![]() When I was doing Our School's E.T., I knew that Lee Min-ho would become one of the top actors in the country". Kim later gave him praise on a variety show called Win Win: "I recognize a star when I see one. During the shooting of the latter, he became good friends with actor Kim Su-ro. ![]() In 2008, he appeared in various roles on television (dramas Get Up and I Am Sam) and two movies, Public Enemy Returns and Our School's E.T. ![]() Upon recovery, Lee received his first leading role in the high-school drama Mackerel Run in 2007, but the series was reduced to only eight episodes due to low viewership ratings. ![]() Lee was severely injured and spent several months bedridden. Their two friends riding in the front seat were killed instantly. In 2006, his acting career was put on hold for a year following a serious car wreck, which occurred while riding in the back of a car with fellow actor Jung Il-woo. He eventually went back to using his original name. However, as his stage name was pronounced and written in the same way as the Korean word "imin", which means " immigration", he later said it was difficult to find himself in internet search results. Early in his career, Lee went by the stage name Lee Min because his agency thought his birth name was too ordinary. His official debut (main) role was in an EBS series, Secret Campus (2006). Lee started auditioning and landed minor roles in several television shows such as Romance, Nonstop and Recipe of Love. He is currently pursuing his master's degree in Film at Kookmin University Graduate School. In the university's College of Art and Design, he began majoring in Film Arts, for which he has since gotten a bachelor's degree. In 2006, Lee enrolled at Konkuk University. The encounter would fuel his newly professional career as an actor, and he would ultimately sign with the agency in 2005. After he posed for a few magazines, he met the future president of Starhaus Entertainment coincidentally. īy his first year at Danggok High School (당곡고등학교), Lee had already turned his interests to acting and modeling. Other nicknames were 'skeleton' from his time at Banpo Middle School (반포중학교) and 'demon' in high school-the former stemmed from the thought that he was "too skinny" whereas the latter nickname was what his "playful" personality earned him. In a 2009 interview with the Asia Business Daily, he recalled his friends there nicknaming him kkamdungi ( 깜둥이 lit. ' darkie') in reference to his tan skin. Also beginning from when he was in Namseong, other pupils would joke and call Lee names. However, an injury during fifth grade put an end to his aspiration. While attending Namseong Elementary School (서울남성초등학교), he was selected for the junior football class of manager and ex-professional player Cha Bum-kun. As a child, Lee initially hoped to become a professional football player. Raised by Buddhist parents, he is the youngest of their two children. Lee Min-ho was born on June 22, 1987, in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul. He earns US$2.5 million from product endorsements alone. Lee became the first Korean celebrity to have a wax figure made in his image at Madame Tussauds, with figures being unveiled in Shanghai in 2013, and Hong Kong in 2014. The success of Lee's television series established him as a top Hallyu star he is the most followed South Korean actor on social media. This was followed by his first China-produced film Bounty Hunters (2016), and the mini-romance-web-series Line Romance (2014), both collectively grossed US$51 million. ![]() Apart from his television career, Lee featured in the first lead role in the film Gangnam Blues (2015). In 2020 he starred in Studio Dragon's The King: Eternal Monarch, which grossed US$135 million. His notable lead roles in television series include Personal Taste (2010), City Hunter (2011), Faith (2012), The Heirs (2013), The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016). He gained widespread fame worldwide with his role as Gu Jun-pyo in Boys Over Flowers (2009) which also earned him the Best New Actor award at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards. Lee Min-ho ( Korean: 이민호 Hanja: 李敏鎬, born June 22, 1987) is a South Korean actor, singer, model, creative director and businessman. ![]()
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