Lee Ki-chan, what's your relationship with Shin Bong-seon…I started off lightly, but I ended up immersed (Ras)

Jul 23, 2025

Lee Ki-chan (left), Shin Bong-seon. Sports Chosun DB

Singer and actor Lee Ki-chan reveals his tangled relationship with comedian Shin Bong-sun.

MBC 'Radio Star', which will be broadcast on the 23rd, will be decorated with a special feature of 'Sweet Brother' starring Lim Won-hee, Lee Ki-chan, Lee Sang-joon, and Yoon Hyung-bin.

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.

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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."

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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."

Lee Ki-chan's talk, which dominated the studio with a luscious live and sincere talk, will be released on the 23rd at 10:30 p.m. on Radio Star.