Lee Byung Hun is different. Few actors can command trust and anticipation only with the mention of their name. His only presence, both in dramas and in the films, is sufficient to attract the public. And it is not the fleeting popularity of some successful projects from its debut in 1991 as part of the 14th hiring of KBS talents, Lee has built a filmography that represents his incessant proof for the transformation. He has never been allowed to be limited to a genre or printers in a single character.
His dramatic career reads as a temporal sequence of milestones on Korean television. From his breakout Love tomorrow (1992) as a youth star, he continued to titles like Asphalt man, Happy togetherAND Beautiful days. Has raised the scope of Korean dramas with enormous productions such as All in AND IRISand subsequently he captured both the critical applause and the commercial success with Mr. SunshineWhere his representation of Eugene Choi left the spectators in tears. More recently, he has stunned the world with his appearance as a key man in Netflix Play of squidhelping to turn on a global phenomenon.
Lee’s strength lies in its seamless movement between television and films. After attracting attention to The harmonium in my memory (1999), consolidated his reputation with Joint security area (2000), winning critics as a sergeant Lee Soo Hyeok. In Bungee jump everything (2001), interpreted a love that transcends death with heartbreaking emotion, before moving the gears A bittersweet life (2005) as cold blood gangster. By tender melodramas like Once in summer (2006) to chills criminal thrillers such as Within men (2015), Lee has constantly sought challenges regardless of the box office guarantees.
Its versatility has reached new heights Masked (2012), where he played both King and Clown in a double role, greeted as a masterclass in historical acting. Beyond Korea, Lee was already attracting the eyes of the global public long before the current wave of Hallyu. Like Storm Shadow in Hollywood’s Gi joe franchise, followed by roles in Red 2, Terminator GenisysAND The magnificent sevenIt was established as one of the rare Korean actors to leave a mark in international successes.
In recent years, his wallet from Master AND The fortress TO The next standing man, Concrete utopiaAND The game He shows that even after 35 years in the sector, Lee Byung Hun does not show signs of slowing down. His next project No other choice Only the anticipation increases, while he assumes the role of Yu Man Soo, a unemployed man who undertakes for a new beginning, once again promising a performance that challenges expectations.
Sources: Daum
