After three years, actress Yoon Eun Hye makes her return as a guest on MBC's Radio Star. Her attendance at the program and her stories about her life made her loyal fans eager to know as to whatever happened to her when she was on a hiatus.
Yoon Eun Hye at 36 years achieved her dreams of becoming an actress as one of her childhood dreams. She went to Chung-Ang University for Film Arts, and first appeared as a member of a girl band named Baby V.O.X. from 1999 to 2005. At the age of 15, she joined the band and made hits in records.
Also, at a young age, she encountered a mishap when a fan sprayed condiments to her eyes. She was then rushed to the hospital to get treated. She never had any formal training with singing or dancing, and fortunately, her talent was natural to make it big.
Following her gifts, she appeared in a popular game show SBS "X-Man" multiple times from 2004-2005. It was the start where she was paired with actor Kim Jong-kook in her character as a warrior princess.
After her contract ended with Baby V.O.X., she continued to enjoy doing acting projects. Yoon Eun Hye's acting skills dazzled on MBC'S "Princess Hours" in 2006, her breakthrough drama. It was a phenomenal series that captured the hearts of viewers from all over the world. Her character is a simple girl destined to marry a young prince. People recognized her fresh face in the industry and raw talent in acting that she became one of the main roles of the drama series.
Soon after another lead role in KBS's "The Vineyard Man" in the same year where she received the best actress award. Another notable role she played was in MBC's "The Coffee Prince" with Gong Yoo. She became the youngest actress to receive the Korean Best Actress award for her impeccable performance in the drama. During that time, Yoon Eun Hye gained more followers and became one of the highest-paid actresses to star in any series or film. She made more drama projects from 2008 to 2015, such "My Fair Lady," "Lie to Me," and "Missing You."
One of the challenges that came to her career during 2007 was when controversies surfaced when she made contract issues with her former agency Eight Peaks and filed a complaint case. The problem arose when a project failed to push through with her and the management. Both sides made an amicable settlement to resolve the case in the end, although Yoon Eun Hye transferred and signed a new contract to Kraze Entertainment.
Yoon Eun Hye enjoyed learning new things. In 2012, she ventured into directing films. Her debut as a director in "The Knitting" was quite a success and appeared in big-screen festivals and short film competitions.
She never stopped to showcase her skills as another project she focused on was designing clothes. She received awards for her creations in Chinese fashion "Goddess Fashion" 2015. However, the design brought scandal when she was accused of plagiarism by designer Yoon Choon Ho. The complainant accused Yoon Eun Hye of copying his original designs before the Chinese show. The allegations brought downfall to the actress's career.
Yoon Eun Hye made comeback movies after the scandal yet they did not made it big to the ratings. Her agency accepted their mistake of not putting more effort, primarily into protecting the actress accusations and choice of projects to receive.
The latest interview with MBC Radio Star allowed Yoon Eun Hye to talk about her life during those years. The actress admitted depression and addiction to alcohol was one of her escape from her career issues. She was happy to announce that she has been able to fight and became sober for the past 8 years.
Kim Joong-kook played as one of her co-stars 15 years ago, but she denied any romantic relationship with him. The actress also confessed that at a young age, fame brought new changes in her life that she was not able to handle well.
"Through works such as Princess Hours, Coffee Price and My fair Lady, I was given too many good projects at such an early age". "I've been sober for 8 years. But along with the end of alcohol, my dating life ended, too".
