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Won Bin Pays His Respects at Kim Sae Ron's Wake

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<div style="text-align:center"> <span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1739830767241won bin and kim sae ron.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Won Bin and Kim Sae Ron in &quot;The Man From Nowhere&quot; | Photo from Viki</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Korean actress <strong>Kim Sae Ron </strong>was found dead in her home last Sunday, February 16. She was 24. </p><div><strong></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong></div><p>Among those who rushed to pay his respects at the funeral home was <strong>Won Bin</strong>, the lead star of the 2010 movie <strong><em>The Man From Nowhere</em></strong> which also cemented then-10-year-old Kim Sae Ron&#x27;s status as a child star. Actresses Han So Hee and Kim Bo Ra also reportedly visited the mortuary to pay their respects to their colleague and expressed condolences.</p><p><em></em>Won Bin, popular for the K-drama <em>Autumn in My Heart</em>, has not done any acting projects since <em>The Man From Nowhere</em>. So, he&#x27;s rarely seen at public events these days. Clad in a black turtleneck top, black coat, and black pants, he visited the funeral of Kim Sae Ron at Seoul Asan Medical Center in Songpa-gu, and quietly mourned his co-star&#x27;s sudden passing. He and his wife, actress Lee Na Young, also reportedly sent a wreath to offer condolences. </p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1739834243155The_Man_From_Nowhere-015.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="925" height="525" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmRHYq2wSzE?si=t040WLeqKumsuSX4" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:315px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1891512201090937193&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-02-17T20%3A48%3A33.947770%3A893706c3-6551-4ed8-92cb-8cfb65da1092%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=876566adcde9fa7c44e8473e1b9ff975eadc3437&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1891512201090937193"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Won Bin and Kim Sae Ron bonded while working on and promoting their award-winning movie. He won several Best Actor awards for his role as a mysterious man who, come hell or high water, saves a little girl (portrayed by Kim Sae Ron) who&#x27;s been kidnapped. </p><p>When Won Bin was named Best Actor at the 8th Korean Film Awards, he paid tribute to his colleagues, including Kim Sae Ron, saying, &quot;I was very happy to be able to work with all of you, who were small but great actors.&quot; </p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:315px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1891445942810734637&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-02-17T20%3A48%3A33.947770%3A893706c3-6551-4ed8-92cb-8cfb65da1092%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=876566adcde9fa7c44e8473e1b9ff975eadc3437&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1891445942810734637"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p><em>The Man From Nowhere</em> was Kim Sae Ron&#x27;s second acting project since her debut, and yet she made such a memorable, breakthrough performance that earned her Best New Actress awards at the 8th Korean Film Awards and 8th MaxMovie Awards. </p><p>Kim Sae Ron debuted in the entertainment scene at nine with the film <em>A Brand New Life</em>. She later starred in series like <em>The Queen&#x27;s Classroom</em>, <em>Hi! School: Love On</em>, and <em>Secret Healer</em>. Following her DUI incident, she appeared in the 2023 Netflix series <em>Bloodhounds</em>, her last project.</p><div><br/></div><p><em></em><em></em><em></em><em></em>Lead photo from <strong>Viki and @ron_sae</strong></p><div><em></em><em></em><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Won Bin makes a rare public appearance to pay his respects to Kim Sae Ron, with whom he shared the big screen in "The Man From Nowhere." </p>

Won Bin makes a rare public appearance to pay his respects to Kim Sae Ron, with whom he shared the big screen in "The Man From Nowhere."

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Won Bin Visits the Funeral Home of Kim Sae Ron, His Co-Star in 'The Man From Nowhere'

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Published February 18, 2025 06:55 AM PHT

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Updated February 18, 2025 08:14 AM PHT

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