Lee Eon

Lee Eon (5 February 1981 – 21 August 2008) was a South Korean actor and model. Lee Eon was born Park Sang-min on 5 February 1981. Lee began practising 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 drama "Mighty Chil-woo". Lee died in a motorcycle accident on 21 August 2008. He had been riding home from a party celebrating the last airing of Mighty Chil-woo, when his motorcycle hit the guardrail of an overpass in Hannam-dong, Seoul, at around 2 am. He died on the spot 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. [edit] Filmography Year Title Role 2006 Like a Virgin 2007 When Spring Comes (TV) Coffee Prince (TV) Hwang Min-yeop 2008 Who Are You (TV) Kwon Yong-deok Mighty Chil-woo (TV) Ja-ja