Fairy partner
A few days ago, the action film "Hunting" directed by Lee Jeong-jae for the first time held a test screening, the starring and partner Zheng Yusheng appeared together, due to the high popularity of the two, almost half of the celebrities in the entertainment industry came to the scene, and the scene at that time was very sensational.
The two are always shadowy
When it comes to the friendship of the performing arts industry in the Republic of Korea, actors Lee Jeong-jae and Jung Woo-sung are not to be tolerated. As friends and business partners for 20 years, the two have always shown a very deep friendship, and at the same time, the two are neighbors, living in the same apartment, often cooking together and traveling together, giving people a feeling of inseparability, being ridiculed by fans as "Cheongdam-dong couple". Today, let's talk about the gossip of these two uncles, and how to get from acquaintance to the current immortal CP.
Nicknamed the "Cheongdam-dong Couple"
1. Bonding
Born in 1972, Lee Jeong-jae was very wealthy when he was a child because his grandparents were doctors, and then his grandfather failed to run for congress four times, and the family's economic conditions deteriorated. After graduating from high school, he did not choose to go to college, but began to work around to earn money, and when he worked in a coffee shop, he was selected by the advertising agency because of his handsome appearance, thus embarking on the road of acting.
Handsome Lee Jeong-jae
In 1993, Lee Jeong-jae debuted through the TV series "Mr. Dinosaur", and after the excellent works continued, after retiring from the army, in order to hone his acting skills, at the age of 24, he applied for the Drama and Film Department of Dongguk University, and finally graduated with a master's degree. In 1999, he won the Green Dragon Award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in "Sunrise City", becoming the youngest Qinglong Award film emperor in history. It was in this movie that he met another lead actor, Zheng Yusheng.
Tough and handsome Lee Jung-jae
Born in 1973, Jung Yu-sung's family conditions are very poor, living in the slums of Seoul, he chose to drop out of school before graduating from high school, and in order to share the burden for his family, he had to enter the society early. Fortunately, because of his handsome appearance, he was discovered by the star scouts and invited to be a model, which changed the trajectory of Zheng Yusheng's life.
The beautiful man Zheng Yusheng
In 1994, he transferred from model to show business, was recognized by the audience with his debut film "Nine-tailed Fox", and then cooperated with Li Ying'ai in "The Legend of the Car God", and won the Baixiang Newcomer Award with his excellent acting skills, thus becoming a hit. Since then, Zheng Yusheng's acting path has been like kaihang, and in 2019, he won the 40th Korean Film Blue Dragon Award for Best Actor with "Witness".
Zheng Yusheng, who is a model
In 1998, lee jung-jae and Jeong Yu-sung were only newcomers at the time, and by chance, they co-starred in "Sunrise City" directed by Kim Sung-so. The movie with a strong taste of old Hong Kong films, the story is very hot but very weak, the two played the third-rate boxers and the gangsters who chased debts, just like these two big handsome guys who turned back to the table, played the small people struggling at the bottom of the society, the two experienced dreams, setbacks and friendship together in the movie, and at the end, the sun in the sky slowly rose, breaking through the confusion and powerlessness that had been suppressed for a long time, and also symbolized the gradual rise of the two superstars in the Korean film industry.
Sunrise City (1999)
The two play small people struggling at the bottom of society
Due to the similar age of the two, the acting experience is also quite similar, and they are very close to each other, and since this year, the two have formed a friendship and opened a steely brotherhood that continues to this day.
The two became friends
2. Cooperation
Due to the different roles played by the two, Lee Jeong-jae has long represented tough guys, while Zheng Yusheng has represented romance. After the actor's path became smoother and smoother, the two joined forces to enter the brokerage industry and became business partners.
Lee Jeong-jae represents tough guys
Zheng Yusheng represents romance
In 2016, the two co-founded the "ARTIST COMPANY" entertainment company, with the mission of attracting high-quality film actors, since its opening, it has ushered in a considerable number of powerful actors, even the Green Dragon Award for Best Supporting Actress Lian Jingya has also joined in, of course, the most famous is the two bosses themselves.
The two grew from friends to business partners
Li Shu, who joined ARTIST COMPANY in 2017, has a more violent development momentum, and after starring in "Sanzhen Group English TOEIC Class", the actress won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Green Dragon Award.
In 2020, in order to expand their business, the two jointly bought a building in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. It is a 4-story building with an area of 546 pyeong and a total area of 1419 pyeong. The total expenses are 33 billion won, of which 22.3 billion won are loans and the remaining 10.7 billion won are cash. Both account for 50% of each.
