20th DEBUT
ANNIVERSARY
IN
SHOWBUSINESS
THE ACTOR
A PICTORIAL PARADE
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 2021 is the 20th anniversary of Lee Joon Gi’s debut in the show business industry. Showbusiness has long been narrowly defined as film, television, theatre and music. Today, it includes all aspects of the entertainment industry – broadcasting, streaming media, radio, fashion, advertising, book publishing, video games and so on and so forth.
Lee has been actively involved in many aspects of showbusiness
particularly in film, television, music, fashion, book publishing and advertisements
since his debut. He also does radio projects, media streaming and has been
involved in one video game advertisement. He got his start as a print model in
2001. Though his first acting job was only in 2003, being an actor is still the most
important part of his career.
                                            
     
                  
Korean actor Lee Joon Gi arrives for the Opening Ceremony of the
10th Shanghai International Film Festival in Shanghai 16 June 2007.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSravbGQ_RU        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNgzXUOn4-g
                  
               The celebrities involved in the film were persecuted. According to Hankyoreh, ‘The NIS not only arranged tax audits
of the entertainment companies to which these celebrities belonged but also engineered
the reassignment of broadcasting staff who produced programs that featured
them, blocked them from becoming candidates for the chairs of international
film festival committees and even meddled in the selection of the winners of
the broadcasting awards by asking for these figures to be dropped from the
competition.’ http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/enational/810663.html
 
   
 It was reported that more
than 500 of Lee’s fans bid him farewell when Lee enlisted into the military on 3 May
2010. It was the first time in military history that so many fans came to
support a superstar.           Lee Joon Gi, a member of the cast of the military musical, 'Voyage of Life', salutes (above) at a press conference on 2 August 2010 for the show to be held at Dongsoong Art Hall in Seoul, South Korea. The actor suffered head injuries in an accident during the rehearsal on the opening day. It was reported that he needed 51 stitches to close the wound.           
            LEE JOON GI RECEIVES AWARD FROM HEALTH MINISTRY 24 JUNE 2011  His discharge from the military was an eye-opening event. Showbiz Arirang South Korea reported that the
fan turnout was an astounding 2000 and there were about 100 members from the
press.                 
          OST FOR A WHILE         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWk0s2rAFJ0             
               
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SOUTH KOREA 13.01.2017 INTERVIEW   MILLA JOVOVICH I was absolutely shocked at how talented he is because people always come up to me and say, ‘Oh, you’re so good in these action movies, and you do your own stunts. It’s so amazing.’ And so, I always kind of thought, ‘Oh ya, I’m kind of cool.’ But then, I met Joon Gi (embarrassed laugh) and I realised what cool really is!                                                        MILLA JOVOVICH  You know, for me, it was so inspiring to work with Joon Gi because really, he does everything himself - beating me up, punching me, kicking me, throwing me into things but you know, as soon as they say ‘Cut!’, we were laughing and having so much fun and (turns to Joon Gi) ‘I learned so much from you, and it was so wonderful to watch.’ INTERVIEW IN TAIWAN  PAUL ANDERSON    Joon Gi was amazing. Amazing. The scenes between him and Milla are electrifying. You’ve seen that. The action scene - the two of them fighting. It’s one of the the high points in the movie.  And the great thing is, he’s a very, very good actor and also, he’s such an accomplished martial artist.   To see them do these fight scenes where he’s stopping his foot like right in front of Milla’s face, over and over again. There’re not many actors I’d trust to do that. MILLA JOVOVICH    That’s so inspiring actually for me watching Joon Gi preparing and doing these fight sequences because he really has so much control.   