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{{Short description|South Korean actor (born 1977)}}
{{About|the South Korean actor|the boy group member with the same name|Riize}}
{{Family name hatnote|Kim|Won|lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Won Bin
| image        = Won Bin from acrofan.jpg
| caption      = Won in January 2011
| birth_name   = Kim Do-jin
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1977|11|10}}
| birth_place  = [[Jeongseon County]], [[Gangwon Province, South Korea|Gangwon Province]], South Korea
| alma_mater   = {{ubl|Paekche Institute of the Arts|[[Yong In University]]}}
| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1997–2010
| agent        = Eden 9
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Lee Na-young]]|2015}}
| children     = 1
| module       = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul       = %김도진
| hangulstage  = %원빈
}}
| signature    = Won Bin Signature.webp
}}

'''Kim Do-jin''' ({{Korean|hangul=김도진}}; born November 10, 1977), known professionally as '''Won Bin''' ({{lang|ko|원빈}}), is a South Korean actor. He first gained wide popularity in 2000 after starring in the television series ''[[Autumn in My Heart]]''. One of the most selective actors in the Korean entertainment industry, he has starred in only five films to date: ''[[Guns & Talks]]'' (2001), ''[[Taegukgi (film)|Taegukgi]]'' (2004), ''[[My Brother (2004 film)|My Brother]]'' (2004), ''[[Mother (2009 film)|Mother]]'' (2009), and ''[[The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)|The Man from Nowhere]]'' (2010). He was [[Gallup Korea's Actor of the Year|Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year]] in 2010 and 2011.<ref name="Gallup 2010">{{cite web|title=Won Bin is actor of the year|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2929887|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|agency=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|date=December 20, 2010|access-date=June 13, 2021|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611070947/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2929887|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Gallup 2011">{{cite web|title=Won Bin Named Actor of the Year|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=86954|website=[[KBS World]]|date=December 22, 2011|access-date=April 18, 2025|archive-date=April 18, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418094714/https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=86954|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life==
Won was born on November 10, 1977, in [[Jeongseon County]],{{refn|group=note|In 2019, the mayor of Jeongseon announced the development of a tourist course named after Won to boost the local economy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Won Bin's Hometown to Honor Him with New Road|url=https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2019/01/18/N2TNVYENUUDXZIHRNRFZTDCJZ4/|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|last=Jeong|first=Sung-won|date=January 18, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2025|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830120018/https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2019/01/18/N2TNVYENUUDXZIHRNRFZTDCJZ4/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} [[Gangwon Province, South Korea]]. He is the fifth and youngest child, with one brother and three sisters. His father was employed in a mine, and his mother worked on a farm. Like other children living in mountainous areas, Won spent most of his time playing with friends in the mountains and rivers. He was often shy, introspective, and quiet—traits that would follow him into adulthood. Although not talkative or outgoing, he excelled in sports. Won began taking [[taekwondo]] lessons and holds a [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belt]]. He graduated from Chuncheon Mech Tech High School and initially planned to become a car mechanic due to his interest in car racing and motorcycling.<ref name="Sports Seoul">{{Cite web|title=Won Bin - A story behind the success|url=http://wonbin.yuku.com/topic/848|work=[[Sports Seoul]]|date=Autumn 2000|access-date=August 6, 2009|archive-date=March 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311060652/http://wonbin.yuku.com/topic/848}}</ref>

In November 1995, a cable television network was looking for new actors; Won applied and was accepted in his last semester of high school. He played [[bit part]]s on cable television, where he was noticed by fashion designer [[André Kim]], who invited him to appear in his fashion show. Afterward, Won signed with a talent agency and decided to adopt the stage name "Won Bin".<ref name="Sports Seoul" /><ref>{{cite web|title="He Was Playing Minor Roles, and..." How 'Unknown' Won Bin Was Discovered Is Revealed|url=https://sbsstar.net/article/N1007514795/he-was-playing-minor-roles-and-how-unknown-won-bin-was-discovered-is-revealed|website=SBS Star|date=January 26, 2024|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429092841/https://sbsstar.net/article/N1007514795/he-was-playing-minor-roles-and-how-unknown-won-bin-was-discovered-is-revealed|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:[스타 그때 이런 일이] 케이블 '드라마 아카데미'에 원빈이?|trans-title=[Star of That Time] Won Bin on the cable 'Drama Academy'?|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20160317/77039843/5|website=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=May 5, 2025|archive-date=May 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505020339/https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20160317/77039843/5|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:"여전히 잘생겼네"... 13년 공백 유지하던 원빈, 소름돋는 근황 전했다|trans-title="Still handsome"... Won Bin, who maintained a 13-year hiatus, revealed a thrilling recent update|url=https://view.nate.com/enter/view/42338/|via=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]]|website=Salgoo News|language=ko|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=May 5, 2025|archive-date=November 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113231316/https://view.nate.com/enter/view/42338/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
Won's official acting debut is considered to be the 1997 television series ''Propose'', in which he played a supporting role. He then starred in the series ''Ready Go!'' (1998) and ''Kwangki'' (1999). In 1998, Won graduated from the Broadcasting and Entertainment Department at Paekche Institute of the Arts.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈 > 백제스타 – 백제예술대학교|trans-title=Won Bin > Paekche Star – Paekche Institute of the Arts|url=https://www.paekche.ac.kr/ict/pms/board.php?bo_table=main_star&wr_id=40|website=Paekche Institute of the Arts|language=ko|access-date=April 20, 2025|archive-date=April 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420144433/https://www.paekche.ac.kr/ict/pms/board.php?bo_table=main_star&wr_id=40|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:[캠퍼스 청춘예찬] 백제예술대학 방송연예과|trans-title=Paekche Institute of the Arts Broadcasting and Entertainment Department|url=https://www.jjan.kr/article/20020506060738|website=[[Jeonbuk Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=May 7, 2002|access-date=April 20, 2025|archive-date=April 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420150037/https://www.jjan.kr/article/20020506060738|url-status=live}}</ref>

