Sleepy (rapper)

On September 14, 2019, it was revealed that Sleepy had filed a lawsuit to terminate his contract with TS Entertainment, citing lack of trust after they refused to show him payment documents and a physical copy of his contract.^[4] Sleepy also said that he did not receive any payment for his activities until 10 years after his contract was signed.^[5] TS later denied these statements, saying all of Sleepy's claims were "false" and that he embezzled funds from the company, which Sleepy denied.^[6] The next day, it was announced TS Entertainment was forwarded to prosecution for overdue payments of artists.^[7]

Sleepy planned to marry his girlfriend Kim Na-hyun on October 10, 2021, however he postponed the wedding due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8] Later in March 2022, Sleepy announced that he would marry his non-celebrity girlfriend on April 9, 2022.^[9]

On November 6, Sleepy shared on his Instagram the happy news of his wife's pregnancy and that he was going to be a father soon.^{[10][unreliable source?]} Their first child, a daughter, was born on March 29, 2024.^[11] On December 2nd, 2024 Kim Na-hyun appeared for an interview for the first time on television with Sleepy. During the interview Sleepy said his wife is 8 years younger than he is and Na-hyun also revealed that she was currently 4 months pregnant with their second child.^{[12][unreliable source?]} Their second child, a boy, was born on April 23, 2025.^[13]