Im Joo-hwan to enlist this month
by javabeans
Oh no, we’re losing another one: Im Joo-hwan (Tamra the Island, Frozen Flower) is about to begin his military service, and will enlist on May 17. He’ll receive five weeks of basic training, then be assigned to active duty.
It’s hard to believe he’s 29 with that baby face of his, but he’s an 82er, all right. Im plans to enlist without a farewell press conference or other send-off event, which means the last we’ll get to see of him (aside from the customary walk/photo op outside the training center) is his movie with Ryu Seung-beom and Younha, Suspicious Customers. And, if we’re lucky, his campus musical drama What’s Up, which was supposed to have aired this spring but has been held back indefinitely. (Don’t hold your breath on that one. *cries*)
So say your goodbyes to Park Kyu, and get ready to wait it out for the two years he’ll be off. Sigh.
Via FN News
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1 sorcy79au
May 10, 2011 at 7:45 AM
OH NO!!! I absolutely fell in love with him in Tamra. I'm so sad, I'm gonna miss him.
Stupid tv stations not playing the show!!
Come back safely JooHwan, we'll be waiting! <3
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2 moonymeia
May 10, 2011 at 7:48 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why always the good ones?????
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3 autumnscribbles
May 10, 2011 at 7:53 AM
NO~~~~ not my Park Kyu~~~
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4 din
May 10, 2011 at 8:02 AM
wait! what? he's 29?!
:))
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malta
May 10, 2011 at 8:33 AM
I know, right....I thought he was maybe 22, 23? Those are some good genes!
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ElleS'AppelleRebelle
May 10, 2011 at 8:56 AM
Nah....I don't know who he is but from my first look. I thought he was 17-18 because 29 is like...I mean he has INCREDIBLE genes!!!!! 0_0
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Auntiemame
May 10, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Totally agree with you that he looks like he's 17 or 18. Do check out his performance in "Tamra Island". He was superb in the role. You wouldn't regret watching it.
If possible, watch the 20 episode version. The 16 episode version is very good. But, the longer version is even better because many of the minor storylines have closure. And, there is a different ending for one set of characters.
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Melissa
May 10, 2011 at 2:58 PM
i'm 17...he does not look 17 haha
he could pass for 25 though
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Rina
May 10, 2011 at 1:18 PM
Right! When I read the title I thought he was enlisting early since actors and singers tend go to the military later than the rest of the male population.
Wow...wish I had those genes!
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5 doozy
May 10, 2011 at 8:04 AM
*is sad @ Im Joo Hwan's enlistment*
*grrrrr @ SBS*
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6 ahjummabunny
May 10, 2011 at 8:07 AM
did he play the blind artist in aution house that had his paintings stolen by his best friend?
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tess
May 10, 2011 at 9:57 AM
Yes, he's the guy. He was so good in it...
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ahjummabunny
May 10, 2011 at 11:13 AM
how do things go with army duty for celebrity young men? do they get deployed to high risk areas? is it possible he can die from his tour of duty? I know south korea from time to time has issues with their neighbors, but are we likely to see a news bulletin "hyun bin along with other soldiers killed by suicide bomber"? Also, why don't the women serve too. I think national service should be voluntary and if not mandatory for all able bodied people of the age of majority (18, 21 whichever). Personally, I wouldn't serve but it really benefited my mother and one of my girlfriends.
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Jonesy
May 10, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Technically, South Korea is still at war with North Korea, thus the compulsory service. There was talk of reducing the time served in the military, but I think that was called off the table last year because of increased tensions between the two countries.
Women are allowed to serve on a volunteer basis ( I think more of a civil patrol thing but here I am not sure). It's kind of like American selective service. Men are required to sign up for the draft, but for women it's all voluntary.
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momosan
May 10, 2011 at 1:13 PM
It depends entirely on the service and the star. So, if memory serves, Won Bin served on the DMZ. Gong Yoo served at a military radio station. Hyun Bin is in the Marines and is serving with a regular unit which could indeed get into harm's way. Some are serving in an entertainment unit, and at least one is serving in the MPs in Seoul.
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Jo
May 10, 2011 at 3:08 PM
Hyun Bin volunteered to go to the island where N.K. bombed a while a go. He chose to go the reg. track and not the "easy" military life of a celebrity (they can go the "entertainment" route)
coco
May 10, 2011 at 4:29 PM
For the record, Gong Yoo spent sometime in the DMZ before he move to the radio station.
7 pohonphee
May 10, 2011 at 8:08 AM
Noooo, Park Kyu..... andwaeeeeeee
Please K Drama Gods give What's Up an air time, I have not seen enough Park Kyu after Tamra The Island (sobs)
:( :( ;(
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8 Unnursvana
May 10, 2011 at 8:17 AM
Loved him so much in Tamra, the Island. Team Park Kyu.
I had no idea that he was 29 so I was not expecting this new until few years from now. I hope we get to see What's Up... him and Daesung in a drama... it sounds so good.
