Lee Jun-ho on ‘Cashero’ Success, Global Stardom and Taking Creative Risks: ‘My Goal Is to Consistently Reinvent Myself’

Teona Gherasim

Lee Jun-ho has mastered the pivot. Fresh off Netflix superhero series “ Cashero ” — which hit No. 2 globally and cracked the Top 10 in over 70 countries — the K-drama star is plotting his next reinvention as a villain in “Veteran 3.” The 2PM member, who made history as the first idol-actor to win the Grand Prize at the 2022 APAN Star Awards, has been deliberately reshaping audience expectations with each project. After back-to-back hits with period drama “The Red Sleeve” and romantic comedy “