Go Hyun-jung

Go Hyun-jung graduated from Dongguk University with a degree in Performing Arts. She was a runner-up in the Miss Korea pageant in 1989, which launched her acting career.{{cite web|title=Miss Korea 1989|url=http://misskorea.hankooki.com/history_photo.php?miss_year=1989|publisher=Hankook Ilbo|language=ko|access-date=November 2, 2012|archive-date=January 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115015424/http://misskorea.hankooki.com/history_photo.php?miss_year=1989|url-status=dead}} Her big break came in the 1995 SBS drama Sandglass. The drama dealt with modern Korean history from 1970 to the 1990s and was one of the highest rated dramas in Korean television history, with average ratings of 50.8% and a peak of 64.5%.{{cite web|title=SBS: The Dawn of a New Golden Age|url=http://www.yesasia.com/global/yumcha/sbs-the-dawn-of-a-new-golden-age/0-0-0-arid.85-en/featured-article.html|publisher=YesAsia|date=September 9, 2006|access-date=November 11, 2012|archive-date=September 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919012903/http://www.yesasia.com/global/yumcha/sbs-the-dawn-of-a-new-golden-age/0-0-0-arid.85-en/featured-article.html|url-status=live}} People would rush home just to see a new episode, saying "it's time to go home," which meant they had to go home to watch Sandglass.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130126221813/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2927901 "Resilient actress relishes dramatic return"]}}. Korea JoongAng Daily. November 4, 2010 However, following her marriage, Go announced her retirement from the industry.

She staged a comeback in the 2005 melodrama Spring Day,{{cite web|title=I Want a Second Spring Day|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2004111032958|publisher=The Dong-A Ilbo|date=November 9, 2004|access-date=April 13, 2015|archive-date=May 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511030646/http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2004111032958|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=TV dramas woo viewers with top actresses|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20050115000020|publisher=The Korea Herald|date=January 15, 2005|access-date=July 11, 2013|archive-date=March 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301175228/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20050115000020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title='Boorish' women knocked out 'Cinderellas'|url=http://www.hancinema.net/year-end-review-boorish-women-knocked-out-cinderellas--4749.html|publisher=The Korea Herald via Hancinema|date=December 21, 2005|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=March 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301175007/http://www.hancinema.net/year-end-review-boorish-women-knocked-out-cinderellas--4749.html|url-status=live}} which she followed up with May–December romantic comedy What's Up Fox? and police procedural H.I.T.{{cite web|title=Ko Hyun-jung on How to Play Tough|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/03/23/2007032361011.html|publisher=The Chosun Ilbo|date=March 23, 2007|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=May 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522021300/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/03/23/2007032361011.html|url-status=live}}

