As is tradition in South Korea, conscription has existed since 1957 and requires male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to perform compulsory military service. This time around it’s the turn of popular actor Song Kang, who has now announced the official date he’s heading off to perform his mandatory military service. Here’s the official update over at Song Kang’s Official Fan Café:
Hello, this is Namoo Actors.
We would like to express our deep gratitude to the fans who always love actor Song Kang, and
we would like to inform you about actor Song Kang’s enlistment.Actor Song Kang will enlist in the army on Tuesday, April 2nd.
There will be no separate official event held on the day of entry into the recruit training camp.
Please understand that admission will be held privately to prevent safety accidents due to on-site congestion. We ask for the warm love and support of many people so that
actor Song Kang can faithfully carry out his national defense duties and
return as a more mature and healthy person . thank you #
Song Kang will be away for between 18-21 months, which comes right off the back of season 2 of Sweet Home releasing, and the success of Nevertheless. You can check out our reviews for both of those dramas below:
In the meantime, we wish Song Kang all the best and hope for a speedy return so we get back to continuing to enjoy the dramas he stars in!
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