Han Ye-seul expected to arrive in Korea today

Han Ye-seul [KBS]

Actress Han Ye-seul, who left Korea after her abrupt departure from KBS TV series "Spy Myung-Wol," is expected to return to the country today.

According to an entertainment industry official, Han booked a Korean Air flight, under her English name Leslie Kim, set to arrive at Incheon International Airport at 5:10 p.m.

However, it has not been confirmed whether the actress boarded her flight.

Nonetheless, this indicates that her mother and agency sidusHQ may have succeeded at convincing Han to return to Korea and the show, as sidusHQ had said yesterday.

Han had failed to turn up on the show's set since Sunday without prior notice nor an explanation, although it is said she was in conflict with the producer over her working conditions, this led to yesterday's episode of the Monday and Tuesday primetime drama to be replaced with a special.

This has disappointed KBS and they are considering replacing the show's female lead but have also expressed their intention on discussing on Han's return to the show if she makes it back to set in time for them to air a regular episode of the show next week.

Han's failure to return to Korea is also likely to jeopardize the rest of her career which includes her endorsing several products, a movie set for release in the latter half of the year and a contract with sidusHQ till January 2012.

It is also uncertain how the public will respond to the actress's return -- some are sympathizing with her but others are disappointed since she had been one of Korea's most loved actresses since 2003 when she starred in MBC's popular sitcom "Nonstop 4."