See you in two years I guess :(
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Unnursvana
May 10, 2011 at 8:22 AM
*news... I suck.
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9 imcrazyce
May 10, 2011 at 8:29 AM
aww, going already?
but my main concern is "What's Up"!!!!!!!! WHY WHY WHY!
It looked seriously EPIC.
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10 sleepysnail
May 10, 2011 at 8:45 AM
at least when he comes back his body will be amazing ;) there will be shower scenes XD
*head asplodes thinking of shower scenes*
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Rina
May 10, 2011 at 1:21 PM
LOL! At least one of us is keeping optimistic!
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11 heite
May 10, 2011 at 9:09 AM
nooooooooooo, i wanted more projects from him....now I'll have to wait 2 years!
I really wish they are what's up....i really liked him in tamra and he was cute in hyunbin's drama.
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heite
May 10, 2011 at 9:12 AM
air*
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12 Penn
May 10, 2011 at 9:15 AM
Say it ain't so :+(
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favegirl13
May 10, 2011 at 12:44 PM
-Joe
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hmi4
May 10, 2011 at 3:05 PM
lol! now i'm reminded of Love Shuffle.
aww I'll miss Park Kyu. hopefully he'll be in another sageuk when he comes back.
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danna
May 10, 2011 at 10:27 PM
lol...I was gonna say Joe to....Love Shuffle FTW
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13 dulcedeleche
May 10, 2011 at 9:50 AM
I feel like we're starting to have idol casting now for a reason. All the older and more experienced actors are all taking off. Wouldn't it be better for them to go when they're younger?
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14 jojo
May 10, 2011 at 9:54 AM
Dry your tears, JB. Jo In Sung is back. (YAY!)
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15 tess
May 10, 2011 at 9:59 AM
*cries*
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16 ohemgee
May 10, 2011 at 10:01 AM
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTT?!!!
Ok, now What's Up DEFINITELY needs to happen!!!
i NEED me some Im Ju Hwan this year, goshdarnit!
so. sad.
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nonski ⭐️A forever JIN who crash landed on Hyun Bins heart❤️!
May 10, 2011 at 6:50 PM
it's so sad that What's Up? is still so undecided when it is one of those expected great ones... :(
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17 hpn88
May 10, 2011 at 10:14 AM
WHAT? I thought he was like 24/25? My world has been turned upside down. I can't handle this.
What's Up better air and air soon. This sucks :(
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18 kiotzo
May 10, 2011 at 10:20 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOO TT____TT
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kiotzo
May 10, 2011 at 10:22 AM
F*ck kyu don't u dare to leave me *goes back into crying mode*
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19 meenuby
May 10, 2011 at 10:39 AM
NOT PARK KYU!!!! :( And for two years! Stupid Korean military service.
They had so better air What's Up now.
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20 danna
May 10, 2011 at 10:51 AM
*sigh*....wont say I wasn't expecting this since I found out how old he was last year when I went nuts for Park Kyu...but this is still so sad...feel like he didn't really get a chance to break out (even though he has a hoarde of TPK members..lol)....it would have been gr8 if we'd have gotten a chance to see him on screen one last time....damn SBS
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21 Rovi
May 10, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Park Kyu~...!!!
:(
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22 Jin Ari
May 10, 2011 at 11:07 AM
he was Kim Bum's hyung in bbf, right? liked him in that series.
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danna
May 10, 2011 at 1:36 PM
yes he was
on a completely unrelated note....does anybody know what happened to Jung Ui Chul??...is he doing his MS too??....he seems to have gone MIA since Ogamdo
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jyyjc
May 10, 2011 at 4:35 PM
really? i watched bbf but don't remember. he kinda looks like kim bum to me actually.
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sorcy79au
May 10, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Yup really, he's only got a small role and I think you only see him briefly in 2 episodes, but that is definitely him.
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23 okitokki
May 10, 2011 at 11:19 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOO D: darn that military ): goooosh. and one of my friends has to take a leave of absence from school to do his korean military service after this semester ): everyone's leavingggg
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Rina
May 10, 2011 at 1:24 PM
I knew two guys who went back to South Korea in the middle of studying here in the US to do their military service. I think they were like 21 at the time.
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24 Linda165
May 10, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Park Kyu! Where have you been and why are you leaving us???
This makes me want to watch Tamra again :) I still don't know which was bigger, my love for Park Kyu or my hate for William. LOL
Farewell and stay healthy, you always be guiyandari :)
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25 Alvina
May 10, 2011 at 11:48 AM
:(
I was looking forward to What's Up? Hopefully they'll air it in his honor? *hopeful*
I really liked that movie he was in where his dad was from Busan and his fiance's family is from Japan.
I'm going to miss him, lol, Kim Bum's "older brother". :D
Hopefully he'll come back happy and healthy!
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26 badmamajama
May 10, 2011 at 12:11 PM
omg korean actors and their baby faces , how can he be 29 - denial denial !
