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It’s been recently revealed that the model-turned actor, Kim Young Gwang will be enlisting in the army, serving as public service worker.

On December 5, Newsen spoke with Kim Young Gwang’s agency, who stated, “Kim Young Gwang will be enlisting in mid-December and will serve as a public service worker. He has currently completed filming for his upcoming movie, Boil Youth. He won’t able to participate in movie promotions in January, but will do his best in the army.”

According to Korean laws, Kim Young Gwang will be serving as a public service worker as his father was a level 3 man of national merit after serving in the Vietnam War.

The agency staff said, “Kim Young Gwang’s father is a Vietnam War veteran, who passed away due to the aftereffects of the war when Kim Young Gwang was in elementary school. So Kim Young Gwang will be serving as a public service worker for about six months.”

Meanwhile, Kim Young Gwang showed impressive acting in his most recent work, KBS’ Good Doctor. He finished filming for the movie Boil Youth and also made surprise appearance on MBC’s Infinity Challenge for the Milano special.

source: mwave

Date: 2013-12-05 04:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] p3rk3le.livejournal.com
wait, so his army time will be 6 months, or out of the two years six months will be as a public service worker? probably the first...

anyway i quite like him. if its 6 months he'll be out in no time :D

Date: 2013-12-05 05:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tempestdance.livejournal.com
his service is for six months only, and only as a public service worker instead of going to the actual military.

Date: 2013-12-05 07:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] p3rk3le.livejournal.com
yeah i thought that'd be so

Date: 2013-12-05 07:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] p3rk3le.livejournal.com
i've heard people say that, but as far as i could tell from what shows i've seen him in, he's pretty ok actually.

Date: 2013-12-05 11:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ceecile.livejournal.com
Yep I used to love him since White Christmas and kept up with him until this happened http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/10481875.html

Date: 2013-12-06 12:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] p3rk3le.livejournal.com
Yeah i've read that, and i see how it makes him come off as a douche, but personally i cant get bothered by this. Basically he said he likes to be around people he considers to be pretty, and since that doesnt hurt me (or anyone really -its his personal preference) i dont care. Its probably shallow but thats his taste and it has nothing to do with me. I dont *love* him but i do like him as an actor, and thats it.

Date: 2013-12-05 04:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] anconeous.livejournal.com
So he got a lighter assignment due to his father? Interesting to see cases like these. I heard if one is the only son of the only son for a certain number of generations, or basically the only guy in a big family, one gets exempted from military service altogether.

Date: 2013-12-05 05:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tempestdance.livejournal.com
his dad passed away from traumas from the war, i think? which classifies the family into higher category of national merit or something... and only one son can get the reduced service benefit, which i guess kim young gwang is taking.

Date: 2013-12-05 04:21 pm (UTC)

Date: 2013-12-05 04:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bumie.livejournal.com
good , I hope he stays there as long as possible

Date: 2013-12-05 07:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fent11.livejournal.com
what wait body shaming scandal? when did it happen?

Date: 2013-12-05 05:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] markthatcoin.livejournal.com
Good riddance.

Date: 2013-12-05 05:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kelseyum.livejournal.com
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i know this is an unpopular opinion, but i like him, he's a good actor and he's hot, which is all i want in an actor. his personality can stay out of it lol

and plus, now sung joon will have nobody to hang out with since woobin is too popular and soohyuk and jonghyun are married
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Date: 2013-12-05 06:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kelseyum.livejournal.com
hahaha i was waiting for someone to say that

Date: 2013-12-05 07:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] p3rk3le.livejournal.com
soohyuk and jonghyun are married
lol xD

Date: 2013-12-10 05:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] modestgoddess79.livejournal.com
I like him too as an actor

Date: 2013-12-05 05:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kjc48.livejournal.com
.... I can't wait to randomly realize your a 3rd lead character 10 episodes into a drama, again. :/
...6 months is some Taiwanese level of quick.

Date: 2013-12-05 07:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lilybeth84.livejournal.com
Hah. Douche is one of the tags.

EDT. I'm sure there are lots of Vietnam vets in Korea who suffer from PTSD and have died from the effects of it, so do they get the same treatment as a celebrity? If so, I can understand the desire to protect another generation from the same family from that kind of trauma.

Military service, is, in-and-of-itself, transformative, and from what I've seen, not in a good way.
I have Korean male friends who suffer from health issues (joint pain, back pain, stomach issues), anxiety, OCD, depression, and in one case, having served in the Korean Augmentation To U.S. Army (KATUSA), when he gets angry, explosions of homophobic language that sounds an awful lot like it came from the mouths of American soldiers. These things are not conducive to a healthy life, either physically or mentally.

Edited Date: 2013-12-05 07:34 pm (UTC)

Date: 2013-12-05 08:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gundae.livejournal.com
first I thought "yes this douche can't fuck with my dramas for a whie and hopefully will be forgotten forever"
but then I saw it's only for 6 months

Date: 2013-12-06 09:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] goldenrosalie.livejournal.com
nice to see "douche" tag. thank you op.
oooooh so it's just six months AND as public service worker? i hoped not to see his face anywhere for at least 2 years.

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