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Lee Sang-min was one of the KBL's most iconic players. Now he's a champion coach.

The legendary former point guard had a rocky coaching career prior to the Busan KCC Egis' championship run this season.

2026.6.15

Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, second from right, attends the sentencing hearing of his insurrection trial at the Seoul High Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on May 12. [SEOUL HIGH COURT]

Former interior minister's special counsel seeks to overturn insurrection trial sentence at Seoul High Court

A special counsel team on Monday appealed former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min's nine-year prison sentence over his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.

2026.5.18

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Busan KCC Egis head coach Lee Sang-min gives a thumbs-up after cutting down the net following KCC’s championship victory over the Goyang Sono Skygunners in Game 5 of the 2025-26 KBL finals at Goyang Sono Arena in Goyang, Gyeonggi, on May 13. [YONHAP]

KCC head coach Lee Sang-min captures first championship after 12 years of perserverance

Lee Sang-min, long known as Korean basketball’s “eternal heartthrob,” has finally captured his first championship as head coach of the Busan KCC Egis — the culmination of years of perseverance despite enduring public ridicule as a “failed coach.”

2026.5.14

Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, center front row, attends trial at the Seoul High Court on May 12. [SEOUL HIGH COURT]

Appeals court increases ex-interior minister's sentence to nine years for insurrection role

An appeals court on Tuesday increased former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min's prison sentence to nine years from seven over his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.

2026.5.12

Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, center, attends his trial on charges of playing a key role in the martial law imposition at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Feb. 12. [YONHAP]

Special counsel seeks 15-year sentence for former interior minister in appellate trial

A special counsel team on Wednesday sought a 15-year prison term for former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min in an appellate trial over his alleged role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.

2026.4.22

Former interior minister appeals seven-year prison sentence for martial law involvement

Former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min has appealed a court ruling sentencing him to seven years in prison for playing a key role in an insurrection in connection with former President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched bid to impose martial law.

2026.2.14

Former Minister of Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, back, is seen at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Oct. 17, 2025. [NEWS1]

Ex-Interior Minister Lee Sang-min gets 7 years for role in insurrection

Former Minister of Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday for participating in what the court ruled was an insurrection tied to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of emergency martial law.

2026.2.12

Former Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min sits in the defendant’s seat at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Oct. 17, 2025. [YONHAP]

Prosecutors demand 15 years for former interior minister accused of assisting martial law declaration

Prosecutors from the special counsel investigating the insurrection case demanded a 15-year prison sentence for Lee Sang-min, the former interior and safety minister, accusing him of aiding the martial law declaration of Dec. 3, 2024.

2026.1.12

Former Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min answers questions as a witness during the seventh hearing of the Constitutional Court’s impeachment trial of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Feb. 11. [NEWS1]

Special counsel raids ex-interior minister's home in martial law probe

A special counsel team on Thursday raided the home of former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min as part of its investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's attempt to impose martial law, legal sources said.

2025.7.17

Singer and television personality Lee Sang-min [NEWS1]

Lee Sang-min gets married, but has 'no plans for a wedding'

Singer Lee Sang-min, 52, marries a noncelebrity without a wedding ceremony, choosing to celebrate privately with friends and family.

2025.5.2