Lee Seung-gi Chooses Music Over Entertainment Appearances

By Jaewan, Ko

Jul 31, 2025

Lee Seung-gi Chooses Music Over Entertainment Appearances



"It's the most exciting and fun when you do music. "My goal is to make a mega hit song in five years."

Singer Lee Seung-gi will have a special time in the seventh episode of Mnet's music talk show 「Live Wire」, which will air on August 1st, after Jeon In-kwon and Lee Seung-gi of the band Deulgukhwa made their first relationship through an entertainment program in 2017, reuniting for the first time in about eight years.

During the show, Lee Seung-gi said, "Teacher Jeon In-kwon has a difficult image, but when I meet him, he is very warm and flustered. I hope you can relax and have fun."," he says. This is because 2MC Jung Jae-hyung, Code Kunst, and the audience were also seen nervous at the appearance of Jeon In-kwon. Lee Seung-gi makes everyone laugh by saying, `When I looked at the monitor, it felt like an army commander visited the military residence.'




Lee also said he has recently reduced his appearances on entertainment shows and is focusing on his music activities. He `takes time to look inside me these days"When you ask yourself what you're most excited about and fun to do, you end up with 'music' and 'song'. I'm not a natural person, but I'm constantly practicing while taking vocal lessons."

Lee Seung-gi Chooses Music Over Entertainment Appearances
In addition, as Lee Seung-gi celebrates his 20th anniversary, he hopes to leave a song that will be remembered by more people beyond his musical achievements. He confesses that his goal is to make a mega hit song that more than 90% of people can know by listening to the prelude in five years. "I would be so happy if a song that everyone knows came out."," he adds. When Jung Jae-hyung asked Jeon In-kwon, who has a number of mega-hit songs such as 'That's My World' and 'Don't Worry My Love', Jeon In-kwon's unexpected answer turned the studio into a sea of laughter.

Amid growing curiosity about what Jeon In-kwon's answer will be, Lee Seung-gi and Jeon In-kwon draw attention by predicting a duet stage beyond generations. Expectations are growing for what kind of musical harmony the two musicians, who have been active in different genres, will form.






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