Lee Joon Ki is a popular actor, musician and model from South Korea. Born in 1982 in the city of Busan. He began acting in 2003. His first job was shooting for the Basic clothing brand. Aries on the zodiac sign. He is fond of martial arts and has a third taekwondo dan. In addition to Korean, the actor speaks three languages: Japanese, English and Mandarin.
Beginning of career Lee Joon Ki
According to June Ki himself, he wanted to become an actor back in high school. The production of the famous play "Hamlet", he decides to start an acting career.
Despite all efforts, June Ki was unable to enter the University of Arts on the first try. He also failed castings one by one. The second attempt is crowned with success. In the first year, he receives more than fifty rejections at the auditions. While one of the managers does not give June Ki his business card. From this moment, he begins to receive the first offers in the filming.
Lee Joon Ki: Cinema Debut
Lee Jun Ki's debut feature film with the voice of “Hotel Venus” was released in 2004. The film quickly sparked a wave of interest around the world. Despite the fact that the role of June Ki in the film is quite modest, they manage to notice him not only in South Korea, but also in Japan, and even in Russia. The film was shot by a Japanese group, but all the dialogues are in Korean. The main cast is Japanese. The director of Hideata Takahata is also Japanese. June's first film was nominated for an award at the Moscow International Film Festival.
The story unfolds in a Japanese city. The small hotel "Venus" sheltered a variety of people under its roof, each of which has its own sorrows. A certain Venus manages the hotel, from the first shots it is clear that Venus is a transvestite. Who is not there: a doctor suffering from alcoholism and his wife are a woman of easy virtue, a florist girl who makes money by selling illegal substances. Lee Joon Ki plays the role of a guy dreaming of a contract killer career. Nobody seems to be able to help these people. But the care of Venus is able to heal even the most wounded soul.
Before Lee Jun Ki's filmography was replenished with the film “Hotel of Venus”, he managed to star in the 55 episode of the series “4 Part: Without Stopping” in a cameo role in which he played himself. According to the script, he plays one of the friends of the protagonist, Hong Ye Sae, who agrees to keep him company on a double date. The story is funny and comical. And ends with the disappearance from the date of Jun Ki with the girl Ye Se. The main character is left with nothing.
In the same 2004, the actor began vigorous activity: often starred in films. The movie “School of Ballet Dance” is released on television. This is a story about school buddies who share similar concerns. One fine day, fate brings them all to a dance school. Here the most incredible part of the film is twisted.
In 2004, June Ki in the movie "City of Drama" played a secondary role in the episode "What Will I Do?" The young actor plays the role of Song Ho, a very hardworking, but problematic young man. At one point, Song Ho falls into the past, where he meets his mother and father. How will this change him?
Following the "City of Drama" is a new film, "Echo of the Stars," in which June Ki participates. The film tells a touching love story of a Korean musician and a Japanese girl who lost her friend and escaped from hard memories. Can a young man cure her of mental wounds?
Lee Joon Ki: filmography
In 2005, Jun Ki was first invited to a big Korean movie. To date, the actor has participated in more than 20 projects. List of works:
- "My girlfriend";
- "King and the Clown";
- “100 and 1 sentence”;
- "First snow";
- "May 18th";
- "The time of the wolf and the dog";
- "Il Ji Me";
- "Hero";
- “A-Run and the Magistrate”;
- “Only two weeks”;
- "Shooter of Joseon";
- "The scientist who walks at night";
- "Never say Goodbye"";
- "The beating of a scarlet heart";
- "The first seven kisses";
- Resident Evil: The Final Chapter;
- "Think like a criminal".
My Girl, 2005
The young man very talentedly plays his first serious role in the famous drama "My Girlfriend". The series tells about the difficult life of the girl Yu Rim, who was left alone. She is forced to earn a living by not always legal methods: theft and fraud. On the other hand, there is a young man, Gong San, to whom his grandfather gives the command to find his missing granddaughter, his cousin. Vain attempts are not crowned with success, and then Gon San decides to replace the granddaughter.
It was then that they met with Yu Rome, who undertakes to pretend to be a missing granddaughter. Jun Ki in this story got the supporting role of So Jin Woo, a friend of Yu Rim who also falls in love with her. The role is rather more of a comedic nature. Critics have noted Jun Ki's high acting ability.
