The Beijing singer posted his son’s punishment on Weibo on Sunday. He ordered him to hide 1,000 times after he was caught lying. His son, Jagger, then asked him if he could choose another form of punishment after completing 200 shots. “I said, ‘Am I hitting you?’ THE [you can] sit cross-legged [on the floor] for an hour in exchange for 500 skeins? [Jagger] he said he would choose to sit cross-legged, at least [he] can learn something [from it]”, June allegedly wrote. More from NextShark: The world’s first boba gaming desktop comes from Singapore After sitting in an uncomfortable yoga position for 10 minutes, the young boy shouted and promised not to lie again. However, his call to escape was ignored by the singer as he continued to record the punishment on video. The post went viral, with viewers accusing Jun of child abuse, prompting the singer to edit his post on social media and advise parents not to follow his punishment. He claimed that he and his son practiced sitting cross-legged and that Jagger “can easily do it for half an hour”. “The boy is young. “Excessive punishment will not bring positive results”, commented a Weibo user. More from NextShark: Blackpink becomes the first music artist to reach 70 million YouTube subscribers “I hope you understand that in order to teach your child not to lie, you have to be patient and understand why he lied, instead of just resorting to punishment,” wrote another. After deleting his original post, the singer wrote a new post claiming that the conversation his son ordered him to do was a “simple and effective” yoga movement resembling a ritual of Tibetan Buddhism. “Sitting cross-legged is a good way to cultivate children’s concentration,” June reportedly wrote. “My son and I pray together every morning and often cross-legged at night.” The story goes on More from NextShark: STUDY: If more Americans wore masks like Asians, COVID-19 infections would plummet “I have never beaten my child,” he added. “I never asked my child to make any of my dreams come true. “I just hope he becomes an honest, kind, strong and brave man.” “You do not need to care what the public thinks,” wrote a user who sided with the singer, according to the South China Morning Post. “I have a daughter and I used to hit her whenever I thought it was necessary. Now there is no problem with her. The children are not bad, as long as you explain your intentions clearly to them “. Zheng Jun is a rock singer and songwriter who won the MTV International Viewer Choice Award for his song “1/3 Dream” in 2002. He recorded a Chinese version of Coldplay’s “Yellow” song sung by Katherin Ho and included in the soundtrack of the 2018 movie “Crazy Rich Asians”. June and his son previously gained popularity among fans after appearing on the Chinese variety show “Dad Is Back” in 2015. More from NextShark: Two Vietnamese children use saved “lucky money” to donate 20,000 face masks in the UK Selected image via Jun Zheng (left). Goode White (right)
