Lee Min Ho Confirms To Start Military Service This May

Lee Min Ho has confirmed he will enter the military this May 12. The Hallyu star’s agency, MYM Entertainment already made an official statement, giving details on the actor’s enlistment.

Lee Min Ho as a Social Worker in Gangnam

Lee Min Ho will not immediately serve the military boot camp. Officials assigned the actor as a social worker in Gangnam District Office in Seoul. His assignment was due to several injuries he incurred in the past.

In 2006, Lee Min Ho was in a car accident with fellow actor Jung Il Woo, sustaining serious leg injuries. His thigh and ankles were fractured, with his knee cartilage torn. His injuries were very severe he had to lie down in hospital bed for a year. Lee Min Ho met another car mishap in, during the shooting for his drama “City Hunter” in 2011.

So instead of serving in the armed forces, The Military Manpower Administration that handles the enlistment exempted Lee Min Ho from active combat duty.

In less than 4 weeks the Korean heartthrob will soon perform civilian service. For two years, fans worldwide will surely miss Lee Min Ho

Must Watch Lee Min Ho TV Series

It is for sure that you will long for the popular star’s handsome face. While waiting for his comeback, here a list of K-Dramas starring Lee Min Ho for you to watch:

Boys Over Flowers (2009)
Lee Min Ho plays the role of Goo Jun Pyo, a handsome son of a chaebol. An arrogant, spoiled and wealthy heir of Shinhwa Group: a world-leading conglomerate. This TV series is set at the prestigious Shinhwa High School where a poor girl, Geum Jan Di (Ku Hye Sun), had her life entangled with a bunch of crazy-rich kids. Her unrivaled optimism in life despite all the bullying captured the heart of the leader of the infamous group- F4, lead by Jun Pyo.

2. Personal Taste (2010)

In this romantic-comedy series, Lee Min Ho takes the role of a mature Jeon Hin Ho. He is an ambitious architect who lived with furniture designer Park Gae In (Son Ye Jin). However, the twist in the story: Hin Ho pretended to be gay. Just so he can live in a woman’s house while doing his research on architectures to win a contest.

3. City Hunter (2011)

Lee Min Ho is an MIT graduate who works in South Korea’s Blue House- Lee Yoon Sung. He is in disguise as part of the international communications team in pursuit of getting revenge to his father’s killer. However, he meets presidential bodyguard Kim Nana (Park Min Young) and his perfectly planned revenge was threatened.

4. Faith (2012)

Set during the Goryeo Period, “Faith” is Lee Min Ho’s first historical role. Here he plays a royal bodyguard- Choi Young. He travels to the future and kidnaps a modern-day doctor in order to save the life of the queen. He brings back the doctor Yoo Eun Soo (Kim Hee Sun) 700 years in the past. Eun Soo then falls in love with Young.

5. The Heirs (2013)

In his one of most popular dramas, “Heirs” Lee Min Ho starred as Kim Tan- a wealthy yet troubled heir of a conglomerate. He was sent to the United States by his brother who wishes to take over their family. There, he meets Cha Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye) who’s looking her sister. Kim Tan falls for Eun Sang, but is rivaled by his best friend turned enemy Choi Young Do (Kim Woo Bin)

6. The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016)

This drama follows the tale of a son of nobility- Kim Dam Ryeong (Lee Min Ho), and a mermaid named Se-Hwa (Jeon Ji Hyun). It is inspired by a legend during the Joseon period.

Se-Hwa saves a drowning Dam Ryeong. They, later on, become the best of friends and falls in love with each other. Forward to the modern day, the two meets again through their reincarnation.