Lee Min Ho (
Hangul:
이민호, born June 22, 1987) is a South Korean actor who is best known for
his leading role in 2009 as 'Gu Jun Pyo', the leader of the group of
students known as F4, in the South Korean television series
Boys Over Flowers. He has subsequently appeared in the 2010 romantic comedy drama
Personal Taste and the 2011 action drama
City Hunter.
Biography
Lee 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, Lee Min Ho hoped to
become a
football (soccer)
player, but an injury in the 5th grade of elementary school ended those
dreams. However, Lee Min Ho still keeps up with football and mentions
Cristiano Ronaldo as his favorite player.
In his second year of high school, Lee Min Ho turned his attention to acting. By his senior year in high school he joined
Starhaus Entertainment
with the help of an acquaintance. After going through training, Min ho
started auditioning for roles and landed smaller 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 badly injured.
[2] Childhood friend and fellow actor
Jung Il Woo was also injured in the accident.
[3] His major breakthrough came in 2009 with Min Ho landing the lead role of Gu Jun-pyo in the
KBS2 drama
Boys Over Flowers, 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). The television series and its actors became
immensely popular throughout Asia, and the show regularly received
ratings of over 30% in South Korea. Lee Min Ho is majoring in Film
& Art at
Konkuk University. In 2011, he starred in the hit action drama
City Hunter, which became the number one drama in its time slot, reaching 19.9% ratings.
[4]
The show's popularity throughout Asia has also contributed to Lee Min
Ho's growing popularity in Asia, most notably in China. Lee Min Ho is
also popular in the Philippines where three of his TV series were
broadcast on the country's national TV.
Filmography
Drama
TV commercials / advertisements
Discography
Single
| Year |
Title |
| 2009 |
My Everything |
| 2009 |
Extreme |
| 2011 |
Say Yes |
| 2011 |
Be My Last Love |
Awards
| Year |
Awards |
| 2009 |
|
| 2010 |
|
| 2011 |
- Korea Drama Festival Awards: Best Actor Award (City Hunter)
- Korea Drama Festival Awards: Hallyu Star Award (City Hunter)
- SBS Drama Awards: Top Ten Stars Award (City Hunter)
- SBS Drama Awards: Netizen Popularity Award (City Hunter)
- SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award, Drama Special, Actor: (City Hunter
|
- Honorary Ambassador for UNICEF's Love Net campaign to fight malaria (2009~2010)
- Honorary Prosecutor, a PR ambassador for Korean prosecutors (2012~2012)
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