Here comes another generous donation by the "Naked Fireman" actor Lee Joon Hyuk. It was recently revealed that the 32-year-old Hallyu star has donated his entire profit from the KBS 2TV drama to a charity group that is providing welfare and support to the firefighters.
Lee's charitable action came to light when the fire department uploaded a post on an online community on Feb. 10, Friday. The post also revealed that they were currently recruiting three beneficiaries of these donations from 18 cities.
"As Lee Joon Hyuk acted as a firefighter in 'Naked Fireman,' he empathized with the professional difficulties of firefighters, so he decided to donate all his earnings," Lee's agency LN Company confirmed in a press statement obtained by Korean newsoutlet Star MBN, as cited by Soompi. "It was supposed to be a quiet affair, so it's embarrassing that it got revealed."
Lee, who rose to popularity with his starring role in 2011's "City Hunter," recently starred in a 4-part television series "Naked Fireman." In the show, he played Kang Chul Soo, an enthusiastic fireman who poses as a nude model to make money for his sick friend.
Currently, Lee is preparing for his next project tentatively titled "Secret Forest." He has been confirmed to play a handsome and successful prosecutor, Seo Dong Jae, who has an inferiority complex because of his background.
Joining Lee in "Secret Forest" are Bae Doo Na and Cho Seung Woo. The former transforms into a police lieutenant Han Yeo-Jin, while the latter has been tapped to play Hwang Shi Mok, a cold and lonely prosecutor who lost the ability to feel emotions following a brain surgery in his youth, according to Drama Beans.
"Forest of Secrets" is a fully pre-produced drama. It was given a Monday-Tuesday timeslot on tvN and will most likely premiere sometime in May. While waiting, check out the first episode of KBS 2TV's "Naked Fireman" here: