Former top Korean singer and dancer Yoo Seung-jun is seeking to enter the country in February for the first time in about eight years after he was deported for dodging mandatory military service.
A local daily quoted an unidentified official from JC Group International, a Chinese agency representing Yoo, as saying that he is "considering entering the country in time with the domestic opening of the movie, 'Junior Soldiers.'"
The official said that the agency was seeking to coincide the Korean opening of the movie in which Yoo makes his big screen debut with that in China set for Feb. 14.
The 33-year-old Yoo has been banned from entering Korea after he obtained American citizenship in an apparent bid to evade military service shortly before his term was scheduled to commence in 2002.
"We are considering sending Yoo to Korea to promote the movie. But we have to make a final decision as it is a highly sensitive issue," the official said.
Whether he will attempt to enter the country has drawn public attention. However, Justice Ministry officials have said that he is still barred from entering the country.
Yoo plays a supporting role as a prince in the action film, ``Junior Soldiers,'' which is directed by Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan. Yoo has been pursuing his singing and acting career in China for about three years.