In 2003, both "Tube" and "Spring Bears Love" disappointed at the box office. After completing principal photography on "Spring Bears Love", she decided to take time off from film work, saying, "I never lived even once without having anything to do. The moment a film was presented to the media, I was almost always already shooting the next one [...] I thought by myself: now my first cycle is really over. While I rest a little, I wanted to make a fresh start."