We reported that Kim Jong Min will be making a swift return to his mother program, 1N2D upon his release from the military on 18th December. But since the announcement on the 9th, opinion has been split into two camps on whether it's a right move by 1N2D. While there are many who welcome his return, there are also an equal number of people who are against his return, as they fear that Jong Min would upset the program's unique dynamics that has been well maintained all this while. This is especially crucial since the members are currently super comfortable with each other and are thus able to create interesting situations everytime. Jong Min had been one of the founding members of 1N2D and was pretty popular on the program until his enlistment in August 2007. It's not unfair to say that he was one of the contributing factors to setting 1N2D on a good foundation which has lasted till this day, and still being the No.1 show that viewers look forward to every Sunday evening. PD Lee Myung Han revealed on the 9th, "We have really racked our brains for Kim Jong Min's return. Kim Jong Min is a founding member of 1N2D and he had to temporarily leave the show because of the army. So we decided to have him make a comeback on the show and he himself has expressed his desire to return." He added, "There will not be any change to the present setup since we are just adding Jong Min. Kang Ho Dong, Eun Ji Won and Lee Su Geun have all worked with Jong Min before on the show. We are however anticipating the fireworks between him, Lee Seung Gi, MC Mong and Kim C since they aren't that close with each other." With Family Outing struggling to find it's feet and Sunday Sunday Night starting out anew, it's a smart move to freshen things up by adding Jong Min to 1N2D now. Besides returning on 1N2D, Kim Jong Min will also become a regular cast on Shin Dong Yup and Shin Bong Sun's Champagne on KBS2TV. Kim Jong Min will also return with Shinji as Koyote and release a new album in 2010.