{"id":2259399,"date":"2026-01-31T06:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2259399"},"modified":"2026-01-31T06:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:30:17","slug":"lee-junho-on-cashero-veteran-3-new-music-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lee-junho-on-cashero-veteran-3-new-music-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Junho on “Cashero,’ ‘Veteran 3,’ New Music & More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tLee Jun-ho celebrated his birthday earlier this week by offering his fans a gift: a new single.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSo far it seems like the fans are really, really enjoying it,\u201d he says of \u201cFour Seasons (Always),\u201d which he released on Monday. He debuted the ballad live during his two-day fan meeting \u201cStunning Us,\u201d where he performed and shared anecdotes from his recent acting projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMy fan meeting was also a birthday party,\u201d says the performer, who uses the mononym Junho, who turned 36 on Sunday. \u201cSo the highlight was being able to celebrate my birthday with four to five thousand of my fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s morning in Seoul, a couple days after the release, and the actor-musician is sipping an iced Starbucks drink from his office at O3 Collective, the creative agency that he founded last summer. A week earlier, he was in Paris to attend a cocktail party celebrating Berluti<\/a>\u2018s new men\u2019s collection and campaign during Fashion Week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAs their ambassador, I spent some valuable time learning about the brand\u2019s history, its origins as well as some of their deeply meaningful stories,\u201d he says. \u201cEven though it was a short trip, I had a very fulfilling experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tJunho at an event for Berluti<\/a> during Paris Fashion Week.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tFashion played a central role in Junho\u2019s approach to his two recent Netflix<\/a> series, \u201cTyphoon Family\u201d and \u201cCashero.\u201d The leading actor sourced and supplied personal pieces for both projects, and approaches costuming as a shorthand into showcasing his characters\u2019 personality. <\/p>\n

\n\tIn \u201cTyphoon Family,\u201d set during Korea\u2019s major financial crisis in the late \u201990s, Junho stars as a young free-spirited CEO attempting to save the family business. The character is part of the \u201cOrange Tribe,\u201d a nepo-baby youth culture that arose from the Apgujeong neighborhood. \u201cI put a lot of effort into bringing the character of an Apgujeong playboy to life by portraying he is a trendsetter who is fashionably conscious,\u201d says Junho of the sartorial period.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tJunho in \u201cTyphoon Family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tIn superhero-action series \u201cCashero,\u201d physical coins cascade off his character, as payment for using his strength superpower. \u201cI actually had to wear a device that would portray coins actually falling off my body when I would press a button while wearing a cropped hoodie and baggy clothes,\u201d he says. \u201cThe hoodie was also great to wear as a superhero because I had to cover my face.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBoth series arrived on Netflix<\/a> two years after his blockbuster romantic K-drama \u201cKing the Land,\u201d and the three projects have brought his work to a larger global audience and minted him as a Netflix star. \u201cIt takes about one year to film a project,\u201d Junho says. \u201cSo being able to show the work I\u2019ve put so much effort into to a global audience is truly a wonderful and fulfilling experience as an actor.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tLee Jun-ho as Kang Sang-ung in \u201cCashero.\u201d Credit: Kim Hobin\/Netflix \u00a9 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tWhile \u201cTyphoon Family\u201d saw him taking on a \u201cbad boy\u201d persona, his next project places him firmly in the villain role for the first time. Junho is preparing to film \u201cVeteran 3,\u201d the third installment of a highly popular action-comedy franchise.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe character is honestly just a bad guy. Someone no one could ever love,\u201d he says of his character n the film. \u201cI was especially interested in the overall process that I would have to go through as an actor to prepare for this role. So right now, I\u2019m in the stage of repeatedly reading the script and building the character step-by-step.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cVeteran 3\u201d also marks a full-circle moment for Junho, who made his acting debut in 2013 with the film \u201cCold Eyes.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m feeling incredibly excited about returning to the big screen,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tLee Jun-ho as Kang Sang-ung in \u201cCashero.\u201d Credit: Kim Hobin\/Netflix \u00a9 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tJunho, who began his career as a member of K-pop<\/a> boy band 2PM in 2008, has continued to cultivate a music career in tandem with his acting work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe boundaries between singers acting and actors making music have become much more fluid,\u201d he says. \u201cI believe that if you\u2019re able to do both music and acting, continuing to pursue both is the best choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSo far, that\u2019s what he\u2019s done. Although he hasn\u2019t released a full solo album since 2019 \u2014 shortly before his mandatory military enlistment \u2014 he\u2019s continued to perform and tour with 2PM and as a solo artist, with single releases along the way. Last year, he merged both practices when he recorded the opening theme song for \u201cTyphoon Family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t have any new music scheduled to be released at the moment,\u201d he says, asked if there might be more music on the way after the release of \u201cAlways\u201d \u2014 and that he is \u201calways working on music at all times.\u201d \u201cIf the timing feels right \u2014 like if I think this is a moment when I can release or share a song \u2014 I might suddenly share it with my fans,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd with the support of O3 Collective, Junho has the agency to shape his creative choices moving forward \u2014 and, hopefully, help other artists wanting to do the same.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRight now, it may look like a one-person agency since I am the only artist, but I never originally intended it to be that way,\u201d Junho says of the idea behind O3. \u201cI started this company because I wanted to take greater responsibility for my work, and to give myself the space to seriously reflect on what kinds of projects and activities I want to pursue moving forward,\u201d he adds. \u201cAnd if the opportunity arrives in the future \u2014 if there are artists who share a similar mindset and vision \u2014 I\u2019d love to bring them on board.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

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