![]() Lee Min Ho began acting in small roles in high school but shot to fame after his iconic role as rich bad boy Goo Joon Pyo in the hit Korean drama “ Boys Over Flowers” (2009), based on the Japanese shōjo manga series of the same name. But after suffering a bad injury during his youth, he gave up his sporting passion and focused entirely on his budding entertainment career. Before his superstar acting career, Lee Min Ho aspired to be a professional soccer player and even trained with former Korean national player, Cha Bum Kun. ![]() Lee Min Ho’s huge fan base has helped him acquire lucrative endorsement deals with the likes of Berluti, Cheong Kwan Jang, Domino’s Pizza, Kia Motors and more. He was also the first male celebrity to appear solo on the cover of Cosmopolitan Korea, helping to commemorate the publication’s 200th edition. Having starred in some of the biggest Korean movies and dramas over the past decade, Lee Min Ho’s popularity has surged well beyond the borders of Korea into China and countless other countries around the world. In fact, Lee Min Ho was the first South Korean actor to have his very own wax figure at Madame Tussauds in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Born on June 22, 1987, he emerged from a range of minor roles at the start of his career to establish his reputation as the ‘king of social media’ due to his massive social media following of more than 65 million fans. Known for his low-key profile the actor is also on his way to be a veteran which has brought him worldwide fandom, becoming one of the most loved celebrities.Lee Min Ho is one of the most popular Asian actors working today. ![]() His incredibly pleasing persona and a great variety of characters have developed a placable portfolio of roles over these years. With more than 65 million followers on various social platforms, Lee Min Ho has earned a massive fan following. And soon after an action drama, Lee Min Ho succeeded to the catharsis of an emotional rollercoaster in ‘ The Heirs’. His first action K-drama was ‘ City Hunter’ in which he played a character named Lee Yoon Sung whose goal is to avenge his father’s killers. Though luck has been in his favor, he never took the success for granted and forged ahead with a variety of roles in the future. Being asked on his choice of this role, he expressed his desire to play heavy and modified roles as he got older and more experienced. In his next project ‘ Personal Taste’ in 2010, he played a more complicated role of a young architect Jeon Jin Ho. It was the befitting chaebol character Gu Jun Pyo in ‘ Boys Over Flowers’ that proved as a breakthrough for Lee Min Ho’s career in 2009 and since then he has been unstoppable. ![]() In the early days of his career, the Korean actor worked in a few television shows such as Nonstop 5 and Recipe of Love. In his 14-year long career, he has played various roles in many dramas with utter brilliance. Lee Min Ho, the leading K-drama actor, is also described as the “heartthrob of billions” by his massive fanbase. Devdiscourse News Desk | Seoul | Updated: 25-07-2020 09:41 IST | Created: 24-07-2020 23:26 IST Image Credit: Instagram / Lee Min Ho
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