Actor Uhm Tae-woong announces return to acting after 9 yrs following "room salon" scandal + wife "comments"

Article: "Attitude is my freedom," Uhm Tae-woong’s wife's heartfelt message on his return after 9 years

Source: Maeil Kyungjae

Actor Uhm Tae-woong (51) has announced his return to acting after 9 years, drawing attention to a heartfelt message posted by his wife, Yoon Hye-jin (45).

On June 22, Yoon wrote on her SNS, "I cannot choose what happens to me, but I can choose how to respond to it. Choosing one’s attitude is the last freedom of a human being. Watching him quietly gather strength and endure through difficult times by my side, I wondered if this day would ever come. Over more than ten years of waiting without answers, I hoped, imagined, and sometimes thought it might never come. I sincerely thank everyone for helping us reach this miraculous moment."

She added, "Coincidentally, the GV screening day on July 9 is also my mother’s birthday this year. It might be a coincidence, but I can’t shake the feeling that my mother is watching over us. Everything is thanks to you all. Thank you for silently supporting us all this time."

Her post came a day after news of Uhm Tae-woong’s comeback, attracting public attention.

On June 21, Yoon also shared that Uhm's new work, 'I Kill You,' was invited to this year’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.

In 2016, Um Tae-woong faced a scandal related to his private life and took time off to reflect. At the time, Uhm Tae-woong was accused by a massage parlor employee A, of s*xual assault, but her claims were proven false, and he was cleared of those charges. However, he was found guilty of pr*stitution and fined 1 million won (~$800). After that, he stopped acting and spent a long period in reflection.

In 2020, Yoon said she felt Uhm had sufficiently reflected and shared, "I hope my husband returns to acting, but if not, it’s okay. As long as his wife has forgiven him, I wish others wouldn’t interfere."

Um Tae-woong and Yoon Hye-jin married in 2013 and have a daughter named Ji-on.

1. [+1,430, -412] Even "chopsticks dad" with multiple priors [criminal records] became president, so whatever. its ok, fighting팅!
2. [+812, -223] Eh ~ even Lee Jae-myung became president, so what’s an actor? You took 9 years off, that’s at least some kind of conscience. As long as that president guy with a criminal record is around, you’ve got nothing to be ashamed of.
3. [+720, -152] For regular people, taking 9 years off means you're totally f*cked in the job market. But actors can stir up a scandal, disappear for 9 years, and then just go, “I'm ready to come back~” like it's nothing. 코what a comedy ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
4. [+664, -142] Find strength. This is a country where even the president has 4 priors including DUI and encourages his son to use chopsticks. More than 50% of voters don’t care about crime, so don't worry. 9 years off is too long. 4-time offenders never even took a day off.
5. [+253, -35] There are druggies, those with DUIs, military service draft-dodgers [evaders], even ba$tards prostituting with minors and they’re still working like it’s nothing. A 9 yr hiatus? Honestly, you've reflected longer than most. The real issue is how numb the entertainment industry is to crime.
6. [+145, -17] Whether the wife forgave him and chose to stay is their business. But that doesn’t mean we as the public have to accept a s*x buyer. That’s a completely separate issue. Happy family? Fine. Comeback as a celeb? Nah.
7. [+134, -26] I don’t really care what you did pr*stitution or whatever. But you went on TV with your daughter acting like some 딸바보 (daughter-obsessed dad), putting on this warm fuzzy image, while secretly playing the audience for fools. That’s what gives me the chills.
8. [+100, -13] Sure, your wife forgave you, but that's personal. As a public figure, the public didn't. You weren’t invited back, time just passed. And now you're being sent out to earn money again? Whatever, just don’t show up on my screen.
9. [+57, -1] Ugh, both of them are just unlikable. Should’ve stayed out.
10. [+47, -2] There really must be no actors left. Dude can’t even act but gets media play?
11. [+45, -7] You committed a crime of pr*stitution and now you say it's fine because your wife forgave you? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Who are you, a president with pardoning power? Some medieval pope? The arrogance is unreal.. so shameless!
12. [+40, -11] The leftist president has 4 priors including DUI, so who even cares anymore? 
13. [+35, -8] Don’t come back! Don’t wanna see your face!!
14. [+34, -3] At least this guy paid. There's another dude who did it for free.
15. [+33, -4] There are plenty of decent actors out there. This place is turning into a trash dump. You bought s*x, end of story!! Quit with the whole attitude talk, fans aren’t stupid.