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Sechs Kies Members' Year-End Dinner Show Thrown Into Doubt as Lee Jae-jin Pulls Out and Organizer Pushes Back

Sechs Kies' Lee Jae-jin said on Nov. 10 that he will not take part in the Dec. 15-16 dinner show he was set to hold with Ko Ji-yong and Jang Su-won at Inspire in Incheon, citing concerns over ticketing and refunds; the organizer disputed his account and said it is reorganizing the event, while a fan cafe linked to Jang posted that the event had been cancelled.

By 2FC NEWSROOM · Published

Promotional poster for the Sechs Kies 'THE TREE' talk and dinner show at Inspire featuring Jang Su-won, Lee Jae-jin and Ko Ji-yong
Image: Mountain Movement Story (via Sports Kyunghyang)

A year-end reunion for three Sechs Kies members has hit trouble. Lee Jae-jin announced on Nov. 10 that he will not take part in 'THE TREE in INSPIRE,' the talk and dinner show he was set to hold with Ko Ji-yong and Jang Su-won on Dec. 15-16 at Inspire in Incheon. He said he never signed a final contract and pointed to problems with how tickets were being sold and paid for.

According to Joy News 24 and Seoul Economic Daily, Lee said fans had told him payments were going into a personal bank account and that some refunds had not been paid, and he denied reports that he had planned the event himself. The organizer, Mountain Movement Story, which also manages Ko Ji-yong, disputed his account. Its statement, carried by Sports Chosun and Munhwa Ilbo, says Lee first suggested the event last summer and changed his mind more than once before giving final notice on Nov. 7, and that only two of his fans had paid. It apologized to fans and said it is reorganizing the event.

The event's status is now unclear. The fan cafe of J-Walk, Jang Su-won's duo with Kim Jae-duck, posted that the two-day Inspire event had been cancelled and urged fans who paid to request refunds directly from the organizer, Munhwa Ilbo and Sports Kyunghyang reported.

Confirmed

  • Lee Jae-jin said on social media on Nov. 10, 2026 that he will not appear at the dinner show he, Ko Ji-yong and Jang Su-won were scheduled to hold on Dec. 15-16 at the Inspire tower ballroom in Incheon, per Yonhap.
  • Lee said negotiations over his appearance did not lead to a final contract and that he did not sign it, and said he had identified problems with how the event's tickets were sold and paid for, per Yonhap and Joy News 24.
  • Organizer Mountain Movement Story, Ko Ji-yong's agency, apologized for the confusion and said it is reorganizing the event with those involved to minimize harm to fans, promising to share confirmed details transparently, per Yonhap and Joy News 24.

Reported by other outlets

  • According to Joy News 24 and Sports Kyunghyang, Lee said fans told him the organizer was taking payments through a personal bank account and that some fans who asked for refunds had not received them; he said he asked for refunds and sales through an official ticketing site before deciding to withdraw.
  • The organizer said in its statement, as carried by Sports Chosun and Munhwa Ilbo, that Lee first proposed holding an event together last summer, that he said on Nov. 5 he would not attend, then again expressed his intention to take part and requested poster materials, and gave final notice of his withdrawal on Nov. 7; it said only two of Lee's fans had paid for tickets, with no refund requests, and, per Seoul Economic Daily, that payments went into a company account rather than a personal one.
  • Munhwa Ilbo, Sports Kyunghyang and Joy News 24 report that the official fan cafe 'POLICE' of J-Walk, Jang Su-won's duo with Kim Jae-duck, posted that the two-day Inspire event had been cancelled; Sports Kyunghyang says the post asked fans who paid to contact the organizer for refunds.
  • Sports Chosun reports that ticket prices of up to 898,400 won had already drawn criticism after the event was announced.

Unconfirmed

  • The organizer has not, in the statements reported so far, officially confirmed that the dinner show is cancelled; it said it is reorganizing the event.

Analysis

Interpretation by 2FC NEWSROOM, not reported fact.

2FC NEWSROOM analysis: With the organizer saying it is restructuring the show and a fan cafe saying it is cancelled, fans who paid should follow the organizer's official refund notices.

Sources

Conflicts of interest: Lee Jae-jin and the organizer give conflicting accounts of how the negotiations unfolded and of the ticket payment and refund issues. A fan cafe for Jang Su-won's unit says the event is cancelled, while the organizer says it is reorganizing it.

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