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Lee Min Ho has received 100 million won (approximately $87,800) in compensation for violation of his publicity rights.

In 2012, when Lee Min Ho signed on to appear in drama “The Great Doctor,” the drama production company agreed to the requirement of drawing up separate contracts when doing business that makes use of his publicity rights or drama character. However, a cosmetics manufacturer for the production company used an image of him from the drama for the packaging of facial masks, and Lee Min Ho filed a lawsuit against five companies involved including the drama production company and the cosmetics company.

On June 27, his agency revealed, “The lawsuit on compensation for damages of publicity rights was partially won at the trial today.”

The first trial ruling was that he would get 20 million won (approximately $17,600) in compensation, but the appeals court ruled that he should receive an additional 80 million won (approximately $70,300) for property damages. It was maintained from the first ruling that they cannot produce or sell products using his publicity rights.

On the morning of May 12, actor Lee Min Ho started his mandatory military service and walked to the Gangnam office in Seoul, where he will be working as a public service worker.

According to regulations of the military alternative social workers, Lee Min Ho will be starting his service first before entering a training camp. He will then be admitted into a training camp and train for four weeks after he receives a schedule for his training from the Military Manpower Administration. He is set to enter a training camp sometime within this year.

In 2006, due to a car accident, the actor broke bones in his thighs and his ankle. Then in 2011, the actor was involved in another car accident, and ended up receiving a decision to serve his military service as a public service worker.

Lee Min Ho’s enlistment date is coming soon.

On April 18, a source from MYM Entertainment spoke with news outlets and said, “Lee Min Ho will start his military service as a public service worker at Gangnam District Office in Seoul on May 12. He is planning on enlisting quietly.”

The agency source continued, “He received the public service worker verdict due to his car accidents in 2006 and 2011.”

Lee Min Ho has received much love for his roles in dramas like “The Legend of the Blue Sea,” “Heirs,” “City Hunter,” “Boys Over Flowers,” and more.

While Lee Min Ho’s exact date of military enlistment is still in question, he talked about how he wants to film more works before enlisting.

On March 29, Lee Min Ho attended the press conference for MBC’s documentary “DMZ, The Wild” as the presenter. Not only did the actor narrate the whole program, which took about two years to film, he was also at the location of the filming to deliver important information to the viewers.

During the event, Lee Min Ho addressed the topic of his military enlistment, saying, “I think everyone feels the same way before enlisting. I feel like I will be separated for a while and I feel sad. As I am waiting for my enlistment date, I do have ambition regarding work and would like to film another project.”

Actor Lee Min Ho has recently donated to the World Water Day event.

On March 9, the Korean Committee for UNICEF announced that Lee Min Ho’s donation platform PROMIZ donated 25 million won (approximately $22,000) for the upcoming World Water Day on March 22. This is the second time the organization has donated for the cause.

Lee Min Ho and PROMIZ donated 138 sets of emergency packs to the Korean Committee for UNICEF. The packs include 69 million water purifiers that enable 92,000 children around the world to drink clean water for one month.

UNICEF’s emergency packs are made up of relief products that are most needed by children who are in emergency situations such as war and natural disasters. Along with the water purifiers, the packs include 10,000 malnutrition treatments and 69,000 dehydration treatments.

In 2009, Lee Min Ho participated in UNICEF’s “Love Net” campaign by sending insecticide-treated mosquito nets to fight malaria. He then continued to consistently donate. In 2015, he donated 100 million won (approximately $87,000) to the Korean Committee for UNICEF under his fan club name Minoz in order to help with the Nepal earthquake emergency aid. He is also a member of the UNICEF Honors Club for his constant donations.

Along with the donation, Lee Min Ho stated, “Last year, Lee Min Ho and PROMIZ were able to offer clean water to many children through UNICEF. We will continue to be interested in those who need help all over the world. I will work hard so that the world can become a warmer place.”

Lee Min Ho has donated 50 million KRW (approximately 44k USD) for children in need!

According to the NGO Good Neighbors, Lee Min Ho donated the money through his donation platform PROMIZ for families at risk due to poverty, as well as children who are victims of domestic abuse.

The money was collected through PROMIZ and Good Neighbors' collaboration campaign, 'Making a Warm Winter for Both Body and Heart'. PROMIZ had promised to donate money once the official Facebook post of the campaign reached more than 1,000 likes.

What a generous donation!

‘City Hunter‘ fans might possibly see the Lee Min Ho-Park Min Young couple together again as rumors are circulating that the two stars still meet frequently.

To many fans’ sadness, it has just been revealed that ‘City Hunter‘ couple, Park Min Young and Lee Min Ho, have broken up.

Actor Lee Min Ho has been swept up in a controversy that claims he’s undergone plastic surgery.

It’s the quickest game of PR see-saw we’ve seen in a while, but it looks like the drama surrounding Lee Min Ho and Park Min Young’s relationship has finally come to an end. Lee Min Ho’s agency, StarHaus Entertainment, has finally confirmed on August 23rd that the two stars are dating!

It has been rumored that Lee Min Ho had recently broken up with a college student who was a year younger than the actor. However, Min Ho has flat out denied these claims

All eyes were on actor Lee Min Ho as he spoke about his near-death experience on a popular entertainment news program.

On June 15th, actor Lee Min Ho thanked his fans for their concern over his health through his me2day. Lee, who was recently involved in a car accident, posted “I have safely returned as ‘City Hunter’ Lee Yoon Sung. Thank you for all your kind encouragement and support”.

Lee Min Ho was recently involved in a car accident on the set of SBS’s “City Hunter“!