The producer of ‘City Hunter’ laughs off the Rumors about Lee Min Ho

There is a rumor about City Hunter‘s Lee Min Ho, hypothesizing he died on the show and became a ghost.
On the 28th, SBS’s Wednesday-Thursday drama City Hunter aired its last episode. Lee Yoon Sung (played by Lee Min Ho) got shot and people thought he died.
However, the producer of the drama said, “He didn’t die. Even though the ending was somewhat vague, I didn’t mean to make people think that he was dead. That last scene, where Lee Yoon Sung was driving, expresses his sense of justice as a city hunter.”
He was asked if he was thinking about making season 2. He laughed and replied, “No. It may be possible if Lee Min Ho wants to be in the drama.”
Meanwhile, City Hunter aired 20 episodes in total and was loved by many people.

Source : Korea.com 


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[Spoiler: City Hunter] The producer of ‘City Hunter’ clarifies the ending

On July 28th, SBS’s popular drama, ‘City Hunter‘ came to a close.

With the finale, the ending attracted much attention with controversial comments from viewers. The foster father of ‘Lee Yoon Sung‘ (played by Lee Min Ho), Lee Jin Pyo (played by Kim Sang Joong), was hit by a flurry of shots and ended up dead.

Even though at the end, Yoon Sung and ‘Na Na‘ (played by Park Min Young) were reunited in a happy ending, but some viewers were left to believe that Yoon Sung was actually a ghostly figure. However, the producer, Kim Yong Sup, stated to TVDaily on July 29th, “Yoon Sung is not dead“.

Kim Yong Sup elaborated, “Lee Yoon Sung (Lee Min Ho) sustained a bullet shot in the last episode, but after much time passes, he eventually meets Kim Na Na. He doesn’t appear as a ghost as it was actually just a time jump that we had set up. Of course, I respect the arbitrary interpretation of the viewers. However, just the fact that Yoon Sung didn’t die is strictly speaking, the definition of a happy ending. The director and writer put in the scene with this as their mindset.”

However, the last episodes of ‘City Hunter’ still resulted in the deaths of prosecutor ‘Kim Young Joo‘ (played by Lee Jun Hyuk) and Jin Pyo. Yoon Sung was injured by Jin Pyo’s bullet but recovered as time went by.

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Lee Min Ho’s drama, ‘City Hunter’ is a great hit

Actor Lee Min Ho made a great coup in the SBS’s drama, City Hunter.

Lee Min Ho was recognized in his third drama, City Hunter. The drama is based on the comic book with the same title. There were some worries about him selected as a main character, because the character in the book was very charming.

However, Lee Yoon Sung, played by Lee Min Ho, banished the worries. City Hunter is an action drama, but it has various genre, romance, comedy, and fantasy. Lee Min Ho played his role in the drama without a flaw.

Lee Min Ho’s other dramas, Boys over Flowers or Personal Taste, had several main characters so Lee Min Ho could act with other acotors. But in the City Hunter, Lee Min Ho had to lead the plot. The heroine, Kim Nana, played by Park Min Young said, “Lee Min Ho has many scenes to shoot by himself.”

The City Hunter was a popular program with over 20% of audience rating. This is a remarkable growth.

Lee Min Ho was a new actor but he has become a great actor now. He received high praise among the people.

One of the Lee Min Ho’s side said, “Shooting the City Hunter for him was a challenge. He was under a great pressure to lead the plot. But his performance got better. We are receiving many scripts and in that case the City Hunter was successful.”

Source: SPN from Nate & korea.com

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"City Hunter" bids farewell, scores 5th straight win

SBS 'action series "City Hunter" ended its two month run this week, maintaining its spot at No. 1 on the Wednesday and Thursday primetime lineup for the fifth straight week.

Total National Media Research (TNmS) on Friday revealed that "City Hunter," starring Lee Min-ho and Park Min-young, posted an average viewership rating of 18.2 percent, while AGB Nielsen Media Research showed an average of 18.4 percent.

The last episode showed how the cold-hearted Jin-pyo (Kim Sang-joong) took a bullet which was meant for Yoon-sung (Lee Min-ho).

