Did ‘Produce 101’ Trainer Lee Seok Hoon Just Reveal SG Wannabe’s Return?

Lee Seok Hoon, one of the SG Wannabe members, joined "Produce 101" Season 2 as the vocal trainer two years after the release of the most recent album of the ballad trio. Recently, he seemed to have hinted his reunion with Kim Yong Jun and Kim Jin Ho.

On the June 21 episode of the KBS Cool FM show "Volume Up," Lee was the guest and mentioned SG Wannabe when he introduced himself. This made DJ Choi Kang Hee wonder why the "Produce 101" Season 1 vocal trainer was mentioning the ballad trio even though he was performing solo.

According to Lee, SG Wannabe is preparing to release a new album before 2018. As a part of the group, he was used to mentioning it when introducing himself, he explained.

The SG Wannabe members released their debut album titled "SG Wanna Be+" in 2004. It was followed by nine other albums, the last of which was "The Voice."

As a solo artist, Lee is making a comeback after four years and five months. On June 15, he released a mini-album titled "you & yours" with "She" as the title track, a slow serenade co-produced by indie artist duo Rocoberry, Korea JoongAng Daily reported.

The "you & yours" mini-album has four other songs and two instrumentals. Lee co-wrote all the tracks, according to KBS World Radio News.

Lee released his first mini-album titled "Insa" on April 24, 2010. It was followed by his second mini-album titled "Dareun Annyeong" on Dec. 4, 2012.

By joining "Produce 101" Season 2, Lee enjoyed huge popularity once again. He was known for his snarky comments about the contestants on the Mnet reality boy band survival show.

Aside from Lee, "Produce 101" Season 2 had several other trainers on vocals, rap music, and dancing. They were Shin Yoo-mi, Kahi and Kwon Jae-seung along with rappers Cheetah and Don Mills.