When it comes to Lee Jong Suk, many people think that he is famous not only for his acting talent but also for his physical beauty that brings him attention, even tragic stories.
Recently, comedian Kim Ki Wook revealed a profound memory he had with handsome Lee Jong Suk from when the actor first entered the entertainment industry, a period before he became globally famous.
Past experience as a restaurant waiter
Many fans may not know that Lee Jong Suk used to work as a waiter at a restaurant with Kim Ki Wook before debuting as an actor and having the brilliant acting achievements he has today.
In the recent episode of the variety show Knowing Brothers broadcast on December 16 on JTBC, comedian Kim Ki Wook appeared as one of the famous guests along with Kim Shin Young, Hwang Young Jin and Shim Jin Hwa.
When it was Kim Ki Wook’s turn to share his story about memories with Lee Jong Suk, he happily revealed that he used to manage a restaurant in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (Korea). Quoc) and there was a “handsome waiter” who worked with him, that person was none other than Lee Jong Suk – who used to work as a waiter in a restaurant and also pursued a freelance modeling career in at that moment.
“He (Lee Jong Suk) worked as a waiter at my restaurant for about 3 to 4 months. At that time, thanks to him, we had a lot of customers.”
Kim Ki Wook said that at that time, after knowing that there was a handsome waiter working here, customers flocked to and waited outside the restaurant because they wanted to meet Lee Jong Suk.
The story lasted the entire time the handsome man was “carrying food” at the restaurant, but in the end, something unexpected happened. This story became a tragic and humorous anecdote for both of them at that time.
Kim’s restaurant closed after Lee quit his job
Reality is not as imagined, this restaurant closed after Lee Jong Suk quit his job to pursue his acting career.
The comedian confessed: “He left after a few months and without Lee Jong Suk, business wasn’t as good. Customers weren’t coming as much as before and our sales weren’t as good. decreased so I decided to close the restaurant and stop this business.”
Kim Ki Wook continued to share and said that a few years later, he met one of his waiters and told him that Lee Jong Suk auditioned for the movie Secret Garden after he quit his job at the restaurant.
Kim Ki Wook praised Lee for his humble personality
He talked about the time he reunited with the handsome guy at the set of a TV series, where he was invited as a special guest.
“I had the opportunity to play a cameo in the movie ‘Doctor Stranger’. The scene I was going to film was the scene where he and I confront each other. At that time I was very nervous. quiet”. He added that during that filming, when he was waiting for Lee Jong Suk to finish his scene, he saw a figure walking towards him and it was the “Pinocchio” actor.
They greeted each other and mentioned how impressed he was with Lee Jong Suk, and opened up about how he had worked with Lee before.
Kim Ki Wook praised Lee Jong Suk for having a tolerant heart, being very humble and working hard.
They had truly unforgettable memories together. And the story about the past of “handsome guy” Lee Jong Suk also makes fans extremely excited and surprised.
Success follows one another thanks to one’s best efforts
Lee Jong Suk is a famous handsome man in the Korean entertainment industry. He was born on September 14, 1989, debuted as an actor and model. He began his career in 2005 with the short film Sympathy.
He won the “Best New Actor” award at the 2012 KBS Drama Awards for the movie School 2013.
In 2013, he was ranked 5th in a survey titled ‘2013 Shining Actor’ by Gallup Korea, one of the prestigious awards in the Korean entertainment industry.
Lee Jong Suk is more widely known for many television works such as I Can Hear Your Voice (2013), Pinocchio (2014), W – Two Worlds (2016), While You Were Sleeping (2017), Romance Is A Bonus Book ( 2019), Big Mouth (2022)…
He studied Cinema Arts at Konkuk University. In the field of modeling, he is the youngest male model in the Seoul Collection program. He attracts everyone because of his height, charm and natural acting style.
He received many awards at the Korea Drama Awards in the SBS drama I Hear Your Voice.
In December 2015, Lee ended his contract with WellMade company, officially becoming a freelance actor. In May 2016, Lee officially joined YG Entertainment. In 2018, Lee founded his own company ‘A-MAN Project’ to manage personal activities, while developing the company towards actor management.
