Apple to release limited edition of Lee Byung-hun iPod

Apple will be releasing a limited edition of its MP3 player iPod Touch under Korean actor Lee Byung-hun's name.

Apple's premium reseller Macgate said on Monday that the "LBH iPod Limited Edition" will come with an 8G iPod Touch player signed by the actor and photographed postcards of Lee. Only 3,000 units of the edition will be sold.

"We decided to release our first-ever limited edition under Lee's name because he represents the image of iPod touch, which is innovation and change," an official at Macgate was quoted as saying. "Lee has accomplished so much as an international movie star and has become a cultural messenger for Asia."

The LBH edition, to be sold exclusively in Korea, will be available at Macgate stores around the country and at Hyundai Department Stores and its online store, H-mall. Advance sales for the item started yesterday.

Lee has appeared in numerous Korean dramas and films, including hit TV series "All In" and director Park Chan-wook's 2000 film "Joint Security Area". He is currently starring in the blockbuster TV series "IRIS" with actress Kim Tae-hee and T.O.P. of idol group Big Bang.

The 39-year-old actor debuted in Hollywood this year with a supporting role in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" alongside Channing Tatum and Sienna Miller. He also had a major role in the film "I Come With The Rain", an action thriller starring Josh Hartnett and Takuya Kimura.

Reporter : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr