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Lee Jung-jin

Lee Jung-jin

South Korean actor

For other people with the same name, see Lee Jung-jin (footballer).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Jung-jin, (born May 25, 1978) is a South Korean actor.

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Early life

Lee Jung-jin graduated from Konkuk University with a degree in horticulture before studying acting at Hanyang University.[3]

Career

Lee worked as a fashion model before being discovered by Jeong Young-beom, the CEO of talent agency Star J Entertainment.[3] He made his acting debut in the 1998 sitcom Soonpoong Clinic, and has since appeared in many television dramas, including Two Outs in the Ninth Inning, Love Story in Harvard, The Fugitive: Plan B, and A Hundred Year Legacy.[4][5]

He also starred in the films Once Upon a Time in High School, Mapado, Troubleshooter,[6] Eun-ha,[7] and most notably Pietà,[8][9] for which he received the prestigious Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit.[10][11]

From 2009 to 2011, Lee was a cast member of the popular variety show segment Qualifications of Men on KBS2's Happy Sunday.[5][12]

In 2020, Lee Jung-jin played a character of Lee Lim, the illegitimate brother of King Lee Ho and half-uncle of Lee Gon (Lee Min-ho) in SBS TV multi-starrer The King: Eternal Monarch.[13]

Personal life

Lee began his mandatory military service on February 28, 2005, where he worked as a member of the public staff at the Gwangjin District office.[14]

Lee is an ambassador for South Korean international humanitarian and development organization, Good Neighbors.[3]

In January 2018, Lee's agency confirmed he had been dating former member of Nine Muses' Euaerin [ko] since June 2017.[15][16] The couple split in 2019.[citation needed]

Filmography

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References

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    "Member Interview - Lee Jung Jin". Privy Magazine. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
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    Ko, Jae-wan (18 June 2010). "Lee Jung-jin joins Rain, Lee Na-young for Fugitive". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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    Wee, Geun-woo (1 December 2010). "Actor Lee Jung-jin's Song Picks". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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    Lee, Ji-hye (18 November 2010). "Actor Lee Jung-jin's Movie Picks". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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    Kim, June (28 April 2015). "EUN-HA Casts LEE Jung-jin and LIM Su-hyang". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
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    "LEE Jung-jin on PIETA: "I gave it my all"". Korean Cinema Today. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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    Oh, Mi-jung (22 October 2012). "Interview: Lee Jung Jin on the Golden Lion Award and Pieta". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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    "Psy to receive cultural merit honor from government". The Korea Times. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
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    Ji, Yong-jin (21 November 2012). "PIETA Shines Once Again". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
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    Ko, Kyu Dae (4 September 2019). "이정진, 김은숙 사단 합류…'더 킹 : 영원의 군주' 캐스팅". edaily.co.kr. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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    Kim Won-gum (11 January 2018). "[단독] 배우 이정진·나인뮤지스 출신 가수 이유애린, 7개월째 열애". Sports Donga (in Korean).
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    "이현우·조이·이정진·이서원, '그녀는 거짓말을…' 주요 라인업 완성 [종합]". tvReport.
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    Yeon Hwi-seon (January 11, 2023). "이정진, '가면의 여왕' 출연 확정...'더 킹' 3년 만에 드라마 복귀 [공식]" [Lee Jung-jin confirmed to appear in 'The Masked Queen'...'The King' to return to a drama after 3 years [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Naver.
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    Lee Jung-hyun (June 15, 2021). "tvN D '스타골프빅리그'에 정준호·임창정 등 참가". Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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    Park Ah-reum (August 17, 2022). "이승기 빠진 '편먹고 공치리4' 최강 라인업에 박미선 중계까지[공식]" [Lee Seung-gi's missing 'Eat Gongchiri 4' with the strongest lineup, even Park Mi-sun broadcast [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Naver.
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    Lee, Nancy (19 January 2012). "Jung Il Woo, Kara, IU Win Asia Model Festival Award". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
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    Lee, Cory (31 December 2013). "Ha Ji-won Receives Top Honor at 2013 MBC Drama Awards". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
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    Jeong, Hee-yeon (December 31, 2020). "김민재-김유정, 미니시리즈 판타지/로맨스 우수상 (2020 SBS 연기대상)" [Min-jae Kim and Yoo-jung Kim, Excellence Award in Miniseries Fantasy/Romance (2020 SBS Drama Awards)] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Naver.
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