Lee Jung-jae’s performance in Netflix’s Squid Game helped him win the crowd over. The 50-year-old actor portrayed Seong Gi-Hun in the thriller series. Soon, the makers of the series will start filming for the next season. According to reports, this upcoming season will introduce some new characters to the audience.
Jung-Jae is all set to return to the popular show that helped him gain fame on the international level. The Hunt actor’s salary per episode has been revealed, and some fans are surprised by it.
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Lee Jung-Jae is charging $1 million per episode for Squid Game 2
Lee Jung-Jae was the lead actor in the thriller series Squid Game. He played the character of Seong Gi-Hun or player number 456 in the series. Overnight after the success of the series, all eyes were on the 50-year-old actor. As the New World actor was being applauded by fans, his past criminal records and homophobic statements also came to light. Now that Jung-Jae will be coming back to the popular series once again, he has reportedly demanded $1 million per episode.
Bro think he leo dicaprio 💀
He’s not beyonce. Give the money to Jung Ho-yeon instead pic.twitter.com/uZjDgWFNDn
— Apollo13🛰️ (@apollospov) June 29, 2023
Bro is the main character, given the popularity of the show I think the asked price is completely reasonable.
— Dshoopy (@dshoopy_) June 30, 2023
They made BILLIONS from him!
Pay the man!— Rebel (@Rebel_YSL) June 29, 2023
Not from him, from the directors and writers work, he only acted in the show, it could be done by anyone else, and lets agree, his character is not the most popular and neither is him as an actor
— Varella (@_Jubilus_) June 29, 2023
This news is receiving mixed reactions on the internet. Some people even stated that the Deliver Us From Evil actor is charging money like he is Beyonce or Leonardo DiCaprio. JJung-jae’s fans claimed on the internet that the actor was being reasonable and that he deserves the amount because of his popularity. One online commenter stated that the South Korean actor should receive considerably higher compensation from the Squid Game makers because they made billions through his incredible acting. But some fans also recalled his criminal past where he was accused of two big offenses.
Lee Jung-Jae was arrested for DUI
The actor and director is definitely on the road to more success right now, but some fans are still thinking back to the days when he was accused of some very severe crimes. The 50-year-old actor ran his BMW into another vehicle on September 13, 1999. The actor’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.222% at the time, indicating that he was drunk. According to reports, the actor from the film Interview disputed the charges and said that his manager was behind the wheel. On August 22, 2000, Gangnam police detained Jung-Jae again for drunk driving. His blood alcohol level was 0.054% and the actor confessed that he had consumed three bottles of beer at a bar.
The Sandglass actor was also slammed by the LGBTQI community after he passed a homophobic statement. During an interview with Vogue Korea in 2013, the actor mentioned that he tried to convince his late friend to stop being gay. These prior records of Jung-Jae began to generate buzz as he rose to fame. Many individuals also claimed that he had changed his perspective and was no longer homophobic.
