Live streaming of actor Lee Jong-suk's Shanghai fan meeting draws 800,000 simutaneously

The new generation Hallyu star, actor Lee Jong-suk's popularity is heating up globally.

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People are buzzing about his live streamed fan meeting, '2015 Asia Tour in Shanghai', which was held on March 28th. The simultaneous online traffic recorded 800,000 people.

While Lee Jong-suk has been on the fan meeting tour to accommodate the domestic and global requests so far, there were many fans who could not purchase the tickets. The popular Chinese video sharing website, iQiYi live-streamed his Shanghai fan meeting for those fans who could not make it to the concert for the various reasons. It also became the number one searched keyword on Sina Weibo real-time search chart.

The fans at the venue prepared a surprise event for him. They held placards in Hangul, "It was great having you for the past five years". Lee Jong-suk was touched by this event.

Lee Jong-suk said "I'm very happy to be able to share the fan meeting through the livestreaming with the fans who could not come to the fan meeting. When I heard from the fans who live far away from the venue or whose physical condition did not allow them to come, I always felt sorry. But I'm very happy and thankful that many people could enjoy with us through the livestreaming this time"