Singer Yoo Seung-jun hosting a live video. His YouTube channel

Singer Yoo Seung-jun (Steve Yoo) became teary-eyed while reading a comment about military service during a question-and-answer session with fans.

On the 9th, Yoo Seung-jun posted a 14-minute-17-second video on his YouTube channel titled ‘From now on, I will speak for myself! For those who remember me… Yoo Seung-jun Q&A begins’. He proceeded in a format in which he directly answered comments and email submissions sent by subscribers.

The video featured a message from a fan who introduced himself as a father of two daughters. The fan wrote, “When news about you kept appearing in the media, I was one of the people who cursed you harshly; as I have lived life, I have wondered why I joined others in cursing you back then, and I feel regret and I am sorry.”

Yoo Seung-jun said, “You do not need to apologize to me; I am the one who is sorry. I apologize again for leaving you with such memories. If I get the chance, I will try to make only good memories for you.”

In response to a message that read, “A kid from 91 has grown this old. When I was little, I hung your anti-smoking campaign bromide at home and said I wanted to be like you. Even now, ‘Passion’ is my favorite song,” Yoo Seung-jun said, “Silly at my age,” briefly steadying his emotions. He added, “Thank you for supporting me like this even though I am lacking.”

The video also included a segment featuring a conversation with his wife.

When his wife asked, “You said it was first love; I am curious what the driving force was that made our relationship one as we dated for a long time, married, and spent many years together,” Yoo Seung-jun said, “Outside, there were many noisy and hard things, but our home always felt like heaven. I received much healing while looking at our children.” His wife said, “Neither Dad nor I had anyone in this world to lean on. I think that is why we endured.”

Yoo Seung-jun debuted in 1997 with ‘Scissors’ and gained popularity with ‘Na Na Na’ and ‘Passion’. In January 2002, while departing the country, he obtained U.S. citizenship, lost his Korean nationality, and was placed under an entry ban by the Ministry of Justice.

Since then, he has been in legal disputes with the government over the issuance of an Overseas Korean (F-4) visa and has received two Supreme Court rulings in his favor. As the Consulate General in Los Angeles rejected the third visa issuance as well, the related lawsuit is now in the appeals stage.