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Not content with her small screen success, Go began her late-blooming movie career by going against her image and taking pay cuts to star in non-mainstream films.{{cite web|title=Ko Hyun-jung: More at Ease in Her 30s|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2006/08/18/2006081861011.html|publisher=The Chosun Ilbo|date=August 18, 2006|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=May 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522021256/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2006/08/18/2006081861011.html|url-status=live}} She was part of the ensemble cast in arthouse films Woman on the Beach and Like You Know It All by auteur Hong Sang-soo.{{cite web|title=Ko Hyun-jung to Make Film Debut|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1114|publisher=KBS Global|date=March 22, 2006|access-date=July 20, 2014|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414173243/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1114|url-status=live}}[https://archive.today/20120720043747/http://twitchfilm.com/interviews/2006/04/the-woman-on-the-beach-presentation-report.php "해변의 연인 (The Woman on The Beach) Presentation Report"]. Twitch Film. April 17, 2006.{{cite web|title=Ko Hyun-jung Poised for Belated Big-Screen Debut|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2006/04/17/2006041761020.html|publisher=The Chosun Ilbo|date=April 17, 2006|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225225958/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2006/04/17/2006041761020.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Bed Scenes|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=130000&biid=2006041851068|publisher=The Dong-A Ilbo|date=April 18, 2006|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=July 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728184726/http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=130000&biid=2006041851068|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Ko Hyeon-jeong to Debut on Big Screen|url=http://www.hancinema.net/ko-hyeon-jeong-to-debut-on-big-screen-5829.html|publisher=The Korea Times via Hancinema|date=April 18, 2006|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=May 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522021258/https://www.hancinema.net/ko-hyeon-jeong-to-debut-on-big-screen-5829.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Actress Ko Back With First Film|url=http://www.hancinema.net/actress-ko-back-with-first-film-6934.html|publisher=The Korea Times via Hancinema|date=August 22, 2006|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=May 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522021302/https://www.hancinema.net/actress-ko-back-with-first-film-6934.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Actress takes off mask in Woman on the Beach|url=http://www.hancinema.net/actress-takes-off-mask-in-woman-on-the-beach--7159.html|publisher=The Korea Herald via Hancinema|date=September 13, 2006|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=May 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522021259/https://www.hancinema.net/actress-takes-off-mask-in-woman-on-the-beach--7159.html|url-status=live}} She then starred in Actresses, a semi-improvisational movie featuring six actresses each playing themselves. Director E J-yong, who was first inspired to make the film after going out for a drink with actresses Youn Yuh-jung and Go in 2007, said he focused on conveying the "reality" of the actresses' lives.[http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2009/12/01/73/0703000000AEN20091201002100315F.HTML "Fact and fiction merge as South Korea's leading ladies come together"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430054503/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2009/12/01/73/0703000000AEN20091201002100315F.HTML |date=April 30, 2012 }}. Yonhap. December 1, 2009.[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2009112317360136554 "Actresses is a miracle achieved, says Koh (Part 1)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729025001/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2009112317360136554 |date=July 29, 2014 }}. 10Asia. November 23, 2009.[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009112323221892613 "Actresses is a miracle achieved, says Koh (Part 2)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203050516/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2009112323221892613 |date=February 3, 2014 }}. 10Asia. November 23, 2009.

Go regained her reputation as Korea's top actress in 2009 after playing femme fatale royal concubine Lady Mishil in the hit historical drama Queen Seondeok.{{cite web|title=New Epic Drama to Bring Rivalry, Love to TV|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/07/201_45149.html|publisher=The Korea Times|date=May 9, 2009|access-date=July 21, 2012|archive-date=November 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103225915/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/07/201_45149.html|url-status=live}}[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/06/2009060600225.html "Ko Hyun-jung Talks About Changes On Screen and Off"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930182947/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/06/2009060600225.html |date=September 30, 2012 }}. The Chosun Ilbo. June 6, 2009. She was not the titular lead character, but her interpretation of the power-hungry main rival to the queen was impressive enough to make viewers remember the show as Mishil's story.[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/08/135_49518.html "Supporting Roles Stealing Spotlight"] . The Korea Times. August 3, 2009.[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2009122212180597327 "10 Awards - Top 10 People of 2009"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203033130/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2009122212180597327 |date=February 3, 2014 }}. 10Asia. December 23, 2009. The drama reached ratings of over 40 percent and won her the highest award at the MBC Drama Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards.[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/12/135_58253.html "Ko Hyun-jung Wins Top Drama Award"] . The Korea Times. December 31, 2009.[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010032909304748800 "Ko Hyun-jung, Haeundae win grand prize at PaekSang Arts Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224155/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010032909304748800 |date=March 3, 2016 }}. 10Asia. March 29, 2010. Go was named Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year for two consecutive years (2009–10).{{cite web|title=Ko Hyun-jung Picked Actress of the Year Again|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/12/28/2010122800315.html|publisher=The Chosun Ilbo|date=December 28, 2010|access-date=January 15, 2018|archive-date=January 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116004211/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/12/28/2010122800315.html|url-status=live}}