Source: 10asia

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City Hunter bids goodbye (07/28/11)

Overseas activities again for Lee Min Ho

An open fan meeting next month is coming in seconds.

There’s a positive statement that his drama would be promoted overseas.

“Overseas activities again”

The next generation of Hallyu Star Lee Min Ho (on the picture) is intending to strengthen his position on the market as Hallyu Star.

After finishing his SBS Drama “City Hunter” on the 28th, Lee Min Ho would go to his overseas activities when August starts. He’s already promoting “Boys Over Flowers” on Japan and China, and he already obtained his popularity through “Personal Preference”, “City Hunter”, and several TV Shows that he did. And now he planned to meet his overseas fans again.

Lee Min Ho’s supposed to meet his Japanese fans on March, but it’s cancelled due to the earthquake happened there, but he’ll meet his Japanese fans on 25th of August on Tokyo, Shibuya CC Lemon Hall, and it’s estimated that 2000 fans would attend that fan meeting. It’s the second time he meet his Japanese fans since 2009 and it’s said that the fan meeting would gather money, and the money would be donated to children that become the victim of the earthquake.

After the Japanese Fan Meeting, it’s was said that he’ll come to several Asia countries, especially Fan Meetings and Promotional Event especially drama, but it’s not especially scheduled.

On 21st of July, a Official Staff of Starhaus Entertainment agency said ” Lee Min Ho plans to proceed with the promotion of his TV Drama…” and ” Maybe China, as well as Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and several other South East Asian Countries at the mean time. Seems we’ll focus on overseas activities..” explain the staff.

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Lee Min Ho and SNSD’s Yoona to team up for ‘EIDER’

by cduswnl 

Actor Lee Min Ho and SNSD’s Yoona have been chosen to be the new faces of French outdoor brand ‘EIDER Friends‘, following in the footsteps of their brand predecessors, Jang Hyuk and Chun Jung Myung.

It was said that the masculine and charismatic character Lee Min Ho portrayed through SBS’s ‘City Hunter‘ matched well with the challenging, yet professional image of the brand, while Yoona was chosen for not only her cheerful and sweet image, but also for her global star-like quality that was shown through her high popularity in Japan and Europe.

The two stars will participate in a photoshoot for the brand at the end of July, and will kick off the new season campaign with a shoot in Australia in the beginning of August. ‘EIDER Friends’ is currently working hard to prepare for the advertisement that will show Lee Min Ho and Yoona facing both challenges and adventure, which is scheduled to be released in September.

A representative from the brand stated, “‘EIDER’ received much love last season thanks to our models Jang Hyuk and Chun Jung Myung. We chose Lee Min Ho and Yoona as this season’s models in order to focus on consumers in their 20’s and 30’s who enjoy edgy and trendy styles. The two stars are stylish fashionistas and represent today’s younger population. We believe that they will be able to express the young and polished style of ‘EIDER’ very well.”

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Lee Min Ho and Lee Hyori feel awkward around each other?

A photo of Lee Min Ho and Lee Hyori has recently been amusing many netizens.

On the July 13th episode of SBS’s ‘One Night of TV Entertainment‘, Lee Min Ho was asked about the below photo during his interview.

The two celebrities were both eating at an event they had attended when the picture was taken. Netizens laughed when they saw how the two were sitting next to each other but seemed to be keeping their distance, looking a bit awkward.

Lee Min Ho explained, “We’re not very close to each other but we did talk a lot about a variety of topics.” When asked what kind of advice Lee Hyori had given him, he awkwardly replied,“Well, our relationship isn’t close enough for her to give me advice“, causing viewers to laugh.

Maybe the two will become better friends in the future!

Source + Photo: Newsen, TV Daily, Soompi

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"City Hunter's" Lee Min Ho Meets with Hollywood Producer Terence Chang!

With “City Hunter” ending in two weeks, Lee Min Ho may be heading to Hollywood anytime soon! Just recently, Hong Kong and American film producer Terence Chang flew to Korea to meet up with the popular actor. Although nothing has been officially announced, the meeting is already causing many speculations about Lee Min Ho’s possible career in Tinseltown.

Terence Chang is known for producing hits like “Mission: Impossible II” (2000), starring Tom Cruise,  “FACE/OFF,” (1997) starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, “Broken Arrow” (1996), starring John Travolta and Christian Slater, and more. He’s also one of John Woo’s longtime friends and favored producers. Currently, the famed producer is working with Korean director John Lee (aka Lee Jae Han) in producing Hollywood film “The Killer,” (2012) starring Jung Woo Sung.

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The famed producer personally visited the set of “City Hunter,” watched the filming, and also chatted with Park Min Young before meeting with Lee Min Ho. Representatives of StarHaus Entertainment stated, “With Lee Min Ho’s popularity overseas growing, especially in China, Mr. Chang took an interest in him and requested a meeting. Mr. Chang praised Lee Min Ho, saying he looked even better in person and is an actor who can challenge himself endlessly.”

Lee Min Ho commented, “Everything was hectic because I was in the middle of filming, but I felt very fortunate and grateful that such a famous producer came all the way to Korea to meet me. I will continue to work hard and prepare myself – in foreign languages and others – to succeed abroad.” 

Meanwhile, "City Hunter" acheived its highest rating yet with 19.9% (ABG Nielsen) for last night's episode. Sung Yuri's "Romance Town" followed with 11.6%, and Jung Yong Hwa's"Heartstrings" with 6.2%. Lee Min Ho's "City Hunter" will air its 16th episode tonight, July 14th, on SBS at 9:55PM KST. 

Source: Soompi

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Lee Min Ho speaks about his nearly-fatal car accident

by leesa86 @allkpop

All eyes were on actor Lee Min Ho as he spoke about his near-death experience on a popular entertainment news program.

On July 13th, Lee Min Ho revealed, “The witnesses said it was a miracle I was still alive,” referring to his serious car accident on set that practically totaled the vehicle.

Lee managed to keep a light attitude, but added: “I feel fine now, except that my back still hurts – but it may be due to the excessive rain lately. I think I may need to see a doctor after this.”

When asked about which of his action moves were the most memorable for him, he said it was the “Spoon Move”. He had practiced it so many times that he could now execute it with his eyes closed. “The move is supposed to be done with a sword, but because we can’t use that on set, we substituted it with a spoon.”

In regards to ‘City Hunter‘ as a whole, he said, “I feel like I’ve grown as a person while shooting ‘City Hunter’. Hopefully when it’s all said and done, I’ll be a better Min Ho than I was when I first started.”

In this drama series, Lee Min Ho portrays the role of ‘Yoon Sung’, the rebel who goes against society’s norms with his unconventional ways.

Source: TV Report via Nate

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"City Hunter" Teases with Lee Min Ho's Action Scenes

by: hotshotlover30 @soompi.com/news

SSD released teaser stills of Lee Min Ho from the upcoming episodes of “City Hunter.” In the 15^th and 16^thepisode, Lee Min Ho will add a “basement action scene” and a “water bottle fight scene” to his ever-growing list of action sequences – ie. “spoon fight,” “hat action,” etc.

In tonight’s episode, Lee Yoon Sung (Lee Min Ho) tracks down his fourth target, Haewon Corporations’s Chairman Chun Jae Man (Choi Jung Woo). In order to find traces of the Chairman’s corruption, Yoon Sung sneaks into his basement when security guards find him. He’s able to take down his opponents with light, swift movements.

Filming took place last Monday in one of the worst settings possible. The dark and stuffy basement reeked of mold, but the actor managed to cast his surroundings aside to focus solely on his stunt sequences. Lee Min Ho shot the scene in half a day, surprising the crew with his almost perfect action movements and chemistry with fellow stuntmen.   

In this week’s episodes, Yoon Sung will once again battle Suk Doo Shik (Sung Chang Hoon), Chun Jae Man’s right-hand man. The two last met at the steps in front of Nana’s (Park Min Young) apartment and engaged in a staircase/hat fight scene. The upcoming encounter between these two promise to be even more intense than the first.

