2024-07-23 07:30:06
Singer Yoo Seung-jun (47, Steven Yoo), who has been unable to set foot on Korean soil due to controversy over draft dodging, has revealed his current status.
On the 22nd, Yoo Seung-jun posted several photos on his social media with the caption, “Fighters and food fighters. But my arms are the thickest. Preparing for my debut.”
In the photo, Yoo Seung-jun posed in a fighting pose in front of a building with the UFC logo. He also attended a UFC VIP event and held the championship belt.
Yoo Seung-jun also took a certification shot with Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter Diego Lopez and American mixed martial arts fighter Raul Rosas Jr.
Yoo Seung-jun debuted in 1997 with his first album, “West Side,” and gained great popularity with hit songs such as “Scissors,” “Na Na Na,” and “Passion.” In late 2001, before his enlistment, he postponed his enlistment and used the guaranteed return system to leave for the United States. At the time, the Military Manpower Administration reportedly received a letter from Yoo Seung-jun stating, “I will return to Korea immediately after my performances in Japan and the United States are over,” and allowed him to leave the country.
However, Yoo Seung-jun did not keep his promise to the Military Manpower Administration and went through the process of acquiring U.S. citizenship at a Los Angeles court in January 2002, and then announced his intention to renounce his Korean citizenship, drawing the wrath of the public. After that, Yoo Seung-jun landed at Incheon International Airport in February of that year and attempted to enter the country, but was denied entry under Article 11 of the Immigration Control Act, which states that “entry of persons likely to harm the interests of the Republic of Korea is prohibited.”
Yoo Seung-jun, who has been pursuing legal action to enter the country, won the appeal trial of a lawsuit filed against the Consul General in Los Angeles last November to overturn the decision to refuse to issue him a passport and visa. If the government issues the visa in accordance with the court ruling, Yoo Seung-jun will be able to set foot on Korean soil for the first time in 20 years.
However, regardless of the Supreme Court’s final ruling, it is still uncertain whether Yoo Seung-jun will be able to set foot on Korean soil due to the public’s negative public opinion. Given the strict standards of the public regarding draft dodging and evasion, it may be burdensome for the government to approve the issuance of a visa to Yoo Seung-jun. Yoo Seung-jun briefly came to Korea in 2003 to receive a father-in-law’s funeral, but has not been able to enter the country for 20 years.
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2024-07-23 07:30:06