Actor Yoo Ji-tae has attracted attention by signing an exclusive contract with MS Team Entertainment, which also houses Son Ye-jin, Lee Min-jung, Wi Ha-jun, Ko Sung-hee, Hong Ki-joon, and Son Jeong-hyeok.

MS Team Entertainment stated, ‘We plan to actively communicate with actor Yoo Ji-tae so that he can actively carry out his work as well as the various activities he has been involved in.’

Yoo Ji-tae, who debuted in the 1998 film ‘By June’, made his mark on the public through the film ‘Attack the Gas Station’, and began to receive attention through the film ‘Sympathy’. He established himself as a talented actor by consecutively making box office hits with the films ‘One Fine Spring Day’ and ‘Old Boy’.’Since then, actor Yoo Ji-tae has expanded his acting spectrum by showing diverse images through the dramas ‘Good Wife’ and ‘Mad Dog, and the films ‘Split’, ‘The Swindlers’ and ‘Money’. Through the global platform, he has expanded his acting spectrum by showing diverse images with the series ‘Vigilante’ and ‘The Paper In “Home” and other films, he once again confirmed the presence of “actor Yoo Ji-tae” with his strong character acting.

Yoo Ji-tae is not only an actor, but also engaged in various activities such as film scriptwriting and directing, and even supporting independent films.

Actor Yoo Ji-tae, who debuted as a film director in 2003 with the short film “The Bicycle Boy”, has since written and directed several short films. In 2009, he was invited to the IndiePanda International Short Film Festival and the Jeju Film Festival with the film “Invitation”, and in 2013, he directed and produced the feature film “Mai Ratima”, which won the Jury Grand Prize at the Deauville Asian Film Festival, and was recognized for his capabilities as a director. The independent film sponsorship project began with the 2012 ‘Watch Independent Films with Yoo Ji-tae’ screening, and has continued to support activities to this day, including sponsoring the remodeling of the reopening of Seoul Art Cinema and donating to the ‘Wildflower Film Awards’.

Meanwhile, Yoo Ji-tae is expected to be active in various works in 2025 as well.

Following his acting in director Im Seon-ae‘s film ‘Seven O’Clock Breakfast Meeting for the Lost, where he plays Su-ji and a lover who have a heartbreaking breakup, he is set to deliver a powerful performance as the charismatic highest authority of the Joseon Dynasty in director Jang Hang-jun‘s film ‘The Man Who Lives with the King’ (tentative title).

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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