▁a ▁game . ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁professional ▁s occer ▁player , ▁but ▁eventually ▁upon ▁entering ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁realize ▁what ▁acting ▁was ▁like ▁and ▁fully ▁emb rac ed ▁it . ▁ ▁Lee ▁T ae - ri ▁considered ▁using ▁a ▁stage ▁name ▁because ▁many ▁confused ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁City ▁Hunter ’ s ▁Lee ▁Min - ho ▁but ▁his ▁parents ▁disapp ro ved ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁instead ▁of ▁changing ▁his ▁name , ▁he ▁should ▁work ▁harder ▁to ▁be ▁recognized . ▁ ▁Career ▁Lee ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁actor . ▁He ▁deb uted ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five ▁playing ▁the ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁sit com ▁So on po ong ▁C lin ic , ▁followed ▁by ▁historical ▁dram as ▁Em press ▁My e ong se ong ▁and ▁J ang ▁Gil ▁San . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁star red ▁with ▁Y oo ▁Se ung - ho ▁in ▁K BS ' ▁children ▁program ▁Magic ▁War riors . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁roles ▁in ▁Gang nam ▁M om , ▁Gr ud ge : ▁The ▁Revol t ▁of ▁G umi ho ▁and ▁The ▁Th orn ▁Bird s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Lee ▁rose ▁to ▁fame ▁after ▁st arring ▁in ▁the ▁hit ▁historical ▁drama ▁Moon ▁Emb rac ing ▁the ▁Sun . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁cast ▁as ▁Song ▁K ang - ho ' s ▁reb elli ous ▁son ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁How ling . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in