[Edaily Starin Gim Ga Yeong Reporter] Comedian Lee Hwi-jae has lost his father.

According to the entertainment industry on the 6th, Lee Hwi-jae’s father, the late Lee Kang-il, passed away that day. He was 87 years old.
The funeral hall has been set up in Room 9 of the Hanyang University Hospital Funeral Home. The funeral procession will depart at 9:00 a.m. on the 8th, and the burial will take place at Seoul Memorial Park.
Lee Hwi-jae, who mourned the loss of his mother in 2023, is now grieving the loss of his father just three years later.
Previously, the late Mr. Lee appeared on KBS2’s *The Return of Superman* alongside his son Lee Hwi-jae and his twin grandsons, becoming a familiar face to viewers.
Meanwhile, Lee Hwi-jae, who debuted in 1992 as a specially recruited comedian for MBC, gained popularity by appearing on numerous programs such as “Today Is a Good Day,” “TV Life Theater,” “Theme Game,” “On a Starry Night,” “Sunday Is Fun,” “Imagination Plus,” “I Like Sundays,” “Sunday, Sunday Night,” and “The Return of Superman,” among many other programs, and gained immense popularity. However, he has been on hiatus since 2022.
He recently made his comeback through KBS2’s “Immortal Songs.”