Hyundai Gifts Lee Jung Jae the Famous Black Card to Commemorate the Success of ‘Squid Game’
Lee Jung Jae received a rare gift from Hyundai in honor of the record-breaking success of Netflix's "Squid Game."
Apart from the massive craze created by the survival-themed Kdrama, the South Korean star has received huge blessings-from International nominations, awards, and more.
Lee Jung Jae Owns a 456 Black Card from Hyundai
Interestingly, just in time for Lee Jung Jae's birthday, the award-winning actor got a special present from Hyundai Card Vice Chairman Jeong Tae Young.
Over the vice chairman's Instagram, he revealed that he and the "Chief of Staff" star had been friends for 20 years.
He described the actor as someone who always inspires him with a different level of imagination.
Moreover, he joked about pretending to listen every time Lee Jung Jae talks about the "Squid Game," but he was surprised to see how the Netflix series became such a huge hit around the world.
Hyundai Card Vice-Chairman then revealed the fun part.
He mentioned that the actor now owns a 456 black card, in reference to his character, player no. 456 Seong Gi Hoon.
Meanwhile, he owns the no.1 black card as both numbers are going to the Golden Globes Awards.
Often known as "limitless black card," the highly coveted and not to mention rare card signifies a celebrity's larger-than-life bank account.
Some outlets say that it can be purchased and is only offered by invitation.
Apart from the limitless spending, some of the perks include plane ticket upgrades, top-tier services from spas, hotels, vouchers for luxury brands, and more.
BTS' V and Jungkook, Bigbang's G-Dragon and Taeyang, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon and Exo's Suho are some of the owners of the black card.
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'Squid Game,' Lee Jung Jae and Oh Young Soo Goes to Golden Globes
On December 13, Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) released the much-awaited list of nominees at the 79th annual Golden Globe Awards.
Interestingly, Netflix earned the most nods with a total of 17 nominations from shows such as "Don't Look Up," "Tick, Tick ... Boom!" and its biggest show ever, "Squid Game."
The South Korean series scored three nominations from the prestigious Golden Globe Awards 2021.
First is the Best Television Series Drama category alongside "The Morning Show," "Lupin," "Pose," and "Succession."
It's no surprise that Lee Jung Jae is nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Drama together with equally talented stars Billy Porter (Pose,) Brian Cox (Succession,) Jeremy Strong (Succession) and Omar Sy (Lupin.)
Last on the list of "Squid Game" multiple nominations is Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, where Oh Young Soo got his first-ever Golden Globe nod.
He will be up against Billy Crudup and Mark Duplass from "The Morning Show," Kieran Culkin from "Succession," and Brett Goldstein from "Ted Lasso."
Since the "Squid Game" was released in September, the Kdrama has been getting recognition globally.
They recently took home a special award at American Film Institute, won the Binge-Worthy trophy at the 2021 People's Choice Awards, and their first international award was winning Breakthrough Series at the Gotham Awards 2021.
