Jae Hee (in korean: ìž¬í ¬; born Lee Hyun-kyun on May 25, 1980) is a
South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the 2004
arthouse film 3-Iron and the 2005 television series Sassy Girl
Chun-hyang.Jae Hee began his acting career as a child actor in the
1997 drama Mountain. He continued to appear on television, such as in
the campus drama School 2 and the family sitcom Wuri's Family, as well
as the 2000 horror film Bloody Beach.In 2004, he was cast as the lead
actor in Kim Ki-duk's 3-Iron, playing a silent young man who breaks
into vacant houses and while living there for a few days, he cleans
the house and repairs broken gadgets during his stay. The arthouse
film won critical acclaim both locally and internationally. For his
performance Jae Hee was named Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film
Awards.But Jae Hee's breakout role would come in 2005, when he played
the playful but loyal Lee Mong-ryong in Sassy Girl Chun-hyang, a
modernized romantic comedy based on the well-known folktale
Chunhyangjeon. It became a huge hit not only in Korea, but throughout
Asia, making him and co-star Han Chae-young into Korean Wave stars.
South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the 2004
arthouse film 3-Iron and the 2005 television series Sassy Girl
Chun-hyang.Jae Hee began his acting career as a child actor in the
1997 drama Mountain. He continued to appear on television, such as in
the campus drama School 2 and the family sitcom Wuri's Family, as well
as the 2000 horror film Bloody Beach.In 2004, he was cast as the lead
actor in Kim Ki-duk's 3-Iron, playing a silent young man who breaks
into vacant houses and while living there for a few days, he cleans
the house and repairs broken gadgets during his stay. The arthouse
film won critical acclaim both locally and internationally. For his
performance Jae Hee was named Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film
Awards.But Jae Hee's breakout role would come in 2005, when he played
the playful but loyal Lee Mong-ryong in Sassy Girl Chun-hyang, a
modernized romantic comedy based on the well-known folktale
Chunhyangjeon. It became a huge hit not only in Korea, but throughout
Asia, making him and co-star Han Chae-young into Korean Wave stars.
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