Lee Jeong-jae “Who would reject ‘Star Wars’?”

The special footsteps of Lee Jung-jae, who became the first Korean actor to enter the 'Star Wars' universe and take on new transformations and challenges, were revealed.

Actor Lee Jung-jae, who has renewed his life's character through various works, announces another challenge and transformation in the 'Star Wars' worldview. His first steps were his entry into ‘Star Wars’. He became the first Korean actor to appear in a 'Star Wars' production and revealed that when he received the offer to appear, he felt pressured because English is not his native language. However, “If it weren’t for Star Wars, I would have turned it down. “But who can refuse Star Wars?” he said, adding that ‘Star Wars’ had a great influence on his first attempt at a Hollywood series.

In the previously released teaser and main trailer, actor Lee Jung-jae played the role of 'Master Sol' and showed a strong presence. In particular, he captured attention by perfectly performing English acting with his deep, low-pitched voice.

The second step is to perform lightsaber action as a Jedi Master. Lee Jung-jae, who plays the role of Master Sol, a Jedi with excellent martial arts skills, said that he received action training day and night during the filming in England in order to portray the perfect action scenes. He revealed that he underwent high-difficulty action training, including strength training, lightsaber training, and fight choreography, in the morning and evening. In particular, 'May' (Amandla Stenberg), who is the center of all events in this work and is revealed to have a priestly relationship with 'Master Sol', said, "Actor Lee Jung-jae, who plays 'Sol', really shines. In particular, he expressed his thoughts about his action scenes, saying, “He is amazing at performing action scenes, and it seems like he is dancing.” As such, expectations are high for what kind of explosive appearance he will show in the drama in the future.

Lastly, the footprint that actor Lee Jung-jae will leave behind in 'Star Wars' is the overwhelming presence he will show throughout the 'Acolyte' episodes that have not been released yet. 'Acolyte' is a mystery action thriller that tells the story of an unprecedented Jedi serial murder case taking place in an era called the golden age of the Jedi Knights protecting peace, and the story of a newly emerging dark force within the secrets and truths hidden behind it. Lee Jung-jae is expected to show the colorful side of his ever-changing character by taking on the role of 'Master Sol', who is pursuing a serial murder case that will shake up the peaceful Golden Age of Jedi. Expectations are high to see what kind of performance he will perform in the episode to be released on June 5th.

Kim Seo-yoon, Ten Asia Reporter seogugu@tenasia.co.kr