The Korean Ministry of National Defense on Thursday found celebrity soldiers Lee Sang Chul of K-pop duo Mighty Mouth, and Korean singer Se7en (Choi Dong Wook), guilty of visiting a massage parlour that provides adult services after an external performance on June 21, reported Korean media.

The two celebrity soldiers have been sentenced to 10 days in military prison for going AWOL (Absent Without Leave) after performing at a concert in Chuncheon.

Another celebrity soldier who went AWOL to watch a movie following the Chuncheon concert will be confined to barracks for ten days.

Five other celebrity soldiers, which were found guilty of bringing their mobile phones into their barracks, will be confined to barracks for five days.

The eight will have the length of their military service extended accordingly, though these offences will not be reflected as criminal acts in their military records.

This comes shortly after the Korean Ministry of Nation Defense dissolved the Defense Media Agency on July 18, following a series of scandals involving celebrity soldiers serving with the agency, which was set up in 1997 to raise the morale of the troops and project a positive image of the military.

The 15 celebrity soldiers currently serving as ‘entertainment soldiers’ in the military will be reassigned to regular units from August 1.

Photo 1: Se7en