Welcome back, Gong Yoo
Fans rejoice! Gong Yoo is finally out of the army.
The actor — who enlisted at the height of his popularity following 2007′s Coffee Prince — was discharged from his mandatory service on the morning of December 8. He gave a brief greeting to the press and fans who had come to the Department of Defense building to welcome him back to civilian life. Approximately 250 fans were in attendance, some flying all the way in from Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Upon his discharge, he said, “I feel free and wonderful. I’d like to travel, and sleep. I also want to eat my mother’s food.” He added, “It was difficult physically, but I’ve made memories I won’t ever be able to forget. … The letters and presents that many fans continually sent me were a big support.”
Gong Yoo expressed his intention to enjoy a brief break while taking his time to pick his next project. A rep from his management company explained that he doesn’t have immediate activities planned, and wants to decide on his next role sometime next year. (Let’s hope earlier rather than later.)
Gong Yoo enlisted in active duty in January 2008, and was transferred to the Defense Media Agency after eight months. He served the remainder of his time in the public relations department as an entertainment soldier, where he acted as a DJ for the army radio station.
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Welcome back opa,
miss u so much..
I’m so excited! I hope he takes his time because I wanna see him comeback in another smash hit.
WEEEEEeeeee!!!!!!!! Thanks javabeans!!! Wow, time flew fast indeed!!! Please, please…. I hope Gong Yoo nor Yoon Eun Hye won’t say “no” just yet to any possibility of a sequel to coffee prince! Reconsider pls!! Let there be Coffee Prince 2!!! PLEASE!! =) hope I don’t sound like I’m begging? lol.
btw, welcome back Gong Yoo!!! Han Kyul!!
If there’ll be no sequel, well, at least another good project with YEH would suffice!!! That combo rocks!
Haha…I like to read all of your comments!! He seems irreplaceable!! Wow!!
this just makes me happy though im not a huge fan of him.
does every men in korea has to enlist or only the ones who are not married?
So glad he is back and he loos better(if that is possible) looking forward to his return to dramas or movies either i am fine with.
WELCOME BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY! Welcome back! I hope that he gets rested and enjoys the holidays and get some good projects. Wow – that’s a lot of fans there.
Would love to see him in 2010 – maybe he can inject some excitement into the kdrama mix and remind us why he has soo many fans still =) Fighting!
Sexy is def. back.
You read it for yourselves, ladies. He wants to travel (to Atlanta), sleep (on our honeymoon), and eat his mother (in-law’s Caribbean) cooking. Looks like I’ve got this one in the bag. Better luck next time…
My SOULMATE has come back to me!!!!!
Yay! He is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can’t wait to see the next project!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YEHEY!!!!
So happy, i remember seeing him in She’s on Duty and really started to like him after that.
Hope he picks a nice project for his comeback. Can’t wait to see him onscreen again.
I really want you and YEH back together to a new movie or drama. Because you both is nice couple.
OMG it’s been 2 years… i miss him
Welcome back Oppa
Yipee!!!!!!!!!!!
Por fin!!!!!!!!!!!
Can’t wait for his next project!
Thanx JB for the great news (and pics!)
Besos
he is so georgeous.
He was great in coffee prince. welcome back. I miss him.
oohhh….hot as ever!!! *drool*
am excited to know what his next project will be….
yay!! gong yu is back!!..he looks good!..and wow look at the number of fans that showed up?! that’s a testament to how much hes loved!
whooooooooohoooooooooo! made my day better =D
With Gong Yoo back on screen….I think 2010 is gonna be my lucky year!
YippY!! I am listening to “I love you” he’s singing right now and can’t stop smilling!! Looking forward to seeing and hearing more of him!!!
OMFG!!! Yes!!! So happy he’s back and looking fine!
My birthday is on December 19th. This is fantastic present. I am such a fangirl. *sigh* <3
Yahoo!! So happy he is home and safe. I hope he has a good rest and get back to work soon.
I know I am slow but this news has made my day.
WOOOOOO :O!!!!! My Baby is BACK LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3!!
GY you are soooo lucky. a lot of people love you. we, your fans are very loyal yo you because you are a very sincere person. GREAT IDOL!
Pls take your well-deserved rest because you have one tall order — make your fans happy again because we all miss YOO!
Welcome back…now I can add more DVDs to my Gong Yoo collection >)……
Welcome back my love
Nice to hear that news,welcome back sweety love u so much. Also thanks to javabean.The tongue photo is the best.. ^^
so glad he come back… sad I cannot be there.
can’t wait for his next project…
Welcome back to him. Has miss him so much.
All the best for him and waiting him to visit hie fans all over the world.
^_^
Welcome back to him. Has miss him so much.
All the best for him and waiting him to visit his fans all over the world.
^_^
Yoo, number one, still…keep going+++
Heyah, Gong Yoo
My heart beats so fast because of your smiling, unfortunately it went slower than usual because of your smoking. Please, pls, pls lesssssss smoking for yourself so good. Take care
That looks really nice.,lucy
Please DO Coffee Prince 2 I’m really looking forward to it..