Artist Company was established just 5 years ago, has a large number of Chungmuro strength actors, and in 2021, the company ushered in a heavyweight actor An Shengji, almost every ten years will take a movie emperor, has long become a legend of Chungmuro, this franchise shows that An Shengji has been recognized by the two companies from the strength.
Chungmuro strength actor Ahn Sung-ki
Three girlfriends
Lee Jung-jae's girlfriend is Lin Shiling, the former daughter-in-law of the chaebol Samsung family. The two had been in a relationship from 2009 to 2015, and did not admit to the relationship until they were photographed in the same frame on New Year's Day in 2015. As a thousand gold of Korea Elephant Group and Kumho Hana Group, Lin Shiling, who is worth 2.3 billion, once put down her body and accompanied Lee Jeong-jae to Los Angeles to attend events, she dressed low-key and elegant, and her temperament was not lost to female stars. In fact, not only Koreans, but also people all over the world are waiting to see if this handsome man can finally break through the pressure of public opinion and really have a good relationship with Miss Lin Shiling. In fact, the emotional life of the two is very low-key, like their identity and class, it is really not easy to stabilize the relationship for 7 years. Lin Shiling and Samsung Prince Li Zairong have a pair of children, for the healthy growth of their children, Lin Shiling can not and will not be too high-profile.
Lee Jeong-jae and Lin Shiling
Lee Jeong-jae and Lin Shiling
On the other hand, Zheng Yusheng did not go well in his emotional life, and in 2011, he came together with the heroine Li Zhiya because of the drama because of the filming of the TV series "Goddess of War". After the love affair between the two was exposed by the media, Zheng Yusheng did not hesitate to disclose the fact of love. Li Zhiya also became the only girlfriend he recognized in the entertainment industry.
Li Zhiya
Li Zhiya starred in "The Penthouse"
Because of the talent and female appearance of the two men, the love affair at that time was sensational. However, during the period when Li Zhiya and Zheng Yusheng fell in love, the problem of property division with her ex-husband Xu Taizhi has not been resolved, and Xu Taizhi is the godfather of Korean music, which makes Zheng Yusheng in a very embarrassing position, inexplicably saddled with the name of Xiao San, which caused a lot of controversy in the entertainment industry for a time. Because of the pressure, the two announced their breakup three months after their relationship became public. After that, Zheng Yusheng focused on acting and never started a new relationship. Today, the forty-nine-year-old Jung Yusheng, despite his smooth career, is still lonely, so he is rated as one of the golden bachelors in South Korea.
Li Zhiya is the only girlfriend that Zheng Yusheng admits
Iv. The future
Acting and excellent directing, since the two have achieved great success in their acting careers, then being a director and engaging in production is the next challenge. Now Lee Jeong-jae has come up with his debut film "Hunting", the movie will be released in South Korea on August 10, from the trailer, the gun battle exploded, the scene was grand, coupled with the double movie lineup and interlocking plot, it is definitely a good film not to be missed.
Lee Jeong-jae directs "The Hunt"
In order to interact with fans, Lee Jeong-jae also specially registered Instagram, it is interesting that his account is from_jjlee, Zheng Yusheng's account is tojws, from from fromrom to toto, both of them are disconnected in the network, sometimes think that the two are quite like "Fight Club" Pitt and Norton, it is no wonder that netizens call them "CheongdamDong couple",
The two account names are very interesting
This year, Zheng Yusheng was also promoted to director, and his feature-length film debut "The Protector" has been invited to the special demonstration unit of the 47th Toronto International Film Festival.
Zheng Yusheng directed the film "Protector"
The Protector is an action movie about a man who gets out of prison after 10 years in prison and just wants to get away from the past and live his life like an ordinary person. In addition to the self-directed and self-acting Jeong Yusheng, the actor also includes a number of friends such as Kim Nam-woo, Park Sung-woong, and Guo Do-won. In fact, this is not the first time zheng Yusheng has directed a film, in 2014, he directed the short film "Killer and the Old Man", which was included in the film collection of "Three Lives".
Kim Nam-il
Park Sung-woong
Guo Duyuan
The 20 years that the two have experienced along the way are actually the 20 years of the vigorous development of Korean films. Due to the diversity of subject matter, the freedom of creation, and the large investment of the financial consortium, Korean films have become a benchmark in Asia, and we hope to see the pair of fairy CPs continue to bring better works to audiences.