Lee Jae-in, Comeback with Possessed Acting → Thrilling Action Acting(High Five)

MOVIES May 01, 2025

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Actor Lee Jae-in returns with the movie ‘High Five’.

Actor Lee Jae-in, who boasts outstanding character digestion in each work, will challenge his first action role with the movie ‘High Five’.’High Five’ is a comic action movie that depicts the story of five people who accidentally gained different superpowers through organ transplants and encounter those who covet their abilities.

Lee Jae-in, who has been building her acting career since she was a child actor, went on to star in “I Can Speak” and “Adult Guide” before shaving her head in the film “Svaha: The Sixth Finger”.She won the Best New Actress Award in the Film category at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards for her passionate performance in two roles, and has emerged as a next-generation actor that the film industry is paying attention to.Since then, Lee Jae-in has shown various acting transformations regardless of genre or character in films such as “Racket Boys”, “Restricted Calls”, and “Night Has Come”, and is now taking on the action scene role of “Wanseo” in “High Five”, drawing attention.

‘Wanseo’, a pure and bold girl who loves taekwondo, discovers that after a long illness, she miraculously receives a heart transplant and gains superpowers such as explosive strength and lightning-fast speed.She spent her lonely school days without friends, but meets ‘Jisung’, ‘Seonnyeo’, ‘Yakseon’, and ‘Kidong’ who also received organ transplants from the same donor and gained superpowers, and they form the team ‘High Five’ and display cheerful team play.Lee Jae-in, who said, “Out of all the characters I’ve played so far, I have the highest synchronization with ‘Wanseo’”, underwent action training for 10 months from pre-production to filming for the role of ‘Wanseo’, the center of action among the ‘High Five’ members, and perfectly mastered everything from high-difficulty wire action to taekwondo movements, showcasing powerful action scenes.Director Kang Hyung-chul said, “She was not just an acting genius.She did the action scenes so well that she received a lot of applause on set.You will be able to see a different side of actress Lee Jae-in,” praising her, and action director Lee Gun-moon also praised Lee Jae-in’s passion for acting, saying, “She was an actress who did not show any signs of difficulty or pain even in the difficult wire action scenes, and did it over and over again until she was satisfied,” raising expectations for her refreshing ‘foot’ acting that has transformed her from an acting genius to an action genius.

Lee Jae-in’s thrilling action scenes, equipped with great strength and speed, can be seen in the movie ‘High Five’, which is coming to theaters on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Reporter Yoonna Choi com Donga.com yyynnn@donga

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