[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":195},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-en-person-lee-byung-hun":3},{"id":4,"slug":4,"name":5,"description":6,"alternateNames":7,"categories":10,"sources":12,"officialLinks":61,"facts":64,"createdAt":18,"updatedAt":71,"verifiedAt":18,"status":72,"history":73,"englishName":9,"birthDate":80,"occupations":81,"agency":23,"credits":83,"awards":100,"debut":107,"kind":110,"locale":111,"contentLocale":111,"url":112,"sections":113,"appearances":138,"groupIds":193,"workIds":194},"lee-byung-hun","Lee Byung-hun","Lee Byung-hun is a film and television actor. His roles include Young-tak in Concrete Utopia, the Front Man in Squid Game 3 and Man-su in No Other Choice.",[8,9,5],"이병헌","LEE Byung-hun",[11],"actor",[13,19,24,29,34,39,44,48,52,56],{"id":14,"url":15,"title":16,"publisher":17,"accessedAt":18},"profile","https:\u002F\u002Fcine21.com\u002Fdb\u002Fperson\u002Finfo\u002F?person_id=947","Lee Byung-hun profile and career information","Cine21","2026-11-13",{"id":20,"url":21,"title":22,"publisher":23,"accessedAt":18},"bh","https:\u002F\u002Fbhent.co.kr\u002Fko\u002F","BH Entertainment artist roster","BH Entertainment",{"id":25,"url":26,"title":27,"publisher":28,"accessedAt":18},"blues","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.netflix.com\u002Fkr\u002Ftitle\u002F81568842","Our Blues program and cast introduction","Netflix",{"id":30,"url":31,"title":32,"publisher":33,"accessedAt":18},"no-other","https:\u002F\u002Fcjnews.cj.net\u002F?p=68512","No Other Choice: Man-su role, production team and Korean release date","CJ Newsroom \u002F CJ ENM",{"id":35,"url":36,"title":37,"publisher":38,"accessedAt":18},"no-other-release","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.yna.co.kr\u002Fview\u002FAKR20251002065300005","No Other Choice coverage after Korean release","Yonhap News",{"id":40,"url":41,"title":42,"publisher":43,"accessedAt":18},"concrete","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.koreafilm.or.kr\u002Fmovie\u002FPM_009680","Concrete Utopia: introduction and Young-tak role","Korean Film Archive",{"id":45,"url":46,"title":47,"publisher":38,"accessedAt":18},"concrete-date","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.yna.co.kr\u002Fview\u002FAKR20230623044600005","Concrete Utopia Korean release date",{"id":49,"url":50,"title":51,"publisher":38,"accessedAt":18},"concrete-release","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.yna.co.kr\u002Fview\u002FAKR20230811016800005","Concrete Utopia coverage after release",{"id":53,"url":54,"title":55,"publisher":28,"accessedAt":18},"squid3","https:\u002F\u002Fabout.netflix.com\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fsquid-game-season-3-premieres-june-27","Squid Game season 3 official information",{"id":57,"url":58,"title":59,"publisher":60,"accessedAt":18},"museum","https:\u002F\u002Fnews.sbs.co.kr\u002Famp\u002Fnews.amp?news_id=N1008767726","Lee Byung-hun announced as narrator for Korean culture exhibition","SBS Entertainment News",[62],{"label":63,"url":21},"BH Entertainment official website",{"agency":65,"description":66,"name":67,"birthDate":68,"occupations":69,"debut":70},[20],[14,30,35,40,45,49,53,57],[14],[14],[14],[14],"2026-11-14","published",[74,76,78],{"date":18,"summary":75},"First publication after public-source research and verification",{"date":18,"summary":77},"Researched recent public activities, roles and music credits; expanded work links and separated scheduled activities",{"date":71,"summary":79},"Korean copy edited into a polite editorial style for STARSCOPE; facts, sources, tables and work links preserved.","1970-07-12",[82],"Actor",[84,88,92,96],{"workId":85,"role":86,"sourceIds":87},"our-blues","Cast",[25],{"workId":89,"role":86,"sourceIds":90,"characterName":91},"no-other-choice",[30,35],"Man-su",{"workId":93,"role":86,"sourceIds":94,"characterName":95},"concrete-utopia",[40,45,49],"Young-tak",{"workId":97,"role":86,"characterName":98,"sourceIds":99},"squid-game-3","Front Man",[53],[101],{"year":102,"ceremony":103,"category":104,"result":105,"sourceIds":106},1992,"KBS Drama Awards","Best New Actor","Winner",[14],{"year":108,"title":109},1991,"KBS 14th open recruitment \u002F Asphalt My Hometown","person","en","\u002Fen\u002Fperson\u002Flee-byung-hun\u002F",[114,118,122,126,130,134],{"id":115,"title":116,"html":117},"section-1","Recent film — No Other Choice","\u003Cp>In \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fwork\u002Fno-other-choice\u002F\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">No Other Choice\u003C\u002Fa>, which opened in Korea on September 24, 2025, he plays Man-su. After losing a long-held job, the character seeks new employment to protect his family and home. Park Chan-wook's black comedy also stars Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min and Yeom Hye-ran. \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-no-other\" aria-label=\"Source 4\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[4]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup> \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-no-other-release\" aria-label=\"Source 5\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[5]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":119,"title":120,"html":121},"section-2","Series — Squid Game 3","\u003Cp>He plays the Front Man in the third season of Squid Game, released in 2025. Unlike the everyday characters of Our Blues, the role belongs to the people running the games. The timeline links its release date and role to Netflix's materials. \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-squid3\" aria-label=\"Source 9\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[9]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":123,"title":124,"html":125},"section-3","Disaster film — Concrete Utopia","\u003Cp>In \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fwork\u002Fconcrete-utopia\u002F\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Concrete