Actor Won Bin shown with Saenuri candidate

By Ko Dong-hwan

Despite his superstar status in movies and television dramas, Won Bin has never been an actor who looks comfortable in prolonged spotlight.

He did make his first public appearance in a while on Wednesday but at the most unlikely of places; the campaign office of a municipal council candidate in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province.

Won, 37, arrived at the office of Sohn In-am, a candidate from President Park Geun-hye’s Saenuri Party, in Gwangmyeong Wednesday morning, shook hands with Sohn and stayed there just long enough for someone to take his photo and broadcast it on social media.

Sohn happens to be the husband of one of Won’s sisters and also the CEO of Dream East On, the entertainment agency which represented Won before the actor entered compulsory military duty in 2005.