On April 12, a video titled “The Real Reason Why Actress Ko So-young Hasn’t Appeared on Broadcast in So Long” was uploaded to the YouTube channel “Study King Zzin Genius Hong Jin-kyung”. Ko So-young appeared as a guest in the episode.
During the video, Hong Jin-kyung asked, “What’s most important to you these days?” Ko So-young replied, “Family. Just staying safe and having no problems—that’s my number one.”
She then said the second most important thing was her dog, and when asked for a third, she admitted, “I’m not sure. I don’t think I’ve really thought about it.” Hong Jin-kyung commented, “Work didn’t even come up. We’re all waiting so eagerly for your comeback. We’re wondering, ‘When is this sister going to return?’ We’re dying to know.”
Ko So-young responded candidly, “My career used to be extremely important. But now that I’m living as a mom, I’ve found myself fading into the background. Even when I want to act, it’s just not an environment where I can do it.”
She continued, “I felt like I was becoming more distant (from the public), so I started YouTube thinking it would be good to have a channel with my own story—to show that I’m still alive. But maybe I was away for too long. I keep thinking, ‘Is this right? Am I even doing this properly?’ The industry has changed so much since my time.”
Ko So-young jokingly added, “Even the kids, who used to cling to me, now say, ‘Mom, go work.’ But I’m all old and washed up now, what kind of work…”
Meanwhile, Ko So-young and Jang Dong-gun became friends while filming movies with each other in 1998~1999 when they were in their 20s. After maintaining their friendship for a long time, the two developed into lovers and got married in 2010. The couple has one son and one daughter.
