[Exclusive]"Return after 4 years." Lee Hwi-jae's "Immortal" is "When Time Goes by..." Meaningful

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Broadcaster Lee Hwi-jae will sing "The Mask of Time" in "Immortal Songs," his first return stage in four years.

As a result of the Star News report on the 16th, Lee Hwi-jae will decorate the stage with Choi Ho-seop's signature song "When Time Goes by" in the recording of KBS 2TV entertainment program "Immortal Songs" at KBS New Hall in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.

"When Time Goes by" is a song released in 1988, and it is a masterpiece that has been steadily loved for generations. Many singers, including Kim Jang-hoon, Lee Seung-hwan, Byun Jin-seop, Cho Sung-mo, Park Wan-gyu, Park Jae-jeong, Yang Yo-seop, and Solji, have reinterpreted and sung in their own style. It was also used as an OST for the movie "Gwangsik's Younger Brother Kwangtae" and the drama "Reply 1988" and was widely known to the public.

Attention is also expected to be drawn to the background of Lee Hwi-jae's choice of a song that contains a message about the passage of time and life.

Lee Hwi-jae's appearance on the show came about four years after he left the KBS 2TV entertainment information program "Yeonjung Live" in April 2022. Lee Hwi-jae once served as a top MC, but his image was hit by allegations of noise conflicts between neighbors and "eat and run" over his wife Moon Jung-won.

The method of progress shown at past entertainment shows and award ceremonies was also on the cutting board. Since then, he has suspended his activities after "Live Throughout the Year," and it was revealed that he left for Canada with his family, raising rumors of retirement. Lee Hwi-jae hasn't been updated for a while since he went to Canada, but Moon Jung-won recently resumed his SNS activities after about four years, drawing attention again. It is said that Lee Hwi-jae has been living in and out of Korea and Canada.

Lee Hwi-jae's appearance is expected to be an opportunity to gauge his chances of returning. Lee Hwi-jae, Cho Hye-ryeon, Hong Seok-cheon, Park Joon-hyung, Song Il-guk, Oh Man-seok, Moon Se-yoon, and Lalal's "Gag Concert" team (Park Sung-kwang, Jung Beom-gyun, Sanghoon Lee Seo Sung-kyung) will be on stage. The PD, who is in charge of "Immortal Songs," explained about the special, "The concept is to set up a stage for entertainers who released an album but were not full-time singers."

In fact, Lee Hwi-jae was a singer in 1995 with his first album "Say Good Bye" and his second album "Blessing You" in 1997. Attention is focusing on what kind of story and stage Lee Hwi-jae, who will be on the broadcast stage for the first time in about four years, will meet with viewers. In addition, attention is being paid to whether he will directly express his position on the controversy that has been raised on the broadcast, as he entered the "Immortal Masterpiece" recording studio on a different route to avoid reporters flocking to the scene.

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