Won had his big breakthrough in 2000. He played the rebellious youngest son in the critically acclaimed drama ''Tough Guy's Love'' (''Kkokji''). However, it was ''[[Autumn in My Heart]]'' that brought him widespread recognition not only in Korea but throughout Asia. The series became widely popular outside of Korea, ushering in the cultural phenomenon known as the "[[Korean Wave]]".<ref name="Korea.net">{{cite web|title=K-drama masterpieces (2): 'Autumn in My Heart'|url=https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=139975|website=[[Korea.net]]|last=Sohn|first=JiAe|date=August 29, 2016|access-date=April 21, 2025|archive-date=April 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421052019/https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=139975|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue Korea]]'' called Won "the original flower boy" and "the original Hallyu star".<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:아름다운 청년 원빈과 봉준호 인터뷰!|trans-title=Interview with the beautiful young men Won Bin and Bong Joon Ho!|url=https://www.vogue.co.kr/2009/06/09/%EC%95%84%EB%A6%84%EB%8B%A4%EC%9A%B4-%EC%B2%AD%EB%85%84-%EC%9B%90%EB%B9%88%EA%B3%BC-%EB%B4%89%EC%A4%80%ED%98%B8-%EC%9D%B8%ED%84%B0%EB%B7%B0/|website=Vogue Korea|language=ko|date=June 9, 2009|access-date=May 13, 2025|archive-date=April 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422225536/https://www.vogue.co.kr/2009/06/09/%EC%95%84%EB%A6%84%EB%8B%A4%EC%9A%B4-%EC%B2%AD%EB%85%84-%EC%9B%90%EB%B9%88%EA%B3%BC-%EB%B4%89%EC%A4%80%ED%98%B8-%EC%9D%B8%ED%84%B0%EB%B7%B0/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2001, Won graduated from the Department of Theater at [[Yong In University]].<ref name="Yong In University">{{cite web|script-title=ko:탤런트 원빈 용인대 석사과정 합격|trans-title=Talent Won Bin admitted to the master's program at Yong In University|url=https://cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=15604|website=[[Cine21]]|language=ko|date=December 6, 2002|access-date=April 21, 2025|archive-date=April 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421041452/https://cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=15604|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, he appeared in the series ''[[Friends (2002 TV series)|Friends]]'', the first South Korean–Japanese co-production.<ref name="Donga">{{cite web|script-title=ko:[방송]MBC 한일 합작 드라마 '프렌즈' 15~16일 방영|trans-title=[Broadcast] MBC Korean-Japanese joint drama 'Friends' to air on the 15th and 16th|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Culture/article/all/20020213/7787531/1|website=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=February 13, 2002|access-date=April 25, 2025|archive-date=April 24, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424182826/https://www.donga.com/news/Culture/article/all/20020213/7787531/1|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, he enrolled in the master's program at the Department of Film, the Graduate School of Arts, Yong In University.<ref name="Yong In University" />

Won's first major success on the big screen was the war drama ''[[Taegukgi (film)|Taegukgi]]'', in which he played a sensitive younger brother who was forcibly drafted into the South Korean army at the start of the [[Korean War]]. ''Taegukgi'' became [[List of highest-grossing films in South Korea|the highest-grossing film in South Korea]] in 2004, selling 11.75 million tickets.<ref name="NYT">{{cite web|title=Revisiting the Korean War in a Tale of Two Brothers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/03/movies/revisiting-the-korean-war-in-a-tale-of-two-brothers.html|website=The New York Times|last=Kehr|first=Dave|date=September 3, 2004|access-date=April 20, 2025|archive-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119111433/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/03/movies/revisiting-the-korean-war-in-a-tale-of-two-brothers.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Won also starred in such popular films as ''[[Guns & Talks]]'' (2001) and ''[[My Brother (2004 film)|My Brother]]'' (2004).

In November 2005, Won enlisted for [[Conscription in South Korea|mandatory military service]]. He was stationed in the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]], a position for which he volunteered.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Won Bin heads for frontline army post|url=http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/10/content_4031451.htm|work=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|date=January 10, 2006|access-date=August 6, 2009|archive-date=March 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301111740/http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/10/content_4031451.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Actor Won Bin Reports for DMZ Duty|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=050000&biid=2006021173328|work=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|date=February 11, 2006|access-date=August 6, 2009|archive-date=February 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205030650/http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=050000|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 2, 2006, the military officially confirmed that Won would no longer be active.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Star Discharged After Brief Stint With Frontline Unit|url=http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200606/200606020023.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=January 2, 2006|access-date=August 6, 2009|archive-date=April 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419215008/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200606/200606020023.html}}</ref> The decision was made by the military when Won sustained injury to his [[Anterior cruciate ligament injury|ACL]]. He underwent surgery and was officially discharged on June 7, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Injured Star Discharged from Military Service|url=http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200606/200606070011.html|work=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=January 7, 2006|access-date=August 6, 2009|archive-date=October 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022112031/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200606/200606070011.html}}</ref> Rehabilitation from the injury took more than a year.