“City Hunter” will air its fifteenth episode tonight, July 13^th, on SBS at 9:55PM KST.

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“City Hunter’s” Lee Min Ho Fights with Director Jin Hyuk?!

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“City Hunter’s” director Jin Hyuk uploaded a photo of himself with his star Lee Min Hoas his profile picture on Twitter. In the photo, the director is wearing a silver helmet, ready to battle it out with “City Hunter’s” hero Lee Yoon Sung (Lee Min Ho). The actor is seen holding his script in one hand and clenching his fist with the other, all the while “glaring” at the director prepared to strike. The amusing photo delighted fans who were eagerly until Wednesday for the next episode.

Netizens commented, “It’s nice to see them so close,” “Director Jin Hyuk really treasures his actors,” and “I can’t believe ‘City Hunter’ is almost over.” Meanwhile, “City Hunter” recorded its highest ratings yet last Thursday night with 19.6% viewership ratings (AGB Nielsen). Episode 15 will air this Wednesday on SBS at 9:55PM KST.

Source:  hotshotlover30 @ soompi

[News] Lee Min-ho’s ‘look’ parade!

by meow

Lee Min-ho from “City Hunter” has the viewers mesmerized in his various ‘look’s.

Currently on the throne for Wednesday and Thursday dramas, Lee Min-ho is in the SBS drama “City Hunter” and showing various images that have the viewers supporting the like crazy as it is spreading out story after story full of tension and unexpectedness.

It is quite impossible for Lee Min-ho to express much with half his face covered in masks to hide his true identity as the City Hunter. However, his wide open eyes allow him to express the right feeling for the right scenes.

Meanwhile, “City Hunter” which is at its climax revolves around a plan to punish 5 people who betrayed their fellow soldiers and the conflict between Yoon-seong, Jin-pyo and Young-joo is adding more to the interest. “City Hunter” is aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 9:55PM.

Source: Nate News & Hancinema

Lee Min Ho’s Five Stages of Anger in "City Hunter"

by: hotshotlover30 @soompi.com/news

With only six more episodes until the finale, more and more people are unable to take their eyes off “City Hunter.” It’s truly an all-encompassing drama with a nice balance of action, thrill, and romance plots. Yesterday, “City Hunter” recorded its highest ratings yet with 19.6% (AGB Nielsen), blasting away its competitors. Sung Yuri’s “Romance Town” recorded 12%, while Jung Yong Hwa’s “Heartstrings” followed a distant third with 6.6%.

Meanwhile, both the public and fellow “City Hunter” actors have been praising Lee Min Ho nonstop for his dedication to his craft. Since his first lead role in 2008’s “Boys Before Flowers,” he’s shown vast improvements in acting. Now, the audience is able to perceive his character’s emotions with just a glance at his eyes. Various fans commented, “When Yoon Sung is hurting, it cuts me too,” “I’ve fallen into Min’s Ho’s brown eyes can’t get out,” and “It’s easy to hop on the ‘City Hunter’ bandwagon, but impossible to get off.”” Torn between justice, destiny, and love, Lee Min Ho’s Yoon Sung is at a crossroads.

“City Hunter’s” Lee Yoon Sung’s Five Stages of Anger

1^st Stage: Yoon Sung’s surrogate mother shot to death in front of Yoon Sung 

(episode 1)

2^nd Stage: Nana saves Yoon Sung by throwing herself in front of the bullet

 (episode 11)

3^rd Stage: Yoon Sung finds out Jin Pyo’s lies about his biological mother 

(episode 12)

4^th Stage: Mother/father/confidant Shik Joong gets hit by “target number 3’s” car (episode 13)

5^th Stage: Yoon Sung realizes his father’s manipulations 

(episode 14)

The truly “dark Yoon Sung” emerged in the fourth stage when the person he loved, Shik Joong, was almost killed right before his eyes – just like his surrogate mother. This incident awoke the sleeping giant inside Yoon Sung, the alter persona who was so caught up in fury that he blindly chased down gunmen before he stepped on a landmine seven years ago. Which stage was most memorable for you?

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