Lee Min Ho’s less known family background details; The actor’s growing up years as revealed by his mother

Lee Min Ho is one of South Korea’s superstar celebrities, and he was born on June 22, 1987, in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. According to his mother, the actor was only 3.2 kg when he was born, and he was such a sickly baby that his health problems continue until his elementary years.

His mother once relayed a story when she was still pregnant with Min Ho and said that it was through her dream that she knew that she was carrying a boy. “I had a dream when I was bearing Min Ho, the dream scene is a plateau of chili ground,” she said via a report posted on Facebook. “Although the hospital did not give me the sex of my child because of that dream, I was confident that it should be a son.”

The actor’s family

Because Lee Min Ho is a celebrity that never reveals facts about his family, her parents’ names are unknown. As shared on Cosmopolitan, he has an older sister named Lee Yun Jeong, and she works in the entertainment field as well.

She is currently one of the CEOs of MYM Entertainment, her younger brother’s agency. It is believed that “The Heirs” actor only has one sibling.

His mom narrated that when Lee Min Ho was a toddler, he is only slightly taller compared to other children his age, and he doesn’t eat a lot. He started to speak 3-4 months earlier than an average child, so he was already talkative at a young age but shy

Min Ho’s pre-school and elementary years

Lee Min Ho likes to read newspapers, and he learned Hangul by looking at the colorful ads in its pages. He has a good memory and can add and subtract very fast in elementary. He is popular in school, and girls were said to be fighting for his attention.

He learned soccer and Taekwondo at this point, so he developed a desire to be an athlete. However, he was injured, which ended his dreams to be a pro-soccer player. One of the most memorable incidents in his childhood was when he got lost once. His mother said that the memory still makes her shake because they almost lost him if not for the kind citizens who brought him home after finding a tag on his wrist.

Highschool to present time

Lee Min Ho realized he wants to be an actor in his second year in high school. He became a trainee and landed small roles. In his senior year, he signed up with Starhaus Entertainment, and the rest is history.

Although he is doing good in his chosen field, he still studied and went on to earn his BA degree in Film & Art at Konkuk University. Currently, Lee Min Ho is set to make his comeback via the drama “The King: The Eternal Monarch.”