Lee Jung-gon
Directing
Biography
Born in Seoul in 1989, Lee Jung-gon studied directing at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. He directed the short films A Third Party (2014) and The Distance between Us (2016), and made his feature directorial debut with Not out (2021), which won three awards in the Korean Competition section at the Jeonju International Film Festival including the CGV Art House Award Upcoming Project Prize, Watcha’s Pick: Feature, and the Best Actor Prize. Based on the webtoon of the same name, The Deal is the first OTT series he has directed.
Known For
Two young men happen to kidnap their friend and demand ten billion won as ransom.
The Deal
A fine arts student meets an attractive bartender, and the two women begin an intimate relationship.
Our Love Story
Gwang-ho, a prospect on his high school baseball team, is not drafted by a professional baseball team. His desire to continue playing baseball strains his relationship with his team members. Gwang-ho eventually begins selling fake gasoline with his friend Min-cheol.
Not Out
Bo-hee, a 14 year old boy, was raised by a single mother and has always thought his father had passed away. Bo-hee hears that his father may be alive, and he sets out in search for him with his best friend Nok-yang. He finds his half sister on the way and forms a friendship with her boyfriend.
A Boy and Sungreen
Seonduk Arts High school sets a “moral distance rule”, forbidding physical contact between boys and girls. The school recommends Byeonchan and Seohyun, who have been meeting for 700 days, to transfer to another school because of this rule.