Utopia\u003C\u002Fa>, which opened on August 9, 2023, he plays apartment residents' representative Young-tak. Conflicts of power and survival develop around him in a community that has survived a major earthquake. The Korean Film Archive's commentary was checked against materials from before and after the opening. \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-concrete\" aria-label=\"Source 6\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[6]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup> \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-concrete-date\" aria-label=\"Source 7\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[7]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup> \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-concrete-release\" aria-label=\"Source 8\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[8]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":127,"title":128,"html":129},"section-4","Cultural participation announced in 2026","\u003Cp>In September 2026, his participation as narrator for a British Museum exhibition on Korean culture was announced. The report gives the exhibition dates as October 1 through January 31, 2027. This is an announcement of voice work distinct from a film role; this article does not claim to have confirmed his attendance or a recording on a particular day. \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-museum\" aria-label=\"Source 10\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[10]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":131,"title":132,"html":133},"section-5","Overview","\u003Cp>Lee Byung-hun began acting in television dramas before expanding into films. Early works and recent series provide records of different periods in his career. \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-profile\" aria-label=\"Source 1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[1]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup> \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-blues\" aria-label=\"Source 3\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[3]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"id":135,"title":136,"html":137},"section-6","Debut and career milestones","\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>1991\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Began through KBS's fourteenth open recruitment and appeared in Asphalt My Hometown. \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-profile\" aria-label=\"Source 1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[1]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>1992\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Appeared in Tomorrow Love and won Best New Actor at the KBS Drama Awards. \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-profile\" aria-label=\"Source 1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[1]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>1995\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Made his first film appearance in Who Drives Me Crazy. \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-profile\" aria-label=\"Source 1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[1]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>2022\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Appeared in the television series Our Blues. \u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"#source-blues\" aria-label=\"Source 3\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">[3]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",[139,153,162,173],{"id":140,"title":141,"summary":142,"date":143,"dateKind":144,"status":145,"type":146,"channel":147,"workId":89,"participants":148,"sources":150,"verifiedAt":18,"updatedAt":71},"no-other-choice-release","No Other Choice","In Park Chan-wook's film, Lee Byung-hun plays laid-off office worker Man-su, who seeks new employment to protect his family and home.","2025-09-24","released","completed","screen","Korean cinemas",[149],{"personId":4,"role":91},[151,152],{"url":31,"title":32,"publisher":33},{"url":36,"title":37,"publisher":38},{"id":154,"title":155,"summary":156,"date":157,"dateKind":144,"status":145,"type":146,"channel":28,"participants":158,"sources":160,"verifiedAt":18,"updatedAt":71,"workId":97},"squid-game-3-2025","Squid Game 3","He plays the Front Man in the Netflix series' final season, continuing his role on the side running the games as Gi-hun and the contestants make their choices.","2025-06-27",[159],{"personId":4,"role":98},[161],{"url":54,"title":55,"publisher":28},{"id":163,"title":164,"summary":165,"date":166,"dateKind":144,"status":145,"type":146,"channel":147,"workId":93,"participants":167,"sources":169,"verifiedAt":18,"updatedAt":71},"concrete-utopia-release","Concrete Utopia","The film follows conflicts among apartment residents who survive a major earthquake. Lee Byung-hun plays Young-tak, elected as their representative.","2023-08-09",[168],{"personId":4,"role":95},[170,171,172],{"url":41,"title":42,"publisher":43},{"url":46,"title":47,"publisher":38},{"url":50,"title":51,"publisher":38},{"id":174,"title":175,"summary":176,"date":177,"dateKind":178,"status":145,"type":146,"channel":28,"workId":85,"participants":179,"sources":187,"verifiedAt":71,"updatedAt":71},"our-blues-release","Our Blues","This 2022 series follows several people's lives on Jeju Island. Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min appear together, with Han Ji-min playing Lee Young-ok.","2022","aired",[180,181,184],{"personId":4,"role":86},{"personId":182,"role":183},"han-ji-min","Lee Young-ok",{"personId":185,"role":186},"lee-jung-eun","Jeong Eun-hui",[188,189],{"url":26,"title":27,"publisher":28},{"url":190,"title":191,"publisher":192},"https:\u002F\u002Ftvn.cjenm.com\u002Fko\u002Fourblues\u002F","Our Blues official series and broadcast information","tvN",[],[85,89,93,97],1794629714644]