SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court ruled Thursday in favor of Steve Yoo, a Korean American singer, in a lawsuit he filed to reverse the South Korean government’s decision to deny him an entry visa for renouncing his Korean citizenship to evade mandatory military service. The Seoul High Court ruled that even [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court ruled Thursday that it was legitimate for the South Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles to deny a visa for Korean-American singer Steve Yoo, who has been banned from entering the country since 2002 for draft dodging. Yoo, also known by his Korean name Yoo Seung-jun, [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top court has ruled in favor of a Korean-American singer who was banned from entering South Korea, a decision that may help him visit the country for the first time in 18 years. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s decision that was handed down [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — An appeals court on Friday reversed its earlier decision and ruled in favor of a Korean-American singer who was banned from entering South Korea in a move that may allow him to finally visit the country for the first time in 17 years. Steve Yoo, better known as Yoo [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The military manpower agency pledged Monday to continue to seek measures to prevent attempts at evading mandatory military service by changing nationalities, after the top court’s recent ruling in favor of a Korean-American singer despite suspicion that he dodged his duty. Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that it [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Korean-American singer who has been banned from visiting South Korea after winning U.S. citizenship about 17 years ago in an apparent attempt to evade military conscription. The top court said that it is unlawful for the South Korean government [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean-born American pop star publicly apologized Tuesday for evading compulsory military service 13 years ago and appealed for a chance to get back to Korea to correct his past misdeeds. Steve Yoo, who is better known as Yoo Seung-jun in Korea, was banned from entering the country after acquiring [...]