��Lee Jung-Jae�� Makes an Appearance at the ��New York Asian Film Festival��

Actor Lee Jung-jae who partcipated in New York Asian Film Festival / Photo provided by C-Jes Entertainment

Actor ‘Lee Jung-jae’ has caused quite a stirr by attending the New York Asian Film Festival(NYAFF).

According to ‘C-Jes Entertainment’ on July 11th, ‘Lee Jung-jae’ was invited to the 13th NYAFF’s ‘Lee Jung-jae exhibition’ that started in July 5th. There, ‘Lee Jung-jae’ is going through a busy schedules such as talking with the audiences of exhibition and interviewing with New York media.

Also from July 6th, ‘Lee Jung-jae’s best works such as[New World], [Il Mare], [The Face Reader] etc were screened in NYAFF’s Lincoln Center Walter Reed Theater.

During the news conference with New York media held in Lincoln Center Conference Room, Lee Jung-jae revealed “I came here not because of my personal exhibition invitation, but because of my desire to be a Korean actor who spreads Korean movies internationally.”

A person related to NYAFF told Korean media outlets that the reason that they invited Lee Jung-jae was because “His acting in 2014′s [New World] and [The Face Reader] were outstanding and inviting ‘Lee Jung-jae’ for this year’s Korean actor exhibition was an undeniable choice.”

Actor Lee Jung-jae who partcipated in New York Asian Film Festival / Photo provided by C-Jes Entertainment

He also added “We thank his manner and wit he showed to the exhibition audiences. It was thankful just for him to come in his busy schedules but ‘Lee Jung-jae’ approached to the fans friendly and closely. By this we felt his personal charm and our film festival fell in love with him.”

‘Lee Jung-jae’ during the exhibition stated that “People sometimes think actor as a job that is lucky or a job that needs inherent ability to succeed. For me, I want to prove actor as a job that can always succeed when you sincerely try your best. By that, I want to be a memorable, long lasting actor to the audiences.”

Actor Lee Jung-jae who partcipated in New York Asian Film Festival / Photo provided by C-Jes Entertainment

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