Actor Lee Jung-jae, who directed the movie 'Hunt', received the Korean Image Stepping Stone Award at the Korea Image Awards CICI Korea 2023.
According to Plus M Entertainment, the distributor of 'Hunt' on the 11th, Lee Jung-jae received the 'Korean Image Stepping Stone Award' at the Korea Image Awards CICI Kore 2023 held that day. Previously, he won the Best New Director Award at the 31st Buil Film Awards and the 42nd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, the Best New Director Award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, and the Best Director Award at the 9th Korean Film Producers Association Awards.
The 'Korean Image Award Ceremony CICI Korea', held by CICI at the beginning of every year since 2005, is a representative event that promotes Korean culture to Koreans and foreigners residing in Korea. This is an awards ceremony that awards the Korean Image Stepping Stone Award, Stepping Stone Award, Cornerstone Award, and Sprout Award to people, objects, and organizations that shined in the year.
CICI Korea 2023, the Korea Image Awards ceremony, selected Lee Jung-jae as the winner of the Korean Image Stepping Stone Award and said, "Lee Jung-jae has made the essence of K-content known to the world with his outstanding acting skills that transcend genres, and in particular, won the Emmy Award for Best Actor for 'Squid Game.' “He won the Best Actor Award and served as a stepping stone for dramas and movies to become the center of the Korean Wave through directing the spy action thriller film ‘Hunt.’”
At the simultaneous awards ceremony, the Korean Image Stepping Stone Award went to Euro Fashion House, the Korean Image Cornerstone Award went to figure skater Yuna Kim, and the Korean Image Sprout Award went to swimmer Hwang Sun-woo. Past recipients of the Korean Image Stepping Stone Award include figures, objects, and organizations representing Korean culture, including director Hwang Dong-hyuk of last year's 'Squid Game', Trotman in 2021, SKT in 2020, and Korean in 2019, giving significance to Lee Jung-jae's award. Add.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr