Musician Lee Seung-hwan (Official Facebook)

Veteran musicians Lee Seung-hwan, Lee Hyori and Jeon In-kwon joined hands to come up with a new single whose title loosely translates to “Tossed Out on the Streets.”

Written by composer Lee Kyu-ho, the song seeks to console a nation engrossed by the political scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her longtime associate Choi Soon-sil, a civilian accused of meddling in state affairs.

“The song aims to assuage the citizens, who have been left out in the cold, wintry streets,” announced Lee Seung-hwan’s management agency Dream Factory on Thursday. “Tossed Out on the Streets” is now available free on web portal Daum.

Lee Seung-hwan made headlines earlier this week after he hung a banner outside Dream Factory’s office calling for Park’s resignation. The banner read, “Park Geun-hye, step down! Let’s move on! Toward our democracy!” It also publicized the mass anti-Park rally that was to take place in front of Seoul City Hall on Saturday.

The Choi scandal recently spilled over to Korea’s music industry.

A promotional image for the single “Tossed Out in the Streets” (unofficial translation) by singers Lee Seung-hwan, Lee Hyori and Jeon In-kwon (Dream Factory)

Last week, Rep. An Min-suk of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea said Choi’s sister Choi Soon-deuk and her daughter Jang Si-ho used their ties to celebrity soccer club Hoeori to exert their influence on the local entertainment industry. This sparked rumors that celebrities related to the club were also involved in the scandal.

Management agency Jin & Won Music Works quickly came forward to say Korean rock singer Lee Seung-chul, who was associated with the sports team more than 15 years ago, had nothing to do with the fiasco.

In addition, Yang Hyun-suk, the founder of renowned K-pop agency YG Entertainment, also denied rumors its artists were influenced by the Choi family.

“Recently, Psy got pulled (into the scandal), but it’s just the tabloids talking,” Yang said at a press conference for the upcoming season six of SBS’ music competition show “K-pop Star” on Thursday.

“Somebody at the source mistook Psy for a musician named Ssajae, who (may be) linked to Hoeori.”

By Kim Yu-young (ivykim@heraldcorp.com)