Wow, he did a number on his car. :( I hope he gets better soon..

Scd!
Get well soon!!! Plz...

omo my poor Kim Chiyang is in the hospital :(
hope he recovers soon :(

I'm so sorry to hear about Kim's accident -- he's one of my favorite Korean actors since I've seen him in his drama series Tomato, Secret Lovers, Blissful Women etc. I pray for your quick recovery & hope you feel better soon! God bless!

my prayers are with you Kim for your complete recovery -- you're one of my favorite Korean actors and i got your photo sitting in my living room (the one taken from your Tomato series days). Aja, fightin'!!!

i wonder how the accident occurred? was he hit by someone as the photo suggests his car was almost totalled in front?

Oh god
I love his kind of acting in iron empress
and he did well in secret lovers whith han ji hye
They were a good pair
I wish him The best and healthy

I don't understand. Didn't they take x-rays or anything after the car accident? I know that he had no physical injuries, but from the photos of the battered car, it was obviously not a minor accident.

its a good thing beamers are sturdy cars. hope he gets better.

@5,

Actually, at first glance, the car damage in the front doesn't look that bad. The car didn't crumple that much (about 4 inches or so of buckling on the front right side of the car), and so that's good news. If the car's relative speed were higher, you would see the car much more crumpled in the front to absorb the exponentially increasing energy curve. The car's front hood looks like it was sheared off of the front, and that, or an overhanging object, is what damaged the front windshield.

Of course, there is no question that even "small" car accidents are events that can create a tremendous amount of kinetic energy. That, and a sudden change of direction (from standing still to going backwords) creates a great deal of stress in the human body. These kinds of energy release has to go somewhere, and if even a little bit is absorbed by the human body, things can get torn, ripped apart, ruptured and otherwise damaged.

Unfortunately, it looks like Kim Seok-hoon was part of the energy absorbtion matrix, and his bodily injuries appear to be soft-tissue damage. The extent of the damage is difficult to ascertain, especially around the neck (and brain, for that matter). It could be a while this series restarts, if they want Kim Seok-hoon to remain in the series.

@7, x-rays won't reveal soft-tissue damage. And it is likely that the initial trauma that caused the soft-tissue damage did not present as symptoms until after the body relaxed a bit. in severe cases, some car accident victims can literally just walk around and be fine one moment, and then a day later, be dead from internal soft-tissue injuries (say, head trauma).

-Samsooki

I hope he doesn't end up like Natasha Richardson.

:( I'm sending healing thoughts...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I want him to be healthy and back with filming soon TT_________TT
Kim SeokHoon is practically my latest obsession since I started getting into Empress Cheonchu....
I really hope tt everything would be ok with him

My first reaction to this was "NOOOO!". I really really like him in Empress Chun Chu and its sad to hear that he's injured. He kinda reminds me of Kang Ji-wan sometimes....
I hope he has a speedy recovery. Why do so many korean celebrities get into so many car accidents? Is it the stressful scheduling and work schedules?

That's scary! I hope he gets better soon.

very scary. i hope he doesn't sustain any permanent damage.

@ 5 and Samsooki
That car he's driving is a BMW X5 SUV - their frames are pretty solid in comparison to a lot of models with softer metal out there, which may crush easier.
That is to say, the same impact would LOOK much worse on other vehicles.

So, his accident is actually more serious than his vehicle is showing.
The soft tissue damage sounds pretty bad.

My first reaction was the same as the other comment who said Natasha Richardson.

I have not seen this guy since Tomato and Sweet Spy. Hope his injuries will mend properly soon.
The schedulers should really give these poor actors a better break - too many accidents, and one fatal too.

Jusash the only way that will happen is if actors form unions. Without the unions, they are at the mercy of the entertainment companies meaning they are more prone to be in accidents due to the high level of stress and lack of sleep.

@Samsooki
thnx samsooki for that assessment if you will! i just hope he gets treated to the fullest & nothing more serious on his physical condition would come out of this accident! It's hard not to think of the F4 or BBF guys when they were filming BBF as they were in a card accident as well after filming.

I really like Kim, he's one of those good Korean actors & i have been following his projects since watching Tomato. Yes I agree he did a great job in Secret Lovers with Han Ji Hye & I was hoping for a sequel on that one as well...that's one of Kdramas I wldn't get tired watching. Once again, get well soon Kim!

I hope he'll be ok..that wreck is pretty nasty. I like him in Happy Woman..he moved me to tears in that drama...please, please get well soon oppa..you're a tough guy i know!!

another kim seok-hoon fan sends good vibes for his complete recovery. Like Jill, i came to love him through his role in Happy Woman and was pleased to be able to see him again in Iron Empress. Fighting, KSH!

Koreans love their beemers. Wow, for an X5 to end up in that state, was he going too fast?

@ Paula - thks for confirming he was in a Happy Woman. I like that series.

thnx javabeans for your update on Kim's condition! My prayers are with him -- he's truly a great actor & i have always enjoyed watching him since Tomato, Blissful Woman, Secret Lovers and i have yet to see Empress C Cheun when i get a chance! Once again, i hope Kim's condition after his surgery would bring him complete recovery! Get well soon Kim ssi!!
@15 -- thnx for that note re type of car he was in! I also agree with you 101% that the schedulers should give these actors some leeway for their breaks which seemed to happen quite often even with the BBF actors when they were filming the series!

OMG the top of his car is totaled! Amazingly, the back remains perfectly intact lol. I hope he gets well soon. Looking forward to more Empress Chun Chu (:

DAMMM!!!! this is one of the worst hits ive seen

is it just me or korean celebrities always get into car accidents... O.o

oh my god!!!!!!! :(

OMG