King and the Fool, 2005
In 2006, the picture “The King and the Fool” with the participation of Lee Joon Ki in the lead role was released. This is the first role of the first plan. After the film was released, the actor woke up as an idol. Overnight, he became one of the most popular actors in South Korea.
The action takes place during the Joseon era (Korea was called Joseon from 1392 to 1897). Two street performers, Chan Song and Kon Gul, openly ridicule the king in a satirical performance. Naturally, this cannot go unnoticed. One of the servants of the king saw the production. Now both actors must be executed. However, if they succeed in making the king laugh, their lives will be saved. So they get to the king’s palace. Hero Jun Ki, Kon Gul, manages to win the king’s special location. The young man is very handsome, looks like a beautiful girl, and the king has a special disposition for him. This causes the Queen to be jealous, a plan is born in her head to get rid of the uninvited guest.
Despite its immense popularity, in 2006 films and TV shows with Lee Joon Ki were ridiculed at one of the awards. And the actor himself received the award "For the dubious contribution to art."
“100 and 1 sentence”, 2006
In this drama, Jun Ki is a minor unremarkable role. The main line of the series goes through the life of the main character - a loser in love, Tal Jae, who dreams of finding his soul mate and getting married. But there is one problem - he is constantly unlucky. The young man, not abandoning his dream, is going on a date with a girl and waiting for her in a cafe. At this time, a pretty stranger sits down to him. The rest of the drama, she tries to uncover the question of whether she can make a successful person out of a loser. At one time, Tal Jae is trying to destroy karma and makes his 101 marriage proposal.
Fly Dad, 2006
A series of films with Lee Joon Ki in the title role continues with the movie "Fly, Dad." Lee Joon Ki plays the role of high school student Guo San Suk. The plot begins in a Korean school, where an ordinary student is studying, who fell victim to the brutal beating by a group of teenagers. The girl goes to the hospital, and her father, Chan Guo Phil, decides to take revenge on impudent teens. To do this, he meets the main villain after school and tries to find out the relationship with him. As a result, Guo Phil was beaten. Then he meets with high school student San Sok, a silent and intelligent guy. San Suk promises to train Guo Phil in just 45 days.
The First Snow, 2007
In 2007, the filmography of Lee Joon Ki in the title role was replenished with the love story First Snow. This touching story is the first love of a young guy Min Kim and Sasaki. Min Kim is forced to move to Japan with his father. Feelings arise suddenly and, despite differences in languages, they fall in love. This is the first major role in the love movie performed by June Ki. This is an international Korean-Japanese painting.
May 18, 2007
In this picture, the actor plays a secondary role. For June Ki, by his own admission, she has an important role in his career. The plot of the picture is based on real events that took place in Korea on May 18, 1980. When the government decided to quell the insurgency by military forces. June Ki played an ordinary student. The story tells how events in the country change the fate of individuals. The film was incredibly popular and topped the rating of the most popular films in Korea.
“Time of the wolf and the dog”, 2007
This project became the only television series in 2007, in which actor Jun Ki took part. In the filmography of the actor, this is the first thriller. Jun Ki plays the role of a Korean boy, Kai, who lives with his mother in Thailand. She is a crime agent. When she tragically dies, Kai falls into the family of his mother’s friend. And returns to South Korea. Gradually, the boy gets used to the new family.
"Il Ji Me", 2008
This is a story about a young criminal. But what is remarkable about this? A guy from a wealthy family lives a beautiful happy and eventful life. For the sake of justice, he is robbing the rich to help the poor and needy. Lee Joon Ki plays the role of a charming and very ambitious criminal. People are trying to figure out a national hero. While Il Zhi Me himself is trying to find the culprits of the death of his family. Films featuring Lee Joon Ki continue to show top ratings. The first series was broadcast with a rating of 15%.
The year 2008 was one of the most scandalous for June Ki. The June Ki Agency filed a lawsuit against him with a lawsuit for 500 million. June Ki was accused of creating his own agency, in violation of one of the clauses of the contract.
The Hero, 2009–2010
Gene Do Hyck is a yellow newspaper reporter. Once he hunts for photographs of a star who meets a married man. Hoping to get the right photo, Lee Joon Ki (Do Hyuk) is ambushed. At this moment, he is noticed by a girl - policeman Je In. She manages to jail Hake. A further comedy story tells of their relationship.
In 2010, Jun Ki enters the military in the ranks of the South Korean army. Therefore, the actor is forced to abandon two significant projects.
