Lee Seon-min, a rising star, reveals income details: "I don't even pay 1 million won in health insurance, which is a burden"

Comedian Lee Seon-min, who has emerged as a 'rising star,' candidly revealed his health insurance premiums, which can serve as an indicator of his income scale. Although he is expanding his presence by appearing in various variety shows in the broadcasting industry recently, the health insurance premium Lee Seon-min disclosed was more modest than expected. His remark, "I don't even pay 1 million won. Even that was a burden until recently," drew attention along with laughter.

In the MBN and Channel S show 'Jun Hyun-moo's Plan 4' broadcast on the 2nd, Jun Hyun-moo and Lee Seon-min embarked on a journey to find Gyeongsangnam-do soup dishes along with 'food friends' Sunye and Son Jun-ho. The epic food tour, which ranged from Uiryeong beef soup to Changnyeong sugure soup, and Miryang pork soup and clear loach soup, went beyond a simple restaurant tour to become a variety show showcasing the witty banter and relationships between the four people.

In particular, the conversation at the Changnyeong sugure soup restaurant caught attention. Jun Hyun-moo posed a question to Lee Seon-min regarding the 'health insurance flirting' that has recently become a hot topic online. Lee Seon-min explained, "It's a type of flirting where you subtly flaunt your wealth by saying to a woman, 'Oh, what! My health insurance premium came out to 2 million won?'" To this, Jun Hyun-moo immediately retorted, "Are you paying 3 million won next year?"

Lee Seon-min's answer was unexpected. He confessed, "I don't even pay 1 million won. Even that was a burden until recently." While he did not disclose his exact annual income, as health insurance premiums are linked to income, it was a scene that used laughter to address the way the public gauges the economic scale of celebrities. Especially since he has earned the title of a 'rising star' in the broadcasting industry, his honest remarks felt even more realistic.

Afterward, the atmosphere moved to Miryang. Jun Hyun-moo led the group, saying, "We are a program with wanderlust," and the four visited a restaurant known to have competed for a long time for the title of the original Miryang pork soup. Sunye enjoyed the boiled meat without any special seasoning, and seeing this, Jun Hyun-moo exclaimed, "A master has appeared. You're good at eating, aren't you?" Sunye replied, "I'm not that good, but I can make home-cooked meals," revealing her side as a person accustomed to daily life through her long marriage.

Naturally, stories about family followed. When Sunye revealed the ages of her three daughters as 14, 11, and 8, Jun Hyun-moo felt the passage of time, saying, "The eldest will be a college student soon. To think Wonder Girls is a parent of a college student..." Indeed, Sunye's mention that 20 years have passed since Wonder Girls' debut overlapped with the fact that a member of a girl group that dominated an era has now become a mother raising three children, providing a strange sense of the changing times.

As Sunye stimulated emotions by singing 'Under the Shade of the Roadside Trees,' Lee Seon-min expressed his fan heart, saying, "Wonder Girls over Girls' Generation!" When Jun Hyun-moo pressured him, saying, "Look me straight in the eye when you say that," Lee Seon-min hurriedly changed his words to "Wonder Era!", creating laughter through their witty back-and-forth. This led to a conversation asking about the possibility of one of Sunye's daughters entering the entertainment industry, naturally turning the meal into a talk show mixed with stories of family, generations, and the entertainment industry.

At the final loach soup restaurant, Lee Seon-min's appetite reached its peak. While Jun Hyun-moo, tasting the clear Gyeongsang-do style loach soup similar to mugwort soup, exclaimed, "I feel like I've been struck. It's so new," Lee Seon-min was fully immersed in his meal, even pushing his glasses back. Jun Hyun-moo praised him as the 'Soup MVP,' saying, "Seon-min ate four meals of soup today and finished them all completely."

Ultimately, Lee Seon-min proved his presence not only through his eating but also as an entertainer. He joined in the conversation about marriage and children by saying, "I will raise my daughter quickly too," only to be hit by Jun Hyun-moo's blunt remark, but he kept the laughter going until the end by countering, "I feel like I gained 6kg today. I'll have to ride a bicycle to get back to Seoul." This is why evaluations are emerging that Lee Seon-min, who debuted through 'People Looking for Laughter' and has expanded his field of activity through web variety shows, 'Radio Star', and 'Hangout with Yoo', is now establishing himself as an entertainer who creates the center of laughter himself, rather than just being a guest filling gaps in programs.