Yoo Ji-tae to hold first Japan fan meeting

Korean actor Yoo Ji-tae will hold a fan meeting in Japan for the first time tomorrow, according to his agency on Friday.

The event, titled "Precious Christmas with Yoo Ji-tae", will be held Saturday at Tokyo's Hitotsubashi Hall, where the actor is set to talk and play games with his fans.

Yoo will be meeting his Japanese fans for the first time since the recent airing of SBS drama "Star's Lover" in the country. "Lover", which co-starred Hallyu star Choi Ji-woo, first aired on major cable network WOWOW TV in May and ran for the second time on terrestrial broadcaster TV Tokyo three months later.

The 33-year-old actor, who debuted in 1998 in the film "Bye June", received positive reviews for his role in his second film "Attack the Gas Station" in 1999. Yoo, who has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, has worked with the country's top directors in some of the most notable movies in Korean film history, such as Heo Jin-ho in "One Fine Spring Day" (2001), Park Chan-wook's "Oldboy" (2003) and "Sympathy For Lady Vengeance" (2005).

He has also been directing and producing short films since 2003. His fourth short film "Invitation" was invited to several international short film festivals this year and he also served as a judge on Tokyo International Film Festival.

Reporter : Ko Jae-wan star@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr