Actor Lee Jaewook Complete Profile, Facts, Photos and TMI

Lee Jaewook Profile

Birth Name: 이재욱 (Lee Jaewook)
Stage Name: Lee Jaewook
Nationality: South Korean
Date of Birth: 1998.05.10
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Height: 187 cm (6’1″)
Weight: N/A
Blood Type: O
Agency: CJes Entertainment
Debut: 2018
Personal Social Media: Instagram, VLive

Lee Jaewook Facts & TMI

Lee Jaewook was born and grew up in Seoul.
His family consists of mother, father, and an older sister.
He is currently attending Chun Ang University (Theater Department).
He debuted in 2018 through tvN drama ‘Memories of Alhambra’.
He started to get public’s attention in 2019 after starring in ‘Search: WWW’ then rose to stardom with his portrayal of Baek Kyung in the drama ‘Extraordinary You’.
With his mature appearance and tall height, at first many viewers mistook him to be in the late 20s or early 30s.
He received positive reviews because he was able to portray different characters in various age range (teens in ‘Extraordinary You’; twenties in ‘Memories of Alhambra’; and early thirties in ‘Search: WWW’.)
The first audition he took after his university enrollment was ‘Memories of Alhambra’. After passing the audition, he was scouted by VAST Entertainment, the agency which managed Hyun Bin.
His hobby is cooking, skiing, and swimming.
Lee Jaewook shared that his family is still in awe whenever they see him on TV and get many interest from public.
His childhood hero was chef Baek Jongwon.
He was actually auditioned for the role Haru, but the director thought that he was more suitable for portraying Baek Kyung.
Lee Jaewook and fellow actor from ‘Extraordinary You’ Kim Youngdae was cast as supporting roles in the same project for the second time through drama ‘When the Weather is Fine’.
He said that he did various part-time jobs since he was in middle school.
During the 2019-2020 award season, he received several best new actor nominations for his performance in ‘Extraordinary You’
He prefers jjajangmyeon over jjamppong.
He prefers soju over beer.
He prefers winter over summer.
He prefers beach over mountain.
He prefers language subject over math.
He prefers coffee over tea.
He prefers soju over beer.
His favorite movie genre is romance.
He mentioned senior actor Lee Sunjae as actor that he wants to act with the most.
His favorite movie is ‘Good Will Hunting’
He loves wearing street fashion and training suits.
His favorite color is black.
His favorite dish is fast food.
His favorite singer is IU.
His favorite song to sing at karaoke is ‘Making a New Ending for This Story’ by Han Donggeun
His favorite animal is dog.
His ideal type is someone who is positive/ optimistic.
The superpower that he’d like to posses is a genius brain.
He shared that he wants to shoot a soju CF.
He prefers hanging out to being home.
He spends his day off watching TV.
He’d like to be known as a positive person and a hard-working actor.

Movie

‘The Battle of Jangsari’ as Lee Gaetae (2019)

TV Drama

‘Memories of the Alhambra’ as Marco Han (tvN/ 2018~2019)
‘Search: WWW’ as Seol Jihwan (tvN/ 2019)
‘Extraordinary You’ as Baek Kyung (MBC/ 2019)
‘When the Weather Is Fine’ as Lee Jangwoo (JTBC/ 2020)
‘Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol’ as Sunwoo Joon (KBS2/ 2020)
‘True Beauty’ as Baek Kyung (tvN/ 2020/ Cameo episode 4)
‘Move to Heaven’ as Kim Sucheol (Netflix/ 2021/ Cameo)
‘Return’ as TBA (tvN/ 2021)