He’s such an incredible martial artist and he does everything himself! For me, I’ve always kind of said, ‘You know, I can do this, I’m good at action, but watching Joon Gi work - I was like, ‘I’ve got to go back to class!’   I use wires to do like jumping, spinning kicks. He does it without anything! I mean, that’s how good he is.    And, really, I’ve so much trust working with him. Obviously, we’d rehearse the fight sequences quite a lot. But, at the same time, it’s very rare that I allow myself to do a fight sequence with another actor. It is very dangerous. But with Joon Gi, I really trusted him. And we had such a good chemistry and such a great rapport. It was unbelievable to watch him. I‘ve the honour and privilege of working with him in that way. PAUL ANDERSON  We ended up being very good friends with him. As soon as we got to Korea, he came to see us and he bought us dinner. It is actually wonderful to have a friend like that. INTERVIEW WITH MILLA AND PAUL  PAUL ANDERSON I first became aware of LJG - thanks to Youtube! MILLA JOVOVICH He’s such an unbelievable martial artist. PAUL ANDERSON The fight scene between him and Milla is just so fantastic! He beats the hell out of her! That doesn’t happen very often in Resident Evil. Usually, it’s the other way round. Milla’s the one who usually beats the hell out of you. MILLA JOVOVICH Everything he does himself, with no wires – he’s that good. LIVE KELLY TALK SHOW IN AMERICA  MILLA JOVOVICH  Milla Jovovich extols Lee Joon Gi’s multiple talents in ‘Live With Kelly’ (Live Kelly), an American syndicated talk show which is hosted by Kelly Ripa. Korea was amazing.   And our co-star is this big Korean - like actor, pop star, ex-military, quadruple black belt PRESS EVENT IN SOUTH KOREA 13.01.17  13.01.17 Press Event PAUL ANDERSON  As a director of action movies, I’m always looking for the rarest of things. And that’s someone who can play a convincing character, who’s a very strong actor but also who can handle the action. And it is very hard to find – and Milla embodies that - she’s amazing and does all her own stunts.   And when I met Joon Gi and I look at his work – I clearly found somebody who’s a match for Milla. So, I was very, very excited about working with him. And the way, we got him involved in the movie – I sent him a personal letter, saying I’d be honoured to work with him, and Milla and I were fans of his and we’d love for him to be involved in the movie. Honestly, these two made my life easy because they do all their own stuff.  This is a promise – this will not be the last time I work with these two actors because they’re so good together.  Resident Evil began as an independent movie. It was financed and created outside of Hollywood. The first movie had a little South Korean finance in it. It’s about time we paid back. (turns to Lee Joon Gi) ‘I’m glad this time round you got to do it’.   Joon Gi really embraced the role. He gave it everything. And that's something, as a filmmaker, I totally appreciate, I totally respect. (turns to Lee Joon Gi) And that’s why I would love to work with you again.  We actually asked Joon Gi to stay a little longer because I hadn’t finished filming with him. He was supposed to come back home. And he said, ‘No problem! I’ll stay as long as you want.’ You stayed and showed that extra scene. That level of professionalism I totally appreciate. And these are the kind of people that I want to work with. For me, film making is a big family experience. I’m happy Joon Gi’s part of our family right now. MILLA JOVOVICH  I’ve always been such a fan of martial arts. I love martial arts films and of course, Taekwondo. It’s something that I love to watch. I like to watch people like Joon Gi who are masters of what they do. …… we’d so much fun. That’s what I love about making these movies and meeting so many amazing people from different countries. Nothing makes you feel better about travelling than to know that you have friends in the city you’re going to. To be able to call Joon Gi and know that we’ve a friend here – it’s just so amazing. (turns to Lee Joon Gi) I hope you know you have friends in Los Angeles. When you come to town, we’re going to take you out and show you amazing times. EUROPA PLUS RADIO STATION MOSCOW, RUSSIA 14 FEBRUARY 2017    What was it like to work with Korean colleagues?  