Seong Gi-hun

Seong Gi Hun's Net Worth as of December 2024 is $5 Million

Quick Facts of Seong Gi Hun

Seong Gi-hun is a famous and renowned Korean actor and a celebrity. He is mostly known as the character in a famous Korean-based survival drama television series Squid Game.

He is one of the most powered-up people and viral actors after the series Squid Game. The role played by him in the movie named Squid Game helped him earn a huge number of fans and followers in the entertainment industry and not just the Korean film industry but the entire film industry.

Lee Jung-Jae is his original name whereas Seong Gi-hun is his series name.

Seong Gi-hun’s Personal Life

Seong Gi-hun was born on December 15, 1972, in Seoul, South Korea. As of 2022, he is just 49 years old yet he is one of the most demanded and loved artists in the industry. Recently because of a famous Korean series named Squid Game, he became an overnight sensation.

Born and raised in Korea he holds Korean nationality. He belongs to an Asian ethnic group. His real name is Lee Jung-Jae he is famous and mostly known for his famous and renowned movie Squid Game where he played the role of Seong Gi-hun.

Seong Gi-hun’s Professional Career

Seong Gi-hun’s aka Lee Jung-Jae started his professional career at a very young and early age. Just at the age of 22, he made his debut in the entertainment industry. He played the role of Lee Han in the movie The Young Man which was released in 1994.

Whereas, as of 2022, he has played in more than 44 movies and television series. Meanwhile, he has even directed and produced the movie Hunt which was released in 2022.

Lee Jung is a very talented and versatile artist who has done some mind-blowing and extraordinary movies throughout his professional career.

He is an award-winning actress who has won more than 21 awards with almost 29 nominees. Meanwhile, his major nominee is a prime-time Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series named Ojing-Eo Geim.

However, his major rise in popularity came from his famous and most viewed series on Netflix Squid Game.

Lee’s most recent movie was Hunt. And his other movie Wiretap in the phase of pre-production. He started his career as a fashion model and later turned himself into a famous actor and a celebrity across the world and not just in Korea.

Seong Gi-hun’s Net Worth

Seong Gi-hun’s net worth as of 2022 is around 5 million dollars. His massive net worth includes his earnings and salary from the movies and television series he has been part of throughout his professional career.

His involvement in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years has definitely paid him off.

Apart from his earnings as an actor, he has earned a huge sum of money as a fashion model too. He has even collaborated with several brands and companies on his social media handles.

Seong Gi-hun’s Social Media Handle

Seong Gi-hun is active and available on his social media handles. Meanwhile, his Instagram account is named @from_jjlee where he has more than 5 million followers with just 136 posts as of 27th July.

He doesn’t post that much on his social media handles except for his movies update and posters.

Apart from Instagram, he is just available on Facebook. Meanwhile, since 2020 he hasn’t posted anything on his Facebook account. Looking at his social media posts he doesn’t seem to be a social media-friendly guy.

Seong Gi-hun’s Love Life

Seong Gi-hun isn’t single but is in a relationship. He is currently in a relationship with a businessman’s daughter Lim Se Ryung. They have been together for more than 7 years as of 2022.

Meanwhile, in 2015, Lee made it public regarding his love life and relationship and since then they are together and living a very happy life.

Talking about his past love life and relationship Lee dated another actress and model Kim Min Hee. They dated back in 2003 and since then they haven’t talked much about their relationship. However, he is living a very happy life with his current girlfriend.

Seong Gi-hun’s Role In Squid Game

Talking about Seong Gi-hun and his role in the movie has caught the attention of many people. Meanwhile, in the movie, he stars as a poor man who owes more than 255 million won to the bank and about 160 million won to another businessperson. Even his mother is very sick.

Meanwhile, in the movie, he is known as player number 456. He starts his Squid Game journey with red light and green light games and eventually makes his way up to further games.

Whereas, he was very scared while playing his first game as looser was shot dead by the people in the game.

Finally, after a few games, Seong Gi Hun bagged himself 45.6 billion won after winning the game. Eventually, he came out of the game with 45.6 billion won.

Meanwhile, in the ending scene, he again meets with the person who sent him to the game and goes after him and chases him but cannot get hold of him.

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