On February 26, according to South Korean media reports, the 49-year-old South Korean film emperor Lee Jeong-jae's Korean agency "Artist Company" announced today that Lee Jeong-jae will join the American agency "CAA" (Creative Artists Agency) and become the "same disciple brother" of Hollywood actor Brad Pitt and other European and American artists. After this news was announced, it caused heated discussion among South Korean netizens. In recent years, Korean dramas have continued to expand overseas and become more and more popular, which has driven the trend of Korean artists expanding overseas and gradually connecting with international standards.
Last year, Lee Jeong-jae became popular around the world for his participation in Netflix's original Korean drama "Squid Game", and then climbed the peak of his acting career. After attending the Gotham Independent Film Awards and nominating for the Golden Globe Awards, he was also invited to attend the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) awards ceremony, which is regarded as the bellwether of the Oscars, and was successfully nominated for the Emperor. It is understood that the final result of the award will be announced on February 28, and South Korean netizens and Lee Jung-jae's fans are anxiously waiting for this result.
According to the brokerage company, the confident Lee Jung-jae has recently left South Korea to prepare for receiving the award. It is understood that Lee Jeong-jae first flew to Italy to participate in the Milan Fashion Week event, and will also take the catwalk to show the brand men's wear he endorses. At that time, he will appear with the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor Jared Leto, attracting fan attention. After the trip to Milan Fashion Week in Italy, Lee Jeong-jae will travel to the United States again to attend the final ceremony of the Screen Actors Guild award SAG.
Nowadays, Lee Jeong-jae's international fame is becoming more and more famous, and his past film and television works have also been found by overseas netizens, including his first big-screen work "Young Man", as well as the soundtrack he sang for the film, and some overseas audio-visual companies have also purchased the copyright of these digital music films and televisions and re-launched them on overseas online. The year before, the movie "Devil's Showdown" starring Lee Jeong-jae was also about to be released in Paris, France, and his popularity can be seen.
This time, before Lee Jeong-jae signed a contract with an American agency, The Korean actress Who played "Jiang Xiao" in "Squid Games" signed a contract with the American agency CAA at the end of last year, responsible for expanding her overseas visibility. The Korean actress who went from model to film and television has appeared on the runway of the world's four major fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris, and speaks fluent English. After becoming popular, her internationally renowned brand endorsement invitations continued, and now she and Lee Jeong-jae have become American brokerage companies, and the star is bright.
CAA is one of the four major agencies in the United States, in film and television dramas, pop music are involved, its director Spielberg, Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber and other superstars, Lee Jung-jae joined the company, will be expected to get more overseas resources.