Lee Min Ho Lands the Cover of Cosmo China as well as Hot Water for Gambling Scandal

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• I too, like the thought of LMH having a vice, even one as small as the one mentioned in the article.

• That gambling thing happened HERE? In New Zealand? If so, there's something SERIOUSLY screwy about the PR spin because there are no coffee shops with gaming sections. The photos I saw showed him at a gaming table of some sort and they are ONLY allowed in one of the six casinos here. Either they were flat out lying, which seems odd given that it's really not that big a deal and also way, way too easy to prove false, or it wasn't in NZ

  • It's actually illegal to gamble if you are Korean whether in Korea or in another country. A bunch of celeb have been fined or have been given suspended sentences for that. So its a big deal to them.

    • How is it illegal to gamble in ANOTHER country? That seems totally bizarre, and possibly against int'l law. Koreans are probably unhappy with LMH, and he'll probably not be able to keep whatever money he gets, but illegal? There's no way.

• I don't think anyone could love Lee Min Ho's ankles more than Lee Min Ho. There is no other explanation as to why they are exposed more than any other part of his body.

  • Ha...hahaha! You may be right!

• "Its like the ghost of Personal taste has been following him around for 5 years and there is no sign of an exorcism in sight"

  LOL. well said.

  i laugh at the gambling thing. who cares? sometimes it is so ridiculous how big of a deal k-netizens/media make out of something so small..

  • I thought the issue was that gambling overseas is illegal for Korean citizens. So many cases like Shin Jung Hwan, Kim Jun Ho, Shin Hye Sun etc.
    http://ph.news.yahoo.com/korean-celebrities-caught-gambling-scandals-20110121-200334-275.html
    "In 2009, singer Shin Hye Sung of all-male band Shinwa was fined 10 million won for gambling in Macau. He returned to the music scene last year by releasing a Japanese album and holding concerts."

    So they are not making a molehill out of nothing in this context.

    • Exactly. Came here to ask the same question. Korean law seems to be very serious about it. To the lawyers around here: Is it even possible to extend Korean law to another country? Aren't visitors under jurisdiction of the guest country? I mean, it surely isn't an offense worthy of interstate rendition.

    • WTF. Koreans can't legally gamble? Then, what the heck is Go-Stop? I assume they don't play mahjongg there, either?

      Also, from the looks of it, it's not so much an issue of rendition, but that he can be prosecuted when he goes back to Korea and have to pay a hefty fine.

      Given that he lives and mainly works in Korea, it sounds like there's a possibility of it happening.

      I can understand the issue people have with gambling. There are some who get addicted to gambling and ruin their lives and the lives of others just to feed their addiction (similar to drugs and alcohol).

      Though, I'm pretty sure that prohibition doesn't work too well in a democratic republic, I don't really know what the solution should be.

• The lee min ho gambling was in Queenstown, NZ. Good point Stuart on PR guys not doing their research. Gambling is legal in New Zealand. But I think there is furore on gambling in Korea since recently an entertainment management group sacked their own stars for precisely that, caught gambling. It seems that Go-Stop is the only card game acceptable in that country.

• Well he is a grown man with a lot if money and fame and desires so if he were an amercan *shrug* it wont matter would it ! Just leave him alone !
  Koala ... a shrugggg ???? Thats too much

• Wait... Let me get this strait... It's illegal for Korean Citezens to gamble in a different country!? Naaah .. Really!??? What about all the Koreans I see in Las Vegas, Nev!? That is one bullcrap law!!! WTF!!
  I respect ALL coultures because I valued a person that respects mine. Having said that it baffles my mind to think they want to control their citizens even abroad. The funny/not so funny part in this is that that only celebrities most likely will get caught and fined :/

  • I don't say "Korean" just because they are Asians. I say "Korean" because I can hear it in their language that they are from Korea

  • Have you considered they might be Korean Americans?

    Also it's easier to hide if you aren't a famous celeb.

    • That's the reason why i think that law or whatever "prohibition" is absurd, because only celebrities seem to be affected by it not your regular Kim or Young. Anyways I lived in Nevada and have wrk in casinos and it's pretty obvious when they're "Korean Americas" and when they're tourist. Unfortunately, we tend to stand-out when we visit a different country than the one we live in. I say WE because even myself as I have visit other countries that speak Spanish, I stand out and find myself being asked where am I from. And by the way Koreans are by far the least of ppl that visit the casinos. Idk if that law has anything to do with it but I thought it.
      They're a few "high rollers" though ;)

• Omg..I persons can try it out once in awhile ..it's nothing offensive I think ..until and unless it a compulsive habit ...if u travel u tend to tempt into such things like ill bit of Blakjack of a trip to sm clubs..hmm hmm.
  .but I really think the cover is sm serious photo job gone bad..just look at his wait ..it's practically not there ....

• Love the photo of LMH in the blue sweater, peering into the antique binoculars with that pressed lip smile and dimple ^^

• How does a chicken drink water?little by little. How does an ocean form? Drops of water and How does gambling addiction start? From a penny.advice him to stop now then and dont back him