The singer-actress IU is currently enjoying the enormous success of her Netflix series When life gives you mandarinsBut when it comes to a particular viewer, his boyfriend, the actor Lee Jong Suk thinks he could still recover.
On April 2, during an interview held at the Ambassador Soul Pullman Grand Ballroom, IU (Lee Ji-Eun), Lee Jong Suk’s thoughts were asked about his latest drama. She replied with a laugh, “He is really busy, so I don’t think he has yet had the opportunity to look at him. This is what I assume anyway.“
With her wit, he added, “Today marks the end of my promotional program for When life gives you mandarinsSo right now, I only know Yang Gwan-Sik [Park Bo Gum’s character in the drama]. Maybe tomorrow I will be able to talk about my boyfriend again. “The humorous comment made fans and journalists smile.
IU and Lee Jong Suk have had public relations since December 2022. More recently, the couple has made news to donate a ₩ 300 million krw combined to support fire recovery efforts in Ulsan, North Gyeongsang and South Gyeongsang.
The performance of iu in When life gives you mandarins has obtained widespread consents. By playing both the young rebellious Ae-Sun and his daughter Geum -myg, IU assumes a double role in the drama set on the island of Jeju of the 60s. The moving story, created by the writer Lim Sang Choon (When the camellia blooms) and the director Kim won Seok (My Lord, signal), has become great success both in Korea and globally.
The 16 episodes series was released uniquely in four weekly acts, earning the place n. 1 In the global top 10 ranking (Non British series) of Netflix during his third week. With the final act, the show had collected 6 million display counts (calculated by the Total Clock time divided by the Runtime), at the end of the third place in the global table of the top 10 (Non British series) of Netflix.
While IU continues to expand his actor career, he is currently turning the next MBC drama Wife of a 21st century prince Next to Byoon Woo Seok, fans are anxious to see both his artistic and personal life flourish. Even if his boyfriend has not yet reached his latest drama, the world certainly has.
