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{{Korean name|[[Lee (Korean name)|Lee]]}}
{{Short description|South Korean actor (born 1987)}}
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| name = Lee Min-ho
| image = Lee Min Ho.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|06|22}}
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| birth_place = [[Seoul]], South Korea
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|6|22|26}}
| alma_mater = [[Konkuk University]]
| occupation = {{Hlist|Actor|singer}}<!-- Being a celebrity with endorsements doesn't make you a model. -->
| birth_place = {{flag icon|South Korea}}[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
| height = 187 cm<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho's official website|url=https://www.leeminho.kr/main/html.php?htmid=proc/profile.html|access-date=May 14, 2021|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514090401/https://www.leeminho.kr/main/html.php?htmid=proc%2FABOUT%20HIM.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| nationality = South Korea
| years_active = 2002–present
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| agent = MYM Entertainment
| website = {{URL|https://leeminho.kr}}
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| education = B.A. Film & Arts
| hangul = 이민호
| alma_mater = [[Konkuk University]]
| hanja = 李敏鎬
| hanviet = Lý Mẫn Hạo
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Singer]], [[Model (profession)|Model]]
| years_active = 2003-present
| rr = I Minho
| agent = Starhaus Entertainment
| mr = I Minho
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| notable_works = ''[[Boys Over Flowers (TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]'' (2009), ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]'' (2011)
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'''Lee Min-ho''' ({{korean|이민호}}, born June 22, 1987)<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho (이민호, Korean actor) @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie & Drama Database|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Min-ho.php|website=[[HanCinema]]|access-date=August 18, 2018|archive-date=August 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818115207/https://www.hancinema.net/korean_Lee_Min-ho.php|url-status=live}}</ref> is a South Korean actor and singer.<ref name="directors" /><ref name="businessman">{{Cite web|title=Lee Min Ho earns $2.5 Million From Product Endorsements|url=https://www.chinatopix.com/articles/10153/20140912/lee-min-ho-earns-2-5-million-from-product-endorsements.htm|website=Chinatopix|last=Fagela|first=Cleo|date=September 12, 2014|access-date=August 18, 2021|archive-date=October 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009063346/https://www.chinatopix.com/articles/10153/20140912/lee-min-ho-earns-2-5-million-from-product-endorsements.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He gained widespread fame with his role as Gu Jun-pyo in ''[[Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]'' (2009), which also earned him the [[Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor – Television|Best New Actor – Television]] trophy at the [[45th Baeksang Arts Awards|45th]] [[Baeksang Arts Awards]]. His other notable works are television series ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]'' (2011), ''[[The Heirs]]'' (2013), ''[[The Legend of the Blue Sea]]'' (2016), and ''[[The King: Eternal Monarch]]'' (2020),<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:스튜디오드래곤 2분기 매출액 1614억원·영업이익 169억원...역대 최고매출|url=http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=20200807MW07423210103|website=[[Munhwa Ilbo]]|access-date=April 30, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204082046/http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=20200807MW07423210103|url-status=live}}</ref> and films ''[[Gangnam Blues]]'' (2015) and ''[[Bounty Hunters (2016 film)|Bounty Hunters]]'' (2016). In 2022, he starred in the [[Apple TV+]] period drama ''[[Pachinko (TV series)|Pachinko]]'' based on the [[Pachinko (novel)|novel of the same name]].<ref name=":5" />
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| website = {{URL|www.leeminho.kr/}}
The success of Lee's television career established him as a top [[Korean Wave|Hallyu]] star.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Hotel de Luna,' Lee Min Ho, BTS top hallyu survey|url=https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2020/03/09/hotel-de-luna-lee-min-ho-bts-top-hallyu-survey|website=Manila Bulletin Entertainment|language=en-US|access-date=June 9, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=5 things to know about Lee Min-ho, star of The King: Eternal Monarch|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3079777/5-things-know-about-lee-min-ho-star-king-eternal-monarch|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|date=April 14, 2020|access-date=June 9, 2020|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609143709/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3079777/5-things-know-about-lee-min-ho-star-king-eternal-monarch|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee became the first Korean celebrity to have a wax figure made in his image at Madame Tussauds, with figures being unveiled in Shanghai in 2013,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Lee Min-ho to get wax figure in Shanghai|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20120826000290|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|language=en|date=August 26, 2012|access-date=October 24, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027130526/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20120826000290|url-status=live}}</ref> and Hong Kong in 2014.<ref name="MS Hong Kong">{{Cite web|title=BNTNews- Lee Min Ho's Wax Figure To Be Displaced in Hong Kong Madame Tussauds|url=http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=8930|website=BNTNews UK|access-date=June 9, 2020|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609210914/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=8930|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| hangul = 이민호
==Early life and education==
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Lee Min-ho was born on June 22, 1987, in [[Heukseok-dong]], [[Dongjak District]], Seoul. Raised by [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] parents, he is the younger one of two children.<ref name="40questions">{{Cite web|title=[SPN 인물탐구④]'F4 절대지존' 이민호의 모든 것이 궁금해~!(40문40답)|url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01321846589591504&mediaCodeNo=258|website={{ill|Edaily|ko|이데일리}}|language=ko|last=Park|first=Mi-ae|date=February 17, 2009|access-date=May 31, 2022|archive-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211123314/https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01321846589591504&mediaCodeNo=258|url-status=live}}</ref> During childhood, Lee initially hoped to become a professional [[Association football|football]] player.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
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| mr = Yi Min-ho
While attending Namseong Elementary School, he was selected for the junior football class of manager and ex-professional player [[Cha Bum-kun]]. However, an injury during fifth grade put an end to his aspiration.<ref name="life graph">{{cite web|title=Life graph of Lee Min Ho, "Actor's job is to give hope and courage"|script-title=ko:[스타캐스트] 이민호의 인생곡선 "배우란 희망과 용기를 주는 직업"|url=http://m.star.naver.com/minho/news/end?id=2150310|work=Starcast|publisher=[[Naver]]|language=ko|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-date=September 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901042617/http://m.star.naver.com/minho/news/end?id=2150310|url-status=dead}}</ref> In a 2009 interview with the ''Asia Business Daily'', he recalled that during elementary school other pupils nicknamed him ''kkamdungi'' ({{Korean|hangul=[[wikt:깜둥이|깜둥이]]|labels=no|lit='[[List of ethnic slurs#D|darkie]]'}}) in reference to his [[Olive skin|tan skin]]. Other nicknames were 'skeleton' from his time at Banpo Middle School and 'demon' in high school—the former stemmed from the thought that he was "too skinny" whereas the latter nickname was what his "playful" personality earned him.<ref name="40questions" />
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By his first year at Danggok High School, Lee had already turned his interests to acting and modeling. After he posed for a few magazines, he met the future president of Starhaus Entertainment by chance.<ref name="interview1" /> His professional acting career began after the encounter,<ref name="interview1" /> and he would ultimately sign with the agency in 2005.


In 2006, Lee enrolled at [[Konkuk University]]'s College of Art and Design; he has since obtained a [[bachelor's degree]] after majoring in Film Arts.<ref name="interview1" /><ref name="life graph" /> He is currently pursuing his [[master's degree]] in Film at [[Kookmin University#Graduate school|Kookmin University Graduate School]].<ref>{{cite web|title='The King: Eternal Monarch' The emperor of the Korean Empire itself, 'Lee Min-ho' age and filmography|script-title=ko:'더 킹: 영원의 군주' 대한제국 황제 그 자체, '이민호' 나이와 필모그래피|url=http://www.mhns.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406578|work=MHNS|language=ko|date=April 25, 2020|access-date=April 25, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217115501/https://www.mhns.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406578|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Career==
'''Lee Min-ho''' ({{ko-hhrm|이민호|李敏鎬}}, born June 22, 1987) is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading roles in ''[[Boys Over Flowers (TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]'' (2009) as Gu Jun-pyo, the leader of a group of students known as F4, and action drama ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]'' (2011).
===2002–2008: Beginnings<span class="anchor" id="2003–2008: Beginnings"></span>===
Lee started auditioning and landed minor roles in several television shows such as ''[[Romance (South Korean TV series)|Romance]]'' (2002), ''[[Nonstop (South Korean TV series)|Nonstop]]'' (2000–2006) and ''Recipe of Love'' (2005). His official debut (main) role was in the [[Educational Broadcasting System|EBS]] series ''Secret Campus'' (2006).<ref name="interview1">{{cite web|title=Star Diary: Lee Min-ho – Part 1|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010042609182320330|work=10Asia|last=Ko|first=Jae-wan|date=April 26, 2010|access-date=October 28, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028095233/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010042609182320330|url-status=live}}</ref> Early in his career, Lee went by the stage name ''Lee Min'' because his agency thought his birth name was too ordinary. However, as his stage name was pronounced and written in the same way as the Korean word "imin", which means "[[immigration]]", he later said it was difficult to find himself in internet search results. He eventually went back to using his original name.<ref name="interview3">{{cite web|title=Star Diary: Lee Min-ho – Part 3|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010042808580745367|work=10Asia|last=Ko|first=Jae-wan|date=April 28, 2010|access-date=October 28, 2014|archive-date=May 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527001329/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010042808580745367|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2006, his acting career was put on hold for a year following a serious car wreck, which occurred while riding in the back of a car with fellow actor [[Jung Il-woo]]. Their two friends riding in the front seat were killed instantly.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lee Min Ho: 5 Facts You May Not Know About The 'Legend Of The Blue Sea' Korean Drama Actor|url=https://inquisitr.com/3556691/lee-min-ho-legend-of-the-blue-sea-korean-drama-news-bae-suzy-shin-min-ah-kim-woo-bin-kdrama-hallyu/|website=The Inquisitr|language=en|date=October 2, 2016|access-date=April 19, 2021|archive-date=April 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419205835/https://www.inquisitr.com/3556691/lee-min-ho-legend-of-the-blue-sea-korean-drama-news-bae-suzy-shin-min-ah-kim-woo-bin-kdrama-hallyu/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee was severely injured and spent several months bedridden.<ref name="life graph" /><ref name=":4" /> Upon recovery, Lee received his first leading role in the high-school drama ''[[Mackerel Run]]'' (2007), but the series was reduced to only eight episodes due to low viewership ratings.<ref name="interview2">{{cite web|title=Star Diary: Lee Min-ho – Part 2|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010042709004335516|work=10Asia|last=Ko|first=Jae-wan|date=April 27, 2010|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225721/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010042709004335516|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Biography ==
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kpculture.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/lee-min-hos-interview/}}</ref>


[[File:Leeminho1.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Lee at the ''[[Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]'' press conference in 2008]]
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. Childhood friend and fellow actor [[Jung Il-woo]] was also injured in the accident.


In 2008, he appeared in television dramas ''[[Get Up (2008 film)|Get Up]]'' and ''[[I Am Sam (TV series)|I Am Sam]]'', as well as movies ''[[Public Enemy Returns]]'' and ''[[Our School's E.T.]]''. During the filming of the latter, he became good friends with actor [[Kim Soo-ro|Kim Su-ro]]. Kim later gave him praise on a variety show: "I recognize a star when I see one. When I was doing ''[[Our School's E.T.]]'', I knew that Lee Min-ho would become one of the top actors in the country".<ref name="interview4">{{cite web|title=Star Diary: Lee Min-ho – Part 4|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010042909434654070|website=10Asia|last=Ko|first=Jae-wan|date=April 29, 2010|access-date=October 28, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028095548/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010042909434654070|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 (TV series)|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]].


===2009–2010: Breakthrough===
In 2010 Lee followed up the success of ''Boys Over Flowers'' by starring in the [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] TV drama ''[[Personal Taste]]'' in which he played a ambitious perfectionist young architect who poses as a gay man to become roommates with a young woman leading to romantic complications. When asked about why he chose the role during an interview he responded "I think I would do a better job playing heavy and more defined roles when I am older. I think "Personal Taste" was perfect because it is bright, cheerful but you can also laugh and cry over it as well."<ref>http://www.tenasia.co.kr/?construct=newContent&fz=news&gisaNo=2010032612460518731</ref> The series received above average ratings.
Lee's breakthrough came in 2009 with the lead role of Gu Jun-pyo in [[Korean Broadcasting System#Channels|KBS2]]' ''[[Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]'', the Korean adaptation of the popular [[shōjo manga]] [[Boys Over Flowers|of the same name]]. Competition for the role was intense and Lee only found out that he had been cast through newspaper articles.<ref name="interview5">{{cite web|title=Star Diary: Lee Min-ho – Part 5|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010043008554966117|work=10Asia|last=Ko|first=Jae-wan|date=April 30, 2010|access-date=October 28, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028095728/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010043008554966117|url-status=live}}</ref> The series attracted high viewership ratings and buzz in South Korea during its broadcast.<ref name="bof">{{cite web|title=Boys Over Flowers explodes in popularity|url=http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20090311000031|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|author=Yoo Bo-lam|date=March 11, 2009|access-date=February 18, 2013|archive-date=January 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109061029/http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20090311000031|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee's new-found popularity gained him many endorsement deals; ''Boys Over Flowers'' also created another [[Korean Wave]] throughout Asia and made Lee a [[Hallyu]] star.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'이민호를 잡아라'...'꽃남' 인기에 광고 입도선매 경쟁|url=http://starin.edaily.co.kr/news/NewsRead.edy?SCD=EA31&newsid=01197206589556080&DCD=A10102|work={{ill|Edaily|ko|이데일리}}|language=ko|date=January 9, 2009|access-date=July 2, 2014|archive-date=October 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012035432/http://starin.edaily.co.kr/news/NewsRead.edy?SCD=EA31&newsid=01197206589556080&DCD=A10102|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Star Diary: Lee Min-ho – Part 9|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010050709070149777|work=10Asia|last=Ko|first=Jae-wan|date=May 7, 2010|access-date=October 28, 2014|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028095502/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010050709070149777|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[File:Lee Min Ho.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Lee in 2010]]
In 2011, he starred in the hit action drama ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]''. 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.


In 2010, Lee appeared in the romantic comedy ''[[Personal Taste]]'' opposite [[Son Ye-jin]]; he played a young architect who poses as a gay man in order to become roommates with a young woman, leading to romantic complications. When asked about the reason for choosing the role during an interview, he responded: "I think I would do a better job playing heavy and more defined roles when I am older. I think ''Personal Taste'' was perfect because it is bright, cheerful but you can also laugh and cry over it as well."<ref>{{cite web|title=Son Ye-jin says relieved Lee Min-ho "not young-looking"|url=http://www.tenasia.co.kr/?construct=newContent&fz=news&gisaNo=2010032612460518731|work=10Asia|access-date=July 28, 2013|archive-date=February 18, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218205315/http://www.tenasia.co.kr/?construct=newContent&fz=news&gisaNo=2010032612460518731|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
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.


===2011–2013: Global fame===
On March 29, 2013, Min-ho revealed that he will be returning to the small screen with a new drama titled "The Heirs"(tentative title).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/actor-lee-min-ho-to-make-small-screen-030600181.html}}</ref> This will be aired in the autumn in Korea. His new project is gaining attention, because he is going to work with the top-notch writer of ''[[Secret Garden (TV series)|Secret Garden]]''."<ref>http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=32681</ref> And he will release his first album and also be meeting his fans through a 10-city tour in Asia, before starting to shoot his new drama.
In 2011, he took on the role of the titular character in action drama ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]'', which was loosely based on [[Tsukasa Hojo]]'s popular [[City Hunter|manga of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho - "I want to find a drama where I can find myself"|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2011081219122782502|website=10Asia|date=August 12, 2011|access-date=July 21, 2018|archive-date=July 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721132633/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2011081219122782502|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was a commercial success<ref>{{cite web|title=Sold out guy Lee Min-ho|url=http://www.hancinema.net/sold-out-guy-lee-min-ho--30645.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|publisher=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]]|access-date=June 14, 2011|archive-date=June 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618212103/http://www.hancinema.net/sold-out-guy-lee-min-ho--30645.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Lee Min-ho mesmerizes Japan|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/01/386_196469.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|date=January 27, 2016|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=June 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613143151/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/01/386_196469.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and contributed to Lee's growing popularity, most notably in Japan, Philippines, China,<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho still wanted in Japan|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2952940|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|date=May 17, 2012|access-date=July 15, 2014|archive-date=July 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725160843/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2952940|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min Ho: Coming to Phl doesn't feel like work|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/11/18/867922/lee-min-ho-coming-phl-doesn%E2%80%99t-feel-work|work=The Philippine Star|last=Esteves|first=Patricia|date=November 18, 2012|access-date=July 15, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106111238/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012/11/18/867922/lee-min-ho-coming-phl-doesn%E2%80%99t-feel-work|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min Ho Says He Was Surprised By Drama's Popularity in China|url=http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/22426/lee-min-ho-didnt-know-how-popular-he-was-in-china|website=enewsWorld|date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730120106/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/22426/lee-min-ho-didnt-know-how-popular-he-was-in-china}}</ref> and in France.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min Ho is the ′Best Korean Actor′ in France|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/3114/lee-min-ho-is-the-best-korean-actor-in-france|work=enewsWorld|date=February 1, 2012|archive-date=December 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216073354/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/3114/lee-min-ho-is-the-best-korean-actor-in-france}}</ref> He participated in the popular Chinese variety show ''[[Happy Camp (TV series)|Happy Camp]]'' in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho visits China for New Year's|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2945678|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|date=December 16, 2011|access-date=July 5, 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715012657/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2945678|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Lee starred in the medical [[Sageuk|fusion ''sageuk'']] ''[[Faith (South Korean TV series)|Faith]]'' alongside [[Kim Hee-sun]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kim Hee-sun, Lee Min-ho start filming|url=http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=2956073|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=July 13, 2012|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=December 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230816/http://mengnews.joins.com/view.aspx?aId=2956073|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite garnering viewership ratings in the 10% range, the drama was a commercial failure due to its high budget.<ref>{{cite web|title=Director of ''Hourglass'' commits suicide|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/07/201_139802.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|last=Kim|first=Tong-hyung|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=November 18, 2016|archive-date=June 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619033203/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/07/201_139802.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2013, Lee's wax figure was unveiled at the [[Madame Tussauds Shanghai]].<ref name=":3" /> He then released his first album "My Everything" in May 2013 and went on a fan meeting tour in Asia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Lee Min-ho releases 1st album|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2971978|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=May 23, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308141717/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2971978|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho adds another fan meeting|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2980269|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|date=November 12, 2013|access-date=July 2, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213026/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2980269|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lee also announced his return to television with a new series titled ''[[The Heirs]]'', a teen drama written by [[Kim Eun-sook]].<ref name="heirs">{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho, back to class|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131008000723|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|last=Oh|first=Jean|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=July 2, 2014|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212234016/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131008000723|url-status=live}}</ref> On why he decided to take on the role of a [[chaebol]] heir in high school four years after playing one in ''Boys Over Flowers'', he answered: "Before I grew past my 20s, I wanted to play a more upbeat character, one that would allow me to return to that feeling of simple, uncomplicated innocence that I had when I was younger."<ref name="heirs" /> Premiering on October 9, 2013, ''The Heirs'' enjoyed immense popularity both locally, with a peak rating of 28.6%, and internationally, having over one billion hits on the Chinese streaming service [[IQIYI]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hallyu booming again in China, bigger than ever|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2986309|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|last1=Shin|first1=Kyun-jin|last2=Yang|first2=Sung-hee|date=March 14, 2013|access-date=August 4, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528230918/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2986309|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee experienced a further increase in his global popularity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global fans celebrate Lee Min-ho's debut anniversary - Yonhap News Agency|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20160511004000315|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=July 14, 2022|archive-date=July 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714065506/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20160511004000315|url-status=unfit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=20 million Chinese follow Lee|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2986045|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=March 10, 2014|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308141043/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2986045|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho named No.1 Korean actor in China|url=http://www.koreatimesus.com/lee-min-ho-named-no-1-korean-actor-in-china/|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=March 17, 2014|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308143256/http://www.koreatimesus.com/lee-min-ho-named-no-1-korean-actor-in-china/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=No what-ifs to Lee Min-ho|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/01/398_149690.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=January 13, 2014|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730120536/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/01/398_149690.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2014–2017: Continued success and return to films===
In January 2014, a second wax figure of Lee was unveiled at [[Madame Tussauds Hong Kong]].<ref name="MS Hong Kong" /> On January 30, Lee became the first Korean celebrity to perform on China's [[CCTV New Year's Gala|CCTV Lunar New Year Gala]].<ref>{{cite web|title=China Crushes Puny US Super Bowl Audience: 704 Million Watch New Year Gala|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-crushes-puny-us-super-676907|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Coonan|first=Clifford|date=February 4, 2014|access-date=October 27, 2014|archive-date=January 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121064204/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-crushes-puny-us-super-676907|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho invited to China TV festival|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/01/398_150164.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=January 20, 2014|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730110801/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/01/398_150164.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He sang a song with [[Harlem Yu]], the original singer of the theme song of ''[[Meteor Garden (2001 TV series)|Meteor Garden]]'', the Taiwanese version of ''Boys Over Flowers''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chun Wan says Lee Min-ho as 'The most wanted Actor'|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=8008274|work=[[KBS World]]|access-date=July 9, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194925/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=8008274|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Korean Wave" hits Gala stage|url=http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20140130/101583.shtml|work=CCTV|date=January 30, 2014|access-date=March 19, 2014|archive-date=March 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323012530/http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20140130/101583.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was also invited to the third conference of the South Korean Presidential Committee for Cultural Enrichment as the representative for the entertainment industry, to share and contribute to the discussion of issues related to developing Korea's cultural content.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho meets President|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2987429|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|last=Jin|first=Eun-soo|date=April 5, 2014|access-date=July 2, 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715022835/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2987429|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee received the Prime Minister's Commendation at the 5th [[Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards]] for his contribution to Koren Wave.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Min-ho feted for spreading hallyu|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201411111556000574880_2|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=November 11, 2014|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306212454/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201411111556000574880_2|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lee subsequently recorded and released his second [[Extended play|EP]] "Song for You" in October 2014 under [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]. As with his previous album, he stated that the tracks were recorded for his fans and that he had no ambition to pursue a singing career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho returning to the mic next month|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140926000708|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|last=Jackson|first=Julie|date=September 26, 2014|access-date=October 25, 2014|archive-date=October 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025123332/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140926000708|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho tops Japanese chart with second album|url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/lee-min-ho-tops-japanese-chart-second-album|work=AsiaOne|date=October 13, 2014|access-date=October 25, 2014|archive-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019214644/http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/lee-min-ho-tops-japanese-chart-second-album|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album release coincided with the start of his ''RE:MINHO'' fan meeting tour which spanned various Asian cities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho plans global tour to meet fans|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/07/517_161397.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=July 21, 2014|access-date=October 25, 2014|archive-date=October 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025193345/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/07/517_161397.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Thousands turn out for Lee Min-ho's fan meeting in Japan|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2014/10/14/64/0701000000AEN20141014002800315F.html|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=October 14, 2014|access-date=October 25, 2014|archive-date=October 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025194248/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2014/10/14/64/0701000000AEN20141014002800315F.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho's global tour ends successfully|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201501041744459372121_2|website=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=January 4, 2015|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308224724/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201501041744459372121_2|url-status=live}}</ref>

He then took on [[Yoo Ha]]'s neo-noir action saga ''[[Gangnam Blues]]'' (2015), set in the 1970s when the real estate development boom swept across the [[Gangnam]] area. The film, which co-starred [[Kim Rae-won]], marked Lee's first leading role on the big screen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho done with high school|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2982879|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|last=Won|first=Ho-Yeon|date=January 2, 2014|access-date=July 2, 2014|archive-date=October 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026021649/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2982879|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=My next film project is noir|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/01/398_149735.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=January 13, 2014|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730105826/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/01/398_149735.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Lee Min-ho - KCON 2016 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1|Lee in 2016]]

In 2016, Lee appeared in the action comedy film ''[[Bounty Hunters (2016 film)|Bounty Hunters]]'', directed by Shin Terra; his co-stars were [[Wallace Chung]], [[Tiffany Tang]], [[Jeremy Tsui]], [[Karena Ng]] and [[Louis Fan (actor)|Louis Fan]].<ref name="bounty">{{cite web|title=Korea's Lee Min-ho Confirmed To Star in 'Bounty Hunters' Action Adventure|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/bounty-hunters-lee-min-ho-to-star-1201517164/|work=Variety|date=June 11, 2015|access-date=December 10, 2017|archive-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410201711/https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/bounty-hunters-lee-min-ho-to-star-1201517164/|url-status=live}}</ref> The flick topped box office charts upon its release and went on to gross US$31 million in China.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho's 1st China movie tops sales|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/07/398_208565.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=July 4, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730114407/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/07/398_208565.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho movie smash-hit in China|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/07/398_209109.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730120132/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/07/398_209109.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, Lee made his television comeback in the fantasy romance ''[[The Legend of the Blue Sea]]'' alongside actress [[Jun Ji-hyun]], which was another success.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gianna Jun and Lee Min-ho to Star in Korean TV Series 'Blue Sea'|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/asia/gianna-jun-lee-min-ho-korean-tv-blue-sea-1201785394/|work=Variety|date=May 30, 2016|access-date=December 10, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034543/https://variety.com/2016/tv/asia/gianna-jun-lee-min-ho-korean-tv-blue-sea-1201785394/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Legend of the Blue Sea' ends strong despite being too familiar|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170126000618|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-date=November 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162848/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170126000618|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lee began his [[Conscription in South Korea|mandatory military service]] on May 12, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:이민호, 5월 12일부터 군 복무 "비공개로 사회복무 시작"|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0002912182|website=[[Naver]]|date=April 18, 2017|access-date=April 29, 2023|archive-date=April 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429121814/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0002912182|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2019–present: Comeback from military service and Hollywood Debut===

In 2019, Lee was cast in the [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]-broadcast and [[Netflix]]-distributed fantasy romance ''[[The King: Eternal Monarch]]'' written by ''The Heirs'' screenwriter [[Kim Eun-sook]].<ref name="theking">{{cite web|title=Discharged from the military, actor Lee Min-ho cast for new drama series by star screenwriter|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190507003300315|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=May 7, 2019|access-date=May 7, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507041046/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190507003300315|url-status=live}}</ref> It was hailed as one of the most anticipated series of the first half of 2020,<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title=Young actors move to online platforms as TV producers woo bankable veterans|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200522000511&np=1&mp=1|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=May 22, 2020|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713064541/https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|script-title=ko:[단독] 이정진, 김은숙 사단 합류...'더 킹 : 영원의 군주' 캐스팅|url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01082406622616840&mediaCodeNo=258|website={{ill|Edaily|ko|이데일리}}|language=ko|date=September 4, 2019|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713064622/https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01082406622616840&mediaCodeNo=258|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|script-title=ko:김고은·이민호, 김은숙 작가 '더 킹:영원의 군주' 캐스팅→설레는 '첫 만남'[종합] - 스타투데이|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2019/05/329253/|website=[[Maeil Business Newspaper]]|language=ko|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=June 24, 2019|archive-date=June 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624174449/https://www.mk.co.kr/star/hot-issues/view/2019/05/329253/|url-status=live}}</ref> serving as Lee's comeback following his release from mandatory military service.<ref name=":2" /> The series set a record for SBS's highest 2020 [[List of programs broadcast by Seoul Broadcasting System#Friday-Saturday dramas|Friday-Saturday drama]] premiere ratings and maintaining the No.1 spot on the weekly Wavve drama chart for eight consecutive weeks,<ref>{{Cite web|title=The King: Eternal Monarch Breaks Premiere Records Despite Local Controversy|url=https://www.elle.com.sg/2020/04/22/the-king-eternal-monarch-premiere-records-local-controversy/|website=Elle Magazine, Singapore|language=en|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=August 6, 2020|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713064634/https://www.elle.com.sg/2020/04/22/the-king-eternal-monarch-premiere-records-local-controversy/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ajunews">{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'놀면 뭐하니', 주간웨이브 예능 1위 최초 달성···'예능 왕좌 등극'|url=https://www.ajunews.com/view/20200616082735243|website=[[Aju Business Daily]]|date=June 16, 2020|access-date=August 12, 2020|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713064621/https://www.ajunews.com/view/20200616082735243|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="asia9783">{{cite news|script-title=ko:"여전한 1위"...배우 이민호, SNS 압도적 팔로워|url=http://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20200616010009783|access-date=August 12, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617014848/http://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20200616010009783|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="isplus">{{Cite web|title=´더 킹´... 국내서 ´폭망´ 해외서 인기 ´폭발´|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?Total_Id=23810044|website=isplus.live.joins.com|date=May 23, 2021|access-date=May 22, 2021|archive-date=May 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522155722/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?Total_Id=23810044|url-status=live}}</ref> but received mixed reviews and lower-than-expected domestic TV viewership ratings on later episodes compared to previous works by Kim Eun-sook.<ref name="Korean Herald22">{{cite news|title=Star screenwriter struggling with lower-than-expected popularity of 'The King'|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200518000644|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=May 18, 2020|access-date=June 2, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803045919/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200518000644|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Review">{{Cite news|title=Binging Netflix's 'The King: Eternal Monarch?' Here's Where You've Seen the Cast Before|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/akzwyk/binging-netflix-the-king-eternal-monarch-heres-where-youve-seen-the-cast-before|work=Vice|last=Koh|first=Ewe|date=May 7, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2020|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127052528/https://www.vice.com/en/article/akzwyk/binging-netflix-the-king-eternal-monarch-heres-where-youve-seen-the-cast-before|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The King: Eternal Monarch'' was listed as the most popular [[Korean drama]] on Netflix in India, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore and one of the top two in the U.S. in 2020.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|title=Netflix Viewers Search For Love, Baking Shows Rise & Foreign-Language Drama Booms As Streamer Reveals What Was Watched In 2020|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/netflix-what-was-watched-in-2020-1234653546/|website=Deadline|last=White|first=Peter|date=December 10, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124041956/https://deadline.com/2020/12/netflix-what-was-watched-in-2020-1234653546/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{cite web|title=Netflix Top Viewing Lists Reveal India's Huge Film Appetite, 'Extraction' Popular Across Asia Region|url=https://variety.com/2020/streaming/news/netflix-top-viewing-list-asia-india-extraction-too-hot-to-handle-1234850198/|website=Variety|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=December 10, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217233756/https://variety.com/2020/streaming/news/netflix-top-viewing-list-asia-india-extraction-too-hot-to-handle-1234850198/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2020, Lee Min-ho launched the YouTube channel "leeminho film" where he serves as executive producer and creative director.<ref name="directors">{{Cite web|title=Lee Min-Ho Launches A YouTube Channel, And It's Not Your Typical Vlog|url=https://metro.style/people/celebrities/lee-min-ho-launches-youtube-channel-leeminho-films/27916|website=Metro.Style|language=en|last=Corp|first=ABS-CBN|access-date=August 18, 2021|archive-date=February 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217121656/https://metro.style/people/celebrities/lee-min-ho-launches-youtube-channel-leeminho-films/27916|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, Lee made his Hollywood debut<ref>{{Cite web|title='Pachinko' Star Lee Minho Calls His Character "A Villain Generated by Tragedy"|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/pachinko-lee-minho-1235133764/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Sun|first=Rebecca|date=April 22, 2022|access-date=April 29, 2023|archive-date=April 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427070035/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/pachinko-lee-minho-1235133764/|url-status=live}}</ref> in a main role as Koh Hansu, a mysterious merchant, in the [[Pachinko (TV series)|television series adaptation]] of [[Min Jin Lee]]'s novel ''[[Pachinko (novel)|Pachinko]]''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=''Pachinko'': Apple Drama Series Sets Cast, Gets Production Start Date|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/pachinko-apple-drama-series-sets-cast-production-start-date-1234602192/|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=October 22, 2020|access-date=February 19, 2021|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026223947/https://deadline.com/2020/10/pachinko-apple-drama-series-sets-cast-production-start-date-1234602192/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DSKohHansu" /> The series received positive reviews and extensive critical acclaim upon release.<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Pachinko|season=1|type=tv|access-date=March 25, 2022|id=pachinko}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI Best Film, TV Shows of 2022 Include ''Avatar'' Sequel, ''Women Talking'', ''The Bear'' and ''Mo''|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/afi-best-movies-tv-shows-2022-1235278829/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Lewis|first=Hilary|date=December 9, 2022|access-date=February 13, 2023|archive-date=December 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209182059/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/afi-best-movies-tv-shows-2022-1235278829/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='A difficult time': why popular TV series Pachinko was met with silence in Japan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/21/pachinko-tv-series-korea-japan-min-jin-lee|website=The Guardian|last=McCurry|first=Justin|date=April 21, 2022|access-date=April 29, 2023|archive-date=April 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421001945/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/21/pachinko-tv-series-korea-japan-min-jin-lee|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee's performance, particularly in the standalone episode of the series, ''Chapter 7'', which centered around Lee's character, received critical acclaim; outlets such as ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=The 25 Best TV Episodes of 2022|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/25-best-tv-episodes-2022-euphoria-zendaya-the-white-lotus-andor-barry-1234646615/|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Sepinwall|first=Alan|date=December 21, 2022|access-date=April 29, 2023|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331074042/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/25-best-tv-episodes-2022-euphoria-zendaya-the-white-lotus-andor-barry-1234646615/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Best TV Episodes of 2022|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/arts/television/best-tv-episodes-2022.html|website=The New York Times|last=Poniewozik|first=James|date=December 21, 2022|access-date=April 29, 2023|archive-date=January 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108031731/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/arts/television/best-tv-episodes-2022.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=The Best TV Episodes of 2022|url=https://collider.com/best-tv-episodes-2022|website=Collider|last=Hutchinson|first=Chase|date=December 27, 2022|access-date=April 29, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103221327/https://collider.com/best-tv-episodes-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref> included the episode in their list of ''Best TV Episodes of 2022''.