That same year, Go surprised fans not only by appearing on a TV entertainment show (popular talk show Golden Fishery hosted by comedian Kang Ho-dong) for the first time in 15 years, but also by very frankly addressing rumors surrounding her shrouded personal life. Once notorious for declining to appear on entertainment programs other than dramas or films, she maintained a mysterious image for a long time. Her new easy-going, and down-to-earth attitude seemingly reflected a philosophical view of the many ups and downs in life. In interviews with print and online magazines, Go has even expressed her feelings towards her ex-husband and children.[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2011/04/178_38350.html "Actress Ko Reveals Truth About Rumors"] . The Korea Times. January 22, 2009.{{cite web|script-title=ko:고현정 '무릎팍도사' 출연, 득일까 독일까|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200901221007241001|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|date=December 21, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2009|archive-date=August 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817025933/http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200901221007241001|url-status=live}}

Twenty-one years after making her acting debut, Go held her very first fanmeeting on June 13, 2010—she held a press conference beforehand, sang songs for the 500 fans present, answered questions, and prepared video clips.{{cite web|title=Ko Hyun Jung: 'Fans Are Reliable Because They Trust Me'|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=7411|publisher=KBS Global|date=June 15, 2010|access-date=July 20, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031906/http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=7411|url-status=live}}

Though plagued with production issues prior to airing,[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/08/21/2009082100786.html "Producers Sue Ko Hyun-jung Over Unmade Soap"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914152702/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/08/21/2009082100786.html |date=September 14, 2012 }}. The Chosun Ilbo. August 21, 2009.[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/08/117_50509.html "Stars Sued for Contract Breach"] . The Korea Times. August 21, 2009. Go returned to television ten months later in Daemul, which means "big shot" or "big thing" in Korean.[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2009123111241563017 "Ko Hyun-joung to turn 1st female president in new drama"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055236/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2009123111241563017 |date=September 21, 2013 }}. 10Asia. December 31, 2009.[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/06/143_20885.html "Actress Ko to Return as President in New Drama"] . The Korea Times. March 17, 2008. In the drama, Go plays Seo Hye-rim, an anchorwoman who enters politics after the death of her war correspondent husband and becomes the nation's first female president. The 24-episode series revolves around an ordinary woman in extraordinary circumstances: how and why she became head of state and also the complicated schemes and plots surrounding her, her presidency, allies, and enemies.[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/10/201_74014.html "Will female president appeal to TV drama fans?"] . The Korea Times. October 5, 2010. Besides its star-studded cast (Go starred opposite Korean Wave star Kwon Sang-woo), the show's ratings was helped by its controversial plot, which included events from Korea's recent past such as a presidential impeachment and the sinking of a Navy warship, and it topped its time slot for 11 consecutive weeks.[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010122410084191490 "SBS The President ends run on top for 11th consecutive week"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055752/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010122410084191490 |date=September 21, 2013 }}. 10Asia December 24, 2010. Go repeated her feat by winning the top prize at the 2010 SBS Drama Awards.[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011010309120570290 "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075919/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011010309120570290 |date=October 6, 2014 }}. 10Asia. January 3, 2011. According to industry sources, Go was reportedly paid {{SK won|55 million}} ({{USD|51,000}}) per episode, setting a new salary record for a Korean actress.[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2011/04/135_85026.html "Koh Hyun-jung, highest paid Korean actress"] . The Korea Times. April 12, 2011.[http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/04/12/2011041200779.html "Ko Hyun-jung Sets New Soap Opera Earnings Record"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416082225/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/04/12/2011041200779.html |date=April 16, 2011 }}. The Chosun Ilbo. April 12, 2011.

Go also narrated the SBS documentary The Last Tundra - Movie Edition (also known as The Final Tundra - Cinema Edition) which offered a rare glimpse into the life of the Nenets, the last reindeer herding nomads living in the Siberian tundra.[http://www.koreaherald.com/entertainment/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110213000242 "Documentary The Last Tundra shows culture's respect for nature"]. The Korea Herald. February 13, 2011.

