Directing
Lee Jung-gon
Born 1989-01-03
Born in Seoul in 1989, Lee Jung-gon studied directing at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. He directed the short films A Third Party (2014) and The Distance between Us (2016), and made his feature directorial debut with Not out (2021), which won three awards in the Korean Competition section at the Jeonju International Film Festival including the CGV Art House Award Upcoming Project Prize, Watcha’s Pick: Feature, and the Best Actor Prize. Based on the webtoon of the same name, The Deal is the first OTT series he has directed.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
NRSeonduk Arts High school sets a “moral distance rule”, forbidding physical contact between boys and girls. The school recommends Byeonchan and Seohyun, who have been meeting for 700 days, to transfer to another school because of this rule.
The Distance Between Us
2016
NRSeonduk Arts High school sets a “moral distance rule”, forbidding physical contact between boys and girls. The school recommends Byeonchan and Seohyun, who have been meeting for 700 days, to transfer to another school because of this rule.
The Distance Between Us
2016
6.0Gwang-ho, a prospect on his high school baseball team, is not drafted by a professional baseball team. His desire to continue playing baseball strains his relationship with his team members. Gwang-ho eventually begins selling fake gasoline with his friend Min-cheol.
Not Out
2021
6.0Gwang-ho, a prospect on his high school baseball team, is not drafted by a professional baseball team. His desire to continue playing baseball strains his relationship with his team members. Gwang-ho eventually begins selling fake gasoline with his friend Min-cheol.
Not Out
2021