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EXO’s Sehun to enlist in the military this month

Sehun of EXO is the last member of the group to enlist.

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">South Korean singer-actor Sehun announced earlier this week that he will be enlisting in the military next week through a handwritten letter directed to his fans. He will be the last member of EXO to enlist following KAI’s enlistment earlier this year.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0G0t6Krgqe/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=405&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A3080310.5999999046%2C%22ls%22%3A2208387.7999999523%2C%22le%22%3A2208816.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All able-bodied men in South Korea must serve at least 18 months in the military. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/5/21/exo-sc-shares-why-they-love-working-as-a-sub-unit-1747" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/5/21/exo-sc-shares-why-they-love-working-as-a-sub-unit-1747" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: EXO-SC shares why they love working as a sub-unit</strong></a></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In his letter, the South Korean superstar apologized to the EXO-Ls as he announced the news just a little over a week before his enlistment date. The handwritten letter of Sehun was translated into english by South Korean news outlet Soompi.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Is everyone doing well and staying healthy? I am writing this today because there is something I want to tell you. I will begin my military service as of December 21. I feel sorry for delivering the news to EXO-L (EXO’s official fan club) so late,” he wrote.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 29-year-old singer-actor added that he has been “deeply contemplating” about his upcoming enlistment and how to tell his fans about the news. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Although, fans have been speculating that he’ll be enlisting soon as the law of South Korea requires men below 30 years old to serve.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br/></span> <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/5/18/top-3-exo-sc-songs-you-should-listen-to-before-the-concert-2117" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/5/18/top-3-exo-sc-songs-you-should-listen-to-before-the-concert-2117" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Top 3 EXO-SC songs you should listen to before the concert</strong></a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“These days, I’ve been spending time alone, looking after myself and deeply contemplating. </span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As a result, I’m greeting you like this [through a letter] without standing in front of you,” he shared.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“I hope you will understand me not being able to greet you in person. I am really thankful to everyone who cares for me. I hope everyone stays healthy until the day we meet again,” he added.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sehun assured his fans that he will come back in good health and condition. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Earlier this year, Sehun was able to visit the country as part of the Asian tour of EXO’s sub-unit, EXO-SC, alongside Chanyeol. The duo performed in front of thousands of their fans at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EXO is expected to be completed as a group in 2025. Other members of the boy group have already completed their military enlistment and have been active in the industry both as singers and actors.</span></div>

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EXO’s Sehun to enlist in the military this month

Drew Acierto

Published December 14, 2023 07:53 PM PHT

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