2012's Miss Go (international title: Miss Conspirator) was her first commercial film, and the first film she headlined.{{cite web|title=Miss Conspirator has Ko Hyun-jung in unfamiliar role|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2954973|publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=June 25, 2012|archive-date=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112103215/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2954973|url-status=usurped}} The action comedy is about a nerdy, reclusive cartoonist with a severe case of sociophobia who somehow gets mixed up in a drug deal involving one of the biggest organized crime groups in Korea, and is forced to deal with her phobia and interact with others as she runs from the police.[http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120529000938 "Ko to return as reclusive cartoonist"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531111718/http://view.koreaherald.com/kh/view.php?ud=20120529000938 |date=May 31, 2012 }}. The Korea Herald. May 29, 2012.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120606184442/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2953724 "Ko Hyun-jung goes nerdy in Miss Conspirator"]}}. Korea JoongAng Daily. June 1, 2012.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130203005525/http://en.starnnews.com/news/index.html?no=94847 "Miss Go Go Hyunjung's 1000 different facial expressions"]}}. StarN News. June 5, 2012.{{cite web|title=Miss Go's Go Hyun Jung Speaks Up about Her Strong Personality|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=7978|publisher=enewsWorld|date=June 14, 2012|access-date=July 2, 2012|archive-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129011225/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=7978|url-status=dead}}{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120619143943/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2954430 "Hyunjung Go, "Underworld scene was scary""]}}. Korea JoongAng Daily. June 15, 2012.

Go returned to television in 2013 with The Queen's Classroom, a remake of the 2005 Japanese drama Jyoou no Kyoushitsu. The story depicts the struggle between a ferocious and ruthless elementary school teacher and her class.{{cite web|title=Actress Go Hyun-jung casted in Queen's Classroom|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130412000509|publisher=The Korea Herald|date=April 12, 2013|access-date=April 16, 2013|archive-date=October 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016034926/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130412000509|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Go Hyun-jung to play role of teacher|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2970075|publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=April 13, 2013|archive-date=June 29, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629144238/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2970075|url-status=usurped}}{{cite web|title=Ko Hyun-jung to star in new drama|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/04/386_133898.html|publisher=The Korea Times|date=April 14, 2013|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205951/http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/04/386_133898.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Will Ko Hyun-jung Become the True Queen of the Classroom?|url=http://www.tenasia.com/archives/59487|publisher=10Asia|date=June 11, 2013|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203004606/http://www.tenasia.com/archives/59487|url-status=dead}}

In 2016, Go starred in the family melodrama Dear My Friends,{{cite web|title=Zo In-sung and Go Hyun-jung to star in new tvN drama|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201603011150052800750_2|publisher=Kpop Herald|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=December 28, 2017|archive-date=June 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624142327/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201603011150052800750_2|url-status=live}} playing a freelance translator, a complex and sometimes abrasive character, who observes the lives of the old people surrounding her.{{cite web|title=Ko Hyun-jung Faces off Against Veteran Acting Masters|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/05/13/2016051300621.html|publisher=The Chosun Ilbo|date=May 13, 2016|access-date=January 15, 2018|archive-date=January 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184746/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/05/13/2016051300621.html|url-status=live}}

In 2017, Go announced her return to the big screen with A Winter Guest Scarier than a Tiger, by acclaimed indie filmmaker Lee Kwang-kuk.{{cite web|title=KO Hyun-jung Returns with A WINTER GUEST SCARIER THAN A TIGER|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=4152|publisher=Korean Film Biz Zone|access-date=December 28, 2017|archive-date=October 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031171900/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=4152|url-status=live}}

