Lee Jung-jae 'Jimmy Fallon Show' made local fans cheer 'Omg2' season 1"
Actor Lee Jung-jae appeared on the U.S. representative talk show Jimmy Fallon Show amid a global promotion ahead of the release of 「Squid Game 2」.
On the 18th 'Jimmy Fallon Show' official account "Lee Jung-jae gave spoilers about 'Squid Game 2"A video titled " was released.
Lee Jung-jae understood questions in English and answered them in Korean, answered questions about 「Squid Game Season 2」, and confessed about his actor debut process.
The host won the Emmy Award for Best Actor for creating a global syndrome with "Squid Game."Lee Jung-jae introduced "I won the Emmy Award with director Hwang Dong-hyuk that day, so I was doubly distracted, and it was a day when I think about it now." It was a great day that I could never imagine," he recalled.
Asked about the actor's debut process, he said, "Actually, I was preparing to get a job at an interior design company, and I was offered a model job at a cafe"I started with the intention of doing it for a while because he paid more than a cafe part-time job, but I was cast as an actor right away while working as a model, and I didn't know that I would continue to be an actor for a long time until now. And I didn't know if I was going to play 'Squid Game', and I really didn't know if I was going to be on 'Tonight Show' like today. It's an incredible day by day."
In response, Jimmy Fallon drew laughter by bringing up a photo of Lee Jung-jae's debut commercial for chocolate. Lee Jung-jae, who appeared as a hit with Lotte Confectionery's Crunch Chocolate CF in 1993, was selected as a male lead actor upon his debut and has maintained his position as a top star for more than 30 years. Jimmy Fallon, along with Lee Jung-jae, smiled by showing Lee Jung-jae's ambitious pose in his 20s at the time.
Ahead of the release of 「Squid Game 2」 on Netflix on the 26th, the Christmas plan is "We are currently working hard on promotions from LA to New York, so I will get some sleep on the 25th and binge-watch 『Squid Game" Season 2』 on the 26th."
Asked about the burden of season 2, "Season 1 gained so much love that there was a lot of pressure on whether season 2 could be loved that much. But the story has become much more diverse and deeper and the subject is clear??I don't know if I'll succeed that much in the door, but I made it that well.'
And then "A lot of people are dying again, and I'm trying to live hard."," he added.
The Netflix original series 'Squid Game' Season 2 (hereinafter 'Squid Game 2') which will be released on the 26th depicts the story of Sung Ki-hoon (Lee Jung-jae), who returned after vowing to take revenge. A total of seven episodes are the sequel to 'Squid Game', which was released in 2021.
The first film is considered Netflix's masterpiece and the world's most successful movie, which swept more than 40 leading awards trophies at home and abroad, and surpassed 330 million views and 2.2 billion hours of viewing time.
The recent Jimmy Fallon show attracts attention, especially with a series of appearances by Hallyu stars. After being discharged from the military, Rosé, a Blackpink who hit the world with 'Apartment', also appeared and held a mini live concert and a talk show.
Meanwhile, 'Squid Game 2' surprised domestic and foreign countries by being nominated for the TV Series Drama Award from the 82nd Awards category list announced by the U.S. Golden Globe Organizers. What's surprising is that 'Squid Game 2' was nominated even before it was released. According to local media, such a case is unusual. It seems to be the result of Netflix providing the complete version to the organizers of the Golden Globe in the U.S. in advance and receiving it. The judges' evaluation was good, and the praise of overseas fans who pre-released the first episode of Season 2, which was released during the promotion, is also expected to be successful.
