(Soompi) Seo In-Guk Apologizes For Military Enlistment Controversy

[Bella D'Amour]

Seo In Guk has opened up about his military enlistment controversy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On September 28, a press conference was held for the new tvN drama â€œHundred Million Stars From the Sky†at Amoris Hall in Seoul, with director Yoo Je Won and actors Seo In Guk, Jung So Min, Park Sung Woong, Seo Eun Soo, and Jang Young Nam in attendance.

 

“Hundred Million Stars From the Sky†is a mystery melodrama about a dangerous, free-spirited “monster†named Kim Moo Young (played by Seo In Guk) who is suspected of murder, a woman named Jin Kang (played by Jung So Min) who has the same emotional scars as he does, and her brother named Jin Kook (played by Park Sung Woong), a detective that faces off against Moo Young. The drama is based on the popular 2002 Japanese drama of the same name.

During the event, Seo In Guk addressed his controversy from 2017. As the actors introduced their characters and roles in the drama, Seo In Guk stood up from his seat to apologize directly for the incident.

 

He questioned, “May I stand up to say something?†and stated, “First, I want to thank the reporters for attending this press conference, and before we begin, I’d like to apologize for causing trouble until now. With a good image and good acting, I will take in the role of Kim Moo Young.â€

 

He continued, “The character of Kim Moo Young holds an energy that would cause many people to consider him a monster. I think he’s an extremely dangerous character that plays around putting everything, including himself, on the line. Just as Jin Kang says, he’s a character that begins to find his own human quality, along with the warmth inside the side of himself that is not generalized, as the two begin to know each other in the same place.â€

 

 

 

 

 

A year ago, a media outlet had reported that Seo In Guk knew of his medical condition (osteochondral lesions) — which is grounds for exemption from military service — well ahead of time, but enlisted anyway. The report suggested that despite knowing of the condition as early as March 2015, Seo In Guk did not take any treatment measures. He then enlisted in March 2017, but was promptly ordered to receive a re-examination. Ultimately, he was exempted from duty.

 

Jellyfish Entertainment then issued an official statement denying these reports and apologized for causing concern regarding his military service.

 

 

“Hundred Million Stars From the Sky†premieres on October 3rd, and will be available on Viki.

 

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[perspherspley]

As a fan of Takuya Kimura, I hope he does well on it.

[eriy.m]

Idc ill always love him and his acting

[JiMiJu]

Another non-issue.

[KentasGlittery EyeMakeup]

His controversy doesn't even deserve to be called a controversy and whoever accused him of knowing about his medical condition for years but not getting it treated so he would be exempted from the military is stupid and horrible, so he'd suffer intentionally just for that?

[geez]

Man cant be sick   Korea 

[konmeister]

stream "Please don't"  

 

 

[Bella D'Amour]

As a fan of Takuya Kimura, I hope he does well on it.

 

im sure he will, let's stay tuned to next week premiere. 

[remembering]

There was an article out just a couple of weeks ago about 12 men who were in the vocal department at a university who deliberately got fat to avoid military service. A couple were already put into public service, maybe even 1 was exempted, and the other were in process. Was there an outcry from the public about these? These weren't celebrities but just your average Korean men.

 

Let me find it and I'll post it up later.

[CareBear08]

There was an article out just a couple of weeks ago about 12 men who were in the vocal department at a university who deliberately got fat to avoid military service. A couple were already put into public service, maybe even 1 was exempted, and the other were in process. Was there an outcry from the public about these? These weren't celebrities but just your average Korean men.

 

Let me find it and I'll post it up later.

They will feel the burn trust me. I've done reasearch on what happens to regular man who tries to skip service and believe you me, it's not good.

[remembering]

They will feel the burn trust me. I've done reasearch on what happens to regular man who tries to skip service and believe you me, it's not good.

http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180912000609#cb

 

Here's the story.

 

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These men have anonymity right now so their backlash is not felt at all. And regular korean men who are in public service, exempted from the military for medical reasons, or spend time in hospitals for treatment then go back to continue their service aren't under the glare of the media so can quietly go back. We all know its happening in the general public population but knetz and inetz refuse to see this.

[CareBear08]

http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180912000609#cb

 

Here's the story.

 

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These men have anonymity right now so their backlash is not felt at all. And regular korean men who are in public service, exempted from the military for medical reasons, or spend time in hospitals for treatment then go back to continue their service aren't under the glare of the media so can quietly go back. We all know its happening in the general public population but knetz and inetz refuse to see this.

If you've done the research like i have then you would know that skipping the service is very serious and does follow you around in a serious matter also youre wrong about what k and i netz refuse to see.

[remembering]

If you've done the research like i have then you would know that skipping the service is very serious and does follow you around in a serious matter also youre wrong about what k and i netz refuse to see.

Please enlighten us. I'd be interested.