In 2018, Go starred in the legal thriller drama Return.{{cite web|title=Murder-mystery thriller 'Return' aims to show new 'genre drama'|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2018/01/15/3001000000AEN20180115010200315.html|publisher=Yonhap News Agency|date=January 15, 2018|access-date=January 15, 2018|archive-date=January 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115185306/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2018/01/15/3001000000AEN20180115010200315.html|url-status=live}} The drama revolves around a murder case that involves powerful members of an elite class, with Go playing the role of a rags-to-riches lawyer with secrets.{{cite web|title=Ko Hyun-jung, Lee Jin-wook to Star in New Crime TV Series|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/01/04/2018010400970.html?related_all|publisher=The Chosun Ilbo|date=January 4, 2018|access-date=January 15, 2018|archive-date=August 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811081513/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/01/04/2018010400970.html?related_all|url-status=live}} However halfway through the series, it was announced that she dropped out due to irreconcilable differences with the PD.{{cite web|title=SBS drops Go Hyun-jung from 'Return'|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201802081158009602676_2|publisher=Kpop Herald|date=February 8, 2018|access-date=February 8, 2018|archive-date=February 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208053231/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201802081158009602676_2|url-status=live}}

In early 2019, Go starred in the second season of My Lawyer, Mr. Jo, alongside Park Shin-yang.{{cite web|title=Park Shin-yang, Go Hyun-jung cast for 'My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2'|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201811051131067191967_2|publisher=Kpop Herald|date=November 5, 2018|access-date=November 5, 2018|archive-date=December 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204162233/https://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201811051131067191967_2|url-status=live}}

In 2021, more than two years after her last project, Go returned to the small-screen with Reflection of You, a JTBC melodrama based on a novel by Jung So-hyeon.{{Cite news|script-title=ko:[공식]고현정, JTBC '너를 닮은 사람' 출연 확정...2년 만 안방복귀|trans-title=[Official] Go Hyun-jung confirmed to appear in JTBC's 'People Like You'... Return to home after 2 years|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0003655811|work=Sports Chosun|publisher=Naver|author=Jeong Ahn-ji|date=November 10, 2020|access-date=July 4, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711073704/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0003655811|url-status=live}}

In 2010, after her contract ended with De Chocolate E&TF, she set up her own talent agency with her brother, Go Byung-cheol, as CEO, called IOK Company.{{cite web|title=Actresses Choosing To Be Managed By Family|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_frame.htm?No=13641|publisher=KBS World|date=December 10, 2010|access-date=July 9, 2013|archive-date=March 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330082143/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_frame.htm?No=13641|url-status=live}} In 2012, her Spring Day co-star and close friend, Jo In-sung, also signed on.{{cite news|title=Zo In-sung signs with Ko Hyun-jung's agency|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012030217490324693|publisher=10Asia|date=March 2, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=March 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310081757/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012030217490324693|url-status=live}}

She published a book on skincare titled Go Hyun-jung's Texture in 2011. The actress has always been admired for her youthful appearance, largely attributed to her healthy skin which had made fans wonder about her beauty secrets. The book, arranged in the format of a documentary, contains Go's own philosophy on beauty classified under six themes—texture, color, light, line, formality, and scent—as well as her ideas on leading a sound and healthy lifestyle in general. The book is co-written by another writer who observed the actress's everyday life for six months, describing it in detail.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120718030040/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2935369 "Actress' skin care secret: Don't fret"]}}. Korea JoongAng Daily. April 27, 2011.[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011042515465203185 "Actress Ko Hyun-jung publishes book on skin care"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222148/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011042515465203185 |date=May 12, 2014 }}. 10Asia. April 25, 2011. The book became a bestseller, with all 30,000 copies of the first edition selling out in just two days of release.[http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2011050316392576759 "Actress Ko Hyun-jung's skincare book selling fast"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512221439/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?sec=ent5&idxno=2011050316392576759 |date=May 12, 2014 }}. 10Asia. May 3, 2011.

