In□007,Jeo□ggo□hi□big□r□□k□h□n□ewascastas□□.□□owinthebl□ckb□st□rc□m□dy"□h□Hango□e□□□Hispe□formancea□□hefl□□□oyanta□d□utr□g□ous□□ngst□rgarne□e□w□□e□□readat□en□io□andca□apu□□edhimin□□t□espotlight.Audience□□□r□c□pt□va□□dbyhisfearl□s□□over-the-to□□ortrayal,a□dhebe□a□□□st□n□o□tstaro□th□fi□□.J□ong□st□□n□iti□□frommedicine□oHoll□w□□□wasof□icial□yun□erwa□,a□□□e□a□deter□i□edtom□keth□□os□oft□□sunex□ectedopp□rtun□ty." />
In2007,□eong□ot□i□big□re□kw□enh□w□scastas□r.□howinthebl□ckbustercomed□"□heHango□er."Hisperformanceas□hef□amboyantandoutra□e□□sga□gstergarneredwidespread□ttent□onandcatapu□ted□i□intothespotli□ht□Aud□en□eswerecap□ivatedbyh□s□earless,over-□he-to□portr□ya□,and□□becameastand□uts□arofth□film.Jeong'stra□□itionfromme□icinetoHolly□o□□was□fficiallyunderwa□,and□□wa□dete□minedt□maket□emos□ofthisune□□ectedop□ortuni□□□ In□007,□eongg□thisbi□br□akwhe□hewasc□sta□Mr.□□ow□nthebloc□bustercom□dy□TheHango□er□□□isperformanceastheflamboyantan□ou□rageousgangster□ar□eredwidespread□ttentionandcat□p□ltedhimintoth□spotlig□□□Audienc□swerecaptivatedbyhisfea□less,over-the-topportraya□□an□h□bec□meastandoutstaro□thefil□.Jeong'stransitionfrom□edic□□etoH□llywoodw□soffic□al□yund□□way,andhewas□eterminedto□aket□e□ostofthisun□xpec□edoppo□t□□ity. In2007□□eonggothisbi□breakwhenhewascastasMr.Chowinth□□loc□bustercomedy"TheHangover."□□spe□formanceastheflamboya□□ando□tra□eousgan□ste□garneredwidesprea□□tten□ionan□ca□□□ultedhimint□the□potli□ht.□ud□encesw□recaptivate□□y□i□f□arle□s,over-the-topportra□□l,andh□becameas□andout□tarofthefilm.□e□ng'str□n□ition□rommedici□etoHolly□oodwasofficial□y□nder□ay,andh□wasde□ermine□tomakethemost□ft□i□unexpected□p□ort□nity.<□p> In2007,Jeonggoth□sbigbreak□henhewa□c□sta□Mr.□ho□intheblockbust□r□□□edy□TheH□n□over."Hisp□□for□anceastheflam□oyantandoutrageou□gan□ster□arnere□widespreada□t□ntionandca□apult□dhi□□ntothespotli□ht.Audiences□ere□□p□ivat□□□y□□sfearl□ss□over-t□e-topportraya□□□nd□ebecam□a□□ando□tstarofthe□ilm.Jeong□stransit□onfrommedicine□□Hollywo□dwasofficia□l□underway,a□dh□wa□□etermine□tomaketh□m□stofthi□u□expect□□opp□rtu□i□y.<□p>□□>In□007,Jeo□ggothisbigbr□□k□henhewascastasMr.□howinthebl□ckbusterc□medy"□h□Hango□e□."Hisperformanceasthefl□m□oyanta□doutr□geous□angstergarneredwi□e□preadatten□io□andcatapul□edhimin□ot□espotlight.Audiences□□r□c□pt□va□□dbyhisfearl□s□□over-the-topportrayal,a□dhebe□a□□astan□outstaro□th□fil□.J□ong'str□n□iti□□frommedicinetoHoll□w□□dwasof□iciallyun□erway,an□□ewa□deter□i□edtomaketh□mostoft□isunex□ectedopportun□ty.