SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The return of three A-list South Korean actors who finished their military duties has drawn wide attention from fans of Korean TV dramas at home and abroad. But their new dramas were performing far below expectations, and even the stars with large followings abroad were unable to give them [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Bae Suzy, better known by her stage name Suzy, and Lee Min-ho have put an end to their romantic relationship, the actress’ agency confirmed Thursday. JYP Entertainment said the celebrity couple recently split after threeyears of dating. They were confirmed to be an item in March 2015. In September 2015 and August last year, rumors had it that the two parted [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Lee Min-ho will release a photo book that was shot in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, his agency said Monday. The album, titled “DMZ, The Records of 500 Days,” will come out July 10, according to MYM Entertainment. The pictures were taken while filming “DMZ, [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Lee Min-ho began working at the Gangnam Ward office Friday, as a substitute for his mandatory military service. Wearing a black mask and dressed in black pants and a grey jacket, he arrived at the office around 8:45 a.m. Hundreds of fans were waiting for him. He was [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Actor Lee Min-ho will start working at the Gangnam Ward Office in southern Seoul next month as a substitute for his mandatory military service, his management agency said Wednesday. “Lee will start working there May 12 and will go through a four-week military training on dates set by the [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean actor Lee Min-ho is the main presenter for MBC’s upcoming three-part documentary on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) – the 4-kilometer wide, 250-kilometer long no man’s land that divides the Korean Peninsula in two. Dubbed DMZ, The Wild, the production of the series took roughly two years. The 30-year-old [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Lee Min-ho, actress Song Hye-kyo and boy band EXO have been chosen as the most popular “hallyu” stars of 2016, a survey showed Thursday. Soompi, a U.S.-based online news provider specializing in Korean pop culture, announced the winners of the 12th annual Soompi Awards elected in a vote [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Globally followed South Korean actor Lee Min-ho and his actress girlfriend Suzy denied breakup rumors, their agencies said on Monday. After Lee’s agency MYM Entertainment and Suzy’s JYP Entertainment directly asked the star couple, both agencies told Yonhap that the breakup rumor is groundless. The separation rumor ignited after [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – May 10 was the 10-year anniversary of South Korean actor Lee Min-ho’s debut. To mark the occasion, Lee’s fan clubs organized various events all over the world. The fans’ self-made celebration videos were played in public places, ads and posters were hung on subways and buses, and fans uploaded pictures [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) - Actor Lee Min-ho was greeted by over 20,000 fans at promotional events in the Philippines for a global fashion brand that he models, his star agency said Sunday. Lee visited the Southeast Asian country from April 2-3 to promote Bench, a British clothing brand that is sold worldwide for whom he is [...]