Song Hye-kyo Ends Her Partnership With UAA After 14 Years in a “Beautiful Breakup”…Plans to Go Solo With a One-Person Agency

Actor Song Hye-kyo is leaving UAA, where she has been for 14 years, and is starting anew.

UAA Announces Expiration of Exclusive Contract and Its Official Position In an official statement released on the 26th, UAA (United Artist Agency) said, “Our exclusive contract with Song Hye-kyo recently expired.” “After a long time building mutual trust and working together, UAA and Song Hye-kyo have decided to wrap up their partnership so far and cheer for each other’s respective futures.” It added, “Song Hye-kyo has been loved greatly across Asia and around the world beyond South Korea, thanks to the many years she spent with UAA.” “The time we shared will remain as happy and joyful memories, and we ask for your warm attention, encouragement, and love for Song Hye-kyo, who is stepping onto a new starting line,” it said.

A Period Marking 27 Years of a Long Relationship With CEO Park Hyun-jeong Song Hye-kyo has served as UAA’s No. 1 talent—the flagship artist representing the agency—since it launched in November 2012. Industry watchers took note of the fact that this breakup especially ends her collaboration with CEO Park Hyun-jeong, with whom she has shared more than 20 years of life together, from the early days of her entertainment-industry debut, working side by side as both a manager and an actor. Park had a special connection: she began working in the management industry in earnest at the request of Song Hye-kyo’s mother in the past, but after long discussion, both sides decided to put a beautiful period at the end of their chapter and cheer for each other’s future. Currently, UAA is active with actors including Kim Da-mi, Kim Dae-myung, Jang Ki-yong, Ryu Jun-yeol, and Ahn Eun-jin.

Launching a One-Person Agency and Returning to Netflix in the Second Half After leaving UAA and choosing an independent path, Song Hye-kyo plans to set up a one-person agency and begin her full-scale independent activities. Sources say her new start will bring in a large number of dedicated staff members, including a stylist who has built deep trust over the years by working closely with her on set. Song Hye-kyo is also preparing to officially return after completing filming for the Netflix original series 〈Slowly But Intensively〉, which is set to be released in the second half of the year, and attention from fans around the world is focused on her unique acting transformation that she will present in a new environment.