'Sparta' Kook will be setting aside his tough and ferocious image for he'll be returning to his roots as a singer by releasing his 7th full length album!

Kim Jong Kook's album is scheduled for release sometime at the end of this month with a pre-release of one of the tracks on October 23rd, marking his first comeback in two years and nine months.

The singer has been serving as a member of variety show 'Running Man' as well as 'Crisis Escape No. 1', building up his reputation as an all-around entertainer, so his return to the music scene is something that many of his fans are looking forward to.

Fans commented, "Kim Jong Kook is finally making a comeback as a singer! I'm totally anticipating it", "It's been so long. I wish he'd release songs more often", and "I wonder what he has in store this time around".

Are you looking forward to his comeback?