Leaving for the army soon~
Okay if you are a fan of Korean Pop even more so Korean Males, you pretty much have to go through 23 months with out them. Why you ask, because they HAVE to serve in the Korean Army. It is, in the county of S. Korea mandatory to serve a minimum of 23 months in the army all before the age of 30. You get a notice in the mail when that time comes or you can go before you get that notice. There are several things that determines if you are fit for the army, normally in order not be fit, something has to be physically wrong with you, and that really can be a range of many different things (i.e mental, teeth missing, asthma etc.)
For celebrities they do get by with a lot, and normally Korean males serve between, 21-24 but most Korean celebrities go between 28-30. Normally they get a check up at the age of 19 and re checked right before going. there are 5 grades, 1-3 being normal, 4 special services those who are given a 4 mean they have to serve there time doing civil things and 5 meaning they cannot serve at all. Very few actually do get a 5, in recent times a famous Korean Rap star MC Mong, was accused of having his molars removed, and was found guilty and had to serve 6 months in jail, 1 year of probation and 120 hours community service.
Also, JYJ was in the news earlier this year about "avoiding" their check up because they are 25 and have failed to recieve a check up, the Seoul’s Military Manpower Association released a statement on behalf of them explaining this, sense the age of 19, the boys have not been in Korea for more than 60 day time period. Which means, that even though they live in and are in Korea often, they are never there for more than 60 days at a time but recently, they have been a lot more active in Korea so they had to go and recieve there check ups.
So for people being completely upset over there idols leaving for 23 months is normal. It happens a lot, the main thing people have to remember is they will be back. Many artist have recently entered the army, most notable Kim Heechul from Super Junior. He will leave the 1st of September. Heechul is 29 now and is wanting to serve the army for his county. Heechul is very proud, as Korean. So instead of people crying, why not be proud that he is actually taking this and not avoiding it like so many people do.
Some even get American citizenships, or go as far as hurting themselves just to get out of it.
So understanding that it hurts to loose that person for 23 months, we all have to just support them in the end, because us crying or throwing a fit is not going to help them or as by any means. So just support them and wait for their comeback which will be sooner than anyone thinks.
So good luck to Heechul, Dari, Kang In and everyone else in the army right now! We all are waiting for your come back and always are supporting you!
PERSONAL COMMENT NOW.
So I am not trying to be a bitch about all this, but I just get mad when people freak out, hell guys, they are coming back and it is certianly not the end of the world. I get you love them and hell some of you worship them. Don't get me wrong when JYJ goes, I will be sad, but hell as fan we have to support them not cry, that will just make their lives harder. They will be upset as well, and for one guys we are not the ones going into the army, they have to be scared. It is hard, and they will suffer more than we could even picture. So lets try our best to support them more than rant about how you will miss them, talk about how happy you will be 23 months from now <3
Everyone, I hope those in the army right now, now we love and support them no matter what, Hyun Bin to Heechul we all love you.
23 months will come and go, once a fan always a fan in book! GOOD LUCK!
-Pomme
For celebrities they do get by with a lot, and normally Korean males serve between, 21-24 but most Korean celebrities go between 28-30. Normally they get a check up at the age of 19 and re checked right before going. there are 5 grades, 1-3 being normal, 4 special services those who are given a 4 mean they have to serve there time doing civil things and 5 meaning they cannot serve at all. Very few actually do get a 5, in recent times a famous Korean Rap star MC Mong, was accused of having his molars removed, and was found guilty and had to serve 6 months in jail, 1 year of probation and 120 hours community service.
Also, JYJ was in the news earlier this year about "avoiding" their check up because they are 25 and have failed to recieve a check up, the Seoul’s Military Manpower Association released a statement on behalf of them explaining this, sense the age of 19, the boys have not been in Korea for more than 60 day time period. Which means, that even though they live in and are in Korea often, they are never there for more than 60 days at a time but recently, they have been a lot more active in Korea so they had to go and recieve there check ups.
So for people being completely upset over there idols leaving for 23 months is normal. It happens a lot, the main thing people have to remember is they will be back. Many artist have recently entered the army, most notable Kim Heechul from Super Junior. He will leave the 1st of September. Heechul is 29 now and is wanting to serve the army for his county. Heechul is very proud, as Korean. So instead of people crying, why not be proud that he is actually taking this and not avoiding it like so many people do.
Some even get American citizenships, or go as far as hurting themselves just to get out of it.
So understanding that it hurts to loose that person for 23 months, we all have to just support them in the end, because us crying or throwing a fit is not going to help them or as by any means. So just support them and wait for their comeback which will be sooner than anyone thinks.
So good luck to Heechul, Dari, Kang In and everyone else in the army right now! We all are waiting for your come back and always are supporting you!
PERSONAL COMMENT NOW.
So I am not trying to be a bitch about all this, but I just get mad when people freak out, hell guys, they are coming back and it is certianly not the end of the world. I get you love them and hell some of you worship them. Don't get me wrong when JYJ goes, I will be sad, but hell as fan we have to support them not cry, that will just make their lives harder. They will be upset as well, and for one guys we are not the ones going into the army, they have to be scared. It is hard, and they will suffer more than we could even picture. So lets try our best to support them more than rant about how you will miss them, talk about how happy you will be 23 months from now <3
Everyone, I hope those in the army right now, now we love and support them no matter what, Hyun Bin to Heechul we all love you.
23 months will come and go, once a fan always a fan in book! GOOD LUCK!
-Pomme