Jeon Do-yeon, Shim Eun-ha, Ko So-young, Mixed Fates of 90's Actresses

Jeon Do-yeon, Shim Eun-ha, and Ko So-young, who were also called 'the troika of the 90s', boast different updates.

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Jeon Do-yeon is proving her strong position with "Crash Course in Romance" and Shim Eun-ha suffered from rumors of her second return while Ko So-young only announcing her recent status through SNS. The mixed fate of the three actresses attracts attention.

Recently, Jeon Do-yeon has been showing her 'rom-com queen' side by working with actor Jung Kyung-ho on tvN's "Crash Course in Romance". Jeon Do-yeon, who returns to romantic comedy after a long time, is literally leading the overall drama.

In fact, Jeon Do-yeon is the only of the three actresses to continue her work even after the 2000s. From dramas such as "Shoot for the Stars" and "Lovers in Prague", to movies such as "I Wish I Had a Wife", "Untold Scandal", "My Mother, the Mermaid" and "You are my Sunshine", she has been steadily acting across the media.

She was active even after winning the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival in France in 2007, and even after the theater was in a slump due to COVID-19, she appeared in one film every year, including "Beasts Clawing at Straws", "Hostage: Missing Celebrity" and "Emergency Declaration".

She will also appear in the Netflix movie "Kill Boksoon" which will be released in March, and will continue to renew her own streak.

On the other hand, Shim Eun-ha, who became an MBC public recruitment talent in 1993 and debuted as "Three Families Under the Same Roof" and has not been active for 10 years, retired after announcing her wedding plan in 2001 after enjoying a short heyday such as "Last Match", "Youth Trap" and "Christmas in August".

Since then, except for marrying her current husband, former lawmaker Ji Sang-wook, in 2005 and appearing in campaign activities as a lawmaker or the candidate's wife, she has been embroiled in rumors of an unexpected return from last year.

As rumors of her return with B4M Studio happened twice in a span of a year, Shim Eun-ha as well as her husband, former lawmaker Ji Sang-wook, drew the line as 'groundless' and heralded a hard-line response. However, the possibility of Shim Eun-ha's return is open, and expectations are high on whether she will be able to appear in the 'entertainment industry' aspect once again.

Ko So-young, who occasionally showed her face after the 2000s with the movies "Double Agent", "A.P.T", "Go Go Sister" and the drama "Blue Fish", has stopped working since the 2017 drama "The Perfect Wife". In particular, after marrying actor Jang Dong-gun in 2010, the modifier 'Jang Dong-gun's Wife' was attached to actor Ko So-young, and her performance as an actress was somewhat buried.

However, Ko So-young is clearly proving her presence in the fashion industry by actively using her SNS to showcase luxury fashion. Recently, she has launched a jewelry brand and turned into a businesswoman, solidifying her image as a 'celeb' rather than an 'actress'.