Lee Jung-jae's debut movie 'The Young Man' to re-premiere in October

연합뉴스 / 2022-09-23 18:02:29

▲This photo provided by Studio Bonanza shows a scene from 'The Young Man.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL September 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean block buster “The Young Man” which premiered in 1994 protagonist Lee Han acted by actor Lee Jung-jae throws his beeper to female protagonist Seun-hae acted by Lee Eung-kyung and states “If beeper indicates number 21, that’s me. That is because my name is Lee Han.”

“The Young Man” is a South Korean blockbuster movie about a advertisement model Lee Han’s work as a model and his love story intertwined with his dream and ambition. The movie is filled with beepers, Rock cafes, night clubs, pool houses, and more which symbolizes the 90s, generation X, or new generation. Lee Han who enjoys dressing up in Hip Hop fashion visits rock cafes for a drink and gets caught by the police for driving his convertible car under the influence of alcohol, however he decides to run away from the cops and head to the Han River Park.

Lee Han goes through a light relationship with Jae Yi acted by actress Shin Eun-kyung who is also a very open minded college student. However Lee Han falls deeply in love with the mysterious vibe owner of the gallery, Seung-hae emits.

Although the character Lee Han might look like he has does not think much about his life, however, he is very ambitious character who is willing to do anything in order to have a successful modeling career. He even offers his body to the general manager Son acted by actress Kim Bo-yeon in order to receive a short modeling gig from a modeling agency.

Debut movie of famous South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae who rose to the global stardom through his appearance in Global sensation “Squid Game,” “The Young Man” will be reopening on October 12. “The Young Man” is South Korean director Bae Chang-ho also known for his nickname “South Korean spielberg” 13th movie and the debut piece for the production company “Bae Chang-ho Porduction” at the same time.

Chanter Lee Han shares a lot of similarities with actor Lee Jung-jae, who debuted through a CF model when he was only 23 years old. Actor Lee Jung-jae who got drafted into the South Korean army right after the movie premiered in December of 1994, rose to fame through South Korean drama “Sandglass.”

Both of his works led him to receive numerous awards such as “Rookie of the Year Award,” at Baeksang Awards, “Rookie of the year award for male actor” at Grand Bell Awards, and more. “If I had to pick one from my filmography I would definitely pick ‘The Young Man.’”

When the movie premiered in 1994, over 72thousand audiences visited theater to watch the movie in Seoul, however, “The Young Man” was never offered through any platforms. The reopening version of “The Young Man” will be the digital re-mastered version of the movie.

“I heard a lot of comments where there is no way for the people to watch the debut piece of actor Lee Jung-jae “ adding “ I had to help out those who were in want to watch actor Lee Jung-jae’s debut movie ‘The Young Man.” described director Bae Chang-ho throughout the press conference on Friday.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)

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