Overview
- In mid-August 2026, Lee reactivated a social account, posted photos and a long message, then removed some material and announced he would stop all SNS activity and return to private life.
- His message said he had "started a family" and is "sorting things out so we can each go our own way," language reporters interpreted as referring to a marriage and separation.
- Lee said he has spent the past eight years working in beauty marketing and shared images of office work and cosmetics while denying any intent to promote products.
- He explicitly rejected plans for an entertainment comeback, writing that the post was not made to restart his career and that he will live outside the industry.
- The episode reopens public focus on his 2019 exit from CNBLUE after involvement in group chats tied to illicit filming and shows how attempts at private rehabilitation by disgraced celebrities draw intense scrutiny.