Top 10 most impressive movies that made the career of Emperor Lee Sun Kyun

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Sleep (2023)

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Hyun Soo (Lee Sun Kyun) is an unknown actor, only given supporting roles or supporting roles. His wife - Soo Jin (Jung Yoo Mi) is an ordinary office worker. The two of them recently got married and are currently preparing to welcome their first child. The simple, happy days of Hyun Soo and his wife suddenly turned into a nightmare when Hyun Soo suddenly suffered from sleepwalking and had negative actions during sleepwalking.

Despite following the doctor's instructions without missing anything, Hyun Soo's illness still did not improve. Tensions escalated after Soo Jin gave birth to a baby. The fear that her child might be harmed by her husband makes Soo Jin gradually lose her reason, while Hyun Soo becomes even more miserable when he witnesses his wife struggling for him.

Original title: 잠
Genre: Horror, mystery, family
Director: Yoo Jae Seon
Duration: 94 minutes
Actors: Lee Sun Kyun, Jung Yoo Mi,...

2

Killing Romance (2023)

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Hwang Yeo Rae (Lee Honey) is a top actress. After her latest movie project failed, because she wanted to relieve her depressed mood, she traveled to an island and here, she met Johnathan Na (Lee Sun Kyun) - a handsome tycoon. The two quickly fell in love and hastily got married before returning to Seoul. Yeo Rae also decided to retire to work as a backup for her husband.

However, after returning to Seoul, Johnathan Lee revealed himself to be a proud, eccentric and controlling person. Yeo Rae gradually felt tired and missed acting. To return to her former glorious life, she plans to cooperate with a fan and neighbor. The purpose of the two people is to kill Johnathan.

Genre: Musical, comedy, romance
Director: Lee Won Seok
Duration: 107 minutes
Actors: Lee Honey, Lee Sun Kyun, Gong Myung,...

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Kingmaker (2022)

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In this political-themed movie, Lee Sun Kyun plays Seo Chang Dae - a famous strategist with outstanding abilities. He was hired by Kim Woon Bum (Sol Kyung Gu) - a politician from the opposition party to plan the election campaign for the new President. With help from Chang Dae, Woon Bum quickly won the trust of many people and became a strong candidate for the Presidential position.

While the election was entering a tense period, Woon Bum's house suddenly exploded. The biggest suspect is not a stranger but Chang Dae.

Lee Sun Kyun's character is inspired by a real historical strategist named Eom Chang Rok. During its premiere, the film continuously ranked in the top 2 most popular films at the box office. Lee Sun Kyun also received a nomination for Best Male Lead at the prestigious Baeksang Awards for his role as Seo Chang Dae.

Genre: Politics
Director: Byun Sung Hyun
Duration: 123 minutes
Actors: Sol Kyung Gu, Lee Sun Kyun,...

4

Parasite (2019)

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Fans of Korean movies certainly cannot help but know about Parasite. This work took the world by storm at the time of its release, bringing glory to the Korean entertainment industry by winning the Best Film award at the 2020 Oscars and the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

The film revolves around two families: the poor Kim family and the rich Park family. The Kim family took turns using different fake identities to apply to work for the Park family. One day, taking advantage of the Park family's overnight camping trip in the suburbs, the Kim family barged into the Park family's villa to try and live one day as rich people. They did not expect that their actions would trigger a tragedy for all.

Parasite is a bitter, tormented sigh hidden behind a satirical laugh about the cruel gap between rich and poor in society, successfully portraying a clear social picture of stratification between people. the cause-and-effect relationship between possession and loss, change of life and alienation, mistake and payment.

Taking on the role of wealthy director Park Dong Ik, Lee Sun Kyun showed the true spirit of an upper class person. With huge assets, he is willing to spend generously on his family. But he made the mistake of not carefully checking the backgrounds of the people he hired. It was because of this indifference and perfunctory behavior of both he and his wife that their family encountered horrifying consequences.

Genre: Thriller, crime, family, black comedy
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Duration: 132 minutes
Actors: Song Kang Ho, Lee Sun Kyun, Jo Yeo Jung, Choi Woo Sik, Park So Dam,...

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The Advocate: A Missing Body (2015)

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Lee Sun Kyun is an actor who constantly innovates and transforms through many film genres. In the crime drama Mysterious Corpse, he takes on the role of Byeon Ho Sung, a good lawyer at a large law firm, with a glorious career with a win rate of nearly 100%. The incident occurred when he accepted to defend the person suspected of murdering a female university student but the body had not yet been found and there were no witnesses.

Just when Byeon Ho Sung almost won the case, the truth behind was gradually revealed. He begins to uncover clues that could link the case. Thanks to Lee Sun Kyun's flexible acting talent, Mysterious Corpse achieved revenue of up to 7.6 million USD.

Genre: Action, crime, law,...
Director: Heo Jong Ho
Duration: 117 minutes
Actors: Lee Sun Kyun, Kim Go Eun, Im Won Hee,...