Photo of Lee Jun-ki from his early days [MBC every1]

Never-before-seen pictures of Korean actor Lee Jun-ki from his pre-debut days will be shown on MBC's cable channel on Thursday.

MBC every1 said in a press release today that its documentary program "Star: The Secret" will feature dozens of photographs of the Hallyu star from childhood days and before his debut.

The contents to be disclosed include profile shots of the actor taken for auditions and his voice work as a high-school deejay.

Lee Jun-ki from his high school days [MBC every1]

A former high school classmate was quoted as saying that "all the girls in school would swoon 'It's Lee Jun-ki, Lee Jun-ki; when he would host morning shows in his attractive, low voice" and that Lee later had to switch to a lunch-time show because it interfered with the students studies.

The program will also feature an anecdote about the actor's recent fan meeting fiasco in Taiwan, where the agency's president took off with funds for the concert and the star ended up paying for the whole event out of his pocket. The actor is quoted as saying, "I wanted to keep my word with the fans no matter what the cost."

Lee shot to instant stardom in 2005 playing a woman-like clown in the hit film "The King and the Clown" and was recently voted the most popular Korean Wave star in China.

He will star in the new TV series "Hero", set to air in Korea starting November 18, as a passionate reporter working for a third-rate magazine.

The episode of "Star" featuring Lee will be aired at midnight on Thursday.

Lee Jun-ki from his childhood days [MBC every1]

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Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr
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