Yoo Seung-jun, who says he is not trying to make money, is the reason why he has been obsessed with going to Korea for 21 years
Yoo Seung-jun, who says he is not trying to make money, is the reason why he has been obsessed with going to Korea for 21 years
《Kim Se-ah's Attentiveness》
Reporter Kim Se-ah TenAsia digs into the issues of the entertainment industry with 'three' and 'sim'.


Yoo Seung-jun has been challenging many times to step on Korean soil for 21 years. It has been 21 years since he left while giving up his Korean citizenship, and he is still 'obsessed' with entering Korea.

On the afternoon of the 13th, the 9th-3rd Administrative Department of the Seoul High Court overturned the first trial of the appeal trial of Yoo Seung-jun's lawsuit against the Consulate General in Los Angeles to cancel the disposition of refusal to issue passports and visas and raised Yoo Seung-jun's hand, giving him an opportunity to enter Korea.

Yoo Seung-jun was restricted from entering Korea in 2002 when he obtained US citizenship three months before his military enlistment. In 2015, he applied for an overseas Korean visa (F-4) at the Consulate General in Los Angeles for the first time, but was rejected. In response, Yoo Seung-jun filed a second lawsuit in October 2020.

As expected, he was sentenced to 'not allowed to enter the country', but Yoo Seung-jun again objected and appealed. Why is he trying to step on Korean soil for the 21st year even in the endless fight that even the viewer is tired of?
Yoo Seung-jun, who says he is not trying to make money, is the reason why he has been obsessed with going to Korea for 21 years
Yoo Seung-jun, who says he is not trying to make money, is the reason why he has been obsessed with going to Korea for 21 years
The overseas Korean visa that Yoo Seung-jun applied for is a visa that allows him to freely engage in economic activities and receive health insurance benefits. Renewal is required every three years, but if this visa is received, Yoo Seung-jun's comeback in the entertainment industry is virtually possible. In response, Yoo Seung-jun said, “There is no economic purpose at all. I have no plans to engage in commercial activities in Korea,” he said.

Maybe his remarks didn't make sense? Still, public reaction is cold. 'If you're not trying to make money, why are you trying to come to Korea?' In 2019, Yoo Seung-jun released a sound source in Korea for the first time in 12 years. It is said that he does not feel persuasive in his steps that are knocking on the door of the Korean music industry without getting tired.
Yoo Seung-jun, who says he is not trying to make money, is the reason why he has been obsessed with going to Korea for 21 years
Yoo Seung-jun, who says he is not trying to make money, is the reason why he has been obsessed with going to Korea for 21 years
In the 'Dragon Club' (a gathering of celebrities born in 1976) that Yoo Seung-jun was friendly with in the past, there are Kim Jong-guk, Cha Tae-hyun, Hong Kyung-min, Jang Hyuk, and Jo Sung-mo. They are still active in the broadcasting and music industry. Although he couldn't enter Korea, Yoo Seung-jun boasted of meeting them on social media in other countries.

Seeing how he 'misses' the Korean entertainment industry so much, such as reminiscing about his active past connections and releasing music, he seems to be dreaming of returning to Korea through this victory. He said that he had no economic purpose, but if it were not for that reason, there seems to be no reason to return to Korea, where he is reluctant to come back. In the end, the prevailing observation is that after looking at the public reaction, he will try to work in Korea with the help of those around him.

Reporter Kim Se-ah, Ten Asia haesmik@tenasia.co.kr