Lee Seok-hoon joins KBS Joy travel reality 'Kkirikkirri' on July 15, musical run to follow

Lee Seok-hoon joins KBS Joy's new travel reality 끼리끼리 when it premieres July 15 at 8 PM.

The show's concept: people with matching tastes and personalities travel together at 100% synchronization. For the first episode, Lee pairs with broadcaster Jang Sung-gyu and Go Young-bae of band Soran — all three married — for an Osaka cruise trip under the theme "flashy escape like a bachelor." Married men living their best bachelor fantasy, apparently.

It's his 18th year since debut. He broke into the industry in 2008 after clearing a 500-to-1 audition to join SG Wannabe, then crossed into musical theatre in 2018. His stage credits include 킹키부츠, 웃는 남자, 마리 앙투아네트, 젠틀맨스 가이드: 사랑과 살인편, and 물랑루즈!.

On the music side, he put out the single 사랑이란 건 in February and followed it in May with 우리 다정한 동화 속에 주인공이 되어, which he tied to a wedding song project.

After the reality run, he heads straight into the musical 광화문연가 — September 6 through November 15 at DeCube Link Art Center in Guro-gu, Seoul. He plays lead character Myung-woo, the man who wakes up in a "memory exhibition hall" one minute before death and sets off on a journey with affinity wizard Wol-ha. In the 2018–2019 production, Lee played Wol-ha; this time he's on the other side of that story.

He also holds MBC Broadcasting Entertainment Awards wins for radio: a rookie prize for hosting MBC FM4U's 브런치카페 (2022 through July of last year) and an excellence award in 2023.