SEVENTEEN's leader S.Coups has been under scrutiny and criticism since it was announced earlier this year that he would be exempted from military service due to an ACL injury he sustained in August 2023.
Despite his injury being deemed a Grade 5 during a physical examination, which automatically exempts him from enlistment, he faced criticism.
S.Coups was on hiatus from the group for several months due to his injury and had to undergo surgery during his recovery process.
It wasn't until March that S.Coups was able to rejoin some of SEVENTEEN’s group activities, albeit in a limited capacity to avoid the risk of reinjury.
However, a short clip from one of the group’s performances from late March has recently gained attention online.
The screenshot from the clip appears to show S.Coups jumping high during a performance while the other members are just standing.
This led to renewed criticism of him for allegedly "avoiding" military enlistment.
Comments from some Korean netizens on the post were highly critical. However, upon viewing the full clip, it appears that the screenshot was taken out of context.
S.Coups didn’t jump that high to begin with, and it turns out he was just a beat ahead of the other members in the choreography.
Others shared that he actually took a lot of breaks and was careful for the majority of the performance.
Many fans have come to his defense in this matter, reminding people that it was the military itself, and not S.Coups, that refused to let him enlist.
Some fans do think that he could have taken it a little easier due to the harsh criticism he’d already received for the military exemption, but it’s possible he was just so excited to be on stage again that he couldn’t help himself!
As the debate continues, fans are eagerly awaiting more updates from S.Coups and are sending their love and support to the star.
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