Lee Min-ho starrer "City Hunter" to air in Japan next month

Lee Min-ho poster for "City Hunter" [SBS]

A SBS TV series starring Korean actor Lee Min-ho will soon air in Japan, according to Lee's agency Starhaus Entertainment on Tuesday.

A press release from Starhaus announced that Lee's action drama "City Hunter" is slated to air five times a week through Japan's Fuji TV from February 6 to 29.

"The viewers in Japan have high expectations for the show since it has received rave reviews when it first aired in Korea last year," an official with Fuji was quoted as saying.

A rep from Starhaus said in the statement that they have gotten a number of offers from various countries overseas though Lee is currently taking a break from his activities.

"We hope to visit all the countries as soon as Lee decides on his next project."

In "City Hunter," Lee plays Lee Yoon-sung who vows to get revenge for his father's death by starting to work at Korea's presidential Blue House after receiving his doctorate from MIT and Park plays Kim Nana (played by actress Park Min-young), a judo athlete-turned-bodyguard, who works at the presidential office to protect Choi Da-hye, the youngest daughter of the President.

The show, based on the Japanese manga series by Tsukasa Hojo, is a collaboration by famed producer Jin Hyuk of hit dramas "Brilliant Legacy" and "Princess Prosecutor" and scenarist Hwang Eun-kyung of "New Hit" and "The President."

The series, which aired in Korea for two months in May last year, was also sold to several other countries including the United States, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.

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