In August 2023, [[Hugo Boss]] launched a new collection, featuring Lee, [[Patrick Mahomes]], [[Naomi Campbell]], [[Matteo Berrettini]], and [[Suki Waterhouse]] in its campaign.<ref>{{cite news|title=Boss taps eternal bosses for a masterclass on how to be, well, a boss|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/boss-campaign-autumn-winter-2023|work=GQ|date=August 22, 2023|access-date=October 14, 2023|archive-date=August 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829170057/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/boss-campaign-autumn-winter-2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Public image and philanthropy==
===Philanthropy===
In 2014, Lee set up the PROMIZ website, a fund-raising platform to raise awareness and encourage donation for social and humanitarian causes.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:이민호, 기부플랫폼 '프로미즈' 오픈, 사회공헌 시작|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201406131452191210|website=Newsen|language=ko|access-date=October 25, 2014|archive-date=October 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025185547/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201406131452191210|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho gives gifts to staff to celebrate his birthday|url=http://khnews.kheraldm.com/view.php?ud=20140624000885&md=20140704143221_BK|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|last=Kim|first=Min-jin|date=June 24, 2014|access-date=October 25, 2014|archive-date=October 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025185055/http://khnews.kheraldm.com/view.php?ud=20140624000885&md=20140704143221_BK|url-status=live}}</ref> Proceeds from the sale of PROMIZ merchandise are given to selected partners which execute the charity projects. The site donated $50,000 to help create wells in Malawi through non-profit organization [[Charity: Water]]; the sum was gathered by Lee and his fans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hallyu star Lee Min-ho and his fans donate $50,000 to help dig wells in Africa|url=http://eng.ajunews.com/view/20140930151851357|website=[[Aju Business Daily]]|last=Kim|first=Jong-chan|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=October 25, 2014|archive-date=November 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103232029/http://eng.ajunews.com/view/20140930151851357|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PMZ(Lee minho x MINOZ)|url=https://my.charitywater.org/leeminho|website=Charity: Water|access-date=October 25, 2014|archive-date=October 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025191648/https://my.charitywater.org/leeminho|url-status=live}}</ref> PROMIZ has also raised funds and contributed donations to causes such as Good Neighbours,<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho's Promiz makes major donation|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3030172|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=February 23, 2017|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712153250/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3030172|url-status=live}}</ref> [[World Water Day]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho Donates W50 Million to Mark World Water Day|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/03/23/2016032301304.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=March 23, 2016|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308221822/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/03/23/2016032301304.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the "Transparent Umbrella Project" <ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho to hand out transparent umbrellas to children|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201608121756510377869_2|work=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=August 12, 2016|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308224742/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201608121756510377869_2|url-status=live}}</ref> and the "Making Warm Winter for Both Bodies and Hearts" campaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho donates $44,000 to victims of child abuse|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201702231717187959471_2|work=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=February 23, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308224749/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201702231717187959471_2|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, PROMIZ won at the Korea Good Brand Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho's Promiz wins Korea Good Brand Awards|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201605261319112153282_2|work=[[Kpop Herald]]|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308224828/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201605261319112153282_2|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Lee donated [[South Korean won|₩]]100 million to [[UNICEF]] to aid the victims of the devastating earthquake in Nepal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho Gives W100 Million to Nepal Recovery Effort|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/05/06/2015050601425.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=May 6, 2015|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308223329/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/05/06/2015050601425.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Lee was recognised by the Ministry of Health and Welfare for his contribution to society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho recognized for charity|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3020290|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=June 22, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712154312/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3020290|url-status=live}}</ref>

To mark the 10th anniversary of his debut, Lee's fans participated in several charitable events. Lee's Chinese fans planted 510 trees in Inner Mongolia, while his Mexican fans sold plastic bottle caps to recycling companies and donated the proceeds to children suffering from cancer. Taiwanese and Hong Kong made donations to [[World Vision International|World Vision]] and UNICEF. In previous years, his Chilean [[fan club]] donated to the humanitarian organization Patagonia Compassion and also participated in several other charitable causes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Global fans celebrate Lee Min-ho's debut anniversary|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/05/11/0200000000AEN20160511004000315.html|work=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308222409/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/05/11/0200000000AEN20160511004000315.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho fans pitch in for charity|url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/lee-min-ho-fans-pitch-charity|work=AsiaOne|date=April 4, 2015|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=April 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413081505/http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/lee-min-ho-fans-pitch-charity|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Media influence===
As of October 2020, Lee has over 3 million followers on [[Twitter]], 23 million followers on [[Sina Weibo|Weibo]] and was the first Korean celebrity to garner 20 million followers on both [[Instagram]] and [[Facebook]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lee Min Ho is first Korean star to hit 20 million followers on Instagram|url=https://theindependent.sg/lee-min-ho-is-first-korean-star-to-hit-20-million-followers-on-instagram/|language=en-US|last=Koh|first=Lydia|date=October 6, 2020|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007073735/https://theindependent.sg/lee-min-ho-is-first-korean-star-to-hit-20-million-followers-on-instagram/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Actor Lee Min-ho first K-idol to cross 20m-follower mark on both Instagram and Facebook|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/actor-lee-min-ho-first-k-idol-to-cross-20m-follower-mark-on-both-instagram|website=The Straits Times|language=en|last=hermesauto|date=October 5, 2020|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007153905/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/actor-lee-min-ho-first-k-idol-to-cross-20m-follower-mark-on-both-instagram|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hallyu goes viral through social media|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/10/386_143754.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|last=Chung|first=Hyun-chae|date=October 4, 2013|access-date=October 25, 2014|archive-date=October 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025193903/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/10/386_143754.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="kingofsm">{{Cite web|title=Lee Min-ho is King of social media|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/lee-min-ho-is-king-of-social-media-0|website=The Straits Times|language=en|last=hermes|date=October 6, 2020|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012223400/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/lee-min-ho-is-king-of-social-media-0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lee Min-ho is first Korean star to have 20M Facebook, Instagram followers|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/korean-wave/2020/10/07/2047873/lee-min-ho-first-korean-star-have-20m-facebook-instagram-followers|website=philstar.com|last=Severo|first=Jan Milo|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009122812/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/korean-wave/2020/10/07/2047873/lee-min-ho-first-korean-star-have-20m-facebook-instagram-followers|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014 and 2015, Lee topped the online poll organized by a Chinese entertainment magazine and was voted as the "Asian Male God".<ref name="Yahoo News Philippines">{{cite web|title=Lee Min Ho voted No. 1 'Asian male god' in China|url=http://ph.news.yahoo.com/lee-min-ho-voted-no-1-asian-male-150424081.html|website=Yahoo News Philippines|access-date=July 17, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218092240/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, Lee was chosen as the "Most Favoured Korean Actor" by fans of the Korean Wave in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Park Shin Hye, Lee Min Ho top Korean stars in the US|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/park-shin-hye-lee-min-ho-top-korean-stars-in-the-us|work=The Straits Times|date=March 9, 2017|access-date=May 21, 2017|archive-date=June 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618064424/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/park-shin-hye-lee-min-ho-top-korean-stars-in-the-us|url-status=live}}</ref> With a combined total of 65 million followers, he is referred to as the "King of Social Media".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lee Min-ho is king of social media with 65 million followers {{!}} The Star|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2020/06/20/lee-min-ho-is-king-of-social-media-with-65-million-followers|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205043/https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2020/06/20/lee-min-ho-is-king-of-social-media-with-65-million-followers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="kingofsm" />