Were there any difficulties in communicating with Lee Joon Gi?  Oh, Lee Joon Gi, he’s a great actor!  Great expert  Fourth Dan….. He is a Fourth Dan Black Belt martial artist  And he also served in the army  Beautiful like a girl, really  ….. skin like a girl’s ….  And … He looks like he is 18 but he is already … (Lee Joon Gi will be 35 on 17 April 2017)  Here … Take a look.. Actually, his skin is like a girl’s.  But he is a serious guy!  He has done so much in his life already  It was for me …. how do you say ‘inspiration’? (in Russian)  It inspired me  IN-SPI-RED!  Yes. Inspired.  Ooh! Breath! (in Russian, the word inspiration comes from the word ‘breath’) LEE JOON GI MADE A POWERFUL IMPRESSION ON MILLA JOVOVICH  LEE JOON GI IS VERY TALENTED (I was absolutely shocked at how talented he is because people always come up to me and say, ‘Oh, you’re so good in these action movies, and you do your own stunts. It’s so amazing.’ And so, I always kind of thought, ‘Ya, I’m kind of cool.’) LEE JOON GI IS COOL (But then, I met Joon Gi (embarrassed laugh) and I realised what cool really is!) LEE JOON GI IS A VERY INSPIRING ACTOR HE DOES EVERYTHING HIMSELF MILLA ENJOYS WORKING WITH LEE JOON GI (You know, for me, it was so inspiring to work with Joon Gi because really, he does everything himself - beating me up, punching me, kicking me, throwing me into things but you know, as soon as they say ‘Cut!’, we were laughing and having so much fun) MILLA LEARNED A LOT FROM LEE JOON GI IT’S WONDERFUL TO WATCH LEE JOON GI (and turns to Joon Gi, ‘I learned so much from you, and it was so wonderful to watch.’) LEE JOON GI HAS A LOT OF CONTROL MILLA FINDS IT AMAZING TO WATCH: LEE’S PREPARATION FOR THE MOVIE AND LEE’S FIGHT SEQUENCES (It was so amazing watching Joon Gi preparing and doing these fight sequences because he has so much control.) LEE JOON GI IS REALLY AN INCREDIBLE MARTIAL ARTIST LEE JOON GI DOES EVERYTHING HIMSELF (He’s such an incredible martial artist that and he does everything himself!) AFTER WATCHING LEE JOON GI, MILLA WANTS TO TAKE MARTIAL ARTS LESSONS AGAIN (For me, I’ve always kind of said, ‘I can do this – good at action but watching Joon Gi work I was like, ‘I’ve got to go back to class. ) LEE JOON GI IS VERY GOOD AT HIS STUNTS HE DOES NOT USE WIRES FOR HIS SPINNING KICKS OR JUMPS (I use wires to do like jumping, spinning – kicks. He does without doing anything! I mean, that’s how good he is.) MILLA JOVOVICH RARELY TRUSTS ACTION ACTORS BECAUSE STUNTS ARE DANGEROUS, BUT SHE ABSOLUTELY TRUSTS LEE JOON GI (And, really, I’ve so much trust working with him. Obviously, we’d rehearse the fight sequences quite a lot. But, at the same time, it’s very rare that I allow myself to do a fight sequence with another actor - it is very dangerous. But with Joon Gi, I really trusted him.) MILLA AND LEE HAD GOOD CHEMISTRY AND GREAT RAPPORT SHE IS HONOURED THAT SHE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH HIM (And we had such a good chemistry and great rapport. It was unbelievable to watch him. I‘ve the honour and privilege of working with him in that way.) LEE JOON GI IS VERY GOOD HE DOES EVERYTHING HIMSELF HE DOESN’T USE WIRES (Everything he does himself with no wires –he’s that good.) LEE JOON GI A SOUTH KOREAN ACTOR, A POP STAR EX-MILITARY MAN AND QUADRUPLE BLACK BELT HOLDER (And our co-star is this big Korean - like actor, pop star, ex-military, quadruple black belt.) LEE JOON GI IS AN INCREDIBLE ACTOR (For me, it was so an incredible privilege to work with this incredible actor.) LEE JOON GI IS A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING (And, such a wonderful human being.) LEE JOON GI IS TALENTED AT MARTIAL ARTS (You know, I was so impressed when I first met Lee Joon Gi because obviously, I’ve a lot of respect for people who are talented in martial arts.) LEE JOON GI IS A MASTER IN WHAT HE DOES (And the things that I saw Lee Joon Gi doing on set – no stunt double, everything on his own. He’s such a master in what he does. I felt like I could watch and learn from