I'm retiring from the entertainment industry..Cho Yoon-woo, So-hee, and Lee Tae-im suddenly declared shock. [★FOCUS]

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He chose a normal second life, leaving behind his glamorous life in the entertainment industry.

Actor Cho Yoon-woo has ended his 15-year acting career. On January 1, 2026, New Year's Day, Cho Yoon-woo announced his retirement on his personal SNS with the news of his marriage.

Cho Yoon-woo, who debuted at the age of 21 and had been running for 15 years only after seeing the job of an actor, said, "After a long period of thought, I want to end my 15-year acting career to draw our own simple daily life. After a long period of careful consideration, I'm finally telling you," he said.

Cho Yoon-woo said, "Now I want to have fun drawing the rest of my life with someone who I want to protect for the first time in my life. Please watch my daily life with my precious lover and best friend who have been with me for more than four years," he said.

Cho Yoon-woo, who debuted in the tvN drama "Flower Boy Ramen Shop" in 2011, made his face known by appearing in "Love Manipulators: Cyrano," "The Heirs," "Tomorrow's Cantabile," "Hwarang," and "My Sister Is Alive!" The last work is ENA's "Nam Nam," which participated in 2023 as a special appearance.

So-hee, a former member of girl group Alice, also announced her retirement at the same time as she got married.

After debuting as a solo artist in May 2017, Sohee became a huge hit with global K-pop fans when she joined as an Alice member in June of the same year. Through MBC's "The Masked Singer," he boasted a unique tone and even showed pleasant talking while appearing in various entertainment shows.

She thought she was on a roll as an all-around entertainer, but So-hee suddenly made her retirement from the entertainment industry official in April 2024. At the time, he posted a handwritten letter on his personal SNS, saying, "I met someone who has been a great help to me. Now we have become so precious to each other that we have promised to marry him," he said, revealing the news of his marriage. So-hee then said, "Now I'm trying to live my second life as Kim So-hee, not as Alice So-hee. Thank you for your love while working in the entertainment industry. I was so happy. I will not forget this heart and live with gratitude for the rest of my life," he said, vowing to return to being a non-celebrity.

So-hee's husband is known to be a businessman 15 years older. Due to the relatively large age gap, So-hee was embroiled in various rumors after getting married. Suspicions were raised that the two met at an entertainment establishment. But So-hee said, "I met my husband at my sister's birthday party, which we filmed together. They said they need to know their personal information to sue, but if anyone knows, please report it."

Actor Lee Tae-im spent time self-reflecting after an abusive incident with girl group Jewelry member Yewon in 2015 and succeeded in returning to JTBC drama "Her with Dignity" in June 2017, but he announced his retirement without his agency's knowledge in March 2018, shocking her.

At the time, Lee Tae-im said on his personal SNS, "It was so hard in the past amid various thoughts and pains. I decided to live a normal life in the future. I will not forget those who have loved me so far," he said, drawing attention by uploading a meaningful article. It was a nuance that he decided to retire from the entertainment industry, but this was an act that Lee Tae-im arbitrarily decided without consulting with the agency.

After the posting of the article, the agency said, "I am in contact with Lee Tae-im after seeing the article. The situation has not been identified because his phone call has not yet been made. The contract period between Lee Tae-im and the company is still one year away. We never talked about the contract," he said. In addition, after announcing his retirement, an article was reported that Lee Tae-im was continuing a serious meeting with an older businessman, adding to the retirement rumor.

It turned out that Lee's retirement was true. At that time, he was pregnant and had promised to marry a businessman 12 years older.

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