Bae Yong Joon Rumored To Retire in the Industry Because of THIS

Bae Yong Joon made headlines following the rumors that he will retire from acting. An acquaintance gave latest update about the "Winter Sonata" star.

Bae Yong Joon's Rumored To Retire

Based on the report cited by Nate on November 13, Bae Yong Joon's website domain has been put up for sale, which immediately drew keen attention of the public. Due to this, the actor was rumored to retire from the entertainment industry.

Bae Yong Joon's website is said to be running for more than 15 years and this was the first time that it was put up for sale.

The veteran actor has not taken on an acting role in the past 10 years, but he has never officially announced his retirement. He just suspended his activities for a decade after his cameo in the hit 2011 K-drama "Dream High."

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Since the news sparked, people are speculating that Bae Yong Joon is preparing for his retirement.

In addition to the report, an entertainment industry official mentioned, "No one is managing Bae Yong Joon's website anymore. He has no management team, and he is also not interested in external activities as an entertainer."

On the other hand, in the middle of the retirement rumor, the actor's recent status was revealed by one of his acquaintances.

In particular, Bae Yong Joon is not selling the homepage, but it's just a message for the management company for the reason that the domain has not been updated for a long time.

Bae Yong Joon's Current Status

In addition to the latest update about the Korean star, Bae Yoon Jong is currently in Hawaii with his wife as well as his son and daughter. The actor is focusing on his family.

The acquaintance added that they have been contacting the actor until recently, "Bae Yoon Jong is satisfied with his quiet life with his family in Hawaii. Since he has suspended his acting career for more than 10 years, there is no need to manage the homepage."

He added that the actor already made a clear withdrawal from the Korean entertainment industry when he handed over the shares he owned to SM in 2018.

Bae Yong Joon is known for his iconic role in KBS2's classic drama "Winter Sonata." It is where he emerged as a first-generation Hallyu star, he received explosive attention not just in Korea but especially in Japan.

Some of his projects are "Our Sunny Days of Youth," "First Love," "The Barefooted Youth," "Did We Really Love?" "Hotelier" and more.

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Shai Collins wrote this.