Name: Lee Min Ho / Lee Min Ho
Nickname: Long-legged Oppa, God of Asia
Profession: actor, model, singer
Debut: 2005
Agency: MYM Entertainment (since 2016)
Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 187 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Blood type: A (second)
Family: Parents, older sister Lee Yong Jung (MYM Entertainment CEO)
Education: Conkuk University (Faculty of Film Art)
Hobbies: watch movies, sports and leisure, football games
Pets: Choco's miniature pinscher
Close friends: Jung Il Woo, Kim Boom
Relationships: met with Park Min-yeon (2011), Bae Suzi (2015-2017)
Favorite food: beef with chili
Favorite music: pop, ballads
Favorite Musicians: Lee Seung Chol, Im Jae Bom
Favorite bands: Big Bang, 2NE1
Favorite actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Kim Soo Ro, Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Myung-min, Lee Byung-hon, Song Hye-gye
Favorite color: white
Lucky number: 7
A childhood dream: to become a footballer
He smokes, but not all the time.
Accounts:
Instagram: instagram.com/actorleeminho
Facebook: facebook.com/OfficialLeeMinho
Twitter: twitter.com/actorleeminho
Weibo.com/actorleeminho
YouTube channel: YouTube.com/user/leeminho1987
Offsite in Korea: leeminho.kr
Offsite in Japan: www.minho.jp
In his school years, Lee Min Ho worked as a model for various magazines, at the same time he was thinking about a career as an actor. Min Ho began to go to various auditions, thanks to which he received a role in the drama “Secrets of the Schoolyard”. In the early years, Lee Min-ho used the pseudonym Lee Min, but it is spelled the same with the Korean word "immigration", which is why the actor later returned to the past name. On the set of “Secrets of the Schoolyard”, he met actress Park Bo Yeon, who later became his close friend. While filming the fighting scenes, Lee Min Ho broke his finger. The drama “Secrets of the Schoolyard” did not have high ratings, and it did not bring popularity to the actor.
After filming, the actor was in a serious accident, as a result of which he spent about seven months in the hospital, after which the actor could not act for another 1.5 years and was forced to turn down roles in the comedy “The Expendable Kick” and the drama “Love Like Baseball”. Then Lee Min-ho was approved for the lead role in the drama “Go Mackerel, Go!” with Park Bo-yeon. This role also did not bring them fame: instead of the supposed 16 episodes, the drama was even reduced to 8. But despite the rating, it was this drama that influenced the future of Lee Min Ho, namely, influenced the casting of the film Our English Teacher. In 2008, Lee Min-ho starred in mini-doramas “Get Up!”, “I’m a Teacher” and in the films “Enemy of Society 3: The Return”, “Our English Teacher”.
2009 brought Lee Min Ho fame thanks to the title role of Gu Jun Pyo in the drama Flowers after the Berries. According to the actor, he learned that he was approved for the role, from an article in the newspaper. He didn’t have a driver’s license, so he had to get them in a hurry to shoot one of the scenes. He also caught a cold after a pool scene and fainted while filming a rugby scene. However, after showing the drama on TV, Lee Min Ho became a very popular actor.
In 2010, Lee Min-ho took a role in the drama Personal Preferences, explaining that his choice was a particularly funny script. His first historical role was the 2012 drama Faith.
In May 2013, Lee Min Ho made his debut as a singer, and held several fan meetings in cities such as Yokohama, Osaka, Shanghai, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Taipei. In April 2013, his wax figure was created, located in the Madame Tussauds Museum in Shanghai. On March 29, 2013, the actor announced that he was returning to television in the drama Heirs. The broadcast of the series began on October 9, 2013. This project received a lot of attention because its writer Kim Eun-suk had previously had success, writing the script for such hit dramas as The Mysterious Garden and Lovers in Paris.
On January 30, 2014, Lee Min Ho became the first Korean celebrity to take part in the Chinese show Lunar New Year gala. It is an annual TV show that is broadcast throughout China and online and is known to be watched by 800 million Chinese viewers worldwide. Lee Min Ho, appearing on the show, received a lot of attention to his person, because usually only Chinese celebrities come to the show. Participation in the show also boosted Min Ho's popularity in China, where he earned the nickname "Long-legged Oppa." Lee Min-ho was invited to the third conference of the South Korean Presidential Committee for Cultural Enrichment, as a representative of the entertainment industry, to promote discussion of issues related to the development of cultural content of South Korea. In 2014, Lee Min Ho created a website called PROMIZ, which is dedicated to raising awareness and developing donation for social and humanitarian causes. Proceeds from the sale of goods from the site go to charitable foundations.
Lee Min Ho's next project was the action movie Kannam 1970, set in 1970. In this film, he collaborated with actor Kim Ra Won, and it was also Min Ho's first major role on the big screen. The actor chose this project because of the manly character of his character to prove his versatility as an actor. In March 2015, Lee Min Ho and South Korean singer Suzy of the band Miss A confirmed that they are in a relationship.
Next, Lee Min Ho starred in the global project “Bounty Hunters”. It is one of the most expensive films with a preliminary budget of $16 million. A little later, expenses increased to $31 million. Li Min Ho played one of the main roles, in this project also starred Chinese popular actors - Wallace Chun, Tiffany Tan and Karina Ng. Among other things, Lee Min Ho has a significant following on social networks such as Facebook, Weibo and Twitter. He won an online poll organised by a Chinese magazine called "Asian Man Like God" two years in a row, in 2014 and 2015.
12.05.2017 enlisted in the army as a state worker. On April 25, 2019, Lee Min Ho was discharged at the end of his term of service.