My Girl K-drama star Lee Dong-wook returns to our screens in Twilight-style Tale of the Nine Tailed, but what makes Bae Suzy’s ex-boyfriend so popular?
The Guardian: The Lonely and Great God star is a charismatic talk show host, best friend to fellow actor Gong Yoo, and a loving brother – here are 5 things you didn’t know about Lee Dong-wook as he turns 39
Lee Dong-wook is finally back on our screens in Tale of the Nine Tailed. In the drama, which has more than a hint of Twilight about it, our hero plays an immortal, supernatural gumiho (nine tailed fox) who falls for a human (played by Jo Bo-ah), but must wait for her to be reincarnated.
As he celebrates his 39th birthday, we take a look at the many charming sides of Lee.
He’s a great talk show host
He’s got the looks, he’s got the charisma and he’s got the eloquence. With these qualities, it comes as no surprise that Lee had his own talk show called Wook Talk (a.k.a Because I Want to Talk) that wrapped up this past February.
He has Siberian ancestry
In one episode of Wook Talk, guest Yoo Sung-ho, a forensics professor, revealed that Lee’s DNA test showed a gene found in many Koryaks and Khakas in Siberia. It’s a very rare result, since only one per cent of Koreans share this gene. The surprising result caught Lee off guard. He was also happy when the professor told him he had the “body age” of a 32-year-old.
He once dated Bae Suzy