EXO's Xiumin To Enlist on May 7

[dallinferno.livejournal.com]

#EXO's #Xiumin Announces Military Enlistment Date https://t.co/MiZLnO4MzW pic.twitter.com/l71xigD4jS

— Soompi (@soompi) April 9, 2019

Hello EXO-L~ This is Xiumin!

Flowers have been blooming nicely these days. Have you gone out to see them?

Flowers are appearing, the weather has gotten warmer, and yesterday was EXO’s seventh anniversary since debut!!

I feel gratitude to everyone and everything as I feel that EXO was born at a very nice time.

Congratulations again to our members->.

To be honest, I am writing today as there is important news I want to share with all of you first. Military duty! I am going to the military on May 7!!

“I will return in good health.” I plan on arranging a time for us in the near future so that I can say these words to you directly. We have a CBX concert [in Japan] soon, and we will return after completing it successfully, so please wait just a bit~^^

Then let us all work hard on getting through today, as well!

Source: Soompi 1 2 3, Naver 1 2

Edited to add his personal letter to fans!

Comments

[lulufairybubble.livejournal.com]

Nooo

[gathyou.livejournal.com]

So it begins :( he won't even have the time to be on EXO's next release... whenever that could be.

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

And there the first one goes TT

[cosmicdaze.livejournal.com]

we couldn't even get one more comeback or tour as a group :((((((

[mewgical.livejournal.com]

I hope he has a safe enlistment. Given all the crazy shit GD's been through I'm hoping that the bigger groups won't get equally as bad of treatment.

[dantethetaco.livejournal.com]

I don't think they'll have trouble, GD and BB have always been very popular with the general public while the rest of boygroups mostly rely on their (female) fandom.

[a-suitcase.livejournal.com]

This makes me sad, even though I knew it was coming :(

[undeadkennedy.livejournal.com]

:'(

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

And so it begins... 😕
Guess that means he's done with his PhD?

[torontok.livejournal.com]

That's the day before my birthday; what is this cruel fate. I'm deadass gonna cry, he's been my main bias for 5 years now.

[binderwritings.livejournal.com]

I've had a lot of idols I like go to the army but this one has me the saddest. I was hoping for late August or something :\

[shalottlady07.livejournal.com]

Nooooo I definitely thought it would be summer. This is so soon. I wonder what he will be enlisting as.

[jade-808.livejournal.com]

I'm sad :(

[otraera.livejournal.com]

No it’s too soon

[normanikordei.livejournal.com]

I know yg has taken the mantle of shittiest company and there are plenty of others fighting for second place but let me make the case for sm. his enlistment is not a shock or surprise considering it had to happen before or by june under the new law. which means they had months to figure something out with the tour or a full group comeback. instead cbx is going back to japan to do a rehash of the same tour they did last year with no new album.

also literally every other male idol in sm or even under different companies in recent memory has released something like a solo song or album or gift to fans prior to enlisting. hopefully since we have a few weeks left he will get to release at least a station and I’ll eat my words, but idk.

[daceymormont.livejournal.com]

sm really dropped the ball with exo which i just don't understand at all
we could've gotten so much new music in the last 2 years and yet

[dropthecrates.livejournal.com]

:(

[snowphone.livejournal.com]

oh my god i knew it was coming but i'm devastated

[magicpineapple.livejournal.com]

... today is my bday & this is the news I get?! 😭

[torontok.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, bb, sorry about this. If it helps, hes enlisting the day before my birthday

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

expected :( they've been alluding to it since last summer. we'll get a new CBX single tomorrow and I know people wanted EXO planet 5 but eh it's so much work to do a concert of exo's level and learning two diff versions of it for before and after he enlists is way too much work to ask of all of them imo. the CBX show is fantastic and it's more stage time xiu would have than a full group so I'm glad he'll get to really shine before he goes.

suho traveling so much rn is probably a sign he'll be enlisting this year too. glad they got a chance to do some personal things they've wanted to do instead of just work work work (xiu got his house sorted) before enlisting.

[premonitioner.livejournal.com]

wtf exo only just debuted yesterday what do you mean it's been 7 years

[violoncelliste.livejournal.com]

honestly same

[evilcoc0nut.livejournal.com]

I've been nervously waiting for this but ugh not ready.

ETA - this is getting harder since I found out lol. Mainly bc it means the others aren't far from doing the same and who knows what will happen on the other side. alsdkjfldkjf :(((

[byeolbyeol.livejournal.com]

i figured it was coming. we'll probably get news on suho's enlistment in the next few months too.

[thebloomroom.livejournal.com]

Nooooo! Will miss him, my exo fave

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

no my exo fave! was hoping to get another comeback with him..

[donaldjdrumpf.livejournal.com]

EXO should have to enlist considering they're local sensations, but BTS are global ambassadors for Korea and cuold contribute for more continuing to tour so they should be exempt.

Wishing Xiumin/Corporal Reba all the best! Fighting!

[rembrandt13.livejournal.com]

BTS are global ambassadors for Korea and cuold contribute for more continuing to tour so they should be exempt.

THANK YOU! **Exactly** what I've been thinking for months now!

[sapphiredeity.livejournal.com]

i cant believe im crying :(