==Personal life==
Lee has an older sister, Yun-jeong, who is the co-founder and CEO of his current agency MYM Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho signs with sister's new agency|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/05/398_204018.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=May 4, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-date=December 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216212049/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/05/398_204018.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Car wreck===
In 2006, Lee's acting career was put on hold for a year following a serious car wreck, which occurred while riding with fellow actor [[Jung Il-woo]] and two other friends.<ref name=":4" /> The group of friends were driving to [[Gangwon Province, South Korea|Gangwon Province]] when a car crossing from the opposite lane after fleeing from a previous accident hit them head-on, destroying the hood and engine of their car. Lee and Jung, who were seated in the back, survived the wreck in a critical state. Their friends, both sitting in the front, were instantly killed. Lee was severely injured and in a coma for a month, after which he spent several months bedridden. His injuries included broken ribs, thigh and ankle, along with a tear in his knee cartilage. As part of his treatment, a 46-centimeter metal pin was inserted in his thigh, leaving one of his legs shorter than the other.<ref name="life graph" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|title=Lee Min Ho escaped death many times and here are the shocking details - EconoTimes|url=https://www.econotimes.com/Lee-Min-Ho-escaped-death-many-times-and-here-are-the-shocking-details-1566785|work=EconoTimes|language=en|last=EconoTimes|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=June 9, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626003430/https://www.econotimes.com/Lee-Min-Ho-escaped-death-many-times-and-here-are-the-shocking-details-1566785|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sensational Facts of Korean Superstar actor Lee Min Ho's life Revealed|url=https://newsasiatoday.com/sensational-facts-of-korean-superstar-actor-lee-min-hos-life-revealed/|website=News Asia Today|language=en-US|date=April 23, 2020|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803032516/https://newsasiatoday.com/sensational-facts-of-korean-superstar-actor-lee-min-hos-life-revealed/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=10 Things to know about Korean Heartthrob, actor Lee Min-ho|url=https://asiaone.com/entertainment/10-things-know-about-korean-heartthrob-actor-lee-min-ho|via=Cleo|website=AsiaOne|language=en-US|last=Toh|first=Valerie|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=June 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610105617/https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/10-things-know-about-korean-heartthrob-actor-lee-min-ho|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Military enlistment===
Lee Min-ho began his [[Conscription|mandatory military service]] on May 12, 2017, at the Suseo Social Welfare Centre in Gangnam District Office as a public service officer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho confirms May enlistment|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170419000631|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|last=Jie|first=Ye-eun|date=April 19, 2017|access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420084558/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170419000631|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee was unable to serve as an active duty soldier due to his previous injuries. He also suffered another car wreck in 2011 while filming ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]''.<ref name=":8">{{cite web|title=Severe injuries exempt actor Lee Min-ho from active duty|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/05/398_205178.html|website=[[The Korea Times]]|date=May 20, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-date=October 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028041253/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/05/398_205178.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho to Start Military Service in Gangnam Desk Job|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/04/20/2017042001437.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=April 20, 2017|access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420070159/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/04/20/2017042001437.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 15, 2018, Lee started his military training at the Korea Army Training Centre in [[Nonsan]], [[South Chungcheong Province]]. He returned to public service duty after four weeks of basic training.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Lee Min-ho to start army basic training|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180311000182|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|author=Shim Woo-hyun|date=March 11, 2018|access-date=March 16, 2018|archive-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001051525/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180311000182|url-status=live}}</ref> He was discharged on April 25, 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lee Min-ho completes mandatory military service|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/327673/lee-min-ho-completes-mandatory-military-service|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|last=Aguilar|first=Krissy|date=April 25, 2019|access-date=February 13, 2023|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425122901/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/327673/lee-min-ho-completes-mandatory-military-service|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Discography==
;Korean studio albums
* 2013: ''My Everything''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=609061249119244&l=3046744c00</ref>
==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
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! width="120px"| Role
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Year
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|2008
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Public Enemy Returns]]''
| ''[[Public Enemy Returns]]''
|강철중: 공공의 적 1-1
| Jung Ha-yeon
| Jung Ha-yeon
| Bit part
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="interview4" />
|-
|-
| ''Our School E.T''
| ''[[Our School's E.T.]]''
|울학교 이티
| Oh Sang-hoon
| Oh Sang-hoon
|}
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'울학교 이티' 이민호 "잘생겼다고요? 길거리 캐스팅 꽤 받았죠"|url=http://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?mcode=entersrs&art_id=200809042051496&sec_id=540401|website=[[Sports Kyunghyang]]|language=ko|date=September 4, 2008|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713064628/http://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?mcode=entersrs&art_id=200809042051496&sec_id=540401|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Television drama===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! width="50px"| Year
! width="200px"| Title
! width="130px"| Original Title
! width="120px"| Role
! width="50px"| Network
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2015
| style="text-align:center"|2002
| ''Romance''
| ''[[Gangnam Blues]]''
| Kim Jong-dae
| 로망스
|
| Troubled student
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=LEE Min-ho of GANGNAM BLUES: "First film in a lead role, I felt a lot of responsibility."|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/interview.jsp?seq=142&blbdComCd=601019&mode=INTERVIEW_VIEW|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|last=Lee|first=Ji-young|date=January 19, 2015|access-date=January 23, 2015|archive-date=July 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712111839/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/interview.jsp?blbdComCd=601019&seq=142&mode=INTERVIEW_VIEW|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| style="text-align:center"|2003
| ''[[Bounty Hunters (2016 film)|Bounty Hunters]]''
| ''Sharp 1''
| Yi San
| 성장드라마 반올림1
| Chinese-South Korean co-production
| art institute student
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=BOUNTY HUNTERS Preys on LEE Min-ho|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601006&seq=3455&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|date=June 10, 2015|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713064540/https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[KBS2]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|2005
| ''[[Nonstop 5]]''
| 논스톱 5
| guest
| [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]
|-
| ''Love Hymn'' (aka Recipe of Love)
|사랑찬가
| waiter
| [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2006
| ''Secret Campus''
|비밀의 교정
| Park Du-hyun
| [[Educational Broadcasting System|EBS]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center"|2007
| ''Mackerel Run''
|달려라 고등어
| Cha Gong-chan
| [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]
|-
| ''[[I Am Sam (TV series)|I Am Sam]]''
|아이엠샘
| Heo Mo-se
| [[KBS2]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2008
| ''Get Up''
|나도 잘 모르지만
| Min Wook-gi
| [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2009
| ''[[Boys Before Flowers (TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]''
|꽃보다 남자
| Gu Jun-pyo
| [[KBS2]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2010
| ''[[Personal Taste]]''
|개인의 취향
| Jeon Jin-ho
| [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2011
| ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]''
|시티헌터
| Lee Yoon-sung
| [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2012
| ''[[Faith (2012 TV series)|Faith]]''
|신의 (信義)
| [[Choi Young]]
| [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2013
| ''The Heirs''
|상속자들
| TBA
| [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]
|-
|-
| {{TBA}}
| ''Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint''
| Yoo Jung-hyuk
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[공식] 이민호→지수까지 '전지적 독자 시점'으로 뭉쳤다..지난해 크랭크 인|trans-title=[Official] Lee Min-ho → Ji-Soo has even joined the "Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint." Crank-in last year|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0004101486|via=[[Naver]]|publisher=[[Sports Chosun]]|language=ko|last=Jo Ji-young|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=January 24, 2024|archive-date=January 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124001407/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0004101486|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
|}


===DVD===
===Television series===
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
|-
! style="width:50px;"|Year
! scope="col" | Year
! style="width:270px;"|Title
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! style="width:270px;"|Details
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
! style="width:290px;"|Tracklisting
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2002
|style="text-align:center"|2010
| ''[[Romance (South Korean TV series)|Romance]]''
|''Minoz Japan First Event''<ref>[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=IMXD-36 "''Minoz Japan First Event'' product info"] ''CD Japan''. Retrieved 2012-11-11.</ref><ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/global/lee-min-ho-minoz-japan-first-event-dvd-dvd-japan-version/1022299162-0-0-0-en/info.html "''Minoz Japan First Event'' product info"] ''YesAsia''. Retrieved 2012-11-11.</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/MINOZ-JAPAN-FIRST-EVENT-DVD/dp/B003AI0BYY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1352600330&sr=8-2 "''Minoz Japan First Event'' product info"] ''amazon Japan''. Retrieved 2012-11-11. {{ja icon}}</ref>
| Student
|
*<small>Release Date:</small> March 20, 2010 (Japan)
*<small>Format:</small> 2DVD
*<small>Length:</small> 142 min.
|style="font-size: 85%;"|{{hidden|'''Tracklisting'''|
;''Disc 1:'' main disc [114 min.]
*"Minoz Japan First Event" (2009-11-26)
;''Disc 2:'' bonus disc [28 min.]
*Rehearsal, Behind-The-Scenes, etc.
}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2011
|''Lee Min Ho 2009-2010 DVD''<ref>[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=IMXD-43 "''Lee Min Ho 2009-2010 DVD'' product info"] ''CD Japan''. Retrieved 2012-11-11.</ref><ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/global/lee-min-ho-2009-2010-dvd-2dvds-32p-photobook-english-subtitled-deluxe/1023693921-0-0-0-en/info.html "''Lee Min Ho 2009-2010 DVD'' product info"] ''YesAsia''. Retrieved 2012-11-11.</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/Lee-Minho-2009-2010-DVD-%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9B/dp/B004EWG1JY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352600681&sr=8-1 "''Lee Min Ho 2009-2010 DVD'' product info"] ''amazon Japan''. Retrieved 2012-11-11. {{ja icon}}</ref>
|
*<small>Release Date:</small> February 2, 2011 (Japan)
*<small>Format:</small> 2DVD
*<small>Length:</small> 200 min.
|style="font-size: 85%;"|{{hidden|'''Tracklisting'''|
;''Disc 1:'' 2009 [100 min.]
#Minoz Birthday Party Event 2009
#Drama Making Of
#Seoul Tour Making Of
#Japan Event Making Of
#CM Shoot Making Of
#Other Overseas Promotion Events
;''Disc 2:'' 2010 [100 min.]
#Minoz Birthday Party Event 2010
#Japan Event Making Of
#CM Shoot Making Of
#Korea Activities Making Of
#Other Overseas Promotion Events
}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2012
|''Minoz Japan 2nd Event''<ref>[http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=IMXD-51 "''Minoz Japan 2nd Event'' product info"] ''CD Japan''. Retrieved 2012-11-11.</ref><ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/global/minoz-japan-2nd-event-dvd-dvd-japan-version/1030277372-0-0-0-en/info.html "''Minoz Japan 2nd Event'' product info"] ''YesAsia''. Retrieved 2012-11-11.</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/Minoz-Japan-2nd-Event-%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%88%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF/dp/B006ZID2D8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352600670&sr=8-1 "''Minoz Japan 2nd Event'' product info"] ''amazon Japan''. Retrieved 2012-11-11. {{ja icon}}</ref>
|
*<small>Release Date:</small> March 14, 2012 (Japan)
*<small>Format:</small> 1DVD
*<small>Length:</small> 99 min.
|style="font-size: 85%;"|{{hidden|'''Tracklisting'''|
#"Minoz Japan 2nd Event" (2011-08-25) [73 min.]
#Making Of [26 min.]
}}
|}

