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Nam Joo-hyuk starts mandatory military service

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Paulea Jence Benoza

<p>Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk — best known to Filipino fans for his roles in the hit K-dramas <em>Start-Up </em>and <em>Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo</em> — has enlisted in the South Korean army, his talent agency SOOP confirmed on Thursday (March 23).</p><p>In their official statement, the management said Joo-hyuk, 29, started his mandatory military duty on March 20 and is currently undergoing basic training.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CqHY0VDJ0D_/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1625242.899999991%2C%22ls%22%3A1588962.799999997%2C%22le%22%3A1589016.699999988%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>SOOP asked fans to refrain from sending letters and gifts while the actor is still serving his mandatory military service.</p><p>“We appreciate and thank you for your support, however, if a large number of letters and posts arrive at once, they might not be delivered,” they said.</p><p>“We kindly ask you to send letters or anything else by mail to the management company while Joo Hyuk receives military training and after he is assigned.”</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/2/1/nam-joo-hyuk-confirmed-to-start-military-service-in-march-1118"><strong>READ: Nam Joo-hyuk confirmed to start military service in March</strong></a></div><p>Joo-hyuk first rose to fame in for his role as Han Yi-an in <em>Who Are You: School </em>in 2015. Aside from <em>Weightlifting </em>and <em>Start Up, </em>the actor-model is also known for starring in the hit dramas <em>The Bride of Habaek, The Light in Your Eyes, The School Nurse Flies, </em>and <em>Twenty-Five Twenty One.</em></p><p>After leaving YG Entertainment in spring of 2020, Joo-hyuk signed an exclusive contract with Management SOOP. The agency is home to known Korean actors such as Gong Yoo, Gong Hyo Jin, and Choi Woo Shik. In a statement, SOOP said, “Nam Joo Hyuk has built up a wide spectrum as he showcased his individual charms in various fields, and he is an actor who is capable of showing much more in the future. We will provide help for actor Nam Joo Hyuk to show his strengths, endless potential, and capabilities as an actor.”</p><p>In 2018, <span id="isPasted" style="caret-color:rgb(65, 65, 65);color:rgb(65, 65, 65)">Jo</span><span style="caret-color:rgb(65, 65, 65);color:rgb(65, 65, 65)">o-hyuk</span> visited the Philippines with fellow Korean star Sandara Park for a fan convention organized by a local clothing brand.</p><div><style rel="stylesheet">.scroll-wrapper {-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}.scroll-wrapper iframe {border: none;}</style></div><div class="scroll-wrapper"><iframe id="MegaControllerIframe-1677806795789" style="width:100%;min-height:480px" src="https://controller.megaphonetv.com/?m=tqu4z&amp;iswebpoll=true&amp;poll_id=active"></iframe></div><script type="text/javascript">!function(){class e{constructor(t,s=null){this.type=null,this.fieldName=t,this.fieldValue=s,this.originMessageID=`${(new Date).getTime()}_${Math.random()}`,this.systemID=e.SYSTEM_ID}toPlainObject(){return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this))}}e.GET="GET",e.SET="SET",e.RESPONSE="RESPONSE",e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK="LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK",e.SYSTEM_ID="MP_FIRST_PARTY_DATA_BRIDGE";class t extends e{constructor(t,s,a=null){super(t,s),this.status=a,this.type=e.RESPONSE}}function s(){try{if("undefined"==typeof localStorage)return!1;try{return localStorage.setItem("testkey","testvalue"),localStorage.removeItem("testkey"),!0}catch(e){return!1}}catch(e){return!1}}if(window&&window.addEventListener){const a=document.getElementById("MegaControllerIframe-1677806795789");new class{constructor(){this.targetOrigin="*",this.bubblingMessages=new Map,this.beginListeningForMessages()}beginListeningForMessages(){window.addEventListener("message",this.messageListener.bind(this),!1)}messageListener(a){if(a.data.systemID!==e.SYSTEM_ID)return;let i=a.data.type,n=a.data.fieldName,r=a.data.fieldValue,g=new t;if(g.originMessageID=a.data.originMessageID,i===e.GET)g.fieldName=n,s()?this.handleGet(n,a.source,g):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.SET)s()?this.handleSet(n,r):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK)s()?this.handleLocalStorageCheck(a.source,g):this.checkForBubble(a.data,a.source,g);else if(i===e.RESPONSE){const e=this.bubblingMessages.get(a.data.originMessageID);null!=e&&(this.bubblingMessages.delete(a.data.originMessageID),e.source.postMessage(a.data,this.targetOrigin))}}handleGet(e,t,s){s.fieldValue=localStorage.getItem(e),s.status=200,t.postMessage(s.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)}handleSet(e,t){localStorage.setItem(e,t)}handleLocalStorageCheck(e,t){t.status=200,e.postMessage(t.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)}checkForBubble(e,t,s){!function(){try{return window.self!==window.top}catch(e){return!0}}()?(s.status=403,s.fieldValue=null,t.postMessage(s.toPlainObject(),this.targetOrigin)):this.bubbleMessage(e,t)}bubbleMessage(t,s){this.bubblingMessages.set(t.originMessageID,{message:t,source:s}),t.type!==e.GET&&t.type!==e.LOCAL_STORAGE_CHECK||setTimeout(this.handleBubbledMessageTimeout.bind(this),4e3,t,s),window.parent.postMessage(t,this.targetOrigin)}handleBubbledMessageTimeout(t,s){this.bubblingMessages.has(t.originMessageID)&&(this.bubblingMessages.delete(t.originMessageID),t.status=404,t.type=e.RESPONSE,s.postMessage(t,this.targetOrigin))}};window.addEventListener("message",function(e){e.data.hasOwnProperty("height")&&(a.style.height=(parseInt(e.data.height)+1).toString()+"px")},!1)}}();</script>

<p>Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk — best known to Filipino fans for his roles in the hit K-dramas '<i>Start-Up' </i>and '<i>Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo'</i> — has enlisted in the South Korean army.</p>

Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk — best known to Filipino fans for his roles in the hit K-dramas ' Start-Up' and ' Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo' — has enlisted in the South Korean army.

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Published Mar 23, 2023 03:29 PM PHT

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