Actor Lee Jung-jae, who made a new history by becoming the first Asian actor to win the Emmy Award for Best Actor, arrived today (18th) at around 4 PM through Incheon International Airport.
Previously, director Hwang Dong-hyuk, Park Hae-soo, and Jeong Ho-yeon of the drama 'Squid Game' returned to Korea on the 15th, but this actor came in separately after digesting the schedule for the Toronto Canadian Film Festival as a director of the movie 'The Hunt'.
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A little while ago, around 4:20, when this actor and actor Jung Woo-sung, who was with him on a Toronto schedule, left the arrival hall at Incheon Airport Terminal 2 and lifted the trophy, great cheers spread inside the airport.
In front of the many fans and reporters gathered at the arrival hall, the actor said, "(A week after the award) we talked a lot about promoting Korean content and creating high-quality content (with the people around)."
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Regarding the meaning of the award, he said, "I think it's much more important to have an opportunity to confirm communication through the development of Korean content and meeting with audiences from many countries around the world rather than personally."
Regarding what director Hwang Dong-hyuk said right after returning to Korea with the intention of 'I will give priority to the production of season 2 so that this actor can film before he gets old', he wittyly said, "I don't have to worry about getting old." answered.
To a reporter's question about what to do next, he replied, "(As an actor) I will work hard to make a movie and, if given the opportunity, I will continue to direct."
This actor won the Best Actor award at the Emmy Awards ceremony, the most prestigious award in the American broadcasting industry, on the 12th in local time, beating out prominent Hollywood stars such as Brian Cox and Adam Scott.
It is the first time in the 74-year history of the Emmy Awards that an Asian-national actor or a non-English-speaking drama actor has won the Best Actor award.
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The actor, who debuted in 1993 and has been active in Korea for 29 years, has expanded to the world and was recently cast as the main character in the drama series 'Accolite' of 'Star Wars' produced by Disney Plus in Hollywood.
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