The friendship between famous actors Lee Min Ho & Jung Il Woo is one for the history books.
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Dashing as they are, Korean actors never fail to lớn steal the audience’s heart. It is even more serious when these experienced heart-stealers are close with each other, bringing forth visual shocks for everyone in sight of them.
Initially, Jung Il Woo wanted to follow his father’s steps, & so attended the Broadcasting Department at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. He then found his true calling in acting, and so transferred to the Theater và Film Department of Hanyang University.
Lee Min Ho and Jung Il Woo ended up meeting in high school, where they became quick friends. At school, they even called themselves “F4” jokingly for their families & visuals, and decided to lớn enter the entertainment industry together.
Now, the actor is one of the highest-paid in Korea, with a massive number of fans. With his perfectly handsome face, noble aura, and an extremely charming smile, Lee Min Ho is undoubtedly a đứng top K-drama actor, who constantly sweeps viewers off their feet.
Lee Min Ho also easily wins awards & tops popularity polls all around the world. In 2022, he was voted as the most beloved Korean actor on a world-wide scale, despite having to lớn go against many younger faces as well as talented seniors and colleagues. In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that Lee Min Ho’s fame is in a whole different league.
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Jung Il Woo’s name has now attained international fame
In today's edition of Rewind, we revisit Lee Min Ho's friendship with Jung Il Woo. The Sweet Munchies star, who has been friends with the actor since their days in school, once recalled his first meeting with The King: Eternal Monarch star.
Lee Min Ho Rewind: When Jung Il Woo revealed his 'sparkling' first meeting with The King: Eternal Monarch star
Lee Min Ho Rewind: When Jung Il Woo revealed his 'sparkling' first meeting with The King: Eternal Monarch star
If there is one K-world friendship with adore, it will undoubtedly be Lee Min Ho và Jung Il Woo"s friendship. The Korean stars" bond precedes their stardom và popularity. Fans of The King: Eternal Monarch star & Moon Embracing The Sun stars have known each other since they were high school. Although Lee Min Ho & Jung Il Woo did not attend the same school, they became friends via mutual friends. But how was their first meeting? Jung Il Woo shared his "sparkling" memory of it.
Via Soompi, Jung Il Woo appeared on My Ugly Duckling last year & said that he had heard about Lee Min Ho long before he actually crossed paths with him. The actor recalled hearing about Lee Min Ho"s popularity courtesy his good looks. "When we were in high school, he was at the school next lớn me and he was really famous among the students. He was well-known for his good looks, so I heard about him before I ever met him," he said.
Jung Il Woo added that when he finally met Lee Min Ho, it felt lượt thích the Legend of the blue Sea star was "sparkling." "When we first met, it was like he was sparkling. We didn’t go to lớn the same school, but we became friends through mutual friends," he said. Although they were teenagers when they met, the actor revealed that their friendship & bond have matured with time.
"When we were younger, I would think from time khổng lồ time, ‘Why does he think lượt thích that?’ và ‘Why doesn’t he agree with me?’ Now that we’re past our 30s, we’ve learned khổng lồ respect each other. I think we’ve become closer because of our differences," he said. Speaking about their compatibility, Jung Il Woo said that they were completely opposite personalities. The only factor binding the two stars together is their taste in food. "Eventually, we came lớn respect each other’s differences. We would put up with things we didn’t like if the other person liked it & vice versa," he said.
The South Korea star also revealed that apart from food, their teetotalism was another factor that was common between the two. He revealed that Lee Min Ho doesn"t indulge in drinking at all. "When we meet up, we have coffee & go khổng lồ cafés. Nowadays, I vày drink a couple of glasses," he said. Apart from sharing several happy memories, Lee Min Ho và Jung Il Woo left fans in tears when they were involved in a horrific accident. Back in 2006, the actor-duo was headed on a vacation with a few friends. During their road trip, a car crossed the centreline & crashed into their vehicle which resulted in a deadly crash, Koreabook reported. The accident left both the actors hospitalised for months. Thankfully, the two stars recovered from the crash và went on to become extremely popular actors.
This year, Jung Il Woo và Lee Min Ho made the headlines when the former sent a sweet gift to lớn the sets of The King: Eternal Monarch. The SBS drama marked Lee Min Ho"s return khổng lồ the small screen following his compulsory military training. The actor sent a coffee truck on the sets of the drama. The banner on the coffee truck read, “Min Ho, you’ve done great.”
Lee Min Ho expressed his gratitude towards the heartwarming gesture with a photo post on his Instagram profile. Check out the photo below:
As for their careers, Jung Il Woo was seen in Sweet Munchies this summer, which ended around the same time that The King: Eternal Monarch ended. Fans are eager to watch the duo return on the small/big screen with their respective projects.
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