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Fri, February 26, 2021 | 03:49
Lee Min-ho to Star in New MBC Drama
Posted : 2010-01-11 19:28
Updated : 2010-01-11 19:28
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Lee Min-ho
By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

Lee Min-ho, star of the hit drama ``Boys Over Flowers,'' will return to the small screen in a new drama for MBC this year.

Yonhap News Agency reported that Lee has been cast in the lead role of the upcoming drama ``Personal Taste.'' He will play the role of Jun Jin-ho, a young man who pretends to be gay in order to become the roommate of a woman he likes. The female lead, who will play a woman who befriends only gay guys, has not been cast.

The 22-year-old Lee apologized for making his fans wait for his next project.
``I've waited long enough to mature as an actor. I promise to become a more experienced actor for my fans,'' he said.

``Personal Taste'' will be written by Park Hye-kyung and directed by Sohn Hyung-seok. Filming is expected to start in February, with the first episode slated to air in April.

Lee rose to stardom playing the role of a rich boy who falls in love with a strong-willed girl in the KBS drama ``Boys Over Flowers,'' which aired from January to March last year.

The drama became a hit not just in Korea, but also in other parts of Asia, turning Lee into an overnight star of ``hallyu,'' or the Korean wave, and a highly sought-after product endorser.

cathy@koreatimes.co.kr



이민호 게이로 돌아온다

지난해의 히트 드라마 '꽃보다 남자'의 이민호 (22)가 MBC 새 드라마 '개인의 취향'으로 돌아온다.

'개인의 취향' (극본 박혜경, 연출 손형석)은 이새인의 동명 소설을 원작으로 한 드라마로 게이 남자친구를 원하는 여자의 집에 룸메이트로 들어가기 위해 졸지에 게이가 되어버린 남자의 동거스토리를 그린 로맨틱 코미디이다.

극중 이민호는 완벽한 외모와 수준급의 패션감각을 지녔지만 자기중심적인 사고방식에 결벽증을 가지고 있는 전진호 역을 맡았다. 게이 친구만을 사귀는 여자 주인공의 캐스팅은 아직 결정되지 않았다.

이민호는 "예상보다 오래 기다리게 해드려서 죄송하다. 좋은 작품으로 찾아 뵙고싶은 욕심이 오랜 시간 고민 하게 만든 것 같다"고 말했다.

`개인의 취향' 촬영은 다음달 시작되며 첫 방송은 4월로 예정돼 있다.

이민호는 지난해 1월부터 3월까지 방영된 `꽃보다 남자'에서 의지가 강한 여성과 사랑에 빠지는 부잣집 아들로 열연해 스타덤에 올랐다.

이민호는 이 드라마 덕분에 한국에서는 물론 아시아의 한류 스타로 떠올랐다.









 
 
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