Lee Soon-jae becomes oldest actor to win Korean drama awards

Lee Soon Jae Becomes Oldest Actor To Win Korean Drama Awards

Actor Lee Soon-jae wins the grand prize at the 2024 KBS Drama Awards at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, Dec. 31. Courtesy of KBS

Actor Lee Quickly-jae wins the grand prize on the 2024 KBS Drama Awards at KBS Corridor in Yeouido, Seoul, Dec. 31. Courtesy of KBS

By Park Jin-hai

Veteran actor Lee Quickly-jae has made historical past by profitable the grand prize on the 2024 KBS Drama Awards, turning into the oldest recipient of the award.

The 90-year-old actor obtained the highest prize for his efficiency in „Canine Is aware of The whole lot“ on the awards ceremony.

„I’ve lived lengthy sufficient to see at the present time,“ Lee mentioned in his acceptance speech at KBS Corridor in Yeouido, Seoul, which aired Saturday. Due to the Jeju Air accident, the occasion, initially held on Dec. 31, was delayed and aired after being pre-recorded that day.

He appeared on stage with the assistance of some actors and expressed his gratitude for being a part of Korean tv historical past from its very starting.

„KBS was the birthplace of Korean broadcasting in 1961. I used to be lucky sufficient to be there since its inception. Regardless of the ups and downs, I’ve at all times held onto the idea that my time would come,“ he mentioned.

Lee, born in 1934, is among the oldest energetic actors in Korea, having graced each the stage and display screen.

Nevertheless, he needed to abruptly depart the play „Ready for Godot“ in October 2024 on account of well being points, and this was his first public look in additional than two months.

In „Canine Is aware of The whole lot,“ a heartwarming comedy that premiered on Sept. 25 final yr, Lee took on the position of a veteran actor named after himself. The story revolves round a gaggle of older adults led by Lee, entangled in a sequence of mysterious occasions on Geoje Island, simply off the south coast of Korea. When Lee begins to grasp what his canine, Sophie, a retired police canine, is barking at, the group’s adventures take a unusual and surprising flip.

„I’ve obtained an exquisite and treasured award. Even when you’re over 60, you possibly can nonetheless be acknowledged with an performing award, not only a lifetime achievement award. Appearing must be evaluated based mostly on efficiency alone, not on reputation or different situations,“ he mentioned. „This award is not nearly me. It is a recognition of the whole forged and crew, particularly the canines who performed such essential roles. The canines, together with Sophie, have been superb, and the whole crew labored tirelessly, making over 20 journeys to Geoje Island.“

Overwhelmed with emotion, he paid tribute to his college students at Gachon College, the place he has served as a professor for 13 years. With tears in his eyes, he thanked his college students for his or her perception in him and concluded by thanking the viewers for his or her lifelong assist.

„I need to say to the viewers who’re watching that I’ve been indebted to you all my life and have obtained a variety of assist,“ he mentioned.

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