People and media saw this movie as a gay movie, but he(she) was actually transgender.  The actor is not transgender or homosexual. He became very popular among Chinese women in 2006. More men began to interested in cosmetics after this movie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_and_the_Clown

King and the Clown (왕의 남자) 1

behind kiss

CF: [Lee Jun Ki] Pomegranate CF 2

Barbie~~

seen the movie quite sometimes ago. it is an interesting story.