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...no ladies, it’s not what you think.
Another sign of Lee Byung-Heon’s incredible popularity, the star of 달콤한 인생 (A Bittersweet Life) will now ‘star’ in videogame released all over the world. Lee’s agency Phantom signed a contract with world renowned videogame giant Capcom, to produce a Xbox game using Lee as the model for the main character. The company plans to release the blockbuster game in 2006, on Microsoft’s recently launched Xbox360.
Phantom commented: “Capcom already used Jean Reno and Kaneshiro Takeshi for their PS2 game ‘Onimusha 2’, and they sold over 2 Million copies all over the world. There’s a lot of interest in this game because of Lee Byung-Heon’s involvement. After a year of research, the company finally decided to cast Lee, and given the fact he’s the first Korean actor to be part of a videogame, and considering his popularity in Japan, this is a huge deal. We know the Korean Wave is creating debate, but it’s true it focuses too much on catering to female fans. But now that Lee will take part in a big videogame released all over the world, this will help the Korean Wave reach different demographics. We agreed with Capcom not to reveal any detail about Lee’s compensation and royalties, but it’s the kind of figure that would surprise everybody in the market, and much more than what Reno and Kaneshiro received.”
No announcements about the content of the game and its title were made. But this is a big chance for Lee Byung-Heon, to both expand his fanbase in the Western market, and perhaps even raise some eyebrows in Hollywood.
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opus 12/12/2005 @ 11:14am
You can watch a trailer for the game right here, and more info can be found here.
Jennifer Felicho 01/03/2006 @ 5:15pm
I love to watch your movies. I would love to meet u.I am half Japanese and born in hawaii. Do u like acting? It looks so fun, i would like to act too but i will never get to.