Lee Eon, the first coffee prince, celebrated the 17th anniversary of the motorcycle accident today (21st)
Aug 21, 2025
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In the early morning of August 21, 2008, Ian died of a motorcycle accident on his way home from the end of the KBS drama `Choi Kang Chil-woo.' He was 27 years old.
At that time, while changing lanes at Hannam Intersection, he hit a guardrail and died at the scene. The sudden sad news shocked fans as well as fellow actors and officials who were with them.
During his lifetime, Ian was a former gold medalist in wrestling at the 1997 National Sports Festival, and since 2000, he has turned into a model and entered the entertainment industry.
Since then, he has drawn attention with the movie Madonna' (2006), and in the drama 'Coffee Prince's 1st Shop' (2007), he has built a public profile by playing Hwang Min-yeop, working with Gong Yoo, Yoon Eun-hye, and Kim Jae-wook.
He then sadly passed away while expanding his potential as an actor by appearing in various works such as KBS 2TV 'Drama City - A Non-Communist Exhibition' and MBC 'Who Are You'.
His short acting life left a deep regret for his colleagues.
Gong Yoo, who appeared in the MBC documentary complex 'Dasumul-Coffee Prince 1st Shop' that aired in 2020, was "a very manly friend." It's a pity that I couldn't show you even though I could have shown more."
Kim Jae-wook also "I remember the day my brother left at this time of year. I wanted to do a lot of things"I expressed my longing.
Seventeen years later, many still remember and commemorate him.
narusi@sportschosun.com
