Starring in both 18 Again and Sweet Home, Lee Do-hyun is the Korean drama star to watch in 2020 – he even broke up with his girlfriend to prove it
After appearances in Hotel del Luna, Clean with Passion for Now and Prison Playbook, rising K-drama star Lee Do-hyun is appearing in hotly anticipated new series 18 Again and Sweet Home – but did you know that he’s such a serious method actor he once broke up with his girlfriend to prepare for a role?
Both series earned wide anticipation ahead of their releases, so as the buzz builds, here’s five things to know about the next Korean actor destined for superstardom.
He had a tough childhood
No one might imagine that the 25-year-old Lee has had his fair shares of trials and tribulations from a young age. In an interview with Esquire Korea, Lee opened up about how difficult his childhood was due to a poor upbringing. He further confessed that his mother still works as a newspaper delivery woman to pay off the family’s debts and to support his disabled brother.
When asked about his future plans, Lee, ever the considerate son, answered that he intended to pay off his family’s debts.
He’s a theatre nerd
Sure, Lee might look cool, but deep down he’s a big old theatre nerd. While he was an active athlete in high school, he was bitten by the acting bug fairly early, deciding to pursue film and theatre studies at Chung-Ang University (CAU), a prestigious private university in South Korea, before starting his career.