In September 2007, Won was appointed as a special representative of the Korean Committee for [[UNICEF]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:앙드레 김, "원빈, 처음 봤을 때 충격적이었다"|trans-title=André Kim: "I was shocked when I first saw Won Bin"|url=https://news.nate.com/view/20070906n06905|via=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]]|website=[[OSEN (newspaper)|OSEN]]|language=ko|date=September 6, 2009|access-date=May 1, 2025|archive-date=May 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501174720/https://news.nate.com/view/20070906n06905|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the years, he has participated in various programs and charity events for the organization. In June 2024, he was appointed [[UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador]] in Korea.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈 친선대사|trans-title=Won Bin Goodwill Ambassador|url=https://www.unicef.or.kr/about-us/people/won-bin|website=UNICEF|language=ko|access-date=April 16, 2025|archive-date=April 16, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416111131/https://www.unicef.or.kr/about-us/people/won-bin|url-status=live}}</ref>

After a five-year break, Won returned to the big screen with the film ''[[Mother (2009 film)|Mother]]'', directed by [[Bong Joon Ho]]. The film premiered in the ''[[Un Certain Regard]]'' section at the [[2009 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="KBS World">{{cite web|title=Cannes Screening for Film "Mother" Set|url=https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=enternews&id=&board_seq=168672&page=354&board_code=|website=[[KBS World]]|date=May 8, 2009|access-date=April 21, 2025|archive-date=April 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421035208/https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=enternews&id=&board_seq=168672&page=354&board_code=|url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by ''[[The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)|The Man from Nowhere]]'', which became the highest-grossing film in South Korea in 2010 and is Won's final appearance as an actor to date.<ref name="A.V. Club">{{cite web|title=In South Korea, a horrifically extreme thriller can be the box-office champion of the year|url=https://www.avclub.com/in-south-korea-a-horrifically-extreme-thriller-can-be-1805660477|website=The A.V. Club|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=September 22, 2017|access-date=April 20, 2025|archive-date=April 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420122143/https://www.avclub.com/in-south-korea-a-horrifically-extreme-thriller-can-be-1805660477|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite his prolonged hiatus from acting, Won retains his popularity with the public. In 2024, [[Gallup Korea]] conducted a survey on "The actor you want to see again", in which Won took first place.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'15년 공백→은퇴설' 원빈, 근황만 떠도 화제..'다시 보고 싶은 배우 1위' 위엄 [★FOCUS]|trans-title='15-year hiatus → retirement rumors' Won Bin, even just his current status is a hot topic..'No. 1 actor I want to see again'|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2025012501131693241&type=3|website=[[Star News (South Korea)|Star News]]|language=ko|date=January 28, 2025|access-date=April 3, 2025|archive-date=April 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403095553/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2025012501131693241&type=3|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
On May 30, 2015, Won married actress [[Lee Na-young]] in a small, private ceremony in a wheat field in Won's hometown of [[Jeongseon County]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Won Bin ties knot with actress Lee Na-young|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150531000037|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=May 31, 2015|access-date=May 31, 2015|archive-date=May 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531022654/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150531000037|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Won Bin's Quiet Countryside Wedding Strikes Chord|url=https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2015/06/02/PAE3HABK5CIRU4RSLNCOBQDQT4/|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=June 2, 2015|access-date=April 23, 2025|archive-date=April 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423164046/https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2015/06/02/PAE3HABK5CIRU4RSLNCOBQDQT4/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|The wheat field where the wedding took place became a tourist attraction.<ref>{{cite web|title=[SBS Star] Won Bin Couple's Private Wedding Place Turns into a Tourist Attraction|url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1004330159|website=[[Seoul Broadcasting System]]|date=August 4, 2017|access-date=April 23, 2025|archive-date=April 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423161233/https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1004330159|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Expanded Tourism Strategy Meeting|url=https://www.korea.net/Government/Briefing-Room/Presidential-Speeches/view?articleId=169743|website=[[Korea.net]]|date=April 2, 2019|access-date=April 24, 2025|archive-date=April 24, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424150041/https://www.korea.net/Government/Briefing-Room/Presidential-Speeches/view?articleId=169743|url-status=live}}</ref>}} The couple reportedly began dating in August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Won Bin, Lee Na-young dating: agency|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/15111|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|last=Yoon|first=Min-sik|date=July 3, 2013|access-date=April 6, 2025|archive-date=April 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406103421/https://www.koreaherald.com/article/15111|url-status=live}}</ref> Lee gave birth to their son in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Won Bin, Lee Na-young are parents|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2015/12/20/etc/Won-Bin-Lee-Nayoung-are-parents/3013015.html|website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|last=Sung|first=So-young|date=December 20, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2025|archive-date=February 8, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208140615/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2015/12/20/etc/Won-Bin-Lee-Nayoung-are-parents/3013015.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Won has investments in real estate.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'1년 19억' 새신랑 원빈의 재테크..