Lee Min-ho Takes Over France

Actor Lee Min-ho is hot in Paris, France.

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He recently attended a fashion event in Paris and was welcomed by crowds of fans at Jardin du Luxembourg. Paris was his first foreign schedule after his discharge from National Service on the 25th of April.

Fans took pictures and videos of the actor in Paris and posted them on social media. With the help of local bodyguards, Lee Min-ho is trying to make his way out of the crowd of fans waiting for him. He responds to as many requests of autographs and pictures as he can and never loses his smile. With his birthday coming up on the 22nd, fans also sang 'Happy Birthday' to him.

Attention for Lee Min-ho by French fans turned up in a survey regarding the Hallyu wave. In the "2019 Overseas Korean Wave Survey" conducted by the Korea Institute for International Culture Exchange, among 7,500 people who experienced Korean cultural content in 16 countries including Asia, the United States and Europe, Lee Min-ho was found to be the most favored actor in France. It was twice as high as the runner-up, Lee Byung-hun, at 4.8%. Favorite dramas include "City Hunter" and "Boys over Flowers". Lee Min-ho was also voted the favorite in a survey conducted in 2015 and 2016.

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