Former Leessang's Gil Seong Joon Appears on TV Together With His Son
Former Leessang member Gil Seong Joon introduced his 20-month-old son, Ha Eum, to the public. However, not everyone was excited to see his return.
Along with Kang Hee Gun, the hip hop duo Leessang broke several records with their music back in the day. The two composed, produced, and directed their own songs and music videos, and given their popularity, they kept their private lives away from the public glare.
"Hexagonal," "Asura Balbalta," and "Unplugged" are the three most popular albums launched by the duo. A lot of people highly commended their live performances. The hip hop duo was even featured in Psy's "Seventy Seven 101," but the explicit lyrics got restricted.
In 2012, the duo went to the US for a concert tour, and both in New York and Los Angeles show was sold-out. Their single "Kaleidoscope," featuring Mi Woo, has reached the top of multiple charts.
Despite the success the duo has reached, both started working solo and built their own music labels on April 6, 2017. Since then, the two have separated, and many were not expecting this.
In the last part of the episode of "True Dad Confession" on May 17, Gil, together with this 20-month-old son, appeared on the television for the first time. Gil said that every time his son goes to his room in the morning and calls him "dad," he feels that it's as if there was another him. He even added that they like the same kind of food. It amazes him that his son is growing more and more like him.
"It's really fun and happy to be with him," he said. "I tend to probe him more carefully about what his thoughts are."
"True Dad Confession" is shown every Wednesday on Channel A at 21:30 KST. The TV program follows the lives of three dad celebrities. The program shows how much dad celebs long for the love and attention of their children, and this allows them as well to spend quality time with them.
The show has been running since July 6, 2016, and is recently hosted by Kim Gura, Joo Young Hoon, and Moon Hee Joon together with their family.
When Gil and his son first appeared on-air, some were unhappy. Plenty of commenters even consider that Gil is just using his son to get a revamp his career after his drunk-driving scandal, and people are getting tired of the same scheme used by other celebrities.
In 2014, Gil reportedly took a woman's life while driving intoxicated, and this earned the anger of citizens, blaming his negligence. At that time, he had a stint at the program "Infinite Challenge," but he eventually withdrew due to the controversy.
Fans were glad for his comeback in 2016, but he had the same incident for the third time in 2017 for DUI. For his third DUI, Gil was sentenced to probation for two years and had 80 hours of community service. If he were to commit a new offense, he would be sent to prison for six months.
Since then, Gil has been living privately with his family and regretted everything he has done in the past. This is his comeback appearance, and this time, he's with his son.
