STAR OF THE WEEK: LEE MIN HO (CITY HUNTER)
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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| Lee Min Ho-Choi Young |
Min-ho was born in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea on June 22, 1987. His family consists of his mother, father and one older sister. As a young child, Min-ho hoped to become a football (soccer) player, but an injury in the 5th grade of elementary school put an end to his dream.
Min-ho, however, still keeps up with football and has stated that Cristiano Ronaldo is his favorite player.[2] In his second year of high school, Min-ho turned to acting.
By his senior year in high school he had joined Starhaus Entertainment with the help of an acquaintance. After going through training, Min-ho started auditioning and landed small roles in several television dramas. In 2006, his acting career was put on hold for a year following a serious car accident in which he was severely injured. Childhood friend and fellow actor Jung Il-woo was also injured in the accident.
His breakthrough came in 2009 with the lead role of Gu Jun-pyo in Boys Over Flowers (KBS2), the Korean adaptation of the popular Japanese television drama Hana Yori Dango, which was based on the popular Shōjo manga, Boys Over Flowers (花より男子 Hana Yori Dango). Min-ho is majoring in Film & Art at Konkuk University.He is close friends with fellow costar Kim Bum, who plays So Yi Jung, in Boys Over Flowers.
In 2010 Lee followed up the success of Boys Over Flowers by starring in the MBC TV drama Personal Taste
in which he played an ambitious perfectionist young architect who poses
as a gay man to become roommates with a young woman leading to romantic
complications. When asked about why he chose the role during an
interview he responded "I think I would do a better job playing heavy
and more defined roles when I am older. I think "Personal Taste" was
perfect because it is bright, cheerful but you can also laugh and cry
over it as well."[3] The series received above average ratings.In 2011, he starred in the hit action drama City Hunter. The drama's popularity throughout Asia has also contributed to Min-ho's growing popularity in Asia, most notably in Japan, Philippines and China. He took the number one spot for Best Hallyu Star in a Japanese magazine dedicated to Korean dramas in June of 2012.
On April 6, 2012, Min-ho announced on his Facebook page that he would appear in a new drama called Faith (Hangul: 신의, Rom.: Shinui), which aired from August to October 2012 in Korea.
On March 29, 2013, Min-ho revealed that he will be returning to the small screen with a new drama titled "The Heirs"(tentative title).[4] This will be aired in the autumn in Korea. His new project is gaining attention, because he is going to work with the top-notch writer of Secret Garden."[5] And he will release his first album and also be meeting his fans through a 10-city tour in Asia, before starting to shoot his new drama.
TELEVISION DRAMA
| Year | Title | Original Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Romance | 로망스 | Troubled student | MBC |
| 2003 | Sharp 1 | 성장드라마 반올림1 | art institute student | KBS2 |
| 2005 | Nonstop 5 | 논스톱 5 | guest | MBC |
| Love Hymn (aka Recipe of Love) | 사랑찬가 | waiter | MBC | |
| 2006 | Secret Campus | 비밀의 교정 | Park Du-hyun | EBS |
| 2007 | Mackerel Run | 달려라 고등어 | Cha Gong-chan | SBS |
| I Am Sam | 아이엠샘 | Heo Mo-se | KBS2 | |
| 2008 | Get Up | 나도 잘 모르지만 | Min Wook-gi | MBC |
| 2009 | Boys Over Flowers | 꽃보다 남자 | Gu Jun-pyo | KBS2 |
| 2010 | Personal Taste | 개인의 취향 | Jeon Jin-ho | MBC |
| 2011 | City Hunter | 시티헌터 | Lee Yoon-sung | SBS |
| 2012 | Faith | 신의 (信義) | Choi Young | SBS |
| 2013 | The Heirs | 왕관을 쓰려는 자, 그 무게를 견뎌라 – 상속자들 | Kim Tan | SBS |
Since Min-ho was selected as a model for Innisfree in February 2012, he has been active as a cosmetics brand model in and out of Korea. Before Innisfree launched the brand in China, Min-ho had shot a social movie called “Cho Ryun”, whose concept was “Anyone can be Lee Min Ho’s first love.” As soon as the movie was released, the hosting server went down several times because of the high number of people, that visited the site to watch it.
AWARDS WON
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 45th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor | Boys Over Flowers | Won |
| Popularity Award, Actor | Nominated | |||
| MTN Broadcast Advertisement Festival | Most Popular Advertisement Model | Trugen Commercial | Won | |
| 14th Asian Television Awards | Best Drama Actor | Boys Over Flowers | Nominated | |
| 3rd Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Hot Male Drama Star[19] | Nominated | ||
| Hot CF Star | Dunkin' Donuts | Nominated | ||
| Hot New Star | Nominated | |||
| Hot Summer Heat Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
| Hot Character | Gu Jun-pyo (Boys Over Flowers) | Nominated | ||
| 4th Seoul International Drama Awards | Popularity Award, Actor | Boys Over Flowers | Nominated | |
| KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award with Ku Hye-sun | Won | |||
| Netizen Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
| 2010 | 4th Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Hot Actor | Won | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award | Personal Taste | Won | |
| Best Couple Award with Son Ye-jin | Nominated | |||
| Popularity Award, Actor | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | 4th Korea Drama Festival Awards | Best Actor | City Hunter | Won |
| Hallyu Star Award | Won | |||
| 5th Mnet 20's Choice Awards | Hot Male Drama Star | Nominated | ||
| Hot 20's Voice | Nominated | |||
| SBS Drama Awards | Top Ten Stars Award | City Hunter | Won | |
| Netizen Popularity Award | Won | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special | Won | |||
| Best Couple Award with Park Min-young[20] | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | 7th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actor | Nominated | |
| 5th Style Icon Awards | Men That Drive Us Crazy Award[21] | Nominated | ||
| SBS Drama Awards | Popularity Award, Actor[22] | Faith | Nominated | |
| Best Couple with Kim Hee Sun | Nominated | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries[22] | Won | |||
| Top 10 Stars Award[22] | Won | |||
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