Comedian Lee Hwi-jae's exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment has expired. As a result of the coverage on the afternoon of the 13th, Lee Hwi-jae's exclusive contract with Cube Entertainment expired between January and February, and both sides decided not to renew each other after amicable consultation. Lee Hwi-jae has not been able to find a new agency or discuss the transfer after the contract ends with Cube. It is reported that he is currently living in Canada with his wife Moon Jung Won and twin sons. Earlier, Lee Hwi-jae organized his domestic broadcasting activities last summer and headed to Canada for a long break. At that time, an official of Cube Entertainment said, "Lee Hwi-jae traveled to Canada with his family in August. It is a plan that I prepared for a long time, and I have time to organize the broadcast for the trip. "It is a trip that I left to spend precious time with my family because I have not rested properly for 30 years of debut. We will all be back in Korea by the end of the year," he said. However, the family trip was longer than originally expected and extended the stay by welcoming the new year of 2023 in Canada.In the process, the sad news that Lee Hwi-jae's mother, Kim Shin-ja, passed away on January 14 this year. Lee Hwi-jae, who stayed in Canada at the time, quickly came to Korea as her mother's illness deepened and kept her mother's dying, and her daughter-in-law, Moon Jung-won, returned home with her husband and watched her mother-in-law's last moments together. On the other hand, Lee Hwi-jae, who celebrated his 30th anniversary this year, made his debut with MBC "Sunday Night on Sunday Night" in 1992 and became very popular. He was loved as a handsome comedian by combining comedian and singer. He appeared with his twin son on KBS2 'Superman Returns' and won the grand prize in KBS 'Entertainment Grand Prize' in 2015. DB