==Endorsement==
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|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! width="200px"| Product
! width="80px"| Year(s)
! width="100px" class="unsortable"| Country
! width="280px" class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 12 Plus Shower Cream
| style="text-align:center"|2012
| Thailand
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[광고주가 사랑한 한류스타⑧] 이민호, 대륙 들썩이게 하는 'CF의 왕'|url=https://www.ajunews.com/view/20150513071541104|website=[[Aju Business Daily]]|last=Choi|first=Song-hee|date=May 13, 2015|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515161230/http://www.ajunews.com/view/20150513071541104|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2003–2005
| Bang Bang
| ''[[Sharp (TV series)|Sharp]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2010
| Lee Jin-ho
|
| {{Abbr|Ep.|Episode(s)}} 55–63
| with [[Han Ji-hye]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:이민호 반올림 단역 시절, 유아인 고아라 사이에서...풋풋하네|url=http://daily.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/201503/dh20150327132451139030.htm|website=[[Hankook Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=March 27, 2015|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712001102/http://daily.hankooki.com/lpage/entv/201503/dh20150327132451139030.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2005
| [[Bench (Philippine clothing brand)|Bench]]
| ''[[Nonstop (South Korean TV series)|Nonstop 5]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2012-2013
| [[MC Mong]] with plastic surgery
| [[Philippines]]
| Ep. 213<!--"We Are Mong-bang Friends"-->

| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:이민호논스톱5, MC몽 대신 분한 모습 화제 만발|url=http://www.todaykorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=67363|website=TodayKorea|language=ko|last=Oh|first=Man-seok|date=March 15, 2009|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=March 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320043542/http://www.todaykorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=67363|url-status=live}}</ref>
|
|-
|-
| ''Recipe of Love''
| Binggrae Banana Milk
| Waiter
| style="text-align:center"|2010
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:이민호, 앳된 얼굴 담겨 있는 데뷔작 '비밀의 교정'|url=http://news.tf.co.kr/read/entertain/1505171.htm|website=The Fact|language=ko|last=Park|first=Joon-young|date=March 26, 2015|access-date=June 4, 2022|archive-date=April 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425012759/http://news.tf.co.kr/read/entertain/1505171.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2006
| [[Cadillac CTS]]
| ''Secret Campus''
| style="text-align:center"|2009
| Park Du-hyun
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'꽃남' 이민호 데뷔작 EBS서 앙코르 방송|url=http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4132231|website=[[No Cut News]]|language=ko|date=February 28, 2009|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718161542/https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4132231|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2007
| Cantata Coffee
| ''[[Mackerel Run]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2010-2011
| Cha Gong-chan
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:이민호-문채원-박보영 '날았다! 고등어 3총사'|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/01/09/2009010900627.html|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=January 9, 2009|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705062632/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/01/09/2009010900627.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[I Am Sam (TV series)|I Am Sam]]''
| [[Cartier S.A.|Cartier]] Love Summer Exhibition
| Heo Mo-se
| style="text-align:center"|2010
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:이민호, '아이엠 샘'서 터프가이 역...팬들 늘어 행복한 비명|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/09/14/2007091400369.html|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=September 14, 2007|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711232832/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/09/14/2007091400369.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2008
| Cass 2X Beer
| ''[[Get Up (film)|Get Up]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2009
| Min Wook-gi
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Korean drama of the week "Get Up"|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean-drama-of-the-week-get-up-74174.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=October 9, 2014|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711230353/https://www.hancinema.net/korean-drama-of-the-week-get-up-74174.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| with [[Sandara Park]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| [[Dunkin' Donuts]]
| ''[[Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2009
| Gu Jun-pyo
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="bof" />
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| [[Eider (brand)|Eider]]
| ''[[Personal Taste]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2011-2013
| Jeon Jin-ho
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho to Star in New MBC Drama|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/01/178_58833.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|last=Garcia|first=Cathy Rose A.|date=January 1, 2010|access-date=March 10, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712004541/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/01/178_58833.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| with [[Yoona]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2011
| Etude House
| ''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2009-2010
| Lee Yoon-sung
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho cast in Korean adaptation of "City Hunter"|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010091315435112686|website=10Asia|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711224545/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010091315435112686|url-status=live}}</ref>
| with [[Park Shin-hye]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
| [[Hyundai Veloster]]
| ''[[Faith (South Korean TV series)|Faith]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2011-2012
| [[Choe Yeong]]
| Korea, China
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite news|script-title=ko:글자 글자확대 글자축소 이메일 보내기 프린트하기|trans-title=Lee Min Ho makes a fresh resolution before his new drama series, Faith, starts airing|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stviewEng.php?type=3&no=2012081309544281242|newspaper=Star News|language=ko|last=Choi|first=Bo-ran|date=August 13, 2012|access-date=November 3, 2012|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203200609/http://star.mt.co.kr/stviewEng.php?type=3&no=2012081309544281242|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2013
| Innisfree
| ''[[The Heirs]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2012
| Kim Tan
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Min-ho heads back to high school|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2978516|work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|date=October 8, 2013|access-date=March 10, 2018|archive-date=September 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920161258/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aId=2978516|url-status=live}}</ref>
| with [[Yoona]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| Jangin Furniture
| ''[[The Legend of the Blue Sea]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2010-2012
| Kim Dam-ryeong / Heo Joon-jae
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Min-ho to team up|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3019392|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=June 1, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=September 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920195512/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aId=3019392|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| [[KTF]]
| ''DMZ, The Wild''
| style="text-align:center"|2005
|
| Himself
| Documentary
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=MBC to air Lee Min-ho's DMZ wildlife series|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3034439|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=June 10, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=September 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920161408/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aId=3034439|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]] Signature
| ''[[The King: Eternal Monarch]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2009
| Emperor Lee Gon
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:이민호·김고은 '더킹' 출연... 김은숙 작가와 손잡다|url=http://moneys.mt.co.kr/news/mwView.php?no=2019081214498031440|website={{ill|MoneyS|ko|머니S}}|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125183149/https://moneys.mt.co.kr/news/mwView.php?no=2019081214498031440|url-status=live}}</ref>
| with [[Moon Chae-won]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2025
| [[LG Electronics|LG]] Optimus One
| ''[[When the Stars Gossip]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2010
| Gong Ryong
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:이민호X공효진, 500억 대작 '별들에게 물어봐' 출연 확정[공식]|trans-title=Lee Min-ho X Gong Hyo-jin confirmed to appear in 50 billion won blockbuster 'Ask the Stars' [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=477&aid=0000349500|via=[[Naver]]|publisher=spoTV News|language=ko|author=Kang Hyo-jin|date=March 28, 2022|access-date=March 28, 2022|archive-date=October 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016125732/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=477&aid=0000349500|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Year
| [[LG Electronics|LG]] Teenring
! scope="col" | Title
| style="text-align:center"|2009
! scope="col" | Role
|
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
| with [[Kim Bum]] and [[Ku Hye-sun]]
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2011–2012
| [[Lotte (conglomerate)|Lotte]] 7% Glucose Drink
| ''Toyota Camry<br />The One and Only''
| style="text-align:center"|2012
| Joon / Kwon
| China
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:도요타, 김태희·이민호 앞세워 부활 노린다|url=http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/ArticlePrint.aspx?news_id=NB10016168|website=[[JTBC]]|language=ko|date=December 13, 2011|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712004729/http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/ArticlePrint.aspx?news_id=NB10016168|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
| [[Lotte (conglomerate)|Lotte]] Pie
| ''Innisfree First Love''
| style="text-align:center"|2010
| Innisfree CEO
| Vietnam
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:이니스프리, 中 사이트 방문자 폭주 서버다운|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012041010171718056|website=Asia Economy|language=ko|date=April 10, 2012|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712152413/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012041010171718056|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| [[Lotte (conglomerate)|Lotte]] When lacking 2% Drink
| ''[[Line Romance]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2005
| Min-ho
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=zh:李敏镐《一线钟情》点击率破2000万|url=http://china.ajunews.com/view/20140521092345662|website=Aju News|language=zh|date=May 21, 2014|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=December 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209102950/http://china.ajunews.com/view/20140521092345662|url-status=live}}</ref>
| with [[Moon Geun-young]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2015
| [[Lotte (conglomerate)|Lotte]] World
| ''Innisfree Summer Love''
| style="text-align:center"|2007
| Lee Min-ho
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:이민호<3윤아, 8일 새롭게 썸 타는 웹드라마 '썸머 러브' 공개|url=http://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=382&aid=0000350077|website=Sports Donga|language=ko|date=May 7, 2015|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713064540/https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=382&aid=0000350077|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| Market O
| ''[[7 First Kisses]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2009
| Lee Min-ho
|
|
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Lotte Duty Free to release a web drama|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3026524|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=November 23, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=September 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920161404/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aId=3026524|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2022–present
| [[NHN Corporation|NHN]] Me2day
| ''[[Pachinko (TV series)|Pachinko]]''
| style="text-align:center"|2011
| Koh Hansu
|
| Season 1–2
|
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="DSKohHansu">{{Cite web|title=''Pachinko'' boss Soo Hugh explains how Lee Min-ho won the role of Hansu|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a39507273/pachinko-lee-min-ho-casting/|website=Digital Spy|last1=Harp|first1=Justin|last2=Opie|first2=David|date=March 22, 2022|access-date=February 13, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323025239/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a39507273/pachinko-lee-min-ho-casting/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}
| [[Pepsi]] [[List of Pepsi variations|NEX]]

| style="text-align:center"|2009
===Music video===
|
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|
|-
| [[Pizza Hut]]
| style="text-align:center"|2006
|
| with [[Park Min-young]]
|-
| [[Samsung Anycall]] Haptic Mission
| style="text-align:center"|2009
|
| with [[Kim Hyun-joong]], [[Kim Joon]] and [[Son Dam-bi]]
|-
| [[Samsung Anycall]] Magic Hole
| style="text-align:center"|2009
|
| with [[Kim Hyun-joong]] and [[UEE]]
|-
| Semir
| style="text-align:center"|2011-2012
| China
|
|-
| [[Toyota Camry]]
| style="text-align:center"|2011-2012
| USA
|
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Title
| Trugen
! scope="col" | Year
| style="text-align:center"|2009-2013
! scope="col" | Artist(s)
|
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Kiss (Dara song)|Kiss]]"
| 2009
| [[Sandara Park]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:이민호·산다라박 "키스 100번 입술 퉁퉁" CF키스신 화제|url=http://news.joins.com/article/3762106|website=[[JoongAng Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=September 6, 2009|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712153600/http://news.joins.com/article/3762106|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
|}
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.


