유승준 국내 컴백 초읽기? 병무청 “사실 무근”

By 박한나

Published : Jan. 1, 2014 - 16:40

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가수 유승준의 국내 연예계 복귀설이 제기된 가운데 병무청이 “유승준의 입국금지 해제설은 사실 무근”이라는 입장을 밝혔다.

1일 병무청 관계자는 “유승준은 병역법 위반 여부에 대한 재검토 대상이 아니다”라며 유승준의 입국 금지 해제에 대한 보도를 일축했다.

한 매체는 유승준의 측근이 “이달 입국 금지 조치가 해제되며 현 소속자이자 중화권 스타 성룡이 대표로 있는 JC그룹 인터내셔널의 도움을 받아 올해 상반기 한국 복귀를 계획 중”이라고 보도한 바 있다.

유승준은 지난 1997년 데뷔해 “가위” “나나나”등의 히트곡으로 많은 인기를 받았으나 2002년 군 입대를 앞두고 미국 시민권을 취득해 논란에 휩싸였고 한국 정부로부터 입국금지 조치를 받았다.

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Military denies report on lifting entry ban on singer Yoo

South Korea’s military agency denied reports that singer Yoo Seung-jun’s 12-year prohibition of entry into the country would be soon lifted.

An official at the Office of Military Manpower Administration said the withdrawal of the ban will “never be allowed.”

“We won’t review the ban on Yoo as he violated the military service law,” the official said on Wednesday.

The 35-year-old singer was deported for dodging mandatory military service in 2002 after he gained U.S. citizenship just ahead of his conscription.

A local media outlet reported Wednesday that the singer is set to make a comeback in Korea as early as the first half of 2014, citing an unnamed source close to the singer.

“The entry ban on Yoo will be lifted this month. He is making plans for a comeback before the first half of the year with the help of his agency, JC Group International, which is run by CEO Jackie Chan,” the source was quoted as saying.

Since his debut in 1997, Yoo earned massive fame with a string of hit songs including “Nightmare” and “Na Na Na.”

Currently, he is continuing his career in China as a singer and actor. He made his movie debut in Jackie Chan’s “Little Big Soldier” in 2010.

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

유승준 국내 컴백 초읽기? 병무청 “사실 무근”

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