전문가 "프로다"|trans-title=1.9 billion won in one year: newlywed Won Bin's financial strategy.. Expert says 'professional'|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2015060517265340533&type=1&outlink=1|website=[[Star News (South Korea)|Star News]]|language=ko|date=June 7, 2015|access-date=April 27, 2025|archive-date=April 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426121359/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2015060517265340533&type=1&outlink=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:서장훈→원빈♥이나영, '착한 임대인 운동'으로 보여준 선한 영향력 [종합]|trans-title=Seo Jang-hoon→Won Bin♥Lee Na-young, showing positive influence with 'Good Landlord Movement' [Summary]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/213/0001156675|via=[[Naver]]|website=TV Report|language=ko|date=March 7, 2020|access-date=April 27, 2025|archive-date=April 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426123418/https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/213/0001156675|url-status=live}}</ref> He also does some farming, growing [[Aronia|chokeberries]] and making chokeberry juice and [[sesame oil]].<ref>{{cite web|title=[SBS Star] "He's Become a Real Farmer" Won Bin Has Completely Adjusted to the Country Life?|url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1007284170|website=[[Seoul Broadcasting System]]|last=Lee|first=Narin|date=July 26, 2023|access-date=April 27, 2025|archive-date=March 11, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311232819/https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1007284170|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Endorsements==
Won is a successful commercial model. In 2018, a news program claimed that Won had earned more than {{KRW|24 billion|link=yes}} from advertising since 2010.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈 광고 수입 공개 "광고 1편당 6~7억 수준...8년간 240억 이상"|trans-title=Won Bin's ad income revealed "Approximately 600-700 million per ad...Over 24 billion in 8 years"|url=https://en.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20180706500111|website=[[Seoul Shinmun]]|language=ko|date=July 6, 2018|access-date=April 22, 2025|archive-date=April 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421145027/https://en.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20180706500111|url-status=live}}</ref> He has modeled for more than 50 brands since the late 1990s.

Won also worked as a fashion model for [[André Kim]], appearing in several of his fashion shows in the 1990s and early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈·전도연·김희선, 故 앙드레김 조문행렬 줄이어|trans-title=Won Bin, Jeon Do-yeon, and Kim Hee-sun attend André Kim's funeral procession|url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/News/Read?newsId=01118486593066992&mediaCodeNo=258|website=[[Edaily]]|language=ko|date=August 13, 2010|access-date=April 22, 2025|archive-date=April 22, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250422122455/https://www.edaily.co.kr/News/Read?newsId=01118486593066992&mediaCodeNo=258|url-status=live}}</ref> Kim wrote in his book, "I happened to see Won Bin by chance. His exquisite sculptural features, the overall balance of his face, his lonely gaze, and his elegant aura. Very young yet somehow profound. His inner depth was radiating beautifully."<ref>{{cite book|last=Kim|first=André|date=August 20, 2010|script-title=ko:앙드레 김 My Fantasy|trans-title=André Kim My Fantasy|language=ko|publisher=Morning country|page=142|isbn=978-89-5587-200-2}}</ref>
[[File:Won Bin.jpg|thumb|Won in 2010]]

==Public image==
Won is one of the most elusive actors in South Korea. Due to the rarity of meeting him in person, other celebrities refer to him as a "legendary dragon".<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'놀면' 유재석 이효리 비 "활동하면서 원빈 본 적 한 번도 없어"[결정적장면]|trans-title='Hangout with Yoo' Yoo Jae Suk, Lee Hyori, Rain "I've never seen Won Bin in my life" [Crucial scene]|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202008081745518010|website=Newsen|language=ko|date=August 8, 2020|access-date=April 21, 2025|archive-date=April 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421002415/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202008081745518010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:연예인 사이에서 '전설의 용' 원빈, 14년째 작품 안하는 이유 (당나귀 귀)|trans-title="Legendary Dragon" Won Bin among celebrities, why no work for 14 years (Boss in the Mirror)|url=https://enews.imbc.com/M/Detail/436564|website=[[MBC News]]|language=ko|date=November 11, 2024|access-date=April 21, 2025|archive-date=November 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111002548/https://enews.imbc.com/M/Detail/436564|url-status=live}}</ref> His long hiatus from acting adds to his mystique.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:잘 지내나요, 원빈|trans-title=How are you, Won Bin?|url=https://www.vogue.co.kr/2019/06/04/%EC%9E%98-%EC%A7%80%EB%82%B4%EB%82%98%EC%9A%94-%EC%9B%90%EB%B9%88/|website=Vogue Korea|language=ko|date=June 4, 2019|access-date=April 22, 2025|archive-date=April 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422152223/https://www.vogue.co.kr/2019/06/04/%EC%9E%98-%EC%A7%80%EB%82%B4%EB%82%98%EC%9A%94-%EC%9B%90%EB%B9%88/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Won is considered one of the best examples of a good-looking man in South Korea; he has been nicknamed "Godbin" and "CG" by Korean internet users.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Most Popular Actor in South Korea : Won Bin|url=https://www.hancinema.net/the-most-popular-actor-in-south-korea--won-bin-104600.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|last=Lee|first=Lily|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=April 30, 2025|archive-date=April 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430113902/https://www.hancinema.net/the-most-popular-actor-in-south-korea--won-bin-104600.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈 길거리 포착 "옷이 날개가 아니라 얼굴이 날개"|trans-title=Won Bin spotted on the street: It's not the clothes, it's the face that's the wings|url=https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10002159455|website=SBS Entertainment News|language=ko|date=January 25, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2025|archive-date=April 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428091339/https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10002159455|url-status=live}}</ref> The director of ''[[Mother (2009 film)|Mother]]'', [[Bong Joon Ho]], said that he added the line, "Do-joon's eyes are like a work of art. They're like deer's eyes," after casting Won for the role.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Lost Interview: Bong Joon-ho|url=https://anthemmagazine.com/the-lost-interview-bong-joon-ho/|website=Anthem|last=Chang|first=Kee|date=April 13, 2017|access-date=April 5, 2025|archive-date=March 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319122019/https://anthemmagazine.com/the-lost-interview-bong-joon-ho/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Won is often referenced in popular culture, from songs to dramas.