Lee Jae-in
{{Short description|South Korean actress (born 2004)}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lee Jae-in
| image = Lee Jae-in (이재인) in February 2024.png
| caption = Lee in February 2024
| native_name = 이재인
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|2|6}}
| birth_place = Taebaek, Gangwon Province, South Korea{{Cite web|url=http://www.kwnews.co.kr/nview.asp?s=601&aid=219031500071|title=고향 강원 기운받아 멋진배우 될게요|website=Gangwon Ilbo|date=16 March 2019 |language=ko|accessdate=June 14, 2019|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029194059/http://www.kwnews.co.kr/nview.asp?s=601&aid=219031500071|url-status=live}}
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2012–present
| agent = Yooborn Company
| module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
|hangul=%이재인
|hanja=李在仁
}}
}}
Lee Jae-in ({{Korean|hangul=이재인}}; born February 6, 2004) is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition through the mystery film Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019). Lee also starred in the television series Racket Boys (2021) and Night Has Come (2023).
Career
Lee Jae-in is one of the few South Korean celebrities born in Gangwon, a border province with North Korea.{{cite web|url=http://www.joynews24.com/view/1157452|script-title=ko:'사바하' 이정재 "이재인 연기력에 놀라…어떻게 이렇게 잘 할까"|date=February 13, 2019|website=Joy News 24|language=ko|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=October 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011110641/http://www.joynews24.com/view/1157452|url-status=live}} Lee debuted in 2012 as the child counterpart of a supporting character in Ice Adonis.{{cite web|url=https://www.metroseoul.co.kr/article/2016042600093|script-title=ko:아역배우 이재인, 카라멜이엔티와 전속계약|date=April 26, 2016|website=Metro Seoul|language=ko|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008212208/https://www.metroseoul.co.kr/article/2016042600093|url-status=live}}
Her first prominent casting was for 2019 religious mystery film Svaha: The Sixth Finger. Her portrayal of two different twin girls earned her various wins and nominations from major film awards.{{cite web|url=https://sports.donga.com/3/all/20190222/94245483/1|script-title=ko:'사바하'의 이재인, '넌 어느 별에서 왔니'|date=February 23, 2019|website=Sports Donga|language=ko|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009041252/https://sports.donga.com/3/all/20190222/94245483/1|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/interview-svaha-the-sixth-finger-lee-jae-in-i-just-like-acting-127340.html|title=[Interview] "Svaha: The Sixth Finger" Lee Jae-in, "I Just Like Acting"|website=HanCinema|date=March 7, 2019|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228181848/https://www.hancinema.net/interview-svaha-the-sixth-finger-lee-jae-in-i-just-like-acting-127340.html|url-status=live}} In that year Lee also played her first regular role in the television series Beautiful World.{{cite web|url=http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11778940|title='아름다운 세상', 'SKY 캐슬' 뒤잇는 10대 배우 라인업|date=March 6, 2019|website=JTBC|language=ko|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008201826/http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11778940|url-status=live}}
In 2021 Lee was cast in JTBC's legal espionage series Undercover{{cite web|url=https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=202008010100002390020091&servicedate=20200731|script-title=ko:[공식] 이재인, '언더커버' 합류..지진희X김현주와 호흡|date=July 31, 2020|website=Sports Chosun|language=ko|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=October 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015174844/https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=202008010100002390020091&servicedate=20200731|url-status=live}} and SBS' sport drama Racket Boys as a national youth badminton team's ace athlete.{{cite web|url=https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2021081312514356956|script-title=ko:'라켓소년단' 이재인, 한세윤과 다른 듯 닮은 열정 소녀 [★FULL인터뷰]|date=August 15, 2021|website=Star News|language=ko|access-date=September 12, 2021|archive-date=September 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912004532/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2021081312514356956|url-status=live}} The same year she got praised for her role in the ticking clock-thriller film Hard Hit.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilemonde.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=14819|script-title=ko:[지승학의 시네마 크리티크] 영화의 상업적 타락을 보여주는 슬픈 얼굴: 영화 <발신제한>|date=July 30, 2021|website=Le Monde diplomatique Korea ed.|language=ko|access-date=September 12, 2021|archive-date=September 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912004521/http://www.ilemonde.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=14819|url-status=live}}
In January 2023, Lee signed with Yooborn Company.{{Cite web |last=Hwang Soo-yeon |date=January 11, 2023 |script-title=ko:이재인, 유본컴퍼니와 전속 계약…조우진·신현빈과 한솥밥 [공식입장] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001544995 |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=Xports News |language=ko |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111005918/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0001544995 |url-status=live }}
Filmography
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Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{KMDb person|00203166|}}
- {{Hancinema person|Lee_Jae-in-II}}
- {{IMDb name|8467899}}
{{Baeksang Arts Award Best New Actress Film}}
{{SBS Drama Awards for Youth Awards}}
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Category:21st-century South Korean actresses
Category:South Korean film actresses
Category:South Korean television actresses
Category:South Korean child actresses
Category:Best New Actress Paeksang Arts Award (film) winners