Lee Eon (5 February 1981 â€" 21 August 2008) was a South Korean actor
and model.Lee Eon was born Park Sang-min on 5 February 1981. Lee began
practicing ssireum while in elementary school, going on to win gold
medals at Korean national ssireum competitions in 1997 and 1998. As a
freshman at university, he was inspired by Cha Seung-won to become a
model, and after losing 30 kg (66 lb) made his debut at a fashion show
in Busan in 1999. His later fashion show appearances included the
Seoul Fashion Artists Association Collection.Lee branched out into
acting, making his film debut in 2006; he played a ssireum wrestler in
Like a Virgin, putting his skills to good use and helping lead actor
Ryu Deok-hwan learn the moves. He later appeared in the 2007 hit drama
series Coffee Prince, and made his final appearance in KBS period
drama Strongest Chil Woo.Lee died in a motorcycle accident on 21
August 2008. He had been riding home from a party celebrating the
airing of the last episode of Strongest Chil Woo, when his motorcycle
hit the guardrail of an overpass in Hannam-dong, Seoul, at around 2
a.m. He died at the scene from a broken neck and was taken to the
nearby Soonchunhyang University Hospital. Many of his colleagues
attended his funeral, including Gong Yoo, his co-star in Coffee
Prince, who took leave from his military service to hold Lee's
memorial tablet in the procession to the grave site.
and model.Lee Eon was born Park Sang-min on 5 February 1981. Lee began
practicing ssireum while in elementary school, going on to win gold
medals at Korean national ssireum competitions in 1997 and 1998. As a
freshman at university, he was inspired by Cha Seung-won to become a
model, and after losing 30 kg (66 lb) made his debut at a fashion show
in Busan in 1999. His later fashion show appearances included the
Seoul Fashion Artists Association Collection.Lee branched out into
acting, making his film debut in 2006; he played a ssireum wrestler in
Like a Virgin, putting his skills to good use and helping lead actor
Ryu Deok-hwan learn the moves. He later appeared in the 2007 hit drama
series Coffee Prince, and made his final appearance in KBS period
drama Strongest Chil Woo.Lee died in a motorcycle accident on 21
August 2008. He had been riding home from a party celebrating the
airing of the last episode of Strongest Chil Woo, when his motorcycle
hit the guardrail of an overpass in Hannam-dong, Seoul, at around 2
a.m. He died at the scene from a broken neck and was taken to the
nearby Soonchunhyang University Hospital. Many of his colleagues
attended his funeral, including Gong Yoo, his co-star in Coffee
Prince, who took leave from his military service to hold Lee's
memorial tablet in the procession to the grave site.
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