Lee Eon dies in accident
by javabeans
Oh, man.
Model-turned-actor Lee Eon (also spelled Lee Un, most famously of Coffee Prince) has died in a motorcycle accident.
The 27-year-old, born Park Sang-min, was on his way home following the wrap party for KBS’s Strongest Chil Woo early on the morning of August 21. He was riding a motorcycle and ran into the guardrail of the overpass, and is said to have died almost immediately.
The news has shocked everyone; online, netizens are abuzz in disbelief. Just the night before, he had been onscreen in Chil Woo‘s finale episode, and the sudden news is, to say the least, startling.
Lee Eon got his start modeling, but shot to mainstream levels of fame when he took on the role of simple-hearted but lovable Min Yub in last year’s Coffee Prince. He followed that with a stint as a cable-TV MC, then returned to dramas with Who Are You? and, most recently, Strongest Chil Woo.
RIP.
Via CBS.co.kr
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1 lizzie
August 20, 2008 at 3:34 PM
what????????????? NOOOOOOO
is that true? OMG, hic hic I'm crying right now
I love this guy in coffee prince and who are you
he is very talented, NOOOOOOOO
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2 jippo
August 20, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Such a crazy world, and at such a young age!
I was looking forward to seeing more of his work.
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3 Christina
August 20, 2008 at 3:36 PM
omg (face)
that's soooo sad! i loved him as an actor in coffee prince!
he was so cute and funny!
T.T i'll pray for him
R.I.P. Lee Eon
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4 addicted
August 20, 2008 at 3:40 PM
I adore him. Deepest condolences to his family and friends.
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5 Sevenses
August 20, 2008 at 3:41 PM
OMG NOOO. That's so tragic! I loved him in CP... and now he's just ... gone?! *deep breath*
My sympathies to his family, friends and fans.
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6 docmitasha
August 20, 2008 at 3:43 PM
I can't believe it. Wow. What a loss. He had so much talent and potential. Its painful and startling to read this.
My sympathies to all who knew him, and to his fans. Rest in peace, Lee Eon, and thanks for the memories. I don't know if watching your work again will ever feel the same.
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7 betchay
August 20, 2008 at 3:43 PM
My GOD, very sad news & so young indeed.
I liked him in Coffee Prince. RIP
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8 veronica
August 20, 2008 at 3:44 PM
i saw this somewhere else and didn't believe it.
wow. he was my favorite one out of the princes!
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9 nurse.v
August 20, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Absolutely heartbreaking ;-( I'm so shocked and just overwhelmed with disbelief (and grief). I feel as if I've just lost a dear friend. I really enjoy watching him and his presence will surely be missed. *sobs* My deepest condolences to his loved ones.
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10 ed
August 20, 2008 at 3:49 PM
this is too shocking, my jaw just dropped. i was looking forward to more and mature performances from him in the future. it reminds you how fragile life is. there seems to be so many motorcycle accidents, viz. monday kidz singer. RIP lee eon...
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11 invisibelle
August 20, 2008 at 3:50 PM
ohh, what a shock, how incredibly sad :( I definitely looked forward to seeing him in future dramas :(
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12 ed
August 20, 2008 at 3:50 PM
p.s. omg...he was the tough as nails coach in Like a Virgin. so memorable in a short, thankless role. sigh sigh sigh!!
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13 Jae Young
August 20, 2008 at 3:53 PM
I feel like so many people are dying in Korea in motorcycle and car accidents. They seriously need to look into reeducating drivers out there ;_;
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14 phuongthanh
August 20, 2008 at 4:07 PM
WHAT THE ...??????????????OH MO OH MO!
I can´t believe it,totaly!!!!!!!!!I CAN´T!
How come so many korean celebrities have car accidents and motorcycle accidents these days?!!!!!!!
R.I.P. Lee Eon, hope you will doing well.
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15 infiniti512
August 20, 2008 at 4:08 PM
I cant believe this!!! He was so young and just getting started. I wish his family well.
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16 tlina069
August 20, 2008 at 4:09 PM
OMG... I cannot believe it!
RIP...
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17 valmy
August 20, 2008 at 4:09 PM
I did not want to believe it either.
I am soo sorry to hear this.
I hope he RIP and best wishes to his family!!
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18 Malinda
August 20, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Wait why is he riding a motorcycle in the first place? Im shocked and confused. Was he drunk? Is he too poor to get a taxi etc? More info PLEASE /sad
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19 ayana
August 20, 2008 at 4:11 PM
R.I.P Lee Eon.
My deepest sympathies & condolences to his family and friends :-(
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20 Nancy
August 20, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Oh my gosh, I just got shivers. I loved him in CP, I was looking forward to more dramas from him. He is such a cutie too! This is such a sad loss, R.I.P. my prince.
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21 Mr Kpop
August 20, 2008 at 4:16 PM
Man, what a tragedy!
RIP
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22 Amber
August 20, 2008 at 4:17 PM
so tragic. he was very promising.
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23 heibai
August 20, 2008 at 4:19 PM
This is absolutely heartbreaking.
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24 violetish
August 20, 2008 at 4:21 PM
oh my... i don't even know what to think, just that it is a shame such an awesome actor had to go so early.
RIP.
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25 avonmarissa
August 20, 2008 at 4:21 PM
This tragic world we live in- here one minute, gone the next. May he rest in peace.
