'Assault → Delinquency' Lee Hyuk-jae's update after suspension of activities..I became a judge for young people's auditions [Star Issue]

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Comedian Lee Hyuk-jae was included in the judging panel, as the People's Power prepared a program to discover young talent ahead of the local elections.

On the 25th, the People's Power unveiled the list of judges for the "Proportional Youth Audition for Metropolitan Councilors." This program was designed to expand youth participation in politics ahead of the June 3 local elections.

Representative Kang Myung-gu was in charge of the judging committee, and Rep. Jo Ji-yeon, Lee Hyuk-jae, Song Suk-woo, a former short track gold medalist, Jung Joon-ha, director of the Foreign Cooperation Bureau of the National Federation of Small Businesses, and Kim Chae-soo, chairman of the Chung-Ang University Student Committee, were named.

However, shortly after the list was released, controversy over the appropriateness of some personnel appointments was raised. In particular, in the case of Lee Hyuk-jae, his past history has been re-examined and criticism continues. In particular, the party's leadership said earlier that it would exclude those with a history of crime or corruption from the nomination, pointing out that Lee Hyuk-jae's selection of judges is inappropriate.

Lee Hyuk-jae made his debut as a comedian for the 10th MBC open recruitment in 1999 and made his name by playing in popular entertainment programs such as "Sunday Sunday Night" and "Star Golden Bell."

However, in 2010, he got off the show, which had been appearing due to a controversy over the assault of a room salon employee, and later suspended his activities. He tried to return to the company in 2011, but it was again under fire due to controversy over overdue wages and debt problems with agencies and acquaintances that arose during the operation of the performance agency. In addition, it was reported that he was listed as a large delinquent due to tax arrears in 2024.

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