Lee Jun-ki [JG Company]

Actor Lee Jun-ki, set to be discharged from the military next February, has signed with a new agency.

A press release by the firm named Interactive Media Mix said on Friday, "We have high regards for Lee Jun-ki's potential to be good at all genres as an entertainer."

An official with Lee said, "He had received calls from numerous agencies but we decided to go with IMX which is stable with its activities in both Korea and overseas, for his new leap as a star in Asia."

IMX, with ten years of experience under its belt, set up its Korea branch in 2004 and was the first firm to set up a Korean drama Internet service in Japan in 2002.

Lee shot to stardom after starring in the 2005 hit movie "The King and the Clown" and has since starred in TV series "My Girl," "Iljimae" and "Hero."

He entered the military in May 2010 as part of fulfilling Korea's two-year mandatory military duties and is currently serving his time as a soldiers in the Defense Media Agency.

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