Having returned with a surprisingly buff body with Super Junior’s comeback, Leeteuk talked about sports and working out during a recent interview with fashion magazine @star1.

“I love playing and watching sports,” said the Super Junior leader. “When I have time, I play basketball. It’s good to run and I’ve also been focusing on weight training.”

He added, “I started weight training to get rid of this weak, wimpy image that I had, and now women like that I have an unexpected body. So I’m trying to keep my face white and tan my body to create more twists.”

As the MC of SBS’ Star King, Leeteuk is also exercising through the ‘Make a Nice Body’ project on the show.

Leeteuk, with a few of the other Super Junior members, participated in the photoshoot with @star1, which will be revealed on July 20 in the August issue.