Lee Sang-min Recalls Past Assault Incident with Comedian Nam Hee-seok

Lee Sang-min recently opened up about a past incident that made headlines involving a group fight.

On October 2nd, the YouTube channel 'Jjanhyung Shin Dong-yup' featured guests Tak Jae-hoon, Lee Sang-min, and Kim Jun-ho.

During the show, Lee Sang-min reminisced about being booked for an assault case with comedian Nam Hee-seok back in 1998. He shared, "After filming the music video for Country Kko Kko's 'Oh Happy,' I reserved a spot at Juliana after having a drink. While drinking, Nam Hee-seok came in with a bloody nose. He had shouted at someone at a street vendor to be funny and got hit."

Lee continued, "We decided to go out and confront them. I only remember slapping one of them once, and then we started getting hit. They were members of the Taekwondo and Judo clubs. I had a watch that fell off, and while trying to retrieve it, I got kicked and ended up in the hospital."

At the time, Lee Sang-min, Nam Hee-seok, and Shin Jung-hwan were taken to the Gangnam Police Station, but Tak Jae-hoon avoided it by pretending to be unconscious. Tak Jae-hoon explained, "I thought I should be a witness later. I just lay still, and they didn't bother me."

Lee Sang-min added, "He pretended to be dead and then took a taxi," to which Tak Jae-hoon humorously replied, "Coincidentally, a taxi was available."

This incident was previously mentioned on SBS's 'My Ugly Duckling.' During a snoring test, an X-ray of Lee's face revealed surgical traces. Lee explained, "I had to piece together the bones on the left side of my face," and added, "I was given an 8-week recovery period back then."

Tae Yuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr