Lee Min Ho Biography

Lee Min-ho (Hangul: 이민호; Hanja: 李敏鎬, born June 22, 1987) is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading roles in Boys Over Flowers (2009) as Gu Jun-pyo, the leader of a group of students known as F4, and action drama City Hunter (2011).

 

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.
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.^[2] Childhood friend and fellow actor Jung Il-woo was also injured in the accident.^[3]
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.
In 2011, he starred in the hit action drama City Hunter.^[4] 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.^[5]
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.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Original Title	Role
2008	Public Enemy Returns	강철중: 공공의 적 1-1	Jeong Ha-yeon
	Our School E.T	울학교 이티	Oh Sang-hoon

Television drama

Year	Title	Original Title	Role	Network
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 Doo-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

DVD

Year	Title	Details	Tracklisting
2010	Minoz Japan First Event[6][7][8]	Release Date: March 20, 2010 (Japan) Format: 2DVD Length: 142 min.	Tracklisting[show]
2011	Lee Min Ho 2009-2010 DVD[9][10][11]	Release Date: February 2, 2011 (Japan) Format: 2DVD Length: 200 min.	Tracklisting[show]
2012	Minoz Japan 2nd Event[12][13][14]	Release Date: March 14, 2012 (Japan) Format: 1DVD Length: 99 min.	Tracklisting[show]

Endorsement

Product	Year(s)	Country	Notes
12 Plus Shower Cream	2012	Thailand
Bang Bang	2010		with Han Ji-hye
Bench	2012	Philippines
Binggrae Banana Milk	2010
Cadillac CTS	2009
Cantata Coffee	2010-2011
Cartier Love Summer Exhibition	2010
Cass 2X Beer	2009		with Sandara Park
Dunkin' Donuts	2009
Eider	2011-2012		with Yoona
Etude House	2009-2010		with Park Shin-hye
Hyundai Veloster	2011-2012	Korea, China
Innisfree	2012		with Yoona
Jangin Furniture	2010-2012
KTF	2005
Levi's Signature	2009		with Moon Chae-won
LG Optimus One	2010
LG Teenring	2009		with Kim Bum and Ku Hye-sun
Lotte 7% Glucose Drink	2012	China
Lotte Pie	2010	Vietnam
Lotte When lacking 2% Drink	2005		with Moon Geun-young
Lotte World	2007
Market O	2009
NHN Me2day	2011
Pepsi NEX	2009
Pizza Hut	2006		with Park Min-young
Samsung Anycall Haptic Mission	2009		with Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Joon and Son Dam-bi
Samsung Anycall Magic Hole	2009		with Kim Hyun-joong and UEE
Semir	2011-2012	China
Toyota Camry	2011-2012	USA
Trugen	2009-2012

In July 2012, Min-ho was chosen as the most attractive male celebrity in TV commercials for cosmetics brands. The community portal site DC Inside carried out a survey on “The most attractive male celebrities in TV commercials for cosmetics brands, who make women open their wallets” from June 26 to July 3. As a result, Min-ho ranked first. On July 4, DC Inside reported Min-ho had received 17,532 (38.9%) out of 45,049 votes.
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.