Model and actor Lee Soo-hyuk referred to his fellow crew as “Avengers” on Arirang TV program “Showbiz Korea.”

“I became close friends with the members, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Young-kwang, Hong Jong-hyun and Sung Joon. I hope everyone could work on the same movies or dramas,” said Lee.

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They got close after appearing in the TV drama “Vampire Idol” in 2011.

The crew is well-known as the model “Avengers” because they are all models turned actors who have enjoyed enormous popularity from their teens to 30s.

Lee is currently playing the lead in OCN’s soap opera “Neighborhood Hero.”

His interview with “Showbiz Korea” will be broadcast Wednesday at 10 a.m.

By Kim Soo-hyang (shkim@heraldcorp.com)