Top Celebrities Get Ready to Fullfill Their Mandatory Military Requirements
By Han Eun-jung
Staff Reporter
The local mandatory conscription system calls on all able-bodied men over the age of 20 to serve for two years. Celebrities are no exception.
Just as students defer their studies and office workers request extended leaves of absence from their employers, actors and singers too are expected to put their careers on hold.
A recent celebrity to do so is "TaeGukGi: The Brotherhood of War" star Won Bin, who entered the 102nd Reserves in Chunchon, Kangwon Province last November.
Singers Kim Jong-kook and Jo Seong-mo and boyband Shinhwa member Eric Moon are among those expected to be drafted in 2006.
With so many stars doing their service, many fans wonder what military life is like for their favorite celebrity.
While there are occasional cases like Won Bin who insisted on being treated like any other soldier, most apply for a post within the Defense Media Agency (DM...|
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