[OSNE=Reporter Seon Mi-kyung] Model Lee Min-seok was discharged two months after enlisting due to mental health issues.
His wife, influencer Han Areum-song, a former "ulzzang," posted a statement on her social media on the 23rd regarding her husband's military service, saying, "He had been receiving treatment for mental health issues before enlistment. Nevertheless, he voluntarily chose to enlist for active duty and tried to fulfill his defense obligations."
She added, "However, his symptoms worsened during service, and based on the judgments of the military and medical institutions he underwent several treatments, consultations and evaluations, and was ultimately judged unfit for active duty and discharged."
Han Areum-song emphasized, "This was not a decision made through a short or simple procedure. It is not a matter that can be decided solely by an individual's will, and it is an official result reached ultimately according to the relevant regulations and procedures."
She added, "Right now I believe recovery of his health is the most important matter, so for the time being he will focus on sufficient treatment and recovery," and she asked, "Please refrain from unverified speculation or groundless assumptions."
Lee Min-seok and Han Areum-song are a couple with a six-year age gap, the woman older, and they married in 2024.
Below is the full text of Han Areum-song's statement.
Hello.
Today I would like to speak about my husband Min-seok's military service.
Min-seok has been receiving treatment for mental health issues since before enlistment.
Nevertheless, he voluntarily chose to enlist for active duty and tried to fulfill his defense obligations.
However, his symptoms worsened during service, and based on the judgments of the military and medical institutions he underwent several treatments, consultations and evaluations, and was ultimately judged unfit for active duty and discharged.
This was not a decision made through a short or simple procedure.
It is not a matter that can be decided solely by an individual's will, and it is an official result reached ultimately according to the relevant regulations and procedures.
Right now I believe recovery of his health is the most important matter, so for the time being he will focus on sufficient treatment and recovery.
I sincerely thank everyone who has always supported and worried about him, and I ask you to please refrain from unverified speculation or groundless assumptions.
[Photo] Han Areum-song's social media.