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Lee Min-ho amazed at impact of ‘Boys Over Flowers’ character Gu Jun-pyo

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Gary Ann Lastrilla

<p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">South Korean superstar Lee Min-ho arrived in Manila, on Saturday, October 14, for his ‘Date Night’ fan event the following day, October 15, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.</p><p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Hours prior to his event, the famous K-drama actor met with the Philippine press.</p><p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">In the said event, Min-ho talked about the warm welcome he received from Filipinos when he arrived in the country the night before.</p><p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">“I really didn’t notice that time flew really fast. It has been seven years since my last visit here in the Philippines but I really felt how much my fans waited for me here when I arrived last night at the airport,” he said as translated by an interpreter.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CyaPtjIrizd/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=620&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A778596.200000003%2C%22ls%22%3A777880.1000000015%2C%22le%22%3A778590%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="903" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Having done memorable projects through the years, Lee Min-ho, as relayed by the interpreter, said that showing his true self and giving his best in his projects have helped his showbiz longevity.</p><p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Min-ho has done a number of hit drama series, including <em>Boys Over Flowers, City Hunter,</em> <em>The Heirs, The Legend of the Blue Sea,</em> and <em>The King: Eternal Monarch.</em> </p><p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Min-ho also revealed that his 2022 historical fiction drama <em>Pachinko</em> is set to release a second season.</p><div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/9/7/lee-min-ho-to-visit-the-philippines-in-october-946"><strong>READ:Lee Min-ho to visit the Philippines in October</strong></a><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"></span></div><p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">The 36-year-old star also acknowledged the fact that many fans still address him as Gu Jun-pyo, his character from the successful 2009 K-drama <em>Boys Over Flowers </em>which skyrocketed him to fame.</p><p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">He said: “There are still people who call me Gu Jun Pyo, and I’m very surprised by this — to think that <em>Boys Over Flowers</em> was aired 13 years ago.”</p><p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">“It’s really amazing to see how a project that we did so long ago can be continuously influential to other people, and also continuously being remembered by other people,&quot; he added.</p><div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/3/2/lee-min-ho-is-newest-endorser-of-philippine-property-developer-2116"><strong>READ:Lee Min-ho is newest endorser of Philippine property developer</strong></a></div><p data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">&quot;That is why, like what I said a while ago, for my next season of <em>Pachinko</em> and my other upcoming dramas, I will always try my best for me to be able to create different projects that can also last for years and decades that people can remember,” he continued.</p>