24 Facts About Won Bin

Kim Do-jin, professionally known as Won Bin, is a South Korean actor.

Won Bin first gained wide popularity in 2000 after starring in the KBS's television series Autumn in My Heart.

Won Bin was Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year in 2010 and 2011.

Won Bin is the fifth and youngest child, with one brother and three sisters.

Won Bin's father was employed in a mine, and his mother worked on a farm.

Won Bin began taking taekwondo lessons and holds a black belt.

Won Bin graduated from Chuncheon Mech Tech High School and initially planned to become a car mechanic due to his interest in car racing and motorcycling.

In November 1995, a cable television network was looking for new actors; Won Bin applied and was accepted in his last semester of high school.

Won Bin was noticed by fashion designer Andre Kim, who invited him to appear in his fashion show.

Won Bin made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 1997 television series Propose.

In 1998, Won Bin graduated from the Broadcasting and Entertainment Department at Paekche Institute of the Arts.

Won Bin played the rebellious youngest son in the critically acclaimed drama Tough Guy's Love.

In 2001, Won Bin graduated from the Department of Theater at Yong In University.

Won Bin was stationed in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, a position for which he volunteered.

The decision was made by the military when Won Bin sustained injury to his ACL.

Won Bin underwent surgery and was officially discharged on June 7,2006.

In September 2007, Won Bin was appointed as a special representative of the Korean Committee for UNICEF.

In 2024, Gallup Korea conducted a survey on "The actor you want to see again", in which Won Bin took first place.

On May 30,2015, Won Bin married actress Lee Na-young in a small, private ceremony in a wheat field in Won Bin's hometown of Jeongseon County.

Won Bin has modeled for more than 50 brands since the late 1990s.

Won Bin worked as a fashion model for Andre Kim, who was the first to discover him in 1995.

Won Bin appeared in several of Kim's fashion shows in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Many artists in South Korea consider Won to be one of the best examples of a good-looking man; he has been nicknamed "Godbin" by Korean internet users.

Won Bin is referred to as a "dragon" by other celebrities due to the rarity of seeing him in person.