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ko:이리와봐 (Feat. Dok2, BOBBY)|url=https://www.melon.com/song/lyrics.htm?songId=5486885|website=[[Melon (online music service)|Melon]]|language=ko|access-date=July 18, 2019|archive-date=January 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125071150/https://www.melon.com/song/lyrics.htm?songId=5486885|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:성동일 원빈 정반대 예언 "아저씨 머리하면 연예인 못할것"|trans-title=Sung Dong-il's opposite prediction about Won Bin: "If he cuts his hair like ''ahjussi'', he won't be able to be a celebrity"|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201312281336013110|website=Newsen|language=ko|date=December 28, 2013|access-date=May 10, 2025|archive-date=May 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510042528/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201312281336013110|url-status=live}}</ref> The first Korean cyber singer, Adam, who debuted in 1998, was modeled after him.<ref>{{cite web|title=[Weekender] Is she real? Artificial humans move to the fore|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/2360597|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|last=Lim|first=Jeong-yeo|date=July 11, 2020|access-date=April 24, 2025|archive-date=February 11, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211092103/https://www.koreaherald.com/article/2360597|url-status=live}}</ref> Screenwriter [[Kim Eun-sook]], who has often said she would like to work with Won, named the main character of the 2012 series ''[[A Gentleman's Dignity]]'' Kim Do-jin, which is Won's real name.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:김은숙 작가 "'신품' 김도진, 내가 찜한 원빈...본명F4들 첫사랑 김은희는 절친 이름"|trans-title=Writer Kim Eun-sook: "'Newcomer' Kim Do-jin, my choice is Won Bin... F4's first love, Kim Eun-hee, is the name of a close friend"|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20120628/47348371/5|website=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=June 28, 2012|access-date=April 23, 2025|archive-date=April 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423083946/https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20120628/47348371/5|url-status=live}}</ref> The hair-cutting scene from ''[[The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)|The Man from Nowhere]]'' has spawned numerous parodies.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'복면가왕' 강동호 '아저씨' 원빈 패러디? 비교해보니...'大폭소'|trans-title='King of Mask Singer' Kang Dong-ho's parody of Won Bin's 'The Man from Nowhere'? Comparing it... 'Big Laugh'|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20160307/76858654/2|website=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=March 7, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2025|archive-date=April 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430131948/https://www.donga.com/news/Entertainment/article/all/20160307/76858654/2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:김기리 원빈 패러디, 복근과 진지한 표정 완벽 싱크로율|trans-title=Kim Kiri's parody of Won Bin, perfect synchronization of abs and serious expression|url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/realestate/6023094/|website=Maeil Business Newspaper|language=ko|date=June 4, 2019|access-date=April 30, 2025|archive-date=April 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430122557/https://www.mk.co.kr/news/realestate/6023094|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1998
| ''Saturday, 2:00 pm''
| Delivery man
| Special appearance
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:토요일 오후 2시|trans-title=Saturday, 2:00 pm|url=https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=1544|website=[[Cine21]]|language=ko|access-date=April 24, 2025|archive-date=April 24, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424081209/https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=1544|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2001
| ''[[Guns & Talks]]''
| Ha-yun
| 
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:킬러들의 수다|trans-title=Guns & Talks|url=https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=5456|website=[[Cine21]]|language=ko|access-date=April 24, 2025|archive-date=April 24, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424090158/https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=5456|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Taegukgi (film)|Taegukgi]]''
| Lee Jin-seok
| 
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="NYT" />
|-
| ''[[My Brother (2004 film)|My Brother]]''
| Jong-hyun
| 
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:우리 형|trans-title=My Brother|url=https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=8409|website=[[Cine21]]|language=ko|access-date=April 24, 2025|archive-date=April 24, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424092531/https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=8409|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| ''[[Mother (2009 film)|Mother]]''
| Yoon Do-joon
| 
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="KBS World" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| ''[[The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)|The Man from Nowhere]]''
| Cha Tae-sik
| 
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="A.V. Club" />
|}

===Television series===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1997
| ''Propose''
| Hyun-woo
| 
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:김희선 원빈 감탄 "상대역 아니었지만, 한 드라마에서 보고..."|trans-title=Kim Hee-sun admires Won Bin "He wasn't my co-lead, but I saw him in a drama..."|url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1001548751|website=[[Seoul Broadcasting System]]|language=ko|date=December 25, 2012|access-date=April 26, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425143509/https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1001548751|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1997–1998
| ''Ready, Go! ''
| Han Seung-joo
| 
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈 과거사진 포착,15년 전 모습에 "이거 보고 거울 보지 마세요"|trans-title=Won Bin's past photo captured, his appearance from 15 years ago "Don't look in the mirror after seeing this"|url=https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10004445297|website=SBS Entertainment News|language=ko|date=July 27, 2013|access-date=April 25, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425114503/https://ent.sbs.co.kr/news/article.do?article_id=E10004445297|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1999
| ''[[Jump (TV series)|Jump]]''
| Won Bin
| Special appearance
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|last1=기자 |first1=김효진 |script-title=ko:원빈, 광고 통해 전한 근황...15년째 작품 공백기|trans-title=Won Bin, Current Status Revealed Through Advertisement... 15 Years of Hiatus|url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15590642|website=TOPSTARNEWS.NET|language=ko|date=January 9, 2025|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250429112607/https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15590642|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1999–2000
