A top Korean actor who succeeded in changing his life thanks to the photo his sister took for him in a hurry
Recently, the online community FM Korea is taken over by a confession letter written by actor Won Bin himself.
<I searched the closet, wore the most stylish one among the few clothes I have, and went out to the open space in front of the house with my older sister. My youngest older sister, who works as a hairdresser and has the best aesthetic sense among our siblings, pressed the shutter while facing the red brick wall. I didn’t really like being photographed, but I posed hard and acted cool as if I were a model for that day.
Now that I think about it, what a reckless idea. While others spend millions of won to submit their profile photos taken in the studio to the broadcasting station, I proudly attach to my application the photo taken against a brick wall by a cheap camera the size of a palm.
In this case, it was the saying, ‘If you are ignorant, you will be brave.’ It seems that the recklessly submitted application has unexpectedly caught the eyes of Cheil Broadcasting drama officials. After some document screening and interviewing, I proudly passed the recruitment test for exclusive actors through the 3rd open recruitment. It was November 1995.>
The word “From rags to riches” has long been an old saying in the entertainment industry. Celebrities with superior genes in “power elite” families are usually the talk of the town. However, until the 2010s, self-made stars who turned their lives around only with pure passion and skills started to surface.
Recently, the online community FM Korea is taken over by a confession letter written by actor Won Bin (45) himself.
Won Bin was just a ‘Gangwon-do village boy’ who attended Jeongseon until middle school, graduated from Chuncheon Technical High School before announcing his face as part of the first public recruitment for cable TV Cheil Broadcasting in 1996. He once failed an audition for SM Entertainment.
However, he quickly rose to stardom with the drama “Autumn In My Heart” and became the epitome of a handsome actor. Starting with the 2004 film “Taegukgi,” he beat Seol Kyung-gu, Jang Dong-gun, and Kang Dong-won to become the best actor with star power in Chungmuro.
Won Bin is the epitome of a celebrity who was born as a dirt spoon and was reborn as a golden spoon. He once ran away from home to purchase his childhood dream of becoming a celebrity. On the way home after being caught, the story of how his parents said, “I see so many people who are more handsome than you when I go to downtown Gangneung. You think anyone can be a celebrity?” is still a famous one.
Won Bin got married in a small wedding to actress Lee Na-young (43) near his hometown of Deok-ri, Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do in 2015.
However, some point out that he is overly sticking to the mysterious concept as he has been on a hiatus for 12 years since his protagonist role in the movie “The Man from Nowhere” in 2010.
Source: wikitree
