Top star Jo In-Seong is returning to movie screens.

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The actress Han Ye-seul, who went absent without leave from the set of a soap opera and headed to the U.S., on Tuesday said she will return to complete filming the flop. Han has booked a flight scheduled to arrive at Incheon Airport on Wednesday afternoon.

Han's management agency Sidus HQ in a press release said the actress "expressed her intention to return to Seoul promptly and devote herself to the soap until filming is complete". It said she was "exhausted from the hectic shooting schedule and unable to think clearly. She apologizes for causing damage to many people with her sudden departure"...More

At her sudden departure to America, Han Ye-seul's lover also followed.

Her lover is a businessman older than her whom she has been seeing with marriage in mind and he has been confirmed to have left with Han Ye-seul on the 15th through Incheon International Airport....More

Grueling schedule prompted series shut down

Han Ye-seul left the drama series "Spy MyeongWol" after a dispute with her producer, leaving the fate of the series hanging in the balance.

With the participation of two of the nation's top actors, "Spy MyeongWol" was one of the most anticipated new drama series in recent memory when it first aired early last month.

The plot was unique in that it features a North Korean spy (Han Ye-seul) who is on a mission to seduce and marry A-list actor Gang Woo (Eric Moon)...More

Actress Han Ye-seul arrives in Los Angeles, Tuesday. / Korea Times photo by Lee In-ho

By Chung Ah-young

Han Ye-seul, a leading actress on the KBS drama series "Spy MyeongWol", will return to a drama shoot amid controversy over her abrupt departure, according to her agency.

Sidus HQ said Tuesday that Han will return to the set from Los Angeles as soon as possible and will do her best until the drama ends.

"She was exhausted due to the hectic schedule so that she couldn't judge things properly, damaging others. We're sorry about that", the statement said. "We talked to Han on the phone at 2 p.m. and she said she will be back as soon as she gets a return ticket _ at least by Aug. 18"...More