| ''Kwangki''
| Kang Min
| 
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'광끼' 원빈 16년전 과거모습에 서유리 "사람 아닌 CG"(시간을 달리는 TV)|trans-title='Kwangki' Won Bin's appearance from 16 years ago, Seo Yu-ri: "Not a person, but CG" (TV Time Travel)|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201508202122199610|website=Newsen|language=ko|date=August 20, 2015|access-date=April 25, 2025|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111063850/https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201508202122199610|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2000
| ''[[Drama City]]'' – "Small Station"
| Min-ho
| 
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈-조인성-엄태웅의 공통점은? 단막극이 낳은|trans-title=What do Won Bin, Zo In-sung, and Uhm Tae-woong have in common? One-act play|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/12/15/2011121502297.html|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=December 15, 2011|access-date=April 25, 2025|archive-date=September 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927130217/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/12/15/2011121502297.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Kkokji''
| Song Myung-tae
| 
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:[올드라마] 무심결에 "나 때는 말이야~" 튀어나올 법한 '꼭지'|trans-title=[Old Drama] 'Kkokji' that might casually make you say, 'Back in my day~'|url=https://www.bizhankook.com/bk/article/18200|website=BizHanKook|language=ko|date=July 29, 2019|access-date=April 25, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425134848/https://www.bizhankook.com/bk/article/18200|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Autumn in My Heart]]''
| Han Tae-suk
| 
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="Korea.net" />
|-
! scope="row" | 2002
| ''[[Friends (2002 TV series)|Friends]]''
| Kim Ji-hoon
| South Korea–Japan co-production
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="Donga" />
|}

===Music video appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Song title
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1999
| "Goodbye Day"
| Han Sung-ho
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'섹션' 소지섭-강동원, 진짜야? 뮤비 속 흑역사 총정리|trans-title='Section' So Ji-sub and Kang Dong-won, is it real? A comprehensive review of music video history|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/06/08/2014060801461.html|website=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=June 8, 2014|access-date=April 25, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425064655/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/06/08/2014060801461.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2001
| "For You"
| [[Yim Jae-beom]]
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:동감 : Sympathy 1970~2001. June [compilation]|url=https://www.maniadb.com/album/100079|website=ManiaDB|language=ko|access-date=April 25, 2025|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126091755/https://www.maniadb.com/album/100079|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Nominee / Work
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Asian Film Awards]]
| [[4th Asian Film Awards|2010]]
| [[Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Mother (2009 film)|Mother]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=4th – Asian Film Awards Academy|url=https://www.afa-academy.com/awards/4th/|website=Asian Film Awards Academy|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=February 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209204004/https://www.afa-academy.com/awards/4th/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[Baeksang Arts Awards]]
| 2001
| [[Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor – Television|Best New Actor – Television]]
| ''[[Autumn in My Heart]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:제37회 백상예술대상 시상식|trans-title=The 37th Baeksang Arts Awards Ceremony|url=https://www.imaeil.com/page/view/2001033015255921690|website=Maeil Business Newspaper|language=ko|date=March 30, 2001|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429125243/https://www.imaeil.com/page/view/2001033015255921690|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[46th Baeksang Arts Awards|2010]]
| [[Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor – Film|Best Actor – Film]]
| ''[[Mother (2009 film)|Mother]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:내일 백상예술대상 '별들이 빛나는 밤'|trans-title=Tomorrow's Baeksang Arts Awards 'The Night the Stars Shine'|url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/4077399|website=The JoongAng|language=ko|date=March 25, 2010|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429164733/https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/4077399|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[47th Baeksang Arts Awards|2011]]
| Best Actor – Film
| ''[[The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)|The Man from Nowhere]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:이병헌·원빈·하지원, 백상 오늘(26일)의 주인공은?|trans-title=Lee Byung-hun, Won Bin, and Ha Ji-won, who will be the winners of the Baeksang today (26th)?|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2011052608434479318|website=[[Star News (South Korea)|Star News]]|language=ko|date=May 26, 2011|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429192245/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2011052608434479318|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[Blue Dragon Film Awards]]
| 2001
| [[Blue Dragon Film Award for Best New Actor|Best New Actor]]
| ''[[Guns & Talks]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:[영화콕!]'킬러들의 수다' 신현준X정재영X신하균X원빈, '비주얼 킹' 남자들의 프로젝트|trans-title=[Movie Pick!] 'Guns & Talks' Shin Hyun-joon, Jung Jae-young, Shin Ha-kyun, Won Bin, The 'Visual Kings' Male Project|url=https://www.newsculture.press/news/articleView.html?idxno=230889|website=News Culture|language=ko|date=August 15, 2019|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250429190829/https://www.newsculture.press/news/articleView.html?idxno=230889|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[31st Blue Dragon Film Awards|2010]]
| [[Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| ''[[The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)|The Man from Nowhere]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Korea's Blue Dragon Award Nominees Announced|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/koreas-blue-dragon-award-nominees-43817/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Park|first=Soo-mee|date=October 10, 2010|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=February 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222181732/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/koreas-blue-dragon-award-nominees-43817/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Popular Star Award
