So Ji-sub gifts gold to Taiwanese fan at Asia fan meeting

Actor So Ji-sub has drawn attention for spending his own money to give a gold gift to a fan in Taiwan.

So held an Asia fan meeting titled "Soulmate the Timeless" at the Taipei International Convention Center, where he met with local fans.

That day, So unveiled a surprise gift he had prepared for the audience. "Whenever I finish filming a project, I prepare gifts for the crew to thank them for their hard work, and gold always gets the best reaction," he said. "This time, I prepared something special for my Taiwanese fans, who have always shown me so much love."

The fan who won the gold gift came up on stage, received a specially made pure-gold plaque handed directly by So, and was moved to tears.

When asked whether he had any plans to give away a house next, So replied that he would work even harder on future projects.

So had also given gold to the full cast and crew after wrapping the Netflix series "Gwangjang" last year.

After finishing "Agent Kim Reactivated," the SBS drama series that ended in July, he also gave about 300 cast and crew members a 1-gram mini gold bar each. The total came to around 100 million won ($74,400) at market price at the time. Each gift was accompanied by a handwritten note that read: "Working on this project with you all brought me great joy and happiness. Thank you to everyone who quietly gave their best from their own place to make 'Agent Kim Reactivated' shine."