Mandatory military service in South Korea applies to males between the ages of 18 and 35, who have to enlist before their 35th birthday. Basic military service lasts for 21 months, while marines serve for 23 months, and air force for 24 months.
This year many famous Korean celebrities are leaving us for this reason, and we won't be able to watch them on TV until late 2018 or 2019. Sad, right? Without further ado, here's the list of Oppas who are enlisting in the military this year!
Junsu (until Nov 2018) TOP (until Nov 2018) Ji Chang Wook (until May 2019)
Seo In Guk (*discharged) Joo Won (until Feb 2019) Lee Min Ho (until Feb 2019)
Jang Geun Suk (*unknown) Hwang Kwang Hee (until Dec 2018) Kim Soo Hyun (until July 2019)
Kyuhyun (until Feb 2019) Taecyeon (until June 2019) Im Si Wan (until April 2019)
Yoo Ah In (*exempt from service) Im Seul Ong (until Aug 2019) G-Dragon (until late 2019 or early 2020)
Taeyang (until late 2019 or early 2020) Kim Sung Kyu (*unknown) Kim Hyung Jun (until Jan 2019)
Which actors are you going to miss the most?
To the fans who feel upset by the news... don't worry, time flies by and they'll be back!
Thanks for reading!