A-Run and Magistrate, 2012
A-Run and Magistrate is the second historical work in the filmography of Lee Joon Ki. The action takes place again in the time of Joseon. Lee Joon Ki plays the role of an Eun-oe official who, under strange circumstances, gets to know the spirit of a girl named A Ran. The girl asks Eun-oo to fulfill her last wish and find the one who took her life. At first, Eun-Oh refuses the girl, but later decides to help. The rating of the series was more than 12 percent throughout the broadcast.
“Only two weeks”
Zhang Tae San (Lee Joon Ki) is an ordinary person with a boring life. He lives carefree, but one fine day the man finds himself in a bad situation, after which he is accused of murder, which he did not commit. At the same time, another unexpected news is falling down on Tae-san - he has a daughter. And, it would seem, this is good news, but this news is overshadowed by the girl’s illness. Now Tae-san wants to help her, but for this he needs to help himself first and prove his innocence.
The Shooter of Joseon, 2014
Lee Joon Ki continues to act in historical films. He plays the role of Pak Yoon Zhang - the son of the famous swordsman from Joseon. Young Yong Zhang himself has a great command of weapons. But everything changes after Yong Zhang’s father is killed and his younger sister mysteriously disappears. Yoon Zhang sets off in search of a mysterious weapon. This drama Lee Joon Ki has become especially popular in China. The rating of views went through the roof not only on television channels, but also on Internet resources.
“The scientist who walks at night”, 2015
This time, Jun Ki tries on the role of Kim San Yel - an ordinary young man whose life is no different from the rest, except for meeting the king. One fine day, King Joseon reveals a terrible secret to him. In fact, the king himself is only a doll in the hands of the puppeteer - the mysterious demon Qui. Each full moon, as soon as the king falls asleep, a demon comes into the light. He wanders around the castle and searches for a sacrifice: one of the king's favorites who cannot resist Qui. Then he takes away their vital energy.
Upon learning of this, San Fir develops a plan to destroy Qui. But the demon reveals it and destroys the relatives of San El. San Fir itself remains miraculously alive, but it itself turns into a creature. Not wanting to become a monster, he tries to fight his essence, but she takes her own. Then San Fir decides to fight crime at night. And in the afternoon he is engaged in science in an attempt to find the answer to the main question - how to kill Qui.
San Fir is well hidden under the mask of an old man, and only one girl learns the truth. Love will change everything.
“Never say goodbye”, 2016
Joint Korean-Chinese film Lee Joon Ki. Pak Chun O is a Korean who, by the will of fate, was brought to Shanghai. He lives and works in China. While his sister lives in Italy. Here, in Shanghai, Chun Oh meets the wonderful girl Xiao Yu, their feelings flare up. But the guy suddenly decides to go to Italy. What will Xiao Yu do? This is a melodrama.
“Scarlet Heartbeat”, 2016
This is a fantastic story of a young girl from 2016 who found herself in the era of Kore. After a solar eclipse, she finds herself in a strange body, a sixteen-year-old girl. A coup is about to happen in the country. The heirs are fighting for power. In addition, the girl absolutely does not know how to behave. She needs to survive in these difficult conditions. She falls in love with one of the possible heirs to Won O's throne (Lee Joon Ki). Can she not break her heart and cope with the impending threat?
The First Seven Kisses, 2016
This is another love story in Lee Joon Ki filmography. The actor plays the gorgeous prince for the girl Su Zhong. She is 25 years old, and she never kissed. And one day she gets a chance to make a wish. An exquisite handsome man suddenly falls on her.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, 2016
In 2016, June Ki tries to conquer Hollywood. In 2016, he starred in the superpopular story Resident Evil. Where he plays the leading role of commander Chu. June Ki himself does not consider this work a great success, but treats it as a new experience.
“Think like a criminal”, 2017
In 2005, the television series “Think Like a Criminal” hit the TV screens. Many people follow a group of FBI employees who unravel the most unusual and sophisticated crimes.
The series became so popular that it could not ignore Korean television. Korean producers in 2017 launched their own version of the series.
The directors relied on the cast, which was carefully selected for several months. The script was monitored by all print media. The main star was Lee Jun Ki. In the filmography of Lee Joon Ki, the main role in the film “To Think Like a Criminal” is the most significant. After this drama, he reaffirmed his title "Actor of the Year." The series was watched in South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand and many other countries.