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The late Lee Eon

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter



Lee Eon, a model-turned-actor who starred in the popular MBC drama "Coffee Prince," died in a motorcycle accident at dawn Thursday, Yonhap News reported.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2008/08/178_29777.html

Lee, whose real name is Park Sang-min, was on his way home after attending a party celebrating the end of his KBS drama "Choi Kang Chil-woo" (Mighty Chil-woo). He was riding his motorcycle when he hit a railing of the elevated roadway in Hannam-dong, Yongsan at around 2 a.m.



The 27-year old actor died on the spot and was taken to Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Hannam-dong, Seoul. The police have not yet determined if Lee was drunk when he got into the motorcycle accident.

Lee gained fame last year for his role as a dim-witted but loveable Min-yeop in "Coffee Prince."

When he was in elementary school, Lee started participating in ssireum or traditional Korean wrestling. He proved to be an excellent athlete and won gold medals at Korean national ssireum competitions in 1997 and 1998.

However, as a freshman in university, Lee saw model Cha Seung-won on TV and decided to become a model. He worked hard to lose 30 kilos in order to gain the slim physique of a model. He made his debut in a fashion show in Busan in 1999.

With his good looks, Lee soon became a sought-after model, appearing in numerous fashion shows, including the Seoul Fashion Artists Association Collection. He also branched out into acting in dramas, which led to his role in "Coffee Prince."

Credits: cathy@koreatimes.co.kr

Stars at the funeral:


Eun Hye



She was co-starring with Eon in Coffee Prince

Popular actor and fashion model Eon (27, real name Park Sang-min) died early Thursday morning from a motorcycle accident.

According to police reports, Eon attended a party to celebrate the final episode of KBS 2TV's drama series "Chilwu, the Mighty" after midnight on August 21 and got into an accident while on his way home.

At the time of the accident, the late actor's management agency said the details of the accident have yet to be confirmed and that his parents were on their way to Seoul from Busan.

A funeral hall has been set up at the Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital in Hannam-dong, Seoul.

Eon co-starred in the recently concluded drama series "Chilwu, the Mighty" as one of the assassins led by Chilwu, played by Eric.

The late actor and model rose to stardom through his role in the phenomenally popular MBC drama series "Coffee Prince."

Source: KBS Global
http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1541840_11858.html