Eon Lee

Cast

Born

February 5, 1981 · South Korea

Died

August 21, 2008

Birth name

Park Sang-min

Lee Eon was a South Korean actor and model. As a freshman at university, he was inspired by Cha Seung Won to become a model, and after losing 30 kg made his debut at a fashion show in Busan in 1999. Lee branched out into acting, making his film debut in 2006. 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, at around 2 am. He died on the spot from a broken neck and was taken to the nearby Soonchunhyang University Hospital