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Lee Min Ho (Korean: 이민호) is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading role as the leader of F4, Goo Joon Pyo, in the Korean adaptation of the popular manga series, Hana Yori Dango, titled Boys Over Flowers, in 2009.
His acting debut was in 2005, in MBC's Love Hymn, appearing as a minor character. His first lead role came in 2007, starring as Cha Gong Chan in SBS's Mackerel Run, an 8-part high-school drama.
However, his first big career break came when he was announced to be part of the Korean F4 on October 2, 2008. He was successful in getting the biggest role as F4's leader, Tsukasa Domyouji, from the manga Hana Yori Dango; his character was renamed Goo Joon Pyo in the Korean version, and he stars alongside the actress Koo Hye Sun, Kim Hyun Joong, Kim Bum and Kim Joon. The drama first aired on January 5, 2009 on KBS as a Monday-Tuesday miniseries.
The role of Goo Joon Pyo catapulted him to fame, and led to many endorsements including Levi's, LG Telecom, Samsung Anycall, Trugen, Market O, Cadillac CTS, Samsung, Cass Beer,and Dunkin Donuts.
Choi Siwon (born February 10, 1987), also credited as Siwon, is a Korean pop singer and actor. He is a member of the large boy band Super Junior and part of its subgroup, Super Junior-M. Choi's breakthrough performance was in the 2006 Hong Kong historical action drama film, A Battle of Wits, where he plays the young prince, Liang Shi. He is also one of the first four Korean artists to be on Chinese postage stamps.
Choi continued his education after his debut with Super Junior in 2005. He graduated from Hyun Dae High School in February 2006 and later went on to attend Inha University. Always been fascinated with Chinese language and culture, his company arranged him to travel to Beijing, China in 2004 to learn about the country's language and history and stayed there for three months before his return to Korea to prepare for his debut in Super Junior a year later.
Choi is also a drummer, having performed with his senior labelmates, TRAX in September 2006 on SBS's music show Popular Songs due to the fact that their drummer, Rose, had left the band. He is skilled in Taekwondo and became the youngest in Korea holding the fourth rank in the black belt.
Sung Yu Ri (born March 3, 1981) was the youngest member of the disbanded Korean pop group Fin.K.L along with Lee Hyori, Ock Joo Hyun and Lee Jin. Known as the "cute one" in the group, she has always been one of the most popular Korean stars, who is known for her beauty as well as her reputation for being a genuinely friendly person.
Sung has also made a name for herself as an actress, first appearing in the miniseries "Bad Girls". Although it was not very successful, she followed it up with the popular series "Thousand Years Of Love" in which she portrayed both a current woman and an ancient princess. The popularity of the drama helped her to win an award for her work as a "Best New Actress".
In addition to her dramatic work, she has also co-hosted an entertainment show in 2004 and has been a catalogue model for various companies. Although she briefly returned to music for the Fin.K.L digital single in late 2005, she has returned to acting. In 2006 she played the lead role in two dramas, One Fine Day and Snow Queen in which she won high praises and awards for.
Sung, like all of her Fin.K.L group members, has left DSPent; she is now with SidusHQ, the same company representing actress Song Hye Gyo, suggesting a choice of a permanent acting career.
The daughter of a Christian pastor, she graduated from Kyung Hee University in February 2005
