Lee Jong Suk attends the Burberry show during The London Collections Men AW16 at Kensington Gardens on January 11, 2016 in London, England. (Photo : Getty Images/Eamonn M. McCormack)
"W" star Lee Jong Suk will meet his fans all across Asia. The 26-year-old Hallyu star will set out on its Asian tour on Sept. 10.
On Aug. 1, Monday, YG Entertainment revealed the schedule for Lee's upcoming fan meeting, dubbed "2016 Lee Jong Suk Fan Meeting Variety," through their content channel YG Stage and its affiliated SNS channels, The Kpop Herald reported. The promotional poster for his upcoming fan meeting was widely circulated on Facebook.
The Hallyu star will kick off the Asian tour fan meeting at the Olympic Hall, Olympic Park, Seoul, South Korea on Sept. 10, 04:00 PM KST. At the fan meeting, Lee plans to uncover various sides of himself, which have not been known to his fans.
Tickets for Lee's upcoming fan meeting in Seoul, South Korea will go on sale beginning Aug. 9 through the official ticketing website of YES24. Much to the delight of many, Lee also plans to meet his international fans after the Seoul leg.
The actor's newest drama "W" has been receiving tremendous popularity across Asia. This led him and his agency, YG Entertainment, to continue his fan meeting event in other Asian countries, including mainland China and Japan. More details about the Asian tour will be revealed soon.
Meanwhile, MBC's "W" continue dominating the viewership race with its explosive popularity. The 16-episode meta-fiction drama premiered on July 20 with a recorded national TV rating of 10.4 percent. Since then, it has swept the number one spot with its steady increase in viewership rating.
"W" follows the cartoon hero, Kang Chul (Lee), who goes back and forth between the present reality and the virtual universe of the titular cartoon. Actress Han Hyo Joo, 29, plays the daughter of the renowned cartoonist, Dr. Oh Yeon Joon, who created Kang.
"It's the story of a man and a woman who discover their reason for existence while living in different dimensions in Seoul in 2016," Koogle TV quoted director Jung Dae-Yoon as saying during the drama's press conference. "There's suspense, horror, comedy and romance."
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