The Korean actor Lee Dong Wook is every bit the dreamboat you see on the screen.
We don't have a lot of time to spend with the actor Lee Dong Wook for our interview in Seoul, South Korea. But when you’re working with one of Korea’s A-list stars, it’s the quality of time that matters. The 37-year-old is a consummate professional, and shooting him is not exactly a difficult exercise. After all anyone who has watched him in TV series like the popular “Goblin” or in the medical drama “Life” would be aware of his serene, almost otherworldly beauty. The telegenic quality translates easily to photos and Lee moves smoothly and elegantly in the clothes on set.
In person, Lee is strikingly tall and has a gentle manner. He appears exactly as he does on screen, with flawless, alabaster complexion and graceful, subtly expressive features. Reserved and self-contained in person, the Lee you see is pretty similar to the persona that he has portrayed on chat shows in South Korea. Down to earth and thoughtful, he is polite almost to a fault, and not prone to fits of exuberance. He possesses the swoon-inducing reticence of old school movie stars, before Instagram and social media ruined celebrity mystique.
This story is from the August 2019 edition of T Singapore: The New York Times Style Magazine.
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