 He came back on December 18, 2009 after his duties and has been with the program till date, being the only pioneer member who witnessed "1 Night 2 Days" from Season 1 till Season 4.Post-military, he was invited to many programs as a guest and also became a regular guest and permanent member on SBS' "Star King" and KBS2's "Sweet Night".On 30 December 2013, he won the Best Entertainer Award at the 2013 SBS Entertainment Awards for "Star King".