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26 daydreamer
August 20, 2008 at 4:26 PM
oh gosh. i'm just as shocked as all the rest of the world. rest in peace. :C
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27 Philippa
August 20, 2008 at 4:29 PM
I'm really shocked! He's sooo young!
He's an amazing actor.
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28 May May
August 20, 2008 at 4:31 PM
the news is frightening... i am really shocked... this guy was so full of promise...
RIP
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29 K4Ice4Thu
August 20, 2008 at 4:36 PM
This is a horrible horrible tragedy..
I don't even know how to react..
May Lee Eon rest in peace.
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30 strawberrygrl
August 20, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Lee Eon!!!!!
this is the second celebrity death related to motorcycles THIS YEAR!!
what kind of tragedy is this?
speechless
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31 Sue
August 20, 2008 at 4:44 PM
ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
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32 E
August 20, 2008 at 4:48 PM
AHHH i still can't believe it....he was so talented! R.I.P!
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33 Miki
August 20, 2008 at 4:50 PM
OMG. Are you serious?
I mean...he was JUST in Chil Woo....He was just here...and then, gone the next.
What a shocking and tragic way to die. Such a young, talented guy......
May he rest in peace, and, quite frankly, at least he became famous at what he did before he died. Surely that's some condolence. Though now we can never see what else he could've done...
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34 xmerokox
August 20, 2008 at 4:59 PM
I'm so shocked.
RIP.
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35 =[
August 20, 2008 at 5:01 PM
omg...how sadd!
R.I.P. Lee Eon
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36 ladychick
August 20, 2008 at 5:03 PM
Did he not see that guardrail? Why did he run into it? Man, this is too tragic :(
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37 Auntiemame
August 20, 2008 at 5:04 PM
How sad! After watching the finale of Strongest Chil Woo, I was looking forward to seeing his next project.
And, from some interviews that I saw, I will always remember him as being a down-to-earth person and someone that was having a good life.
R.I.P.
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38 popcorn
August 20, 2008 at 5:09 PM
My face nearly (literally) drop from my head after reading this.
Oh my mother, that is so shocking.
Wow, this makes me feel sad. I like the guy in Coffee Prince.
*snif* Awww, RIP poor fella.
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39 snow_angel
August 20, 2008 at 5:10 PM
omg...i'm so shocked. he's so young and his future is so bright. RIP
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40 sLaVe
August 20, 2008 at 5:14 PM
I was just SO shocked when I saw this. Even more shocked because I just saw a picture with him, ShinYoung, Jessica, and Tiffany on their latest appearance to SST!
God, he played my absolute dream boy in Coffee Prince and I always remembered him since. I absolutely fell in love with Min Yeop and thought he played his role really well. I enjoyed watching him on Shim Shim Tapa with ShinYoung too :(
Ever since Coffee Prince, his modeling AND acting career had been picking up/doing really well. It's so unfortunate but may he rest in peace <3
-sLaVe
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41 cattleya
August 20, 2008 at 5:25 PM
i feel sad...RIP to this actor.
i noticed in Korea that their celebrities are attending(every year) either a wedding or a funeral...
i think these actors should hail a cab in order for them to reach their houses safe...
they, being sleep deprived and perhaps intoxicated, are prone to accident.
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42 ivanovie
August 20, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Oh My God!! really shocked me! i can't believe my eyes when i saw the headlines! i thought it was another Lee Eon..not this Chil Woo Lee Eon..i just saw him last night in the final eps!
huhuhu..this is so sad..he's just about to rise..Rest In Peace Lee Eon..My Condolences to his family and friends..
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43 kagemusha
August 20, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Condolences to Lee Eon's family and friends. Such a tragedy in the prime of his life and career. He will be missed.
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44 haj
August 20, 2008 at 5:34 PM
AHHHHH! WHAT???!! NO WAY...
i just returned from hopping around the house screaming.
i CANNOT believe it. this is some kind of sick joke, right?
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45 T___T
August 20, 2008 at 5:37 PM
It's just so shocking. He did such a good job playing Min Yub in CP. He was such a lovable guy. Rest in peace Eon. You will be remembered!
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46 aya
August 20, 2008 at 5:41 PM
Hard to believe such a thing would happen to him.. Rest in peace Eon. You will always remembered. God bless.. (omo i'm tearing)
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47 norie
August 20, 2008 at 5:44 PM
omg...i couldn believe this either!! he's just there yesterday...i swear i just saw him on a radio show..how could he have gone just like that???
gosh i feel so nauseous...
deepest condolences to his family!!
RIP LEE EON
korean celebrities should stop riding motorbycicle. It is so dangerous.
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48 samlun
August 20, 2008 at 5:46 PM
SHOCKING NEWS
huhuhu
I cannot believe it, feel bad for his family and friends
Rest in peace Lee Eon
many people die in motorcycle accidents.
Let drive safely.
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49 itzkristinee
August 20, 2008 at 5:48 PM
I'm very sad to hear this. And I am in total disbelief. Because he's an amazing actor. And he was not only young but he was a rising star. Just last week I was watching Coffee Prince and I was laughing when he went to pick up Angel at the park because she finally is willing to date him. And I saw him in Who Are You? and In Strongest Chil Woo. I'm very sad I wont be seeing his smile. We've lost a very good actor and great person today. =*( He surely will be missed. And may he RIP. and my condolences go out to his family and friends.
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50 joo.ji.hoon
August 20, 2008 at 5:50 PM
i cannot believe it....All I have to say is that I have loved his performances, his sweetness and sensitivity was just enchanting...
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