sexuality: Heterosexual (Bicurious)
home town: Seoul, South Korea
starting occupation: Actor
(+) Passionate, hardworking, thoughtful . (-) Blunt, stubborn, guarded
Minsu Lee was the product of a Korean drama style romance, which made it inevitable that he would one day star in them. His mother’s family had migrated to the States when she was a child, specifically to North Carolina where they opened their own market. His mother, Binna, had kept in touch with a childhood best friend, Hwan. The two would grow up with each other thousands of miles apart, and Hwan would end up Minsu’s father. Binna had made the decision to follow her heart back to Korea once she was old enough to do so on her own, though she missed her family greatly.
Minsu and his little sister, Iseul, would also miss out on a lot of time with the family that was no longer in Korea. Even so, Minsu loved Korea. He grew up proud of his culture, learning to carry out traditions and recipes of his family. He always tended to be a soft spoken person, but he had a passion for performance. He loved to embody other characters and entertain people, which he did a lot of in school. His family had supported his dream of becoming an actor, seeing him through several kdramas. His current one, Honor Over Love, is his greatest success to date as it appears as number one on Netflix’s home page whenever a new season airs.
The roles he scores, however, is not that typical dreamy male lead like his father had exuded in real life. Minsu was cast as the bad boy, the character with a rough back story and acted out as a result. He was not quite the fan favorite, and the image he portrayed on screen followed him in his daily life. When he met new people, they would make assumptions of him if they had watched any of his work. It becomes exhausting for Minsu, so much so that he has given up on sticking up for himself and ridding that stereotype from his name.
While his show is on a hiatus, Minsu decided that he needed a break from it all. He keeps in touch with his family, particularly his cousin Robin when he can. He made his way to the city in Maine where the other male lives, hoping to catch up with him as well as discover what else may be in store for him in a new place where not everyone knows his name.