With her distinctive dark, bronze skin tone, she earned the nickname “Black Bean” and attracted many male fans. But did she really get kidnapped?
Lee Bon once revealed on a show that she had been kidnapped by an obsessed fan. One cold day, her manager had gone ahead to the car to turn on the heater while she was still finishing up a shoot.
After the shoot, Lee Bon was walking alone to the parking lot when she suddenly lost consciousness while going down some stairs.
When she awoke, she found herself in a completely unfamiliar house. From outside, she heard a man saying, “Why are you doing this and causing trouble?” She realized that she had been kidnapped.
Despite the situation, Lee Bon didn’t believe her captors were dangerous. So, she opened the door and asked, “Why am I here?”
The man apologized, explaining, “I’m a huge fan of yours. My younger siblings like me so much that they did this for me.”
Surprisingly, instead of panicking, Lee Bon asked them to show her around the area since it was her first time visiting. She ended up touring local attractions with them, enjoying traditional pancakes and makgeolli (Korean rice wine), before they eventually took her back home.
Listeners were stunned, remarking “That sounds like a kidnapping!” and noting that the whole ordeal seemed more like a movie than real life.
The next day, a luxury sports car and a letter were left in front of her house. It turned out that the obsessed fan had proposed to her!
Lee Bon immediately sent the car back. Although the fan continued his romantic gestures for a few more days, he eventually gave up after Lee Bon firmly rejected him.
Netizens praised her response, commenting, “She handled it so wisely”, “This is no ordinary situation. Truly remarkable” and “Lee Bon was so beautiful back then.”
Source: Daum