Lisenne exec Kim Hye-soo is a Berkeley-trained songwriter who co-writes the group's tracks

MBC's Omniscient Interfering View aired a Lisenne segment on July 11, 2026. The standout wasn't the members. It was executive director Kim Hye-soo.

Kim and The Music Works CEO Lee Joo-heon (born 1990, formerly of vocal group High Brow) both graduated from Berkeley College of Music. They started the company with two other people pooling money to incorporate on 10 million won. Early days meant hundreds of cold calls to broadcasters. "Originally I made hundreds of calls to channels I wanted to appear on," Kim said. Now the calls come in the other direction—over 100 advertising inquiries land unsolicited. A full reversal from when the group couldn't even get booked on music broadcast shows.

The turnaround traces back to LOVE ATTACK, which climbed the charts via reverse-trending and put Lisenne at number one, reestablishing them as a top-tier girl group.

The episode also showed the group's upgraded dorm. Five members used to share a single bathroom. The new place has three bathrooms, a full living room, and a kitchen. Members were visibly moved.

Kim's Berkeley background carries weight beyond biography. She and Lee co-write the group's music, and her sensibility runs through the single Mood and album cuts In My Lotion, Pinball, and Yoyo. The "An So-hee lookalike" label the episode floated is the least interesting thing about her.