Talented singer and actor Lee Seung Gi has become a model in a new romance novel by Japanese famous novelist, Banana Yoshimoto.

On March 30, Oricon reported that Banana Yoshimoto will be releasing a new novel titled “Shall We Love?” which uses Lee Seung Gi as a model for the lead character, and will be published serially in Japanese magazine ‘An-An’ beginning April 10.

The two are known to have share a close friendship with Yoshimoto Banana even visited Lee Seung Gi’s Budokan concert in 2012 and personally handed a signed copy of her novel.

Lee Seung Gi is also said to reveal the conclusion of the novel at his exclusive concert to be held on December 7 in Tokyo.