Jae-hee, Worked at Restaurants and Convenience Stores After Halting Activities: "Acting in TV Dramas Caused a Sudden Drop in Status" [Star Issue]

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Actress Jae-hee spoke about her period of inactivity.

Recently, a video featuring Jae-hee was uploaded to the YouTube channel operated by Shin Jeong-hwan, a broadcaster formerly from Country Kkokko.

Regarding her recent activities, Jae-hee said, "After filming a TV drama once, the lineup of projects coming my way changed. Both films and mini-series suddenly stopped. This happened even when the drama had good ratings."

She added, "When I go to discuss film roles, they say, 'You've already acted in a TV drama.' They seem to judge that actors who appear in TV dramas have lower status. I don't know where this idea came from, but many actors who have appeared in TV dramas will likely agree."

She continued, "I really want to act, but there's no space for me to do so. So I filmed another TV drama, which only led to more TV drama offers, creating a vicious cycle. I thought if I disappeared for a while and then reappeared, things might change, so I took a break." She explained the reason for her three-year hiatus.

Jae-hee stated, "My face became well-known, and I got older, so I wasn't hired. I worked extensively in restaurant kitchens. Recently, I started doing (TikTok) live broadcasts."

She further shared, "While doing live broadcasts, I worked at a restaurant and also took on night shifts at a convenience store."

Meanwhile, Jae-hee debuted in 1997 with the MBC drama "San" and gained widespread popularity with the 2005 KBS 2TV drama "Kkaegyeol Chunhyang." She halted activities after the MBC drama "Bap-i Do-eora" aired in 2021.

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