| Won Bin
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Blue Dragon Film Awards Winners|url=https://www.hancinema.net/2010-blue-dragon-film-awards-winners-26303.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=November 27, 2010|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429135228/https://www.hancinema.net/2010-blue-dragon-film-awards-winners-26303.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Buil Film Awards]]
| 2010
| Best Actor
| ''[[The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)|The Man from Nowhere]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'방자전', 부일상 7개 부문 진출..."감독상·각본상 후보"|trans-title='The Servant' selected for 7 categories at Buil Film Awards... "Nominated for Best Director and Screenplay"|url=https://news.nate.com/view/20101007n23259|via=[[Nate (web portal)|Nate]]|website=[[Sports Seoul]]|language=ko|date=October 7, 2010|access-date=April 30, 2025|archive-date=April 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430104906/https://news.nate.com/view/20101007n23259|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Bvlgari]] Brilliant Dreams Award
| 2002
| {{N/A}}
| Won Bin
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:2002년 5월 22일 (수) / 제 146 회|trans-title=Wednesday, May 22, 2002 / No. 146|url=https://www.imbc.com/cms/ATCNT190/TV0028012.html|website=[[MBC News]]|language=ko|date=January 27, 2011|access-date=April 28, 2025|archive-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904094353/https://www.imbc.com/cms/ATCNT190/TV0028012.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Chunsa Film Art Awards]]
| 2004
| Best New Actor
| ''[[Taegukgi (film)|Taegukgi]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=When I Turned Nine unexpected winner of Chunsa Film Art Awards|url=https://www.hancinema.net/when-i-turned-nine-unexpected-winner-of-chunsa-film-art-awards-1802.html|website=[[Hancinema]]|date=November 25, 2004|access-date=February 6, 2018|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402161418/https://www.hancinema.net/when-i-turned-nine-unexpected-winner-of-chunsa-film-art-awards-1802.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Cine21]] Awards
| 2010
| Actor of the Year
| ''[[The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)|The Man from Nowhere]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:2010 올해의 배우|trans-title=2010 Actor of the Year|url=https://cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=64353|website=[[Cine21]]|language=ko|date=January 6, 2011|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429151237/https://cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=64353|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Golden Cinematography Awards
| 2004
| Best New Actor
| ''[[Taegukgi (film)|Taegukgi]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈·김효진, 촬영감독이 뽑은 신인상|trans-title=Won Bin and Kim Hyo-jin, chosen by the cinematographers as Newcomer Award winners|url=https://www.imaeil.com/page/view/2004032509332954357|website=Maeil Business Newspaper|language=ko|date=March 25, 2004|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429123412/https://www.imaeil.com/page/view/2004032509332954357|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[Grand Bell Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[47th Grand Bell Awards|2010]]
| Best Actor
| ''[[The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)|The Man from Nowhere]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite news|title='Poetry' rings Korea's Grand Bell with Multiple Wins|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/poetry-rings-koreas-grand-bell-33916|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Park|first=Soo-Mi|date=October 31, 2010|access-date=November 22, 2010|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025183308/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/poetry-rings-koreas-grand-bell-33916|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Popularity Award
| rowspan="3" | Won Bin
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Won Bin won his first Daejong Best Actor Award... He said, "Acting skill is still my concern"|url=https://www.hancinema.net/won-bin-won-his-first-daejong-best-actor-award--he-said-acting-skill-is-still-my-concern-25739.html|website=[[HanCinema]]|date=October 30, 2010|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429133723/https://www.hancinema.net/won-bin-won-his-first-daejong-best-actor-award--he-said-acting-skill-is-still-my-concern-25739.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[48th Grand Bell Awards|2011]]
| Popularity Award
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=48th Grand Bell Awards Highlight Year's Best|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/10/18/2011101801262.html|newspaper=[[The Chosun Ilbo]]|date=October 18, 2011|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=January 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120232237/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/10/18/2011101801262.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Japan Best Jewellery Wearer Award
| 2011
| Special Award
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:<포토뉴스>원빈, 日 보석 베스트 드레서 수상|trans-title=Photo News: Won Bin, Best Dressed at Japanese Jewelry Awards|url=https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/10043645|website=Herald Business|language=ko|date=January 27, 2011|access-date=April 28, 2025|archive-date=April 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428103618/https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/10043645|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[KBS Drama Awards]]
| 1999
| Best New Actor
| ''Kwangki''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:'KBS 연기대상' 30주년 기념...송송·박신양·박보검 중 대상은?|trans-title=KBS Drama Awards 30th Anniversary... Who will win the grand prize among Song Song, Park Shin-yang, and Park Bo-gum?|url=https://tvreport.co.kr/star/article/553217/|website=TV Report|language=ko|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429150235/https://tvreport.co.kr/star/article/553217/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| Excellence in Acting Award
| ''[[Autumn in My Heart]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:KBS 연기대상에 김영철|trans-title=Kim Young-chul at KBS Drama Awards|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/001/0000045906|via=[[Naver]]|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=ko|date=January 1, 2001|access-date=April 28, 2025|archive-date=November 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126152133/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/001/0000045906|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | KOFRA Film Awards
| 2011
| Best Actor
