Shim Eun-woo signed an exclusive contract with Romantic Management, a happy news after four years of controversy over school violence
Nov 18, 2025
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On the 18th, Management Romantic officially announced the signing of an exclusive contract with Shim Eun-woo and said, `As I have maintained my position as an actor after a long time, I will support his growth and be with him with all my heart.'
With this exclusive contract, Shim Eun-woo will resume his activities. Instead of impatience caused by the hiatus, he chose 'Time to Return to Basic' and is currently focusing on theater practice, re-establishing his acting sense and basics.
Shim Eun-woo will be on stage in December through the play 'Donghwa Donggyeong (童話憧憬)' and meet with the audience. The work is from the 2025 Korean Culture and Arts Council 'Children?It is a selection of "Art Support for Youth" and sensibly captures the miserable and delicate world of a boy and a girl facing the flames in front of the furnace and soot under the chimney.
In the 2013 Hankook Ilbo New Year Literature, 'Donghwa Donggyeong (童話憧憬)" poetic insight into the roots and solitude of the absurd world through fairy tales, events, and stages" has been well received. Shim Eun-woo will again prove his presence on the stage by expressing the emotional texture of the character in the work in a sophisticated and dense manner.
In addition, Shim Eun-woo also appears in the independent film 'Wet' and continues his screen activities. "Wet" is the winning work of the 2025 Gyeongnam Culture and Arts Promotion Agency's Young Adult Director Production Contest, depicting the journey of Hye-sun, a figure who traces her memory and emotions while recalling her missing friend Yoon-soo. Shim Eun-woo, who plays the main character Hye-sun in the play, plans to portray the character's inner side deeply with his unique delicate emotional performance.
In the meantime, Shim Eun-woo impressed viewers with his meticulous expression and firm presence in various works such as dramas 'Come on Butterfly', 'Love Scene Number #', 'The World of Couples', and the movie 'Seire'. Having expanded his acting spectrum across genres, he is expected to continue his steeper steps with this exclusive contract.
Shim Eun-woo, who will continue his sincere work activities by building his own narrative step by step with his new agency. Attention is focusing on what kind of fruit his quiet but solid restart will lead to in the future.
Meanwhile, Shim Eun-woo suspended his activities in March 2021 due to controversy over school violence that erupted through online communities and took a four-year hiatus.
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