him.) LEE JOON GI IS AN UNBELIEVABLE MARTIAL ARTIST (He’s such an unbelievable martial artist.) LEE JOON GI, AS A MARTIAL ARTIST, IS A MASTER OF WHAT HE DOES (I’ve always been such a fan of martial arts. I love martial arts films and of course, Taekwondo. It’s something that I love to watch – people like Joon Gi who are masters of what they do.) MILLA JOVOVICH AND JOHN ANDERSON CONSIDER LEE JOON GI AS THEIR FRIEND (…… we’d so much fun. That’s what I love about making these movies ……. Nothing makes you feel better about travelling than to know that you have friends……. To be able to call Joon Gi – we’ve a friend here is so amazing. You know you have friends in Los Angeles. When you come to town, were going to take you out and show you amazing times.) LEE JOON GI MADE A POWERFUL IMPRESSION ON PAUL ANDERSON  LEE JOON GI WAS AMAZING (IN THE MOVIE) (Joon Gi was amazing.) THE ELECTRIFYING ACTION SCENE BETWEEN LEE AND MILLA IS ONE OF THE HIGH POINTS IN THE MOVIE (The scenes between him and Milla are electrifying. You’ve seen that. The action scene - the two of them fighting. It’s the high point of the movie.) LEE JOON GI IS A VERY, VERY GOOD ACTOR (And the great thing is, he’s a very, very good actor.) HE IS A VERY ACCOMPLISHED MARTIAL ARTIST (And he’s such an accomplished martial artist.) LEE JOON GI’S ACTION STUNTS ARE CONSISTENTLY PRECISE (To see them do these fight scenes- he’s stopping his foot right in front of Milla’s face, over and over again.) PAUL ANDERSON DOESN’T TRUST MANY ACTION STARS BUT HE TRUSTS LEE JOON GI (There’re not many actors I’d trust to do that.) MILLA AND LEE JOON GI ARE VERY GOOD FRIENDS LEE IS A REAL FRIEND (Milla became very good friends with him. As soon as we came to Korea, he came to see us and he bought us dinner. It is actually wonderful to have a friend like that.) PAUL ANDERSON CAME TO KNOW ABOUT LEE JOON GI THROUGH YOUTUBE (I first became aware of LJG - thanks to Youtube!) THE ACTION SCENE BETWEEN LEE JOON GI AND MILLA IS VERY FANTASTIC (The fight scene between him and Milla is just so fantastic!) LEE JOON GI (COMMANDER LEE) BEATS THE HELL OUT OF MILLA (ALICE). USUALLY IN THE RESIDENT EVIL MOVIES, SHE BEATS UP THE VILLIANS. He beats the hell out of her! That doesn’t happen very often in Resident Evil. Usually, it’s the other way round. Milla’s the one who usually to beat the hell out of you. LEE JOON GI AND MILLA JOVOVICH ARE THE TYPE OF RARE ACTORS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND LEE IS A MATCH FOR MILLA JOVOVICH. SHE IS A VERY STRONG ACTOR WHO CAN PLAY A CONVINCING CHARACTER SHE IS ALSO AN AMAZING ACTION STAR WHO DOES HER OWN STUNTS (As a director of action movies, I’m always looking for the rarest of things. And that’s someone who can play a convincing character, who’s a very strong actor and also who can handle the action. And it is very hard to find – Milla embodies that - she’s amazing and does all her own stunts. And when I met Joon Gi and I look at his work – I clearly found somebody who’s a match for Milla.) PAUL MADE A PROMISE THAT MILLA AND LEE JOON GI WOULD BE ACTORS IN HIS FUTURE MOVIE PROJECTS AS THEY’RE SO GOOD TOGETHER (I was very, very excited about working with him. And the way, we got him involved in the movie – I sent him a personal letter, saying I’d be honoured to work with him and Milla and I were fans of his and we’s love for him to be involved in the movie. Honestly, these two made my life easy because they do all their own stuff……. This is a promise – this will not be the last time I work with these two actors because they’re so good together.) LEE JOON GI IS A PROFESSIONAL IN HIS WORK HE EMBRACED HIS ROLE AND GAVE IT EVERYTHING (Joon Gi really embraced he role. He gave it everything. And that totally as a filmmaker, I totally appreciate, I totally respect. I would love to work with you again. We actually asked Joon Gi to stay a bit longer because I hadn’t finished filming with him. He was supposed to come back home. And he said, ‘No problem! I’ll stay as long as you want. That level of professionalism I totally appreciate. And these are the kind of people that I want to work with. For me, film making is a big family experience. I’m happy Joon Gi is part of our family right now.’)               
