Park Seo-jin, Salimnam is not out. Military exemption is legally and morally problematic.
Dec 27, 2024
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On the 27th, KBS posted its position on the KBS official website regarding the controversy over the military service of singer Park Seo-jin, who is appearing on KBS 2TV 'Living Men 2'.
Earlier on November 28th, the bulletin board posted "Please do not allow public figures who evade the duty of national defense to appear on public broadcasting."A viewer petition titled " was published, drawing the consent of more than 1,000 viewers. Accordingly, KBS has come up with an official answer.
First of all, KBS is producing "We 'Living Men 2" belonging to the entertainment genre as a program of KBS, a public broadcaster, but we are always thinking about the social responsibility of broadcasting. Therefore, we are very sorry for this controversy as well."
However, as already reported by various media outlets, the word 'Avoidance of Military Service' mentioned by actor Park Seo-jin as a case where he was exempted from military service due to legitimate reasons through several physical examinations does not appear to be appropriate. In this regard, the controversial interview was also explained and apologized through Park Seo-jin's own post. "The main content of the living men is the weight and responsibility of a family rather than the glamorous appearance of a celebrity on stage." Park Seo-jin, who has joined as a Salimnam since January, has not only been responsible for the livelihood of his family by working in the sea on behalf of his parents who have been fighting cancer since childhood, but also suffered from a very tragic family history of losing two brothers in a row. The reason for military exemption was also attributed to diseases arising from this growth process. "
"Although I did not reveal it honestly in a controversial interview, I confessed to our production team about the reason for exemption from the military before appearing in Salimnam, and our production team watched the treatment process for a year. Singer Park Seo-jin's appearance on stage, which is reflected through various contents, is a colorful celebrity, but our production team, which observes the daily life and inner side of the cast, often sees a young man in his 20s who is still growing up over the adversity of life, which is quite different from his appearance on stage. And I would like to sincerely capture this process and give sympathy, comfort, and support to viewers who are going through another life's hardships."
In addition, KBS promised that it will continue to try to capture the daily lives of the cast members in a more responsible manner as much as the attention sent by many viewers due to this controversy.
In addition, KBS said in another article on the viewer's petition board that `Although the part of military service is a very important and sensitive issue for the Korean people, supporting data on Park Seo-jin's reasons for exemption from military service have already been reported in various media.' Then "Our production team is also sorry for the failure to accurately reveal the part in advance."But "There will be no suspension of appearance due to this."
In addition, the production team wrote in Park Seo-jin's petition, "We were exempted from military service for legitimate reasons, and our production team cannot know much about our relationship with fans and about reporters and fans who received help in the past, but we believe that this has not revealed any moral and legal problems enough to determine whether to appear on our program."Our production team is always grateful and determined to do our best to show you more sincere sides."," he stressed.
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