Source: Inside JoongAng



Fans from Asia see off Jun Jin to army

With much sadness and a heavy heart, Jun Jin of the idol group ShinHwa is heading off for his mandatory military service today with the 306 Reserve Battalion at Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi. The 29-year-old singer will undergo four weeks of basic training before being deployed as public interest service personnel to serve out his enlistment period. Jun Jin had previously undergone a physical examination where he received a Grade 4 evaluation due to chronic back pains caused by injury. He therefore postponed enlisting for his military service twice. He asked for a third delay but was denied, as the government decided that it’s finally time for Jun Jin to shave his head and don an army uniform. He recorded his last episode - for two years, at least - of the TV show “Infinite Challenge” last Thursday. Along with Jun Jin, Epik High’s D.J. Tukutz is also heading off to serve his time as well.

Fans from Asia see off Jun Jin to army
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Over a hundred of Shinhwa member Jun Jin's fans from across Asia turned up at an Army training center in Korea on Thursday to see off their idol star entering the military.

Fans from several countries including Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan gathered at the Nonsan training center in the South Chungcheong Province to bid the singer farewell while presenting him with gifts and singing verses from his songs

"I'm serving the military late because I had been pursuing my career but I'll come back much healthier and stronger," the 29-year-old singer said to his fans and reporters.

He will start his mandatory military service as a public service officer after receiving four weeks of basic training at Nonsan.

Jun Jin has led on an active 12-year career since debuting in 1998 as a member of the popular boy band Shinhwa, which also gained popularity throughout Asia. More recently, he had released solo albums and appeared in various TV shows.