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10 Things About Korean Actor/Idol Lee Jun-Ho

He is the first ever Idol-Actor to win Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards!

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Grace C. Diez

<p>        <strong>Lee Jun-ho</strong> (or Junho) has truly come a long way from being known as “Little Rain” for his striking resemblance to legendary Korean singer-actor Rain when he debuted.</p><div><br/></div><p>The 32-year-old Korean singer-actor was born in Seoul on January 25, 1990. He is best known for being a member of the JYP boy group 2PM, one of the hottest groups of second-generation K-pop, before venturing into acting. He first gained attention when he won on the reality competition show <em>Superstar Survival</em> in 2006. In 2008, he became a part of Mnet’s <em>Hot Blood Men</em> which created the beloved 2AM and 2PM boy groups leading to his debut.</p><div><br/></div><div>    </div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/803c293b-7317-4a8f-bcf8-71a811620405_234214473_373451037752087_9009252937547036116_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/celebrities/lee-junho-kim-tae-ri-win-58th-baeksang-arts-awards/32944" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Double Win For Lee Junho And Kim Tae-Ri At The 58th Baeksang Arts Awards</a></div><div><br/></div><p>In 2013, Junho debuted as an actor through the movie <em>Cold Eyes</em>. It was then followed by a period drama in 2015 called <em>Memories of the Sword</em> with actress Kim Go-eun. He went on to star in breakthrough roles on dramas like <em>Good Manager</em> (2017), <em>Rain or Shine</em> (2017-2018) and <em>The Red Sleeve</em> (2021).</p><div><br/></div><p>If you are one of the fans and viewers who suddenly had that urge to get to know him better after watching his effective performance on the historical drama <em>The Red Sleeve</em> opposite Lee Se-young, you are not alone. The MBC hit drama received a lot of love last year as one of the most buzzworthy dramas. The two lead stars were even named the Best Couple at the 2021 MBC Drama Awards. Many fans are hoping they get to reunite in another project. </p><div><br/></div><p>In the meantime, Junho will delight K-drama fans again with his upcoming rom-com series with another K-pop idol, Girls Generation’s YoonA. Titled <a href="https://www.soompi.com/article/1522813wpp/lee-junho-and-yoona-confirmed-to-star-in-new-rom-com" target="_blank"><em>King the Land</em></a>, Junho will breathe life into the character of a <em>chaebol</em> heir who cannot stand fake smiles, while YoonA will take on the role of a woman who always faces the day with a bright smile. <br/></p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/6c44114d-8e6c-4213-b84b-1779a3efe934_2pm-lee-junho.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Lee Jun-ho in " The="" Red=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Lee Jun-ho in &#x27;The Red Sleeve&#x27;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photo from MBC  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div>        </div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>Check out the gallery below for more interesting facts and trivia about idol-actor Lee Jun-Ho:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div>    </div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e3adc489-68e4-40ab-b045-4163c8313225_lee junho gallery cover.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e6c2b277-9114-46f7-9cbf-59e951a1f398_280240242_124580023553530_2315732957144445107_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c7f1d7eb-e13b-440a-8962-8bb0e324038a_219971322_126766006278603_2792369485255552352_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/5bd2d45c-73e5-4804-a430-838561994710_jhpiaget01.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/38188d80-9bf7-406a-8c37-92a90e4e6b57_junho_main_1.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/737012c6-b63d-4e58-816c-6e1aac1b2e96_lee junho aa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f3cb9373-c2ed-42be-b8b0-3528c4876f1a_lee junho.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a0b6ffff-d9b8-48d3-bd47-2f34fa79c2a5_lee-junho-1.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c40d2f70-c8df-4e32-822a-327e0a891ade_280589005_4771234859651933_234129354208194948_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/bf121dba-d446-4256-b834-25099beb0c08_281176043_4782554608519958_59406113565987970_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/00332967-4d31-452a-aa61-e2da37b05311_240773657_822545081787505_8031186088036457937_n.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Junho is multi-talented and considered a “triple threat.” - Apart from his piercing eyes and mesmerizing visuals, Junho won over adoring fans because he is a great singer, an excellent dancer and a brilliant actor. As 2PM’s main vocalist and dancer, he has left many in awe with his vocals and especially with his acrobatic and suave type of moves onstage. It seems that he doesn’t plan to stop there and even dreams of going out of his comfort zone and venturing into another role albeit behind the camera. According to his interview with &#x27;Esquire Korea,&#x27; Junho hopes to direct a music video one day.