Lee Sang-min Returns as Producer After 20 Years, Announces Idol Group Creation

Entertainer Lee Sang-min is making a grand return as a music producer after a 20-year hiatus.

On the JTBC entertainment program 'Knowing Bros,' broadcast on the 1st, Lee Sang-min surprised everyone by announcing, "It's not a pregnancy, I'm going into idol production," revealing his ambition.

Having successfully overcome his 6.9 billion won debt last year and embarking on a new chapter in his life by registering his marriage with his wife, 10 years his junior, this April, he has now declared a new challenge: 'idol production.'

Despite playful concerns from fellow cast members like Lee Soo-geun asking, "Didn't you say you wouldn't do business again?" and Kang Ho-dong joking, "Idol production after settling your debts?", Lee Sang-min firmly stated, "The goal is to complete it within a year."

Lee Sang-min has recently been showcasing the process of auditioning new co-ed groups and producing new songs through his YouTube entertainment show, 'Producer Lee Sang-min.' He emphasized, "I always wanted to create an idol before I die," and "I am looking for talented individuals who can bring out more than 20% of their potential."

Expectations are high for what kind of new idol group Lee Sang-min, once dubbed the 'icon of comeback,' will create.

Netizens are showing support for Lee Sang-min's return to producing idols, with comments like 'Finally, Sang-min hyung is achieving his dream,' 'It's cool to see him pursuing his true dream after paying off all his debts,' and 'I'm already excited to see what kind of group it will be this time.'