==Discography==
==Discography==
{{Main|Lee Min-ho discography}}
===Soundtrack contributions===
*2009: "My Everything" --- ''[[Boys Over Flowers (TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]'' OST (''F4 Special Edition'')<ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/global/f4-special-edition/1020250269-0-0-0-en/info.html "''F4 Special Edition'' product info"] ''YesAsia''. Retrieved 2012-11-11.</ref>


* ''My Everything'' (2013, Korean)
===Promotional songs===
* ''My Everything'' (2013, Japanese)
*2009: "Extreme" (with [[Jessica Gomes]]) --- ''Cass 2X Beer''
* ''Song for You'' (2014)

===Songs performed at fan meetings===
*"Be My Last Love"
*"Say Yes"

==Bibliography==
*September 30, 2009: ''旅 Travel with MINHO''<ref>[http://www.yesasia.com/global/lee-min-ho-photo-album-tabi-travel-with-minho/1021151267-0-0-0-en/info.html "''旅 Travel with MINHO'' product info"] ''YesAsia''. Retrieved 2012-11-11.</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9B%E5%86%99%E7%9C%9F%E9%9B%86-%E3%80%8E-Travel-MINHO%E3%80%8F-%E5%AE%9F%E7%94%A8%E5%93%81/dp/4903323420/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header "''旅 Travel with MINHO'' product info"] ''amazon Japan''. Retrieved 2012-11-11. {{ja icon}}</ref> --- photobook


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Lee Min-ho}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:50px;"|Year
! style="width:230px;"|Award
! style="width:300px;"|Category
! style="width:130px;"|Nominated work
! Result
|-
| rowspan="13" style="text-align:center"|2009
| rowspan="2"|45th [[Baeksang Arts Awards]]
| Best New Actor
| rowspan="2"|''[[Boys Over Flowers (TV Series)|Boys Over Flowers]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| Popularity Award, Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| MTN Broadcast Advertisement Festival
| Most Popular Advertisement Model
| ''Trugen Commercial''
| {{won}}
|-
| 14th Asian Television Awards
| Best Drama Actor
| rowspan="2"|''[[Boys Over Flowers (TV Series)|Boys Over Flowers]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5"|3rd [[Mnet 20's Choice Awards]]
| Hot Male Drama Star<ref>[http://www.allkpop.com/2009/08/whos_hot_this_summer Who’s hot this summer? MNet 20′s Choice Awards]. allkpop. August 5, 2009.</ref>
| {{nom}}
|-
| Hot CF Star
| ''[[Dunkin' Donuts]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Hot New Star
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| Hot Summer Heat Popularity Award
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| Hot Character
| Gu Jun-pyo<br/>''([[Boys Over Flowers (TV Series)|Boys Over Flowers]])''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 4th Seoul International Drama Awards
| Popularity Award, Actor
| rowspan="4"|''[[Boys Over Flowers (TV Series)|Boys Over Flowers]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[KBS Drama Awards]]
| Best New Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Couple Award<br/><small>with [[Ku Hye-sun]]</small>
| {{won}}
|-
| Netizen Popularity Award
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|2010
| 4th [[Mnet 20's Choice Awards]]
| Hot Actor
|
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] Drama Awards
| Excellence Award
| rowspan="3"|''[[Personal Taste]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Couple Award<br/><small>with [[Son Ye-jin]]</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| Popularity Award, Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center"|2011
| rowspan="2"|4th Korea Drama Festival Awards
| Best Actor
| rowspan="3"|''[[City Hunter (TV Series)|City Hunter]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| Hallyu Star Award
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|5th [[Mnet 20's Choice Awards]]
| Hot Male Drama Star
| {{nom}}
|-
| Hot 20's Voice
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]] Drama Awards
| Top Ten Stars Award
| rowspan="5"|''[[City Hunter (TV series)|City Hunter]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| Netizen Popularity Award
| {{won}}
|-
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Couple Award<br/><small>with [[Park Min-young]]</small><ref>[http://www.allkpop.com/2011/12/sbs-releases-list-of-nominations-for-the-best-couple-of-2011-sbs-drama-awards SBS releases list of nominations for the best couple of ’2011 SBS Drama Awards’]. allkpop. December 21, 2011.</ref>
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center"|2012
| 7th Seoul International Drama Awards
| Outstanding Korean Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| 5th Style Icon Awards
| Men That Drive Us Crazy Award<ref>[http://global.mnet.com/news/newsdetail.m?searchNewsVO.news_id=201209271443_16180 Polls Open for the 2012 Style Icon Awards]. mnet. September 27, 2012.</ref>
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|[[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]] Drama Awards
| Popularity Award, Actor<ref name="SBS 2012"/>
| rowspan="7"|''[[Faith (2012 TV series)|Faith]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Couple with [[Kim Hee-sun|Kim Hee Sun]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries<ref name="SBS 2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.allkpop.com/2012/12/winners-from-the-sbs-drama-awards |title=Winners from the ‘SBS Drama Awards’ |date=31 December 2012 |work=allkpop |publisher=6Theory Media |accessdate=2013-01-01}}</ref>
| {{won}}
|-
| Top 10 Stars Award<ref name="SBS 2012"/>
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"|2013
| [[Baeksang Arts Awards|49th Baeksang Arts Awards]]
| Popular Drama Actor
| {{pending}}
|}

===Social contributions===
*Honorary Ambassador for UNICEF's Love Net campaign to fight malaria (2009-2010)
*Honorary Prosecutor, a PR ambassador for Korean prosecutors (2012)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|35em}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
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* [http://www.leeminho.kr Lee Min Ho Official Website] {{ko}}
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Lee Min-ho
Lee in 2022
Born (1987-06-22) June 22, 1987 (age 37)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materKonkuk University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2002–present
AgentMYM Entertainment
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Korean name
Hangul
이민호
Hanja
李敏鎬
Revised RomanizationI Minho
McCune–ReischauerI Minho
Websiteleeminho.kr
Signature

Lee Min-ho (Korean이민호, born June 22, 1987)[2] is a South Korean actor and singer.[3][4] He gained widespread fame with his role as Gu Jun-pyo in Boys Over Flowers (2009), which also earned him the Best New Actor – Television trophy at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards. His other notable works are television series City Hunter (2011), The Heirs (2013), The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016), and The King: Eternal Monarch (2020),[5] and films Gangnam Blues (2015) and Bounty Hunters (2016). In 2022, he starred in the Apple TV+ period drama Pachinko based on the novel of the same name.[6]

The success of Lee's television career established him as a top Hallyu star.[7][8] Lee became the first Korean celebrity to have a wax figure made in his image at Madame Tussauds, with figures being unveiled in Shanghai in 2013,[9] and Hong Kong in 2014.[10]

Early life and education

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Lee Min-ho was born on June 22, 1987, in Heukseok-dong, Dongjak District, Seoul. Raised by Buddhist parents, he is the younger one of two children.[11] During childhood, Lee initially hoped to become a professional football player.[citation needed]

While attending Namseong Elementary School, he was selected for the junior football class of manager and ex-professional player Cha Bum-kun. However, an injury during fifth grade put an end to his aspiration.[12] In a 2009 interview with the Asia Business Daily, he recalled that during elementary school other pupils nicknamed him kkamdungi (깜둥이; lit. 'darkie') in reference to his tan skin. Other nicknames were 'skeleton' from his time at Banpo Middle School and 'demon' in high school—the former stemmed from the thought that he was "too skinny" whereas the latter nickname was what his "playful" personality earned him.[11]

By his first year at Danggok High School, Lee had already turned his interests to acting and modeling. After he posed for a few magazines, he met the future president of Starhaus Entertainment by chance.[13] His professional acting career began after the encounter,[13] and he would ultimately sign with the agency in 2005.

In 2006, Lee enrolled at Konkuk University's College of Art and Design; he has since obtained a bachelor's degree after majoring in Film Arts.[13][12] He is currently pursuing his master's degree in Film at Kookmin University Graduate School.[14]

Career

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2002–2008: Beginnings

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Lee started auditioning and landed minor roles in several television shows such as Romance (2002), Nonstop (2000–2006) and Recipe of Love (2005). His official debut (main) role was in the EBS series Secret Campus (2006).[13] Early in his career, Lee went by the stage name Lee Min because his agency thought his birth name was too ordinary. However, as his stage name was pronounced and written in the same way as the Korean word "imin", which means "immigration", he later said it was difficult to find himself in internet search results. He eventually went back to using his original name.[15]

In 2006, his acting career was put on hold for a year following a serious car wreck, which occurred while riding in the back of a car with fellow actor Jung Il-woo. Their two friends riding in the front seat were killed instantly.[16] Lee was severely injured and spent several months bedridden.[12][17] Upon recovery, Lee received his first leading role in the high-school drama Mackerel Run (2007), but the series was reduced to only eight episodes due to low viewership ratings.[18]

Lee at the Boys Over Flowers press conference in 2008

In 2008, he appeared in television dramas Get Up and I Am Sam, as well as movies Public Enemy Returns and Our School's E.T.. During the filming of the latter, he became good friends with actor Kim Su-ro. Kim later gave him praise on a variety show: "I recognize a star when I see one. When I was doing Our School's E.T., I knew that Lee Min-ho would become one of the top actors in the country".[19]

2009–2010: Breakthrough

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Lee's breakthrough came in 2009 with the lead role of Gu Jun-pyo in KBS2' Boys Over Flowers, the Korean adaptation of the popular shōjo manga of the same name. Competition for the role was intense and Lee only found out that he had been cast through newspaper articles.[20] The series attracted high viewership ratings and buzz in South Korea during its broadcast.[21] Lee's new-found popularity gained him many endorsement deals; Boys Over Flowers also created another Korean Wave throughout Asia and made Lee a Hallyu star.[22][23]

Lee in 2010

In 2010, Lee appeared in the romantic comedy Personal Taste opposite Son Ye-jin; he played a young architect who poses as a gay man in order to become roommates with a young woman, leading to romantic complications. When asked about the reason for choosing the role during an interview, he responded: "I think I would do a better job playing heavy and more defined roles when I am older. I think Personal Taste was perfect because it is bright, cheerful but you can also laugh and cry over it as well."[24]

2011–2013: Global fame

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In 2011, he took on the role of the titular character in action drama City Hunter, which was loosely based on Tsukasa Hojo's popular manga of the same name.[25] The series was a commercial success[26][27] and contributed to Lee's growing popularity, most notably in Japan, Philippines, China,[28][29][30] and in France.[31] He participated in the popular Chinese variety show Happy Camp in December 2011.[32]

In 2012, Lee starred in the medical fusion sageuk Faith alongside Kim Hee-sun.[33] Despite garnering viewership ratings in the 10% range, the drama was a commercial failure due to its high budget.[34]

In April 2013, Lee's wax figure was unveiled at the Madame Tussauds Shanghai.[9] He then released his first album "My Everything" in May 2013 and went on a fan meeting tour in Asia.[35][36]

Lee also announced his return to television with a new series titled The Heirs, a teen drama written by Kim Eun-sook.[37] On why he decided to take on the role of a chaebol heir in high school four years after playing one in Boys Over Flowers, he answered: "Before I grew past my 20s, I wanted to play a more upbeat character, one that would allow me to return to that feeling of simple, uncomplicated innocence that I had when I was younger."[37] Premiering on October 9, 2013, The Heirs enjoyed immense popularity both locally, with a peak rating of 28.6%, and internationally, having over one billion hits on the Chinese streaming service IQIYI.[38] Lee experienced a further increase in his global popularity.[39][40][41][42]

2014–2017: Continued success and return to films

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In January 2014, a second wax figure of Lee was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong.[10] On January 30, Lee became the first Korean celebrity to perform on China's CCTV Lunar New Year Gala.[43][44] He sang a song with Harlem Yu, the original singer of the theme song of Meteor Garden, the Taiwanese version of Boys Over Flowers.[45][46] He was also invited to the third conference of the South Korean Presidential Committee for Cultural Enrichment as the representative for the entertainment industry, to share and contribute to the discussion of issues related to developing Korea's cultural content.[47] Lee received the Prime Minister's Commendation at the 5th Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards for his contribution to Koren Wave.[48]

Lee subsequently recorded and released his second EP "Song for You" in October 2014 under Universal Music. As with his previous album, he stated that the tracks were recorded for his fans and that he had no ambition to pursue a singing career.[49][50] The album release coincided with the start of his RE:MINHO fan meeting tour which spanned various Asian cities.[51][52][53]

He then took on Yoo Ha's neo-noir action saga Gangnam Blues (2015), set in the 1970s when the real estate development boom swept across the Gangnam area. The film, which co-starred Kim Rae-won, marked Lee's first leading role on the big screen.[54][55]

Lee in 2016

In 2016, Lee appeared in the action comedy film Bounty Hunters, directed by Shin Terra; his co-stars were Wallace Chung, Tiffany Tang, Jeremy Tsui, Karena Ng and Louis Fan.[56] The flick topped box office charts upon its release and went on to gross US$31 million in China.[57][58] Later that year, Lee made his television comeback in the fantasy romance The Legend of the Blue Sea alongside actress Jun Ji-hyun, which was another success.[59][60]

Lee began his mandatory military service on May 12, 2017.[61]

2019–present: Comeback from military service and Hollywood Debut

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In 2019, Lee was cast in the SBS-broadcast and Netflix-distributed fantasy romance The King: Eternal Monarch written by The Heirs screenwriter Kim Eun-sook.[62] It was hailed as one of the most anticipated series of the first half of 2020,[63][64][65] serving as Lee's comeback following his release from mandatory military service.[63] The series set a record for SBS's highest 2020 Friday-Saturday drama premiere ratings and maintaining the No.1 spot on the weekly Wavve drama chart for eight consecutive weeks,[66][67][68][69] but received mixed reviews and lower-than-expected domestic TV viewership ratings on later episodes compared to previous works by Kim Eun-sook.[70][71] The King: Eternal Monarch was listed as the most popular Korean drama on Netflix in India, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore and one of the top two in the U.S. in 2020.[72][73]

In October 2020, Lee Min-ho launched the YouTube channel "leeminho film" where he serves as executive producer and creative director.[3]

In 2022, Lee made his Hollywood debut[74] in a main role as Koh Hansu, a mysterious merchant, in the television series adaptation of Min Jin Lee's novel Pachinko.[6][75] The series received positive reviews and extensive critical acclaim upon release.[76][77][78] Lee's performance, particularly in the standalone episode of the series, Chapter 7, which centered around Lee's character, received critical acclaim; outlets such as Rolling Stone,[79] The New York Times,[80] and Collider[81] included the episode in their list of Best TV Episodes of 2022.

In August 2023, Hugo Boss launched a new collection, featuring Lee, Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Campbell, Matteo Berrettini, and Suki Waterhouse in its campaign.[82]

Public image and philanthropy

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Philanthropy

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In 2014, Lee set up the PROMIZ website, a fund-raising platform to raise awareness and encourage donation for social and humanitarian causes.[83][84] Proceeds from the sale of PROMIZ merchandise are given to selected partners which execute the charity projects. The site donated $50,000 to help create wells in Malawi through non-profit organization Charity: Water; the sum was gathered by Lee and his fans.[85][86] PROMIZ has also raised funds and contributed donations to causes such as Good Neighbours,[87] World Water Day,[88] the "Transparent Umbrella Project" [89] and the "Making Warm Winter for Both Bodies and Hearts" campaign.[90] In 2016, PROMIZ won at the Korea Good Brand Awards.[91]

In 2015, Lee donated 100 million to UNICEF to aid the victims of the devastating earthquake in Nepal.[92] In 2016, Lee was recognised by the Ministry of Health and Welfare for his contribution to society.[93]

To mark the 10th anniversary of his debut, Lee's fans participated in several charitable events. Lee's Chinese fans planted 510 trees in Inner Mongolia, while his Mexican fans sold plastic bottle caps to recycling companies and donated the proceeds to children suffering from cancer. Taiwanese and Hong Kong made donations to World Vision and UNICEF. In previous years, his Chilean fan club donated to the humanitarian organization Patagonia Compassion and also participated in several other charitable causes.[94][95]

Media influence

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As of October 2020, Lee has over 3 million followers on Twitter, 23 million followers on Weibo and was the first Korean celebrity to garner 20 million followers on both Instagram and Facebook.[96][97][98][99][100] In 2014 and 2015, Lee topped the online poll organized by a Chinese entertainment magazine and was voted as the "Asian Male God".[101] In 2017, Lee was chosen as the "Most Favoured Korean Actor" by fans of the Korean Wave in the United States.[102] With a combined total of 65 million followers, he is referred to as the "King of Social Media".[103][99]

Personal life

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Lee has an older sister, Yun-jeong, who is the co-founder and CEO of his current agency MYM Entertainment.[104]

Car wreck

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In 2006, Lee's acting career was put on hold for a year following a serious car wreck, which occurred while riding with fellow actor Jung Il-woo and two other friends.[17] The group of friends were driving to Gangwon Province when a car crossing from the opposite lane after fleeing from a previous accident hit them head-on, destroying the hood and engine of their car. Lee and Jung, who were seated in the back, survived the wreck in a critical state. Their friends, both sitting in the front, were instantly killed. Lee was severely injured and in a coma for a month, after which he spent several months bedridden. His injuries included broken ribs, thigh and ankle, along with a tear in his knee cartilage. As part of his treatment, a 46-centimeter metal pin was inserted in his thigh, leaving one of his legs shorter than the other.[12][17][105][106][107]

Military enlistment

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Lee Min-ho began his mandatory military service on May 12, 2017, at the Suseo Social Welfare Centre in Gangnam District Office as a public service officer.[108] Lee was unable to serve as an active duty soldier due to his previous injuries. He also suffered another car wreck in 2011 while filming City Hunter.[105][109]

On March 15, 2018, Lee started his military training at the Korea Army Training Centre in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province. He returned to public service duty after four weeks of basic training.[110] He was discharged on April 25, 2019.[111]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Public Enemy Returns Jung Ha-yeon Bit part [19]
Our School's E.T. Oh Sang-hoon [112]
2015 Gangnam Blues Kim Jong-dae [113]
2016 Bounty Hunters Yi San Chinese-South Korean co-production [114]
TBA Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Yoo Jung-hyuk [115]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 Romance Student [116]
2003–2005 Sharp Lee Jin-ho Ep. 55–63 [117]
2005 Nonstop 5 MC Mong with plastic surgery Ep. 213 [118]
Recipe of Love Waiter [119]
2006 Secret Campus Park Du-hyun [120]
2007 Mackerel Run Cha Gong-chan [121]
I Am Sam Heo Mo-se [122]
2008 Get Up Min Wook-gi [123]
2009 Boys Over Flowers Gu Jun-pyo [21]
2010 Personal Taste Jeon Jin-ho [124]
2011 City Hunter Lee Yoon-sung [125]
2012 Faith Choe Yeong [126]
2013 The Heirs Kim Tan [127]
2016 The Legend of the Blue Sea Kim Dam-ryeong / Heo Joon-jae [128]
2017 DMZ, The Wild Himself Documentary [129]
2020 The King: Eternal Monarch Emperor Lee Gon [130]
2025 When the Stars Gossip Gong Ryong [131]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011–2012 Toyota Camry
The One and Only
Joon / Kwon [132]
2012 Innisfree First Love Innisfree CEO [133]
2014 Line Romance Min-ho [134]
2015 Innisfree Summer Love Lee Min-ho [135]
2016 7 First Kisses Lee Min-ho [136]
2022–present Pachinko Koh Hansu Season 1–2 [75]

Music video

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Title Year Artist(s) Ref.
"Kiss" 2009 Sandara Park [137]

Discography

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  • My Everything (2013, Korean)
  • My Everything (2013, Japanese)
  • Song for You (2014)

Awards and nominations

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