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27 ilukd
May 10, 2011 at 12:12 PM
WHAT ... he is 29 years old ... DAMN .. all these years i thought he was around 20-22 ... hahaha such a baby face .... so i'm not his NOONA ... so sad .... Why all cutie pies are going to army .... Please Come back as HOT & SEXY ..:-)
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28 kerik
May 10, 2011 at 12:40 PM
nooooooo what's up hasn't even aired yet. i am now furious with what happened with it, whomever the fault is his.
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29 Schmazel
May 10, 2011 at 12:53 PM
This means that he's the same age as...Hyun Bin?! Lol. I thought there was at least 8 yrs between them.
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30 angle2mx
May 10, 2011 at 1:26 PM
Noooo. Is he going too? Dang it. He was one of age appropriate crushes. So Sad :(
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gingeranna
May 10, 2011 at 2:22 PM
LOL I don't care about age anymore since when I'm kdrama addict. What's up fox and other dramas give me reasons to not care! :D
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31 angle2mx
May 10, 2011 at 1:26 PM
Noooo. Is he going too? Dang it. He was one of my age appropriate crushes. So Sad :(
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32 gingeranna
May 10, 2011 at 2:19 PM
TwentyWHAT?! O.O
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33 ar_arguably romantic
May 10, 2011 at 2:41 PM
I keep forgetting how old he is! For some reason, I keep on thinking he's the same age as Kim Bum.
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34 xiaoSxin
May 10, 2011 at 2:48 PM
I heard about his enlistment Sunday morning. He posted a message on his fan cafe Saturday (night?). Thanks to a good friend nute522, keeping me updated on LJH News.
2 Years..
21개월.. 630일.. 15120시간.. 907200분.. 54432000초..
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xiaoSxin
May 10, 2011 at 2:50 PM
ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ
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35 xiaoSxin
May 10, 2011 at 3:00 PM
His birthday is on May 18.. Which I think is a major bummer that he has to leave right before his birthday.
ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ ㅠㅠ
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36 Jo
May 10, 2011 at 3:04 PM
WHAT? He looks like a teenager! He cannot be 29!
Wow. I love him. His baby face is remarkable...29?! He looks like...18 or 19! I would believe it if you said he was even younger than that.
wow.
just.....wow...
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37 Issy
May 10, 2011 at 4:22 PM
I was dreading this moment since I fell hopelessly in love with Park Kyu and Lim Ju Hwan last year. but i just discovered yesterday that he is going to be enlisted on 17th. T-T totall shock and heart broken.
and it's not fair to go on 17th when his b-day is on 18th. NOT FAIR at all!
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38 folieadeux
May 10, 2011 at 5:37 PM
Oh, no indeed! Well just think of it as he being sent off in Jeju-do for 2 years
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39 jasie
May 10, 2011 at 6:58 PM
NNOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT MY PARK KYU!!!
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40 YY Chats with Toast Between Bites
May 10, 2011 at 7:55 PM
Park yu don't goooooooo! Take me with youuuuuu! WHAT'S UPPPPP??!! Everybody's leaving meeeeeee
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41 leonardswench
May 10, 2011 at 8:10 PM
Goodbye, sweet lover! We will think of you often, wish for your health and success, and pray for your safe return.
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42 moomincandylalala
May 10, 2011 at 8:48 PM
Ooo, it's always a bit of a surprise when those baby-faced ones go off for duty. He'll be back transformed from "flower boy" to "real man" in gratuitous shower scene before we know it!
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43 Celest
May 10, 2011 at 9:46 PM
Guiyangdari!
He totally killed it in Tamra the Island. Good luck and stay safe! Team Park Kyu forever!
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44 Noonapau
May 11, 2011 at 12:47 AM
Ok...just when I rediscovered him. First glimpse I had of him was in Love Letter where they noticed his resemblance to Chae Yeon.
Then tamra came along.. now he is off... Sigh....
Got to wait 2 years to see him again...
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45 Kelly Haru
May 11, 2011 at 5:34 AM
I'm still waiting for "what's up" :<
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46 lessaofpern
May 11, 2011 at 9:11 AM
Wishing you the best of luck. I will be praying for your safe return. My whole family is going to miss your superb acting. :(
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47 Hami
May 11, 2011 at 9:38 AM
I'm dying to watch What's Up and Birdie Buddy -sigh- why not give them a chance ? T-T They look so awesome!
Anyway, hope he comeback soon <3 I never had the chance to watch his dramas(Will watch Tamra soon) but He definitely catched my eyes in his little part in BOF !
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48 Friends of Im Joo-hwan
May 11, 2011 at 10:43 AM
He was excellent in Tamra the Island. He's a very special being. We love him
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49 Isabella
May 11, 2011 at 4:19 PM
What?! 29?? No way, Jose!!
Im 18 and I look like a noona (Okay, maybe I look at little older than 18 but he looks waaaay too young). This guy could be playing a high school student in a drama right now!.
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50 Atsirk
May 11, 2011 at 4:51 PM
Sad :(((((
The good ones are yet to return :(
Except for Jo In-sung <3
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