Shinhwa to be on hiatus for at least 3-5 years due to military duty

It will take at least 3 years and at most 5 years to see idol group Shinhwa - who just celebrated their 10th anniversary - on the same stage again, as the members will be consecutively reporting for mandatory military duties.

The oldest member, Eric, is likely to be the first to enlist. Born in 1979, Eric will start filming a KBS2 drama in April, and enlist in Sept/Oct after the filming wraps up. Similarly for 1979-born Kim Dongwan, he will be placing his focus on his solo album activities. Although he says he is unsure about his plans thereafter, he will also be enlisting this year. Hoping to take up acting once again, he also added, "I would like to continue acting when I complete my military duties."

Lee Minwoo and Junjin are expected to enliste next year. Lee Minwoo will be involved in solo album activities as well as acting until the end of the year. Junjin will be busy with solo album activities and overseas concerts.

1981-born Andy can hold off enlistment until 2010, but if that's the case, a Shinhwa reunion will take up to 5 years. Shin Hyesung is exempted from the army as he has a cruciate ligament injury.

At the end of their 10th anniversary concert, Junjin asked for the fans' support, "No matter if it's 3 or 4 years, please wait for the day when we stand on the same stage again". Eric also made a promise with the fans, "We're not splitting up, so we hope everyone can protect and wait for Shinhwa too."

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Kangta joins the army on April 1. Hyesung, Lee Jihoon came to see off their friend

At 1 pm on April 1, male singer Kangta was attending in government addition Multi-battalion 306 at Kyung Jeong Do. He will start his life as a soldier over there with 4 to 5 weeks recruit training.

There were many fans have attended to say good-bye to Kangta, among them there were many audience from overseas such as Thailand, China... Even the old women also went to see off Kangta.

Moreover, his close friends in show biz such as Shin Hye Sung (Shinhwa), Lee Ji Hoon and Kim Min Jong also came to say good-bye to him

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Eric to serve as Civilian

"Giving up his American permanent citizenship" Eric, Reason why he is not serving in the military but in civil office

Eric Mun Jung Hyuk will be serving in September this year. But because of his accident in early 2006 while filming a TV drama, he finally received the judgment that he will serve as civilian officer.

As the leader of a 10 year 6 men boyband, as well as an actor, Eric through a source close to him told Money Today Star in an interview that Eric had "given up his permanent residents in the States early 2000, and had chosen to serve the military." He then added, "Eric also believed that serving is a natural matter, and was making preparations for it. But when he got hurt in early 2006, he did another examination, and was finally decided that he would serve only as a civilian officer. However, because Eric had not been very active in the past year, he did not have the chance to tell the public, so there wasn't a public announcement earlier.Although Eric has received notice to serve as civilian officer, he stresses that he will accomplishes his tasks.

While filming MBC drama "Wolf" in late January 2006, Eric was hit by a car that was out of control. As a result, injuries were made to his leg and hip, etc. and was in the hospital for over a month. [translator's FYI: Eric got into this accident b/c he was saving his co-worker Han Ji Min. She was supposed to be the one to get hit and he pushed her out of the way. She too was sent to hospital w/minor injuries]

Recently, Eric has decided to film for the June drama KBS 2TV FantasyHistoric Drama "Strongest 7" and will be acting as the main character "Kang Chil Yu" .

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Eric, Lee Dong Gun, Jo Hyun Jae final act before military

With Gong Yoo, Chun Jung Myung, etc entering the military already, the next batch of stars scheduled to join them include Jo Hyun Jae, Lee Dong Gun and Shinhwa member, Eric Mun has become the focus of attention from the media. With time running out for them, they are grasping the opportunity in their “final act” in order to leave a good impression on the viewers and with no regrets.

Shinhwa member, Eric has lately revealed that he will be taking on his first period drama in his career and will be playing the main lead in KBS “Strongest Chil Woo”. His character is a top assassin in an assassination organization. Eric will be entering the military in September and “Strongest Chil Woo” will end filming by end June and shown immediately. Eric might miss promotional activities for Shinhwa’s 10th Anniversary Album because of this drama filming.

Lee Dong Gun who lost his younger brother days earlier was reportedly set to join “My Name is Kim Sam-Soon” actress, Kim Sun Ah in MBC “Every Day Every Night”. According to the Korean media, “Every Day Every Night” has a strong backing and even managed to cause highly anticipated “East of Eden” drama to be postponed. “Every Day Every Night” will show after “Yi San” ends around June. The drama is based on the Namdaemun arson incident that happened in February this year and also talks about protecting Korean cultural relics.

“One Mom and Three Dads” which will be shown in April on KBS talks about Na Young (Eugene) who challenges the role of a unwed mother while perfect lover Jo Hyun Jae will treat this drama as his final act for his horde of fans.

In addition, Kim Rae Won and Nam Sang Mi, “Gourmet” drama will also greet viewers on SBS in April. He will enter the military following this drama filming.


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SJ and SNSD will join Kangta's final concert before serving his military duty

On March 29-30, popular singer Kangta will hold his two final concerts, namely "Eternity," before serving his military duty at Yonsei University. The guests will include several famous singers and bands, such as Shin Seung Hoon, Kim Min Jong, Super Junior, and SNSD.Kangta says that, "This is my final concert before I carry out the military duty. It is also my own concert for the past 5 years. I'm grateful to all the love and care from fans and my partners.""To be able to perform with such great singers, I believe that the concerts will leave a beautiful memory for everyone."Kangta will begin his military duty starting April 1, 2008.

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