In South Korea, all males are required to enlist by age 28 (in Korean age), with few exceptions. Though not required, girls may also select to serve within the navy.
YouTube channel Seoulite TV made a video discussing the privateness issues male idols may face whereas enlisted within the navy. The YouTuber centered on three particular idols’ experiences within the navy, the place their privateness was jeopardized.
G-Dragon (BIGBANG)
When BIGBANG‘s G-Dragon entered the navy, he made all doable efforts to bond with the folks he was working with and encourage a constructive setting.
It appeared that he was actually making an attempt to make mates, be honorable, simply be one of many guys. After which additionally, I suppose there are some sayings that he used his Amex Black Card and simply let everyone use it. [To] sort of clean the perimeters with cash.
— Seoulite TV
However regardless of G-Dragon’s makes an attempt to slot in together with his cohorts, “it didn’t” assist.
You throw [money] round and [you think] possibly it’ll assist, but it surely didn’t. Why? I believe he suffered [through some of] probably the most egregious particulars which have come to mild.
— Seoulite TV
The YouTuber factors out the issue for celebrities showering in public, drawing undesirable consideration.
Not solely had been folks watching him within the bathe. And all of the idols stated that individuals would simply stroll by the showers, forwards and backwards, pretending to not look, however they wish to look.
— Seoulite TV
However in G-Dragon’s case, the undesirable consideration didn’t cease at simply seems. Individuals allegedly tried to attract his physique, which is a big violation of privateness.
Not solely that, there have been stories that guys had been drawing diagrams of G-Dragon’s physique and displaying the place he had freckles, the place he had moles, the place he had tattoos, the place he had scars. And this info, supposedly, was simply alleged to be despatched to the fellows’ girlfriends. [But] it simply blew up everywhere in the web.
— Seoulite TV
Maybe much more alarmingly, allegedly, G-Dragon’s physician within the navy even launched his medical information.
Not solely that, his personal physician within the navy hospital launched his medical information to the web. And so there’s [an] excessive violation of privateness.
— Seoulite TV
And on prime of all of the privateness violations, a few of G-Dragon’s belongings had been allegedly stolen.
Not solely that, folks had been stealing his belongings, together with his underwear.
— Seoulite TV
The YouTuber explains that the idol was ultimately separated from others serving.
G-Dragon needed to actually undergo loads. And he apparently had plenty of accidents, and so he needed to take plenty of medical depart. However then he additionally served by way of it. However then, apparently, they separated him out due to an excessive amount of harassment. Even whereas he was consuming, folks had been losing time watching him [as he ate].
— Seoulite TV
A part of G-Dragon’s harassment additionally got here from the paparazzi, who filmed him with out consent.
The press bought in there. The tabloid press had been making an attempt to get info out, and there was plenty of images, photographing, and filming, apparently, of G-Dragon with out his consent.
— Seoulite TV
Even visiting family and friends of different folks serving within the navy tried to harass the employees to see the idol.
… When folks had been visiting their family members who had been serving, apparently they had been additionally even harassing the employees. Saying, ‘We wish to see G-Dragon.’
— Seoulite TV
However making an attempt to separate G-Dragon solely appeared to create extra controversy, which the YouTuber explains is the “precarious state of affairs” that idols should endure.
How distracting is all this? And the way horrible is it to his psychological well being? So he was separated and, I suppose, possibly given some kind of personal quarters. And I believe it was associated to the well being visits, like a personal room in one of many navy hospitals. And that created plenty of controversy as a result of folks had been saying, ‘Oh, he’s getting particular remedy.’ And so he couldn’t have it each methods… That’s the very precarious state of affairs for a few of these stars as a result of additionally they can’t be seen appearing out as a result of that’s going to be actually unhealthy for his or her picture.
— Seoulite TV
Taecyeon (2PM)
Within the opinion of the YouTuber, 2PM‘s Taecyeon was the idol who had the most effective outlook, “a minimum of on the floor,” whereas enduring privateness issues. That is particularly notable for the reason that idol purposely selected to voluntarily quit his United States everlasting residency to enlist within the navy.
I believe he handled the state of affairs, a minimum of on the floor, in probably the most win-win approach that he might. Once I have a look at his case, it looks like he actually tried to make plenty of lemonade out of these items.
— Seoulite TV
In reality, due to how effectively Taecyeon appeared throughout his navy service, many followers assumed he was doing extremely effectively.
They actually appeared to make use of him as sort of like, ‘Oh, right here is Korea’s G.I. Joe.
— Seoulite TV
And in accordance with the YouTuber, Taecyeon thought “most of it wasn’t so unhealthy, besides [for] the showers.”
And he’s stated that really most of it wasn’t so unhealthy, besides [for] the showers.
— Seoulite TV
Apparently, a few of the mates he made tried to assist the idol, doing their finest to offer him privateness.
Apparently, some people who had been his buddies tried to get him a stall within the nook, not even a stall. They don’t have stalls, it’s all open… [But they tried to get him a space] within the nook a minimum of, tried to offer him a spot there. However that wasn’t all the time accessible.
— Seoulite TV
Taemin (SHINee)
SHINee‘s Taemin served his navy service as a public employee as a consequence of worsening nervousness and melancholy from harassment.
Apparently, he had already gone in with circumstances of melancholy, he was on treatment, he was doing remedy, but it surely had worsened so badly that he was transferred out of the navy. He was serving within the navy band… Even within the navy band, apparently, he was actually harrassed and particularly within the showers.
— Seoulite TV
The YouTuber expresses his private perception that, particularly for circumstances the place celebrities are being harassed, it is smart that they need to be allowed to commute to and from their work within the navy like some others serving within the navy.
It looks like if it’s reservice [work], you positively don’t should spend time within the barracks.
What I do know is that there are particular privileged positions within the navy service… In case you are a physician or a medical pupil, you serve your time as a physician in one of many navy clinics. They take you to completely different clinics across the nation throughout your time of service. However you truly receives a commission for that at a better scale than the common conscripts, and the largest factor is that you simply truly get to have your individual condominium that you simply hire by yourself. You might be primarily commuting forwards and backwards to the hospital to do your service.
So there are a couple of different classifications or classes {of professional} courses that get to commute forwards and backwards from their very own personal house whereas they’re doing their necessary navy service.
… [Idols] in all probability ought to be capable to commute, if doable.
— Seoulite TV
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