<cite>@daesang_mymeal</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>He is bilingual. - Did you know that Junho also debuted as a solo singer in Japan in 2013? Because of his successful career in Japan, he’s not only fluent in Korean but also in Japanese. In the variety show “I Live Alone,” viewers were pleasantly surprised that he continues to engage in conversational Japanese and is quite good at it.<cite>@le2jh</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Junho has already completed military service. - Fret not for new Junho stans! He’s not going anywhere and out of your sight. The singer-actor has already completed his mandatory military service as a public service worker because of his shoulder injury. He enlisted in May 2019 and was officially discharged in March 2021. That makes “The Red Sleeve” his comeback project after military service.<cite>Piaget</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Junho is a cat dad. - As a Junho fan, it is important to know that he loves cats and is actually a cat dad to many. On his Instagram, you would see multiple photos of his beloved pet cats whom he treats as his children. On the reality show “I Live Alone,” you would catch him happily playing with his cats during his free time. He introduced the cats to the viewers who went by the names Johnny, Weol, Cookie, and Bok.<cite>JYP</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>He once accepted a villain role to overcome shyness. - In the drama “Chief Kim” (“Good Manager”), Junho played the role of an antagonist. According to a “Soompi” story, he shared that he wanted to play the evil character to widen his acting spectrum and to overcome his shyness saying, “I hate being shy. If I am not confident of my own acting, I would never be able to show it to the public. I wanted to widen my acting spectrum by playing an antagonist and I wanted to do it sincerely. Looking back at it, I think I somewhat reached the goal that I was aiming for before filming.”<cite>JYP</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Junho is the first ever Idol-Actor to win Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards. - His passion for acting was greatly rewarded  with his recent win at the prestigious 58th Baeksang Arts Awards, one of the most prestigious awards shows in Korean entertainment. As a first-time nominee for his role as a king in “The Red Sleeve,” Junho was nominated alongside Jung Hae-in (“D.P.”), Kim Nam-gil (“Through the Darkness”), Im Siwan (“Tracer”) and Lee Jung-jae (“Squid Game”) in the TV category. He made history as the first idol-actor to win the highly-coveted Baeksang “Best Actor” award. On top of that, he also won the TikTok Popularity Award that night with actress Kim Tae-ri (who was likewise named Best Actress - TV for the K-drama “Twenty-Five Twenty-One”).<cite>JYP</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>He teared up with Lee Se-young when watching the emotional scenes of “The Red Sleeve.” - The historical drama “The Red Sleeve” must have been very special for its stars Junho and Lee Se-young because when they rewatched the drama’s emotional scenes for an interview, the two teared up and were clearly emotionally affected by the story even after working on it. PD Jung Ji-in also shared a behind-the-scene story where Junho didn’t want to see a box filled with items of Deok-im (Lee Se-young) which included a letter of apology. When Junho finally read it for a scene, the actor cried a lot after reading the letter. “He must have thought of it when filming the scene,” the PD said.<cite>Soompi</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>He’s starring in a new drama with Yoona. - Second gen K-pop stans unite! It’s like a dream for long-time fans of Junho as he’s confirmed to pair with Girls’ Generation member Yoona for romantic-comedy initially titled “King the Land.” The drama is about chaebol heir Goo Won (Junho) who can’t stand fake smiles. He meets Cheon Sa-rang (Yoona) who’s always armed with a bright smile even when she doesn’t want to because of her profession. Together, they set out to find happiness so they can sincerely smile together. The drama is set to begin filming this fall.<cite>@xexymix.cosmetic</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Junho is also a vlogger.  - The singer-actor launched his first-ever vlog on his YouTube channel in October 2021. It has been very timely for the actor because he launched it post-military duties and right before he stole the viewers’ hearts with “The Red Sleeve.” He would often share his daily life and behind-the-scenes of the projects he’s been working on. It currently has 334,000 subscribers.<cite>Elle Korea </cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>He is on Instagram! - Apart from vlogging, Junho has been generous enough to share life and work updates via his Instagram account @le2jh. He often shares behind-the-scene updates as well as pictures with friends and of course, his beloved cats. It’s also a good platform to save his gorgeous selfies and pictures. He currently has 2.6 million followers.<cite>Piaget via @le2jh</cite></p></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><p>Lead photos from <strong>@2pm_official_jp</strong></p><div><br/></div>