After the Ministry of Defense decided to abolish celebrity recruits completely, actor Jung Joon Ho made comments that has been receiving a ton of backlash.

He was on a Channel A show on July 18 after the decision was made public. On the program he said, "Instead of getting rid of it because there was a problem, I think a method that would allow for a long-term, smooth management should be suggested after carefully analyzing the problem. "

He reasoned, "Celebrity recruits exist to lift the spirits of soldiers. When a celebrity recruit makes a mistake, there should be a severe punishment so that the mistake doesn't happen again. I'm disappointed because if you get rid of celebrity recruits, the enjoyment of soldiers will go with them."

On Se7en and Sangchu, he said, "They're men, and they're energetic. It could happen. I have that kind of experience, too. As a celebrity, I think it's too cruel for these young men to have pains for the rest of their lives because of their mistake. I hope the Ministry of Defense thinks deeply and makes a good judgment."

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However, viewers weren't amused. They commented, "Did you just admit that you got serviced at a massage parlor, too?", "Why are you digging your own grave?", "You really think they got unlucky with just one mistake? You mean they happened to get caught once out of the many times", and "Soldiers don't really want to see male celebrities anyway. They want to see girl groups."

Source: Sports Chosun via Nate