Park Shin-hye, Kim Hee-sun & Hwang Bo-ra Talk About Overcoming Career Breaks Due To Childbirth

Park Shin-hye married actor Choi Tae-joon in 2022 and gave birth to a baby boy in May the same year. Three years after giving birth, Park Shin-hye finally made a comeback in January with the drama “Doctor Slump”. 

The actress confessed that she had been especially nervous when she started doing this project. Park Shin-hye said, “I normally sleep well, but I couldn’t sleep while doing this work because I was very nervous. I was concerned about how to do the lines to not look awkward in front of the camera. I realized that I had taken a really long break”. Park Shin-hye showcased her perfect acting as a “romcom queen” by digesting school uniform fit even after having a child.

Kim Hee-sun, whose daughter is already a middle school student, also experienced a long career break of six years for parenting after giving birth. Confessing her feelings at that time, the actress honestly shared, “When I watched the TV, I saw people who were active at the same time as mine on programs. I felt like I was the only person who was pushed behind. I endured everything to get married and have children. But then, I thought, ‘What should I do now?’”.

As time passed, she had to adapt to different roles. Kim Hee-sun said, “I was unfamiliar with the character of an affair woman or a woman with children. Later, I wondered why I should be depressed when playing a role that suits my situation. Thinking positively that this is what I could do well, I got better reactions”. As such, she eventually widened her acting spectrum and pulled off various roles.

Mother-to-be Hwang Bo-ra, who will give birth to her child this June, also expressed her worries about her upcoming career break. Revealing the reason why she’s working hard on YouTube even during her pregnancy, the actress said, “My husband told me to rest but I was worried about the image of ‘an actress who will take one or two years off. Career break due to childbirth is the weakness of actresses. Many actresses have disappeared after giving birth”.

Regarding the way she kept her own body and her baby healthy, Hwang Bo-ra emphasized, “A working mother is a happy mother, a money-making mother and a cheerful mother. The child is happy only when the mother is happy”. Apart from her YouTube activities, she is appearing on “Joseon’s Lover” and “Miss Trot 3”.

Source: Naver