Won Bin is actor of the year

Won Bin, who starred in the hit film “The Man from Nowhere,” was picked as the Korean actor of the year in a poll, Gallup Korea said late last week.

The star drew 30.7 percent of the votes in a survey that asked 1,701 people who they thought was the best actor of the year.

Won Bin dropped his trademark pretty boy image and transformed into a powerful stud in the film, which was the biggest hit of the year with 6.2 million viewers.

Jang Dong-gun, who made his Hollywood debut with the fantasy action film “The Warrior’s Way” this year, came in second with 14.1 percent of the votes.

Yonhap