[Exclusive]28th Kwang-soo "♥Jeong-hee's nickname is a baby..My youngest daughter got re-employed" [Interview 1]

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• SBS Plus interviews CEO Baek Sang-yeop of "28th Gi Kwang-soo" who appears in the special episode of "I'm Solo" by ENA

"Didn't the interview sound boring?"

Whenever an unexpected wit came out every moment, I felt a twist of charm. Baek Sang-yeop, CEO of SBS Plus and ENA's "I Am Solo" Dolsing specialist, was a "love evangelist" who has been spending his days happily catching both the difficulty of work and love since his appearance on the program.

In the 28th Dolsing Special of "I'm Solo," which ended in a high-profile manner, CEO Baek Sang-yeop chose "Jeong-hee" Kim Seul-ki, developed into a real lover, and is now drawing a little bit of the future as a family of four.

In addition, through an interview with CEO Baek Sang-yeop, he heard about his 15-year history in the entertainment industry, including the behind-the-scenes of meeting and dancing with SM Lee Soo-man's "teacher" at Apgujeong Rodeo in the past, and his current status as CEO of Nobleye.

-I think you're going to be very busy these days.

▶ These days, even before I started this new job (marriage information company), I was very busy. Because I have my youngest daughter. Haha. I had another half and my youngest daughter, so I retired from childcare and got re-employed. I originally had a weekend off, but now I'm starting to go to Kika (kids cafe) again, but she's graduated now. As I become an elementary school student, I don't go to Kika.

-He is the CEO of a marriage information company, and he seems to have a lot of overtime work.

▶There are more meetings than overtime. Originally, the CEO of the decision company probably doesn't consult much in person. But I do it from time to time. There are people who want to see me in person.

-How does it feel to be at the boundary between celebrities and ordinary people.

▶ I'm not a celebrity, but I'm just a hot topic? But I think it's become more of an issue since the decision was made. I'm also looking for my name, but they leave a lot of bad comments. Ha ha.

-Do you have a lot of malicious comments?

▶In the end, it came out because of the promotion ("I'm solo"). I didn't promote it at all, but in the end, they said it was the same for him. But the CEO of the decision company is not what I've been doing. There were a lot of people who were wondering about it. So I'm trying to work harder this time, too.

-Did you have a dream of becoming a celebrity.

▶Not at all. I'm not an extrovert. I think it's right for me to produce from the back. I've only been interested in fashion and music since middle school. A&R is about decorating and making artists. It really suited my clothes. However, as you know well, how much will your salary be if you start from the bottom of the old days. That's how the entertainment industry is. And there aren't many employees. You have to be at the level of the general manager to be treated. Still, people in the entertainment industry work with that sense of pride when they see the artists they create on stage and they do well. At that time, I went to the recording studio even with my baby. That's how hard I worked.

-I also heard stories about Lee Soo-man. I'm also curious about the behind-the-scenes stories from that time.

▶I didn't really think about becoming a singer, and I thought my parents would not protect me, but I danced a lot wearing only hip hop clothes. It was when solid dancers were the best, and I learned how to dance from them. Apgujeong Rodeo, where I lived, was when there were only people playing and there were a lot of orange people, and there (Mr. Lee Soo-man) picked me up. So I went and Yoo Youngjin told me to dance, so I danced. It wasn't an audition, it was an audition. I just danced in front of Yoo Young-jin and Lee Soo-man. And then I came out, but it wasn't long, so I ran into him again by chance. At that time, I went because I was told to come (to cast me), but it was a bit difficult because my parents didn't let me, and I said I would persuade my parents (Lee Soo-man), but I went to England to study.That was in 1996, the third year of middle school. After that, I came back to Korea in 2004.

-Have you felt any pressure or regret about the public's view since your appearance on "I'm Solo".

▶In fact, I never thought of going on "I'm Solo" and just thought of it as a program I enjoyed with my daughter. When my daughter came home at 10:30 p.m., I watched "I'm Solo" with her and she told me to leave. Actually, my close manager said he would tell me that he knew a writer, but he didn't contact me, so I wondered why he didn't, and he said he couldn't apply like that. Especially, male applicants are not allowed. I heard that there are too many male applicants. After hearing this, I didn't apply, but I was disappointed for some reason. In the meantime, Defconn said on the show, "The applicants are still doing it every week. Please get on the last train." I feel like I need to apply now, and I don't think I can do it if it's not now. Actually, I was going to send my daughter to college and leave "I'm Solo". But every day of the year is really different. It's not my physical condition, but I think I'll have a hard time next year. That's why I wrote my e-mail the next day and entered the hospital 10 days later. It was filmed in May 2025. But I felt like I started "I'm Solo" when I wrote an email. It was so hard. There's a lot to submit, and you'll have to prepare. I cut my hair and my clothes, too. I don't think I can do it again. Of course, I don't regret appearing on the show.

-Is her daughter getting along well with her 28th daughter.

▶Let's slowly try to get closer. And the youngest member is very excited. It's higher than the three of us combined. In my eyes, the first daughter is like my daughter, and Seulgi (28th Jung-hee) is like the second. Everyone looks like a baby to me. I call Seulgi a baby, too. I feel like I have two more daughters.

-It's the Lunar New Year holiday soon, so I wonder if you're meeting with your parents.

▶No, we're celebrating the New Year. For the first time, the four of us decided to travel to the suburbs for 2 nights and 3 days. The first time I met my parents was at my daughter's wedding.

-I think there are a lot of things to think about as a remarried family.

▶ I've never remarried. But even if you look around, the two of them are important to remarry. Of course, there are things in the first marriage between families, but remarriage is the most important thing because people have suffered once in a while. It's not that I'm careful, but we're not saying hello to each other. We're 50 soon, and we're not old enough to get permission from our parents. I think we'll say hello to both families when we officially plan and do it to a certain extent. And as far as I know, both parents like it right now.

-Whether it's a sum or not.

▶ Won't they do it by the time they get married?

-Did you think it was over when you broke up with Jung-hee.

▶ That's right. It was very sad. I was saddened by the harsh reality. I didn't think about contacting you again, but we met again at the beginning of the "I'm Solo" show. But rather than breaking up because they fought, there were some fights that were trivial, and those disputes were eventually amplified.

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