I've been a fan for almost 20 years and, yes, KPop (and other parts of the industry) definitely was/is promoted and supported by the government for multiple reasons (to boost the country's 'soft power', to support areas of the industry that for whatever reason needs help, etc). (My biggest issue would be if he really was receiving visitors out of hours, that is super entitled and usually really inconvenient for the staff - but those reports have been denied) Ideally he'd be treated the exact same as anyone else, but risking unnecessary commotion and stress for GD and other patients recovering from injury when it can be easily avoided would just be dumb and impractical imo. With G-Dragon being one of the most famous people in South Korea, and patients being allowed outside visitors, there is definitely potential for disruptive situations that can be easily avoided by putting him out of everyone else's way. I've admittedly never worked at a military hospital, but going from my work experience at a 'regular' hospital putting a high-profile patient in a solitary room is perfectly reasonable, both for their own and other patients-that-would-be-sharing-a-room-with-them's sake - as long as the solitary room wasn't taken from a patient in dire need of a solitary room due to medical reasons, of course. G-Dragon’s agency YG Entertainment hasn’t released any official statement on the controversy, while the hospital also stated that there’s nothing it can comment on the issue." He will be leaving the hospital on the 28th. in the hospital, but it has been reported that someone who looks like the artist’s manager was spotted at his room after 5 p.m. Normally, visitors can only visit from 11 a.m. The report also pinpointed the flexibility of visiting hours applied to G-Dragon’s room. His room is also equipped with an air conditioner, a TV and a fridge while rooms for other soldiers, usually for four, six, or eight people, are devoid of such facilities. The problem is, according to the report, that the room he is using is a private first-class one specifically for colonels, inaccessible even to majors and lieutenants. "The Big Bang front man, who is currently serving in the army, has been hospitalized in an Army Hospital in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, since June 19 suffering from ankle pain. We do not have affiliation with that subreddit, so use it at your own risk.
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