Lee Min Ho appears on the cover of the September issue of Korean Esquire but his contribution to the magazine's first fall issue was more than a few fan service photos. He also had a few words to say about his character in the upcoming "Gossip Girls" style drama, "The Heirs."

He was asked whether his "The Heirs" character Kim Tan was merely Gun Jun Pyo of "Boys Over Flowers" all over again. After all, both characters are heirs and both attend an upscale exclusive high school.

His love interest will be Park Shin Hye's character, a girl from a less than luxurious background. And Gun Jun Pyo fell in love with Geum Jan Di, the daughter of a dry cleaner. Despite these similarities, Lee said there are significant differences.

For a start, he said, Gun Jun Pyo was a very simple character. Despite his sophisticated jet-set background, Gun Jun Pyo was innocent in a lot of ways. Kim Tan is much more complicated.

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