                                    According to a newspaper report, ‘Although ‘The King and the Clown’ has not yet aired in China, Lee Joon Gi is not a new face for Shanghai, as his latest drama "My Girl" has gained much popularity here. Wherever Lee Joon Gi appears in Shanghai, the fans are there. At Andre Kim's fashion show, Lee Joon Gi appeared dressed in a royal costume’. When asked
what his future plans were he replied, ‘I'll start shooting ‘Fly Daddy Fly’ and
promote ‘The King and the Clown’ in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan.'
               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm5g5tC6c48&t=17s  https://koala41.wordpress.com/tag/lee-jun-ki/page/2/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAAMLuahY7g                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3nU2ldHg0A             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFFJGIozgO8
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RgJ8Ay8Fy4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSHwnSzZ0qs                    https://jsapark.tistory.com/1042      One Day by Lee Joon Gi (OST ‘Arang and the Magistrate’)             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R2dRxWUOIY
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 FEAST & GIFTS SPONSORED BY THREE CHINESE FAN CLUBS (Lee Joon Gi Baidu Club, Action For Lee Joon Gi & Love Joon For Life) (29.07.2015)                                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9y_JjFBEUc      SHOWBIZ KOREA LEE JOON GI: THE NUMBER 1 ACTION STAR  NETIZENS: POSITIVE COMMENTS ON LEE JOON GI'S PERFORMANCE  Fans from Azerbaizan      LEE JOON GI LOOKED AND ACTED BETTER THAN THE
ORIGINAL ACTOR     MOBILE GAME
In 2020 Wish Interactive Technology Limited, an Android game
developer, and Friend Times Inc. Hong Kong announced the appointment of
Lee Joon Gi as their official ambassador for their mobile game, ‘PALACE
3D’ OR ‘GUNG 3D’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPKcMukCTH0
A representative for Wish Interactive, developer of ‘Palace 3D,’
said: ‘Actor Lee Joon Gi has shown such masculine charisma, charm and versatility that he is a great choice for appealing to our primary target market - women. We look forward to working with him as our brand ambassador.’ The game was officially released on 10 June
2020.
           ABOUT THE 13TH ANNUAL SOOMPI AWARDS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_yOn4C0jM8
Welcome to the 13th Annual Soompi Awards! Soompi Awards is one of
the largest and longest-running international awards honoring the best in
Korean television and music. This year, the awards received 163 million votes from fans in 190
countries! Music and television programs released between December 1, 2016 and
November 30, 2017 were eligible for 13th Annual Soompi Awards nominations. As with previous years, winners are determined based on the
cumulation of web votes and Soompi Music Chart scores where applicable.
ABOUT SOOMPI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soompi
Soompi is an English-language website providing coverage of Korean entertainment. With more than 23 million fans across all platforms, Soompi offers English and Spanish services. According to Wikipedia, Rakuten Viki acquired Soompi on 19 August 2015. Rakuten Viki is
an American video streaming website headquartered in Califormia. The company also
has offices in Singapore, Japan and South Korea.
LEE JOON GI: STUNTS DONE FOR CRIMINAL MINDS The opening
scene of the 2017 Criminal Minds was supposed to consist of the stunt sequence with Lee performing the spectacular and exciting Parkour wall climb, athletic jumps and leaps.
        
                                       
SHOWBIZ KOREA PROCLAIMS LEE JOON GI AS THE REIGNING PRINCE OF ASIA  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvWwjV00vIU&feature=youtu.be http://www.arirang.com/Player/Vod_Play.asp?MKey=WGTxrRRj 28.11.2018                     SHOW BIZ KOREA LEE JOON GI: FIRST PLACE - THE STAR WHO LOOKS GORGEOUS IN A
SUIT
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THE KING AND THE CLOWN (2005)  TIME BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF (2007)  ARANG AND THE MAGISTRATE (2012)  HEALING CAMP (2012) JEJU  THE JOSEON GUNMAN (2014)   THE SCHOLAR WHO WALKS THE NIGHT (2015)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9pqk00WFfQ MOON LOVERS: SCARLET HEART RYEO (2016)  https://www.instagram.com/p/BJpFDH1jeVz/?taken-by=actor_jg&hl=en   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBbLOcxOOTs     https://www.instagram.com/p/CNaB_3TpeTa/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L65PhKR_bng  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDkGuFp92ts
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgwUZNNOi4g  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2m0jaXpM8k
 
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