Lee Jung Jae has been voted the most notable film actor of 2022.┬Ā From November 7th to 24th, Gallup Korea asked 1,771 people aged 13 and older to vote for the two most notable actors of 2022. HuntŌĆÖs┬ĀLee Jung Jae┬Ātook the top spot with a score of 34.4 percent. The actor won rave reviews for producing, screenwriting and starring in his action movie┬ĀHunt. He debuted in 1993 with┬ĀDinosaur Teacher┬Āand rose to fame through his 1995 TV series SBSŌĆÖ┬ĀSandglass┬Āas the legendary bodyguard Baek Jae Hee.┬Ā Then he focused his career mostly in movies until he skyrocketed to global stardom for his role as Ki Hoon in NetflixŌĆÖs Squid Game. He is currently set to star in DisneyŌĆÖs upcoming Star Wars series ŌĆśThe Acolyte.ŌĆÖ┬Ā The second place went to┬ĀMa Dong Seok┬Ā(18.8%). He received much love as beast detective Ma Seok Do in movie┬ĀThe┬ĀRoundup, which was the only movie that surpassed 10 million movie-goers this year. He previously revealed that he already had eight scenarios in mind for┬ĀThe Outlaws┬Āfranchise, which he would unravel one by one through the films. The first and second installments were released in 2017 and 2022, respectively, and the third installment is set to premiere in 2023. Song Kang Ho┬Ā(13.5%) took the third spot. He won the Best Actor Award at the 75th Cannes Film Festival this year for his role as Sang Hyeon in Hirokazu Kore-edaŌĆÖs film┬ĀBroker. He also starred as detective In Ho in the aviation disaster film titled┬ĀEmergency Declaration. He left a strong impression in various projects, including┬ĀThe Attorney┬Ā(2014),┬ĀThe Throne┬Ā(2015),┬ĀThe Age of Shadows┬Ā(2016) and┬ĀA Taxi Driver┬Ā(2017). However, out of all films he starred in, it was the 2019 dark comedy film┬ĀParasite┬Āthat made him a worldwide star. The rest of the top 10 are as follows: Youn Yuh Jung (7.7%), Hwang Jung Min and Jung Woo Sung (6.5%), Lee Byung Hun (6%), Hyun Bin (5.5%), Yoo Hae Jin (5.2%) and Son Suk Ku (5%).┬Ā Source (1)
Park Eun Bin Voted the Most Notable Actor of 2022: Kim Hye Soo, Song Joong Ki, and More Ranked in Top 10