| ''[[The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)|The Man from Nowhere]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈-서영희, 영화 기자가 뽑은 최고 배우 영예|trans-title=Won Bin and Seo Young-hee chosen as Best Actors by Film Journalists|url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1000852218|website=[[Seoul Broadcasting System]]|language=ko|date=January 28, 2011|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429174344/https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1000852218|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards
| 2000
| Best Dressed (Actor)
| rowspan="3" | Won Bin
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:[패션]송승헌-김남주 '올해의 베스트드레서' 선정|trans-title=[Fashion] Song Seung-heon and Kim Nam-joo named Best Dressed of the Year|url=https://www.donga.com/news/Culture/article/all/20011205/7766145/1|website=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|language=ko|date=December 5, 2001|access-date=April 28, 2025|archive-date=April 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428110456/https://www.donga.com/news/Culture/article/all/20011205/7766145/1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Korea International Youth Film Festival
| 2010
| Favorite Actor
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:대한민국 청소년 영화제|trans-title=Korea International Youth Film Festival|url=https://www.kmdb.or.kr/db/festival/1466/2147|website=[[Korean Movie Database]]|language=ko|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=May 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514062132/https://www.kmdb.or.kr/db/festival/1466/2147|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| Favorite Actor
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:대한민국 청소년 영화제|trans-title=Korea International Youth Film Festival|url=https://www.kmdb.or.kr/db/festival/1466/2725|website=[[Korean Movie Database]]|language=ko|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429195438/https://www.kmdb.or.kr/db/festival/1466/2725|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[Korean Film Awards]]
| 2002
| Best New Actor
| ''[[Guns & Talks]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈|trans-title=Won Bin|url=https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=14890|website=[[Cine21]]|language=ko|access-date=April 30, 2025|archive-date=April 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421062021/https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=14890|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
| Best Actor
| ''[[My Brother (2004 film)|My Brother]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2010
| Best Actor
| rowspan="3" | ''[[The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)|The Man from Nowhere]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{Cite web|title="The Man From Nowhere" sweeps Korea Film Awards|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010111911130258918|website=[[The Asia Business Daily]]|date=November 19, 2010|access-date=November 22, 2010|archive-date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717015724/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2010111911130258918}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Max Movie Awards
| 2011
| Best Actor
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈 '아저씨', '2010 최고 영화상' 3관왕...맥스무비|trans-title=Won Bin's 'The Man from Nowhere' wins three awards at the '2010 Best Film Awards'... Max Movie|url=https://mydaily.co.kr/page/view/2011013116522601115|website=[[MyDaily]]|language=ko|date=March 30, 2001|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429125729/https://mydaily.co.kr/page/view/2011013116522601115|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | University Film Festival of Korea
| 2010
| Best Actor
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:원빈·수애, 대한민국 대학영화제 男女주연상 수상|trans-title=Won Bin and Soo Ae win Best Actor and Actress awards at the University Film Festival of Korea|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2010121113335402986&type=1&outlink=1|website=[[Star News (South Korea)|Star News]]|language=ko|date=December 11, 2010|access-date=April 29, 2025|archive-date=April 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429143008/https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2010121113335402986&type=1&outlink=1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Listicles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" 
|+ Name of publisher, year listed, name of [[listicle]], and placement
|-
! scope="col" | Publisher
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Listicle
! scope="col" | Placement
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | ''[[Forbes]]''
| 2011
| rowspan="2" | [[Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40|Korea Power Celebrity 40]]
| style="text-align:center" | 17th
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web| author1=포브스코리아 |title=Celebrity list 40|url=https://www.forbeskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=287496|website=Forbes Korea|language=ko|date=March 2011|access-date=May 1, 2025|archive-date=May 1, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250501072610/https://www.forbeskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=287496|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
| style="text-align:center" | 37th
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=[KOREA POWER CELEBRITY 40] Celebrity List 40|url=https://www.forbeskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=292209|website=Forbes Korea|language=ko|date=March 2012|access-date=May 1, 2025|archive-date=May 1, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250501072107/https://www.forbeskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=292209|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[Gallup Korea]]
| 2010
| rowspan="2" | [[Gallup Korea's Actor of the Year|Film Actor of the Year]]
| style="text-align:center" | 1st
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="Gallup 2010" />
|-
| 2011
| style="text-align:center" | 1st
| style="text-align:center" | <ref name="Gallup 2011" />
|-
! scope="row" | The Screen
| 2009
| 1984–2008 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies
| style="text-align:center" | 37th
| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:1984~2008 한국영화 배우 흥행 파워 50|trans-title=1984–2008 Top Box Office Powerhouse Actors in Korean Movies|url=https://thescreen.co.kr/1984-2008-%ed%95%9c%ea%b5%ad%ec%98%81%ed%99%94-%eb%b0%b0%ec%9a%b0-%ed%9d%a5%ed%96%89-%ed%8c%8c%ec%9b%8c-50/?ckattempt=1|website=The Screen|language=ko|access-date=May 1, 2025|archive-date=May 1, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250501025626/https://thescreen.co.kr/1984-2008-%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%98%81%ED%99%94-%EB%B0%B0%EC%9A%B0-%ED%9D%A5%ED%96%89-%ED%8C%8C%EC%9B%8C-50/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
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