Lee Jae-in (born February 6, 2004) is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition through a blockbuster film Svaha: The Sixth Finger.

Lee Jae-in
이재인
Lee in February 2024
Born (2004-02-06) February 6, 2004 (age 20)
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
AgentYooborn Company
Korean name
Hangul
이재인
Hanja
Revised RomanizationLee Jae-in
McCune–ReischauerLee Chaein

Career

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Lee Jae-in is one of the few South Korean celebrities born in Gangwon, a border province with North Korea.[2] Lee debuted in 2012 as the child counterpart of a supporting character in Ice Adonis.[3]

Her first prominent casting was for 2019 religious mystery film Svaha: The Sixth Finger. Her portrayal of two different twin girls has earned her various wins and nominations from major film awards.[4][5] In that year Lee also played her first regular role in television series with Beautiful World.[6]

In 2021 Lee was cast in JTBC's legal espionage series Undercover[7] and SBS' sport drama Racket Boys as a national youth badminton team's ace athlete.[8] The same year she got praised for her role in the ticking clock-thriller film Hard Hit.[9]

In January 2023, Lee signed with Yooborn Company.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Happiness for Sale
2014 No Tears for the Dead Daeban granddaughter
Futureless Things
2016 Horror Stories 3 Machine Ghost Dunko
2017 I Can Speak Jung-shim (young)
Tombstone Refugee Da-bin
Survival Guide Older Sister
2018 At Her Own Pace Woo-ju
Adulthood Hwang Kyung-eon
Our Body Yoon Hwa-young
2019 Svaha: The Sixth Finger Geum-hwa / "It"
The Battle: Roar to Victory Choon-hee
2021 Hard Hit Lee Hye-in [11]
TBA Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
Hi.5 Wan-seo [12]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Ice Adonis Ha Yoon-hee (young)
Quiz from God 3 Ha-young
2012–2013 Family Da-young
2013 Samsaengi Jung Yoon-hee (young)
2014 Modern Farmer Min Gi's little sister Cameo
KBS Drama Special:
"The Last Puzzle"
So Hee
2015 Who Are You: School 2015 Ra-jin
2015–2016 Six Flying Dragons
2018 Drama Stage:
"Slide to Unlock"
Yeo-na
2019 Beautiful World Han Dong-hee
2020 Hospital Playlist So-mi Cameo (Episode 11)
2021 Undercover Han Seung-mi [13]
Racket Boys Han Se-yoon
2022 O'PENing:
"First Sight"
Yoon-jae one act-drama; season 5 [14]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Sense 8 Season 1 Seon (young) Cameo
2017 Sense 8 Season 2
2022 Concrete Market Hee-ro [15][16]
2023 Night Has Come Lee Yoon-seo [17]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 Best New Actress – Film Svaha: The Sixth Finger Won [18]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2019 Best New Actress Nominated [19]
Buil Film Awards 2019 Best New Actress Nominated [20]
2021 Best Supporting Actress Hard Hit Nominated [21]
Golden Cinema Film Festival 2019 Best New Actress Svaha: The Sixth Finger Won [22]
Grand Bell Awards 2018 Best New Actress Adulthood Nominated [23]
2020 Best New Actress Svaha: The Sixth Finger Nominated [24]
SBS Drama Awards 2021 Best Young Actress Racket Boys Won [25]
Wildflower Film Awards 2019 Best New Actress Adulthood Won

