Actor Kim Woo Bin has nasopharyngeal cancer

Korean cinema fans have just received shocking news. Famous actor Kim Woo Bin has been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer and has begun treatment.

According to the Korea Herald, on the afternoon of May 24, management company Sidus HQ announced: “Kim Woo Bin felt unwell so he went to see a doctor. We found out that he has nasopharyngeal cancer. The disease is still in the early stages and he has started taking medication and receiving radiation therapy. Please support him.”

Sidus HQ also said that in the coming time, Kim Woo Bin will focus on treatment. Before discovering his illness, Kim Woo Bin was preparing to film a new movie titled Docheong. The production team said that they will temporarily suspend filming to wait for Kim Woo Bin to recover.

Earlier this year, Kim Woo Bin also suffered a back injury due to overtraining.

Actor Kim Woo Bin. Photo: DM.

Originally a model with a height of over 1.8 m, Kim Woo Bin started acting from the movie White Christmas but only really became famous through the supporting male role in the hit work The Heirs in 2013.

In 2016, Kim Woo Bin starred alongside screen beauty Suzy in the drama Uncontrollably Fond. His character also suffered from terminal cancer. Despite a large investment, the drama failed in terms of viewership ratings.

Kim Woo Bin and girlfriend Shin Min Ah. Photo: Nate.

Besides television, he has participated in many successful movies such as Friend: The Great Legacy (2013), The Con Artists (2014) and Twenty (2015). The 28-year-old actor is considered a bright face of the Korean silver screen.

Kim Woo Bin is the boyfriend of the beauty Shin Min Ah, who is 5 years older than him. The “sister-brother” couple publicly dated in July 2015 and received public support. At the end of April, they appeared publicly at a restaurant in Hannam, Seoul.

In April 2017, Kim Woo Bin was appointed by South Korea as an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

According to Zing