SHINee's Onew to join Army next month

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Popular boy band SHINee's leader Onew will begin his mandatory military service next month, his management agency said Friday. "Onew will enter the military as an active-duty soldier on Oct. 10 (edit: they meant Dec. 10)," SM Entertainment said in a release. "We're not going to reveal the date and time of his entry as he wants to make it low-profile." He will have no separate event to bid farewell to his fans, it added.

Debuting in 2008, Onew has released such hit songs as "Ring Ding Dong," "Lucifer," "Dream Girl" and "Everybody" as a SHINee member. He also demonstrated his acting skills with his appearance in the KBS drama sensation "Descendants of the Sun."

Marking the 10th anniversary since its debut, the band hit the top spots of various global music charts for such songs as "Good Evening," "I Want You" and "Our Page" this year.

All able-bodied South Korean men are required to serve in the military for about two years.



source: Yonhap News

Comments

[byeolbyeol.livejournal.com]

it was supposed to happen awhile ago (before he got a delay, from what i was told). but at least there's a date now, i guess? even though that entire week or so is a hard one to begin with.

[921227.livejournal.com]

Good luck to him! We knew it was coming but now it seems more real

[waves-of-light.livejournal.com]

Ah, good catch! Fixed it, thanks.

[ostsiberia.livejournal.com]

Was waiting for this and still surprised. May it go well for him

[premonitioner.livejournal.com]

Once upon a time this news would have really upset me, now I'm like 'ok see you'

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

Same.

I am not enthused by him anymore.

[miyozari.livejournal.com]

same

[cosmicdaze.livejournal.com]

and so begins the shinee enlistments
despite how i feel abt jinki now this does make me sad, especially bc key and minho will have to go next year (if i’m not mistaken) and it’ll just be taemin for a while

[bea-chan22.livejournal.com]

I am meh about this, but shit hits the fan for me once MinKey enlists in a year or two.

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

Same.
I care about them.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

Knew it was coming.

[ursulavosyem.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there was a time when this would have made me sad. But this has been a long time coming. At least now we know.

Who am I kidding, I'm a little sad.

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

.... wow

so close to jjong first anniversary, that's gonna be a hard week for shinee and fandom 😖😖😖

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

I was surprised this didn’t happen right away after his scandal tbh.

[ashdevilrun23.livejournal.com]

im still ehh on onew idk

[neongoldtooth.livejournal.com]

it's not sadness i feel but it definitely feels like the end of an era. for me and for shawols. that coupled with the anniversary of jjong's passing....it kind of bums me out.
i hope he grows more from this and doesn't have any troubles.

[horichansenpai.livejournal.com]

Best of luck to fans

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

Finally.