Will actress Han Ye-seul's hiatus eventually reach double digits? A discouraging rumor has surfaced for fans who are cheering for and waiting for her return.
Han Ye-seul currently has a long hiatus as an actress. Her broadcasting activity ended with the 2020 variety show 'Unni's Salon,' and she appeared two years ago on CJ OnStyle's 'Super-sized Mobile Live Show,' but she was more like a show host than showing her primary work as an actress.
Han Ye-seul's last work was the drama 'Big Issue,' which ended in May 2019, and she has had a seven-year acting gap so far. Her last co-star in acting was Joo Jin-mo.
The seven-year hiatus stings, especially since Han Ye-seul has not completely given up her activities as an actress. Wrapping up 2025, Han Ye-seul shared newly taken profile photos and said, "This year was strangely both leisurely and hectic, and even though there are still a few months left until next year, this year already feels like it's over — what a peculiar 2025. These are photos from a recent profile shoot; I'm posting them for those who like me without eye makeup. Next year I will definitely be more active!" expressing her intent to return to acting.
But now that the year has turned and it is the latter half of 2026, there is no news of Han Ye-seul's next project. Rather, her SNS activity, which used to update fans on her whereabouts, has become sparse. The recent video on the YouTube channel 'Han Ye-seul is,' which is close to reaching 700,000 subscribers, is from a year ago, casting doubt on Han Ye-seul's willingness to be active.
In the meantime, the news that emerged was that Han Ye-seul made a large capital gain, and that she reposted a parenting webtoon. It was reported that she bought a building in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, in 2018 for 3.42 billion won and sold it three years later in 2021 for 7 billion won, leaving a profit of 3.6 billion won.
Recently, she used the SNS repost function to repost a webtoon depicting parenting life. Because she has not posted on SNS since June 23 and occasionally used the story function, which automatically deletes after 24 hours, to share updates, some netizens raised pregnancy rumors over her reposting a parenting webtoon. However, her agency dismissed the claims as "groundless."
Although she had promised active activity heading into mid-September 2026, Han Ye-seul's actions so far are closer to "leisurely" than "frantic." From 'A Dream's Couple' to 'Big Issue,' Han Ye-seul, who always showed trendy acting and was regarded as a wannabe by many, when will she return?
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