Joo Ji-hoon closes homepage and fan club

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

In preparation for his impending army enlistment, actor Joo Ji-hoon has announced that he is shutting down his homepage and refunding members of his official fan club for the remainder of time covered under their club dues.

The Devil and Antique Bakery actor has been living in seclusion at home ever since completing his court-ordered 120 hours of community service in August. This follows the May indictment he faced after being charged for drug use in April. He was given a suspended sentence of six months of jail time pending one year of probation (meaning, if he completes probation successfully, the jail time would be erased). Actress Yoon Seol-hee faced stiffer punishment for smuggling ecstasy and ketamine into the country from Japan, as did model Yeh Hak-young for financing the operations.

According to Joo Ji-hoon’s management, Yeoubeak Entertainment, his homepage will be shut down on December 1. Although he had thought to enlist by the end of the year, he has not yet received his papers so the date isn’t finalized. Apparently there is a waiting list for enlistees, with 1981-ers being processed first as this is their last year to enlist. Joo, born in 1982, technically must enlist by the end of next year, so he may be pushed back and find his enlistment scheduled for January.

Before the scandal broke, Joo was preparing his next acting project, but his future career prospects remain hazy at the moment. Through his homepage, Joo wrote to fans, “With my mistake, I hurt others and left without being able to show a proud and upright image. Rather than showing you my back, I promise that someday I will face you straightforwardly.”

Source: mydaily
Via: dramabeans

Comments

[eotteokhae.livejournal.com]

to be honest, i'm still a big fan of ji-hoon. he's always gonna appeal to me. he was the first male lead i ever cried over in my first k-drama, so retouching on his real life drama still makes me a little upset. he'll always be shin-goon to me, and i sincerely wish him luck in the future.

[boojaena.livejournal.com]

he'll always be shin-goon to me

THIS.

I miss him sfm.

[caughtmedead.livejournal.com]

Yes to everything you said. ):

[allisnotlost.livejournal.com]

IA. i hope korea will welcome him back one day. if not, how good is his english? ill be his #1 fan.

[streetrat.livejournal.com]

;_;
man, i can't believe it's been 3 years since Goong

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

I actually feel bad for the guy.

[aici-rua.livejournal.com]

Well... I see no reason why people would despise him

[aici-rua.livejournal.com]

I hope he comes back stronger

[orangeinsanity.livejournal.com]

Oh snap, as horrible as this sounds, I totally forgot about this kid and his scandal!

[honeydice.livejournal.com]

Good luck in whatever he does! I'd still support him in future.

[mumbles.livejournal.com]

I thought he left for the army already :O
I definitely still support you. Love his acting ♥

[angelonair.livejournal.com]

"I promise that someday I will face you straightforwardly"


I will keep him to that promise,
I want to see more of his acting.

[honeyfunnybunny.livejournal.com]

I'll wait and welcome him with open arms when he gets back.
I loved his acting so much and this whole scandal just .. :/ 2009 has been a bad year for the male population of the korean entertainment.

[caughtmedead.livejournal.com]

2009 has been a bad year for the male population of the korean entertainment.

This I so agree. ):

[laos7.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately this is so true :[

[marochi-x.livejournal.com]

Such a shame he got into a scandal. ): One of my favorite K-actors.

[stinabong.livejournal.com]

man i remember being surprised at the scandal =(

i'll look forward to his comeback though...in what 3 years tops?

[meccamputech.livejournal.com]

shame he got caught :/

[riigaki.livejournal.com]

I'm still a fan of Ji Hoon no matter what .

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

I miss him :'(.

[trugeminipnai.livejournal.com]

i already miss him.

unless he goes on a baby-kicking spree i'll always be his fan.

even though doing drugs is really a disappointment, i didn't think it would be as big of a deal as it turned out to be. :/

[babycakes.livejournal.com]

:(

neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeu

[iluvkidnappers.livejournal.com]

ill miss him for sure D8

[cinis.livejournal.com]

;~;

[r-hr-maniac.livejournal.com]

I love him as an actor. And honestly, I love Robert Downey Jr. so I've already learned to concentrate only on the acting (and, uh, looks)...hope he'll come back and get some new roles. ♥

[czarny.livejournal.com]

:(

[pivotandsway.livejournal.com]

So Rain has to enlist by the end of next year ;_;
oh but I like Joo Ji-hoon too. They have the same first name. Great actor. Beautiful face.

[envoler.livejournal.com]

i miss him sfm ♥

[ellystage.livejournal.com]

I still support him, love him, and miss him.

DAMN IT!

[miinolee.livejournal.com]

he WAS so hot in just about EVERYTHING he played in....i really want to watch the naked kitchen again, because of this post....but, he was so stupid do screw it up with drugs....his career will take a while to restart, even then, there will still be a sore spot for people....

[glider.livejournal.com]

IDEK this guy but every time I see that picture on my flist, I have to stop and like...stare at his lips.

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

that was nice of him! i think he's making a wise move - some time away from the public eye until he comes back and most people will have probably forgotten all about the scandal. then he can hopefully get on with his acting career - he's a pretty good actor

[theweathertoday.livejournal.com]

k-entertainers don't normally shut down their homepages when they go off to the military, do they?

:( I really liked him.

[paladinfever.livejournal.com]

at the last comment he made. awwwwwwwww.