Lee Minho: ”I think the controversy over my private life is due to personal desires...I'm trying to be more moderate”

Actor Lee Min-ho has proven to be the most popular Korean actor for the 12th consecutive year. Previously, Lee Min-ho was named "Korean actor loved by people all over the world" for the 12th consecutive year.
According to the "2025 Overseas Korean Wave Survey" (based on 2024) released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Cultural Exchange Foundation, Lee Min-ho will be
He has been ranked as the most popular Korean actor in the world with consecutive overwhelming popularity figures. Recently, at an event with Herald POP held at a cafe in Seogyeok-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul,
In the interview, Lee Minho revealed that he tries to control his personal desires to avoid controversy in his private life.
On this day, Lee Minho said, "I just try to do my best in the given situation.
These are the values I pursue," he said, adding, "I think the title in front of Lee Minho's name can be changed at any time."
He continued, "Even when I debuted, I thought I had to become the 'Korean star' Lee Minho.
"I've never thought that I couldn't do it," he said, adding, "I think that any modifier can always change, and I just do my best as Lee Minho."
Lee Minho also said, "I've never felt particularly anxious (about falling from my position as a top star), but I always live with the idea that it could happen to me."
He confessed, "There are times when I feel some personal feelings or desires. I often leave my private life issues because of my personal desires, so I don't feel like I'm being pressured by my family or projects.
"I think about things that are more important than myself, and I try to control my personal desires," he said. "Recently, I've been feeling sensitive about a lot of things, and I don't know when a problem will come up.
However, as I continue to study carefully, I have come to the conclusion that I want to live life the way I want to, so I try to moderate my eating as much as I can and maintain a healthy lifestyle," he emphasized.
Meanwhile, Lee Min-ho's comeback film "From the Point of View of an Omniscient Reader" is about a man who is the only reader of a novel that has been serialized for over 10 years, but on the day it is completed, the world in the novel becomes reality.
A fantasy action movie where Kim Deok-ja (Ahn Hyo-Seop), a former student of the past, tries to survive in a post-apocalyptic world together with the protagonist of the novel Yoo Jun-hyuk (Lee Min-ho) and his friends.
The film is set to be released in Korea on the 23rd.