "'어쩌다 발견한 하루' 이재욱, 마성의 나쁜 남자 백경으로 '서브병' 유발자 등극!". MBC 연예 (in Korean). 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- 이재욱 측 “JTBC ‘날씨가 좋으면 찾아가겠어요’ 출연확정”(공식입장). Naver (in Korean). October 28, 2019.
- "[단독]이재욱, '도도솔솔라라솔' 주연 물망..2020 스타 '예약'". Star News (in Korean). 2020-03-08.
- "[단독] 김혜윤·이재욱·이태리, '여신강림' 총출동…'어하루' 의리". edaily (in Korean). 30 November 2020.
- "이재욱, 넷플릭스 '무브 투 헤븐' 특별 출연…연이은 기대작 참여 눈길 [공식]". Sports Dong-a (in Korean). 2020-06-04.
- Kim, Hyun-jung (30 December 2019). 김동욱, 영예의 대상…'특별근로감독관 조장풍' 5관왕 겹경사 [MBC 연기대상](종합) [Dongwook Kim, the subject of honor ... 'Special Labor Inspector Jo Jang-Pung' 5 Kings Double Slope [MBC Drama Awards] (Comprehensive)]. Xports News (in Korean) – via Naver.
- "[56회 백상]'스타 등용문' 백상 신인상은 누구에게". Daily Sports (in Korean). 2020-05-19.
- Lee, Min-ji (May 8, 2020). "방탄소년단X싹쓰리X강다니엘 '올해의 브랜드 대상' 선정(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Daum. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- Kim, Yang-soo (October 26, 2020). "APAN어워즈', 방탄X임영웅X현빈X주원…인기상 후보 공개 '뜨거운 경합". joynews24 (in Korean). Daum. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- Kim, Myung-mi (November 13, 2020). "APAN STAR AWARDS' 우수상 후보 공개, 박보검부터 지창욱까지". naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lee Jae-wook. |
- Lee Jae-wook at VAST Entertainment
- Lee Jae-wook at IMDb
- Lee Jae-wook at HanCinema