Actor Lee Min Ho Performs With Harlem Yu At China CCTV 'Spring Festival Gala'

This year, Korean actor Lee Min Ho was invited to China's CCTV 'Spring Festival Gala', being the only Korean celebrity to appear in this program. About 700 million people are estimated to watch this program.

Lee Min Ho is a popular Korean actor in China and is known for his roles in dramas such as "Boys over Flowers", "City Hunter", "The Heirs" and more. He also sang the theme song for the Taiwanese version of "Boys over Flowers" with the composer of the song.

This gala is known for inviting many top stars from around the world, and this year Lee Min Ho will be lighting up the stage with his singing skills. Famous French actress, Sophie Marceau, also joined Lee Min Ho in this program this year. This is the most-watched program in China among its lunar new year programming, with the price of advertisements that appear during this program going up to about 840 thousand US dollars per second. Lee Min Ho's appearance in this program shows his popularity in China, along with the relationship between Korea and China in politics, in economy, and in culture.

Lee Min Ho has over 17 million followers on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, and was invited by the director of the show. On January 30th, he had posted on his Weibo, "Fireworks are everywhere, I'm very excited! Happy new year, everyone".

Lee Min Ho will be singing the "Boys over Flowers" theme song with singer Harlem Yu.

Lee Min Ho will sing the first half in Korean, which is unheard of in this Chinese program, and the rest will be a mix of Chinese and Korean.

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