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Lee Min-ho (Korean: 이민호; Hanja: 李敏鎬, born June 22, 1987) is a South Korean actor, singer, and
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model. As of 2019, Lee has significant following worldwide including U.S, Japan, Phillipines and China. He
gained widespread fame in Korea and some parts of Asia with his role as Gu Jun-pyo in Boys Over Flowers in 2009.
The role won him a Best New Actor award at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards. His notable lead roles in television
series include comedy-drama Personal Taste (2010), City Hunter (2011) in which he established himself as a action
hero, The Heirs (2013) and Legend of the Blue Sea (2016). The success of Lee's television series in Asia
established him as a top Hallyu star. Apart from his television career, Lee featured in the first lead role in the film
Gangnam Blues (2015), followed by his first China-produced film Bounty Hunters (2016). In his acting career, Lee
was successful in experimenting various genres such as romance, comedy, action, fantasy and science-fiction
dramas.
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Due to Lee's popularity, a wax figure in his image was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Shanghai. He is referred
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as the "global actor" by media and fans. In 2019, International Business Times described Lee widely popular
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among women from age groups 18 to 30 since he dated many beautiful actresses.