Lee Ki-chan, Song Hye-kyo and his acting debut film partner...When they were both in high school, I wanted to be close to them
Jul 23, 2025
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Lee Ki-chan debuted as a singer in 1996 and received great love for his signature songs such as 'Once Again Love Goes', Beauty', 'Cold', and 'Please', and later established himself as an all-rounder artist', who also dominated dramas and entertainment. In particular, he appeared in the American drama 'Sense8' and made an impression on global fans with Bae Doo-na, drawing attention on the Hollywood stage. Recently, he has been active in various fields, such as appearing in domestic love entertainment shows and revealing his unique charm.
Lee recalls actor Song Hye-kyo, whom he had worked with in previous dramas, saying, `This is my first acting partner I met in my debut film.' He then laughed with a sad episode, saying, "We both wanted to get close because we are high school students, but we got off right away." It's been a long time since I appeared on the show 'Ras' It's still hard to be on a variety show because I'm so shy", confessing that entertainment is still a difficult genre despite his long career in the entertainment industry.
Lee Ki-chan, who appeared in the love reality entertainment show 「Old Meeting Pursuit 2 ('Omanchu 2')」, confesses his relationship with the cast, saying he is close to Wax, Shin Bong-seon, Kang Se-jeong, and Park Eun-hye. "I had a lot of worries because I knew Wax, Shin Bong-sun, who has been with YouTube for 20 years, and Kang Se-jeong, who appeared in my music video," he said. "It was a light program, but I was more immersed than I thought."
Lee Ki-chan is currently working again as a singer, singing a new song 'As It Is' to be released at the end of August in 'Ras'. In addition, after a long career, he re-proves his true appearance as an emotional ballader by singing, revealing that "the song he is most attached to is the song he wrote-composed by himself."
Lee Ki-chan also expressed his pride by saying, "I found out later that junior singers such as Park Hyo-shin, Yoon Min-soo, Kim Tae-woo, and Hwanhee chose my debut song 'Please' as an audition song and all passed it."
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