extended profile-1

Let's begin by looking up LBS profile I mentioned in the previous entry. I am going to comment on each item of it. My aim is not only to supplement current version, but also make it more entertaning and informative. Hope it works.

1. Name

By the guideline for Korean-Romanization, it is recommended that 이범수 is written as Lee, Beom Su in English. As the guideline is not a mandatory rule, his name is also known as Lee Bum Su or Lee Beom Soo. I guess that his biggest Korean fan club is named after his name because 범 in 이범수 is a word meaning a tiger (虎).

2. Date of Birth

There is a gap between his real and the registered birth date. In an interview with 'Cine21', LBS himself told the behind story as for his birth date.

He was born 11/25/69, which falls on 10/16/69 of the lunar calendar. He said he was a very weak newborn baby. So, his parents did not register the date immediately and waited for a while in order to confirm their only son should be fine. As a reult, his birth date was officially verified as 01/03/70.

His family seems to celebrate his birthday by lunar calendar. There is evidnce for it. In 2006, there was a surprise birthday (party) event for LBS at press preview of 'My Wife is a Gangster 3' It was the sixth of december and the date exactly falls on 10/16 of the lunar calendar.

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*Little Tiger, LBS fan club: http://cafe.daum.net/bumsoolove
*An interview with the magazine, cine21: http://www.cine21.com/Article/article_view.php?mm=005001001&article_id=8290
(http://www.cine21.com/Article/article_view.php?mm=005001001&article_id=8290)
*A Surprise Birthday Event for LBS: http://www.wowet.com/2005/news_detail.asp?num=4&entseq=46197&sections=11&spage=21&keyword=)