Singer Park Seo-jin, who is embroiled in suspicions of lying about his military service, continued to appear on KBS2‘s entertainment show ‘Mr. House Husband 2’, continuing the concept of confessing his regrettable past.

On the November 30th broadcast of ’Mr. House Husband‘, the Samcheonpo parents made a surprise visit to the Incheon house where Park Seo-jin and sibling Park Hyo-jung live together, and an episode of Park Seo-jin’s family was portrayed for the first time in a long time.

Even though it was late at night, the father had difficulty falling asleep and was lost in memories while looking at Park Seo-jin‘s photos. Park Seo-jin, worried about his father, also woke up, and the father and son went to the park together to have a deep conversation. The father looks at Park Seo-jin’s photo and says, “It makes me sad to think about how hard it must have been for young Park Seo-jin to become successful,” and advises Park Seo-jin not to live so hard.

In particular, the father, who came up to Seoul after hearing the news of an acquaintance‘s death, continues to be distraught and even makes a bombshell declaration that he will not board the ship. Park Seo-jin, who was recently worried about treating his parents who were diagnosed with depression during a health checkup, makes a decision for the sake of his family.

The next day, Park Seo-jin goes to psychological counseling with his family. Before starting full-scale treatment through psychodrama, the mother expresses her sincere concern that she might harm her son, and the father suddenly makes a statement that he is suffering emotionally because of Park Seo-jin, which worries others. The father brought up the past when Park Seo-jin was learning the janggu and living a wandering life, and he had to take medicine because his wounds from all the harsh words and malicious comments deepened.

While taking Park Seo-jin to the hospital, the father couldn’t live comfortably after that incident because he thought that Park Seo-jin would leave his two sons as well, and the viewers couldn‘t help but feel sorry for Park Seo-jin as he began to calmly talk about the past that he didn’t want to tell anyone.

The hidden story of Park Seo-jin‘s family will continue next week on ’Mr. House Husband‘.


However, there are loud voices opposing Park Seo-jin’s appearance in ‘Mr. House Husband 2’. The news that Park Seo-jin was exempted from military service in his early 20s due to depression and sleep disorders was belatedly revealed, and his agency, Tajo Entertainment, also acknowledged it, but the controversy arose in 2023 when it was revealed that Park Seo-jin directly mentioned ‘military enlistment’ in a media interview.

On November 28, a post was made on a KBS viewer petition saying, “Please do not let public figures who avoid their national defense duties appear on public broadcasting.”

The writer said, “I knew that (Park Seo-jin) was going to enlist this year, and he himself said that he wanted to make a hit song before enlisting. So why are you posting an article now that he was exempted from military service due to mental illness caused by family issues in his early 20s?”To the fans who helped him get to where he is today in both material and spiritual ways, such an absurd act is an act of mocking and deceiving the nation.” He explained the reason for the post by saying, “To the fans who helped him get to where he is today in both material and spiritual ways, such an absurd act is an act of mocking and deceiving the nation.”

Then, Park Seo-jin added the content of a media interview last year in which he mentioned his enlistment. Currently, all content related to the ‘military service’ has been deleted from the interview.

Attention is being paid to whether Park Seo-jin will release an additional statement or push ahead with his broadcast activities while ignoring the allegations of lying.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com