Actor Lee Min Ho recently made a trip to Manila, Philippines to do promotions and was treated like a foreign national guest.

According to Lee Min Ho’s management agency, the actor visited the Philippines from November 15th until 18th where he participated in various interviews with local media outlets before holding a large-scale event at the Araneta Coliseum in promotion for his endorsement of ‘Bench’.

Lee Min Ho also filmed the commercial and held a fan signing session at the ‘Bench’ store the next day. A great number of fans gathered to see Lee Min Ho, proving his amazing popularity in the region.

Local media outlets made detailed reports about Lee Min Ho’s visit under titles such as “Manila falls in love with Lee Min Ho” and “Korean super star brings a major storm”.

An overseas Korean-Philippines personnel expressed, “Out of all of the foreign celebrities visiting the Philippines, Lee Min Ho has received the greatest response. His dramas like ‘Boys Over Flowers’ and ‘City Hunter’ which were aired in the Philippines have helped to propel Lee Min Ho's popularity.”