Lee Byung-hun heads for Oscars
Lee Byung-hun / Screen capture from Twitter
Top actor Lee Byung-hun has left for Hollywood to present an Academy Award at the ceremony on Feb. 28.
After attending the awards, he will have his first Japanese fan meetings - in Osaka, Tokyo and Sendai - next month. About 20,000 fans are expected to attend.
Lee is the first Korean actor to appear on stage at the Oscars. He made his debut in Hollywood in “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” in 2009. Since then he has appeared in several films, including “Terminator Genisys” with Arnold Schwarzenegger last year.