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Cha Eun-woo to enlist in Korea's military service in July

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Cha Eun-woo is set to enlist in Korea&#x27;s mandatory military service on July 28.</p><p>The actor&#x27;s agency, Fantagio, released a statement announcing the actor&#x27;s enlistment.</p><p>&quot;We would like to express our gratitude to the AROHA who always send unwavering love to ASTRO, and we have an important announcement regarding our artist Cha Eun-Woo’s military enlistment,&quot; the agency wrote as reported by <em>Soompi.</em></p><p>The <em>True Beauty</em> star will be part of the Army Military Band for his military service.</p><p>&quot;Recently, Cha Eun-woo applied to join the Army Military Band and received a final acceptance notice from the Military Manpower Administration today. He will enter the training center on July 28 and undergo basic military training before fulfilling his duty in the Army Military Band,&quot; the agency said.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAVl_kJI2OT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA=="></a></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-18" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAVl_kJI2OT/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A18%2C%22os%22%3A1048674.3%2C%22ls%22%3A60765%2C%22le%22%3A62149.600000000006%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-18" 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><p>The agency also pointed out that no events will be held for his enlistment. &quot;To prevent accidents due to congestion on the day of enlistment, the location and time of Cha Eun-Woo’s enlistment will be kept private, and there will be no separate events held,&quot; Fantagio said.</p><p>&quot;We ask for your unsparing support and warm encouragement for Cha Eun-Woo as he diligently fulfills his military duty and returns in good health.&quot;</p><p>South Korea mandates military service for all able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 28.</p><p>Eun-woo visited the Philippines back in March 2024 for the Manila leg of his Just One 10 Minute [Mystery Elevator] fan meeting tour.</p><p>&quot;I’m always happy to perform for my Filipino fans who always cheer for me loudly,&quot; he remarked in a previous interview with ABS-CBN News ahead of his tour in Manila. &quot;I’m most looking forward to the fans&#x27; cheers at the show. I prepared a lot of different performances so I hope that everyone has a great time.&quot;</p><p>Back in November 2024, Netflix announced that Eun-woo will star with Park Eun-bin in the series<em> The WONDERfools.</em></p><p>According to a press release by the streaming giant, &quot;set in the doomsday-fearing year 1999, <em>The WONDERfools</em> is a superpower comedy action adventure that follows a group of awkward townies who unexpectedly gain superpowers and fight villains threatening the peace of Haeseong city.&quot;</p>