Lee Jong Seok Joins Lee Min Ho and Kim Soo Hyun to Rep Chinese Menswear Brand Semir
Lee Jong Seok is vaulting to the Hallyu big leagues whether he’s ready to or not with the news that he’s joining previous endorsement models Lee Min Ho and Kim Soo Hyun in repping major Chinese male fashion brand Semir. The endorsement deal is only for Chinese markets so the addition of Lee Jong Seok confirms that the one-two punch of his last two drama projects I Hear Your Voice and Dr. Stranger really has gotten him into the Chinese audience consciousness. It’s probably hard to believe but Dr. Stranger is considered a raging success in China by online viewing and streaming volume even if the majority of comments echo the same “what the hell is this?” commentary from the English and Korean viewers. Lee Min Ho has been modeling for Semir for the last two years ever since he finished Faith and subsequently Heirs cemented his status as one of THE most popular Korean male actors in China.
Kim Soo Hyun is a recent addition to the Hallyu hall of fame after You From Another Star and his Semir gig also came after that drama made waves in China. The Fall 2014 campaign for Semir has already been shot and released with the brand sticking on the LOL tagline “Two Male Gods for Semir”. Lee Jong Seok will be joining for the Winter 2014 collection and for his sake I hope the design director for the brand is replaced by then because I find almost all of Semir’s clothing unattractive and dull. Below are samples from Lee Min Ho and Kim Soo Hyun’s photo shoots and honestly neither are able to elevator the clothing to being remotely anything I want to buy for my man, brother, dad, male coworker, basically any male in my life. Here’s hoping there won’t be an escalated fanwar once Lee Jong Seok joins the brand since there is already a tiff between Lee Min Ho and Kim Soo Hyun’s Chinese fans over which guy is more popular in China.
Hiring Kim Soo Hyun and Lee Min Ho is clearly to make the male customers want to look like these two “male gods” as the Chinese media likes to refer to them, but if the clothing is this uninspired then the effort is bound to fail anyways. I actually find Lee Jong Seok as more interesting male model than either Lee Min Ho or Kim Soo Hyun, he is a dash edgier and maybe hanging out with model-actor Kim Woo Bin has rubbed off on him because his photo spreads are usually pretty good.
Kim Soo Hyun and Lee Min Ho for Semir Fall 2014 collection:
What LMH wears HERE is much better than his wardrobe in “Heirs”.
As off all oh them to me he has the best looks.
Dang they are all hot looking men. ^^
o_0 @your last sentence Koala
did you actually say something COMPLIMENTARY about Lee Jong Seok’s looks?! I thought you couldn’t stand his face!
I know! I always LOL whenever Koala praises Lee Jong Suk because there were the days when she wrote the poorest things about his face 🙂
I thought LJS started out as a model??
and OMG Lee Min Ho looks soooo pretty in the last solo pic!
He did. In fact, it appears he and Kim Woo Bin were friends from their modeling days.
Honestly it shouldn’t even be a debate…LMH>>>anyone in China or anywhere in Asia.
Yes I think LJS will be a fantastic model since he was a model before going to acting, together with KWB, and both of them have been good friends since then 🙂
Out of the two of them, I much preferred what KSH is wearing to LMH in these photos. LMH is good looking but his clothes in drama’s are awful. KSH is good looking too, yet gives off a different aura about him (LMH fans please don’t get offended). I like watching all 3 actors, they can all act, using facial features to enhance the emotion they are portraying.
What would happen if all three of these guys starred in a drama together ? =-O
Fans everwhere would go crazy….admittedly, I’d watch that drama too even if it sucked =)
Out of the three boys, I find that LJS is the better actor…although I love LMH ( for his pretty look..lol). KSH is alright but I feel he’s actually the most over rated out of them.
I’ve heard LJS is a great guy, and he probably is. He might even be considered good-looking if you like that type, but I just can’t seem to get into his dramas. I always feel like he’s overacting especially when he’s supposed to be yelling or showing anger. That was one of the things that made me check out of IHYV, every time he yelled I wanted to punch my laptop.
He’s not that handsome too, he should just stick to modeling.
some of the outfits above remind me of grandpa
Dunno if it’s just me, but I’m waiting for LMH to lose his pretty boy looks and start looking manly. He looks good in the pictures but a little too boyish? Maybe the army will change all that… waiting to see…
LJS started out as the youngest male model to walk big name Seoul collections a couple years before KWB became a model so yeah, he knows how to make ugly clothes look good. Although I’m not sure even he would be able to elevate those Semir bland styles and basic, boring photo shoots. The photographer(s) did not even try.
lee min ho is the best!!!!