(Jeju Airlines)

South Korean heartthrob Lee Min-ho met his fans of various nationalities during an autograph signing event in Busan on Tuesday.

Serving as a promotional brand model for Jeju Airlines, Lee participated in the fan meeting event held to celebrate the airliner launching a new route that flies between Busan and Guam.

Fans not only from Korea but also from Hong Kong, China, Japan and U.S. flocked to Busan to see Lee, proving his huge popularity as global star.

Lee recently finished filming his first lead role movie, “Gangnam 1970,” in which he plays the role of Jong-dae, who spent his childhood in an orphanage and gets involved in the lives of gangsters with his friend Yong-ki, played by actor Kim Rae-won.

The noir film portrays the two men’s desire for money and friendship in Seoul’s Gangnam district in the 1970s, when the region began changing due to a boom in real estate investment. The film is to be released nationwide on Jan. 21.

By Kim Min-jin (minjin103@heraldcorp.com)