Actor Lee Min-ho : Most Popular Korean Celebrity On Facebook

Actor Lee Min-ho, currently starring in the drama "Personal Taste", but best known for his role as Goo Joon-pyo in the drama "Boys Over Flowers", is drawing attention for his fan base on the popular social networking site, Facebook. As of May 5th, he currently has over 544,420 fans worldwide that are subscribed to his official Facebook account. This is a new record for any Korean star! Although this may not sound like a big deal when compared to some of the big Hollywood stars, it's still quite a

Locking lips for more than 100 times, Lee MinHo and Sandara Park raise eyebrows with new CF

After the T.O.P.-DARA attempted kiss in Gummy's Music Video,

Ladies and Gentlemen, get ready to rage with jealousy, because preview pictures of Lee Minho and popular female idol group member, Dara of 2NE1 for their new Cass 2X CF that has been anticipated by tons of people since it was announced last month, have been released.

They're not just holding hands or something. They are actually kissing!
Commentary from the Netizens are expected to be negative, due to the
fact that DARA is loved my Korean Military Men while Minho is loved
by every korean girls.

Sandara Park and Lee Minho Kissing!

After the T.O.P.-DARA attempted kiss in Gummy's Music Video,


Ladies and Gentlemen, get ready to rage with jealousy, because preview pictures of Lee Minho and popular female idol group member, Dara of 2NE1 for their new Cass 2X CF that has been anticipated by tons of people since it was announced last month, have been released.

They're not just holding hands or something. They are actually kissing!
Commentary from the Netizens are expected to be negative, due to the
fact that DARA is loved my Korean Military Men while Minho is loved
by every korean girls.

Korea do a remake of "Itazura na Kiss" Flower Boy, Lee Min Ho is the most popular choice

Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin starred in "It started with a kiss" a remake version of "Itazura na Kiss", it has been viewed that this was an example of a successful remake. Reporters have found out that the creators of the Korean drama "Boys over Flowers" will announce that they will be doing a remake of "Itazura na Kiss", at present they are looking for cast members, the netizens one after the other recommended "Boys before Flower" Lee Min Ho with his popularity at present extremely high.

Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin's version "It started with a kiss", they had only intended on shooting one, but they never of expected that such an old storyline would trigger explosive ratings, soon after the director decided to continue shooting "They kiss again", this has also been named a rare success story for a remake drama. The reporters saw in forums of "Itazura na Kiss" a lot of fans from "It started with a kiss" had also paid attention to the Japanese version and had a huge debate over whether Joe Cheng or Kashiwabara Takashi was more handsome, "I had watched the Taiwanese version 1st and really liked it, then I found the Japanese version to watch. I never of thought the so called "the 1st impression is the strongest" had no effect what so ever. After seeing Chong Chong (Kashiwabara Takashi) I felt the Taiwanese version wasn't that attractive, at most it was a bit more funny."

Currently, Korea's "Boys before flower" creator has also announced they will do a remake of "Itazura na Kiss", at present they are looking for cast members, In "Boys before Flower" in the Korean version starring as "Domyoji" Lee Min Ho has been demanded the most. While the other male cast members of "Boys before flowers" each had their own supporters. While for female lead Kotoko the most popular choices were Goo Hye Sun and Kim So Eun.

Lee MinHo’s Ideal Woman – Song Hye Gyo

Boys Over Flowers cast Lee Min Ho has chosen ‘everyone’s lover’ Song Hye Gyo as his ideal type of woman.

He was on SBS ‘TV Entertainment’ on 24th June when he revealed it. He also revealed that his ideal type is someone ‘whose skin is as white as fluorescent light, petite build, and is elegant and pure’.

While netizens responded, “Even though I envy Song Hye Gyo, she really seem like someone who match well with Lee Min Ho” etc.

Meanwhile, Lee Min Ho held his birthday party cum fanmeeting on 21st June in Seoul Youth Park Art Hall. He also performed the song ‘My Everything’ off F4 Special Edition album during the fanmeeting.




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Follow Up: Lee Minho Out of Hospital, Told Not to Move for 2 Weeks

Lee Minho was released from the hospital following the removal of his internal brace that he had to get due a auto accident.

The doctors have told him to not be mobile for 14 days and told him to fully recover before doing anything. People surrounding Lee Min Ho said that "although this surgery was a success, we want Min Ho to be in good condition when he meets his fans on the 21st."

Lee Min Ho was in the auto accident in 2006

He has a fan meeting for his birthday and a special mini concert planned on the 21st called "Minoz Happy Day Mini Concert!" Hopefully, our DJ Solly who is recovering from a surgery of her own, will be able to see Min Ho as she went to Korea to see him.




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Netizens Pick the Best Drama Kiss Scene

The famous HanKyul-EunChan kiss scene from drama Coffee Prince has been voted by the netizens as best drama kiss scene.

QOOK TV did a survey on 500 people aged 20~30 on the best drama kiss scenes from dramas after 2000. And the results were revealed on 11th June.

And the kiss scene between HanKyul (Gong Yoo) and EunChan (Yoon Eun Hye) in the drama Coffee Prince aired in 2007 was chosen as the best kissing scene.

2nd went to the kiss scene between Goo Joon Pyo (Lee Min Ho) and Geum Jandi (Goo Hye Sun) in the recent drama Boys Over Flowers. 3rd goes to the the kiss scene between MooHyuk (So Ji Sub) and Eun Chae (Im Soo Jung) in the drama ‘Sorry, I Love You’.




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Lee Min Ho Finally Finds Time For Surgery, Fan Meeting Next!

Lee Min-ho went for his leg surgery on 5 June, 2009.

The minor procedure on his leg to remove steel rods placed there after a car accident in 2006 went smoothly. Min-ho will not remain at the hospital for long because it is a simple procedure and will leave the hospital soon, says officials. Yet the exact date of discharge has not been announced.

The surgery was scheduled at 5am on 05 June and some of his Boys Over Flowers cast and his friends were there for support. The procedure was originally scheduled for May but Lee Min-ho's busy schedule did not allow for this, hence the postponement.

In anycase the actor is doing fine and will be meeting his fans at his birthday celebration cum fan meeting on 21June at Dom Art Hall, Children's Grand Park in Seoul. This will be Min-ho's first official fan meeting!




Source: Newsen

Who's the Coolest Lady Killer?

Who is the coolest lady killer? A week-long online poll launched by CRIonline Showbiz has the answer. South Korean star Lee Minho came atop the list, beating down 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson, Chinese pop singer Han Geng and a member from Taiwan boy band Fahrenheit , Wu Chun .


Lee Minho

Impression: Handsome boy featuring curly hair, very clean look and slim and muscular body.

'Boys Over Flowers' star Lee Minho became famous overnight. He was one of the most popular Korean stars in the first half of the year.

"Boys Over Flowers" is a 25-episode South Korean television drama in 2009. This is the Korean drama adaptation of the Japanese manga 'Hana Yori Dango', also an equivalent of Taiwan drama 'Meteor Garden' and Japan's 'Hana Yori Dango' (TV series).


Han Geng

Han Geng (born on February 9, 1984), better known in Korea as Hankyung, is a Chinese pop singer and actor.

He is the only Chinese member of the large boy band Super Junior and the leader of its subgroup Super Junior-M.

As a member of a Korean music group, he has been an important contributor to the Korean wave in China.


Wu Chun

Wu Chun, is a Brunei-born actor, singer, a former model, and gym instructor.

He is the only non-Taiwanese member of the boy band Fahrenheit, and is known for his roles in the Taiwan idol dramas 'Romantic Princess', 'Hanazakarino Kimitachihe', 'Hot Shot' and 'Tokyo Juliet'.



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Samsung Haptic Mission Season 2 Preview

Samsung's Anycall Haptic Mission CF Season 1 featuring F3 members (Kim Bum, Kim Hyun Joong, Kim Joon) and Son Dambi was a big success for Samsung. Well, because of this success, they've decided to make a Season 2. This time around there's going to be a new F3 as F4's leader Lee Min Ho will be replacing Kim Bum. The replacement comes because Kim Bum recently signed with Samsung's Korean rival, LG. Season 2 should be a big hit as well, it's scheduled to launch on May 27th. Check out the previews below:





SS501's New Song titled "Play" for Season 2:





source: allkpop

Lee Min Ho Enlists The Help of K.Will

2009 has been a pretty productive year thus far for Lee Min Ho. Since his breakout role in Boys Before Flowers, there has never been a dull day for Lee Min Ho as he has moved all over the place for photoshoots, CFs and even venturing overseas for some of them. More is to come in June when Lee Min Ho holds his first fan meeting on 21st June but fans were treated to another side of Lee Min Ho when he also released his first song called My Everything which was shown in the hugely disappointing F4 After Story Special (flashbacks aplenty, nothing new offered).

Min Ho's management, Starhaus Entertainment expressed on the 20th, "Lee Min Ho has been receiving vocal lessons from his good friend and singer K.Will recently. Min Ho also called on him to be the producer for his new song, My Everything. Despite his (Lee Min Ho) busy schedule, he always tried very hard to squeeze out time to attend music lessons, showing how much importance he is placing on his singing.

Lee Min Ho is very upbeat about his new song My Everything and promised to show fans a new side of him plus the results from his vocal lessons. Lee Min Ho will perform the song for the first time on 21st June during his first fan meeting.










source: allkpop

Lee Min Ho is a London Boy

Centered around the BOF mania is Lee Min Ho, who revealed that he wants to shed his image as Goo Jun Pyo from drama Boys Over Flowers. In June's issue of Vogue Girl, Lee Min Ho sports the James Dean hairstyle as a London Boy in Brick Lane, England. He talks about how he plans to shed the Goo Jun Pyo image, "Because Goo Jun Pyo was such a strong character, if I were to suddenly take on a different role, the audience will most likely feel unfamiliar, but if I were to take on similar roles then there would be no change; therefore, because of this situation I have to take gradual steps."

source: allkpop

WonderGirls, Big Bang and Goo Joon Pyo appear on students’ test papers

This isn’t the first time such things have been reported.

“What does Big Bang DaeSung’s sentence mean in the following?” (Off year 1 mid years paper of A middle school)

“I saw Gu Junpyo with my own eyes yesterday” (Off year 1 mid years paper of B middle school)

How creative can Korean teachers get?

It has become a trend that idol group and talents’ names appear in student’s exam papers.

It has been reported that some male teachers like to use the names of their favourite So Nyeo Shi Dae members or other female entertainers for setting their test papers. Such has become a hot topic on online forums where students share their exam question with the idols’ names.

The responses to seeing idols or talents’ names in the exams was that it give exams a fresh feeling. And in fact, it has already become a trend a few years back.

Netizens repsonses:

* “The teachers have ’sense’.”
* “Don’t know what kind of teacher he/she is, he/she sure has ’sense’.”
* “It sure looks fun to be learning from such teachers.”
* “The teachers have to get in line with the current trends to win over the students.”
* “If I see the name of the entertainer I like in my exam papers, I would laugh out.”




source: asianfanatics