References

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  1. ^ "고향 강원 기운받아 멋진배우 될게요". Gangwon Ilbo (in Korean). 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "'사바하' 이정재 "이재인 연기력에 놀라…어떻게 이렇게 잘 할까"". Joy News 24 (in Korean). February 13, 2019. Archived from the original on October 11, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "아역배우 이재인, 카라멜이엔티와 전속계약". Metro Seoul (in Korean). April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "'사바하'의 이재인, '넌 어느 별에서 왔니'". Sports Donga (in Korean). February 23, 2019. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "[Interview] "Svaha: The Sixth Finger" Lee Jae-in, "I Just Like Acting"". HanCinema. March 7, 2019. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "'아름다운 세상', 'SKY 캐슬' 뒤잇는 10대 배우 라인업". JTBC News (in Korean). March 6, 2019. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "[공식] 이재인, '언더커버' 합류..지진희X김현주와 호흡". Sports Chosun (in Korean). July 31, 2020. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "'라켓소년단' 이재인, 한세윤과 다른 듯 닮은 열정 소녀 [★FULL인터뷰]". Star News (in Korean). August 15, 2021. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "[지승학의 시네마 크리티크] 영화의 상업적 타락을 보여주는 슬픈 얼굴: 영화 <발신제한>". Le Monde diplomatique Korea ed. (in Korean). July 30, 2021. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Hwang Soo-yeon (January 11, 2023). "이재인, 유본컴퍼니와 전속 계약…조우진·신현빈과 한솥밥 [공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  11. ^ Jeon Hyung-hwa (May 10, 2021). "[단독]진기주 '미드나이트' 티빙 공개-지창욱 '발신제한' 극장 개봉..변화의 시작 [종합]" [[Exclusive] Jin Ki-joo'Midnight' Teabing Revealed-Ji Chang-wook's'Restricted Calls' Theater Opened.. Beginning of Change [Comprehensive]]. star.mt (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  12. ^ Jeon Hyeong-hwa (March 5, 2021). "[단독]유아인·라미란·오정세·안재홍 등 강형철 '하이파이브' 호흡 [종합]" [[Exclusive] 'High Five' breathing with Yoo Ah-in, Ra Mi-ran, Oh Jeong-se, Ahn Jae-hong, and Hyeong-cheol Kang [Comprehensive]]. star.mt (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Moon Ji-yeon (July 30, 2020). "[공식] 연우진X한선화→유선호, '언더커버' 라인업 완성" [[Official] Woojin Yeon X Sunhwa Han → Seonho Yoo, 'Undercover' lineup complete] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Park Pan-seok (May 12, 2022). "이재인, tvN 오프닝(O'PENing) '첫눈길' 주인공 확정..윤재 役 출연" [Jae-in Lee, confirmed as the main character of tvN's opening (O'PENing) 'First Sight'.. Appears as Yoon Jae]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Naver.
  15. ^ Park Soo-in (October 18, 2021). "'라켓소년단' 이재인, 재난스릴러물 '콘크리트 마켓' 주인공 발탁" ['Racket Boys' Jaein Lee, selected as the protagonist of disaster thriller 'Concrete Market]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Lee Seung-mi (November 16, 2021). "[공식]이재인·정만식·홍경, 영화 '콘크리트 마켓' 캐스팅…14일 크랭크인" [[Official] Jae-in Lee, Man-sik Jeong, and Kyung-Kyung Hong, cast for the movie 'Concrete Market'... 14 days crank-in]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2021 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Jang Ah-reum (December 1, 2023). "이재인 '밤이 되었습니다' 포스터 비하인드…러블리 매력에 하이틴 감성까지". News1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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  19. ^ "40th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2019 Full Nominees List". HanCinema. November 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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  21. ^ Jo Young-mi (August 29, 2021). "모가디슈' ·'자산어보' 13개 부문 중 8개 부문 후보에 올라" [Mogadishu’ and ‘Jasaneobo’ were nominated for 8 out of 13 categories]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Naver.
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  24. ^ "56th Daejong Film Awards (Grand Bell Awards) 2020 Nominees". HanCinema. May 23, 2020. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  25. ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (December 31, 2021). "라켓소년단' 탕준상-이재인 청소년연기상 [SBS 연기대상]" ['Racket Boys' Tang Jun-sang - Lee Jae-in Youth Acting Award [SBS Acting Awards]]. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Naver.
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