According to Dispatch, recently, the Korean Director Association (DGK) organized the 23rd Director Cut award. Director Kim Cho Hee and Bong Man Dae were the host for this event, awarding awards for a total of 13 categories.
Lee Do Hyun received the Best New Actor award in the category of a movie. He had an enthusiastic performance as Bong Gil in the movie Exhuma, perfectly portraying a new magician in the uncle's profession.
He also attracted attention for his image change. In the film, Lee Do Hyun has tattoos all over his body and tied his hair up high. His bold image changes and roles in the horror genre have been recognized.
Notably, Lee Do Hyun received good news about the new award just 7 days after his military discharge. He was discharged from the army on May 13, after nearly 2 years of service in the army.
Lee Do Hyun began his military service in August 2023. Last year, while in the military, he was named Best New Actor in the Film category at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards.
At that time, Lee Do Hyun wore a military uniform to go directly to the stage to receive the award, also for his role in the movie Exhuma.
In fact, Exhuma won a total of 4 awards at the 2024 Baeksang awards ceremony. In addition to Lee Do Hyun, Kim Go Eun was awarded the Best Actress award, Director Jang Jae Hyun became Best Director and Best Screenwriter.
With the box office success of "Exhuma", Lee Do Hyun is hailed as a "10 million-ticket actor" with only his first film.
Meanwhile, Lee Do Hyun is preparing to launch the Asian fan meeting tour RE: Lee Do Hyun on June 14-15 in Seoul, South Korea.
After that, he will meet fans in 8 other cities, including Jakarta (Indonesia), Osaka and Tokyo (Japan), Taipei (China), Bangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong (China), Manila (Philippines).
Lee Do Hyun's next project after his military discharge is also of interest. In April, Korean media reported that Lee Do Hyun will star in the upcoming project of the famous screenwriter duo Hong Sisters (Hong Jung Eun and Hong Mi Ran).
The actor's management company YUEHWA Entertainment Korea confirmed: "This is the project that he has received an invitation to participate in."
It is reported that Lee Do Hyun will reunite with actress Go Min Si in Hong Sisters' project. Previously, the two worked together in the films "Sweet Home" and "Youth of May".
