South Korean actor-singer Jee Seok-jin will return to filming hit selection recreation present Working Man, a month after taking a hiatus as a consequence of well being factors.
Korean group SBS, which airs the TV present, launched that he’ll return on Monday (Jan 15), and the episode that features him will air on Jan 28.
The 57-year-old, who has been part of Working Man since 2010 and is doubtless one of many distinctive members of the present, had beforehand revealed his non everlasting break by his firm, ESteem Leisure, in December last yr.
The firm outlined that Jee had opted to take a break after a health checkup, all through which he supposed to endure treatment and rebuild his bodily well being.
He suggested the press last yr: “I’ll take a quick break to rebuild my bodily energy and do my biggest to return once more with a extra wholesome mannequin of myself as rapidly as potential.”
Whereas broadcasting officers had anticipated him to return in February, Jee has made a comeback after a five-week hiatus.
Jee acquired the Producers’ Award, which is chosen by producing directors, all through the 2023 SBS Leisure Awards. In the an identical award present, Working Man gained Program of the Yr by viewer voting, whereas Working Man solid members Kim Jong-gook and Yang Se-chan acquired the Most Seen Scorching Clip Award and Scene Stealer Award, respectively.
Working Man might be celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this yr.