At the press event for her eponymously named talk show GO Show (which premiered on April 6, 2012), Go quipped, "I became an MC because I wanted to. I want to meet a lot of people and hear their stories. I have always wanted to do that and SBS gave me that opportunity." Given her reputation for saying what is on her mind (one that has won the actress many fans), concerns arose as to how her work as show host would affect the impressive image of flawless elegance and sophistication she has gained over the years. But Go harbored little anxiety over how her public image might change, saying, "I think I can afford to put a small dent in my image and have some fun."[http://www.koreaherald.com/entertainment/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20120328001105 "Ko Hyeon-jeong says hosting own show not a cakewalk"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329020409/http://www.koreaherald.com/entertainment/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20120328001105 |date=March 29, 2012 }}. The Korea Herald. March 28, 2012. Co-hosted by singer-songwriter Yoon Jong-shin, and comedians Jung Hyung-don and Kim Young-chul, the talk show was cancelled after eight months on the air.{{cite web|title=Go Hyun Jung's Go Show to be Cancelled|url=http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=18043|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129081026/http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=18043|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|publisher=enewsWorld|date=October 18, 2012}}

In 2014, she began teaching acting at her alma mater Dongguk University, as an adjunct professor in the theater department.{{cite web|title=Entertainers take on teaching role|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/05/386_153747.html|publisher=The Korea Times|last1=Park|first1=Si-soo|date=March 20, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2014|archive-date=October 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015005129/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/05/386_153747.html|url-status=live}} Back in 2006, she donated a {{SK won|100 million}} scholarship fund to the school.{{cite web|title=Ko Hyun-jung to Teach Acting at Dongguk University|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/03/04/2014030401428.html|publisher=The Chosun Ilbo|date=March 4, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2014|archive-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307084428/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/03/04/2014030401428.html|url-status=live}}

Go also launched her own fashion brand, atti.k, a label that sells clothes, shoes, and bags.{{cite web|title=Ko Hyun-jung Launches Own Fashion Brand|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/10/01/2014100102003.html|publisher=The Chosun Ilbo|date=October 1, 2014|access-date=October 8, 2014|archive-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111151553/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/10/01/2014100102003.html|url-status=live}} In the following year, Go then launched her own cosmetics line, koY.{{cite web|title=Korean Stars Engage in Beauty Business in China|url=http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/74179/20160108/cosmetics-market-china.htm|publisher=China Topix|date=January 8, 2016|access-date=January 15, 2018|archive-date=January 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115184943/http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/74179/20160108/cosmetics-market-china.htm|url-status=live}}

In 2015, Go starred in her own reality show, which tracks her trip to Tokyo and films her preparation to launch a travel book.{{cite web|title=Actress Ko Hyun-jung to star in reality show|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3012480|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=December 8, 2015|access-date=December 28, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112158/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3012480|url-status=live}}

In May 1995, at the peak of her career, Go married Chung Yong-jin, vice chairman and CEO of Shinsegae Group and grandson of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul. The two first met in New York, purely by coincidence, when Chung had offered to help Go find her seat at the Winter Garden Theatre because her English was so bad.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120711180537/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2874804 "Rich husbands wanted, with nice homes abroad"]}}. Korea JoongAng Daily. April 24, 2007. After the most talked-about wedding in Korea at the time, Go announced her retirement from acting to focus on her new role as a chaebol's wife.[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/02/139_38350.html "Actress Ko Reveals Truth About Rumors"] . The Korea Times. January 22, 2009. They had two children together, Haechan (born in 1998) and Haein (born in 2000).{{cite web|url=https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20240126_0002605927|script-title=ko:"미래 신세계그룹 내 역할 기대" 오너가 4세 정해찬|publisher=Newsis|language=ko|access-date=2024-11-28}}

After eight years of marriage, a messy divorce followed in November 2003, during which she lost complete custody of her children.{{cite web|url=https://www.donga.com/en/article/all/20031120/231968/1|title=Custody of Children|access-date=2024-11-28|publisher=The Dong-A Ilbo}} Two years after the divorce, Shinsegae passed down a ruling stating that none of its department stores would be allowed to display any Go-related material, including any of her product endorsements.{{cite web|url=https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2005101219253772900|script-title=ko:정용진의 신세계 "고현정은 안돼"|publisher=Money Today|language=ko|access-date=2024-11-28}}

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