Actress Shim Eun-woo Signs Exclusive Contract with Management Nangman, Gears Up for Stage and Screen Comeback

Actress Shim Eun-woo has officially announced her new beginning by signing an exclusive contract with Management Nangman, heralding a fresh start in her career.

On the 18th, Management Nangman officially confirmed the contract, stating, "Having steadfastly maintained her position as an actress through many years, we plan to wholeheartedly support her growth and journey ahead."

With this new contract, Shim Eun-woo is set to resume her acting activities. Instead of rushing due to her hiatus, she has chosen a period to "return to basics," currently immersing herself in theater rehearsals to refine her acting skills and fundamentals.

She is scheduled to grace the stage in December with the play 'Donghwa Donggyeong' (Fairytale Longing). This production was selected for the 2025 Korea Arts Council's 'Arts Support for Children and Youth' program and artistically captures the poignant and delicate world of a boy and a girl confronting the flames before a brazier and the soot beneath a chimney. 'Donghwa Donggyeong' received acclaim in the 2013 Hankook Ilbo New Year's Literary Contest, praised for "poetically insightful observations on the origins of an absurd world and solitude through fairytale-like characters, events, and settings." Shim Eun-woo is expected to powerfully reassert her stage presence by portraying the nuanced emotional depths of the characters with precision and intensity.

In addition to her stage work, Shim Eun-woo will also be active on screen with a role in the independent film 'Wet'. 'Wet' is a 2025 recipient of the Gyeongnam Culture and Arts Promotion Agency's Young and Emerging Director Production Grant. The film follows the journey of 'Hye-seon' as she retraces the traces of memory and emotion while recalling her disappeared friend 'Yun-su'. Playing the protagonist Hye-seon, Shim Eun-woo is anticipated to delve deeply into the character's inner world with her signature delicate emotional acting.

Throughout her career, Shim Eun-woo has left a lasting impression on audiences with her meticulous expression and solid presence in various works such as the dramas 'Navillera,' 'Love Scene Number #,' 'The World of the Married,' and the film 'Seire.' Having broadened her acting spectrum across genres, she is poised to continue a more robust career trajectory with this new exclusive contract.

Building her unique narrative step by step with her new agency and continuing her journey with authentic work, anticipation is high for the fruitful results of Shim Eun-woo's quiet yet solid new beginning.

Netizens are welcoming her return, commenting things like 'Shim Eun-woo is finally back!', 'Looking forward to her theater and indie film projects,' and 'Wishing her only the best with her new agency!'