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ASTRO’s Jinjin exempted from Korea’s mandatory military service for medical reasons

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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Jinjin of ASTRO has been granted exemption from Korea&#x27;s mandatory military service due to medical reasons.In a statement released by the K-Pop star&#x27;s agency, Fantagio, as per report by Soompi, Jinjin has been exempted due to his autoimmune condition.&quot;Jinjin has been deemed unfit for military duty following a detailed medical examination by the Military Manpower Administration due to health issues related to an autoimmune condition,&quot; Fantagio revealed.The agency highlighted that the singer&#x27;s condition requires constant medical checkups. &quot;While his condition does not interfere with daily life, he requires regular hospital visits for examinations and ongoing management. Based on the medical opinion that it would be difficult for him to participate in military service under such circumstances, he has been granted an exemption from mandatory military duty,&quot; the agency said.<iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjDq7XjPnP7/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A180923.7000000002%2C%22ls%22%3A180690.7000000002%2C%22le%22%3A180693%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="847" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>Fantagio further highlighted that their company &quot;places the utmost priority on our artist’s health and will continue to support his activities with that in mind.&quot;&quot;We sincerely thank all the fans for your constant love and support, and we kindly ask for your continued interest in JinJin’s future endeavors,&quot; the statement concluded.Jinjin made his debut as part of ASTRO in February 2016 upon the release of their first Extended Play (EP) titled Spring Up. It contained five songs including &quot;Ok! Ready,&quot; &quot;Hide &amp; Seek,&quot; &quot;Innocent Love,&quot; &quot;Morning Call,&quot; and &quot;Cat&#x27;s Eye.&quot;In 2022, ASTRO released their latest studio album titled Drive to the Starry Road. It contained 11 tracks including &quot;Candy Sugar Pop,&quot; &quot;Something Something&quot;, and &quot;Light the Sky.&quot;Jinjin also previously starred in the musicals Dream High and Winter Wanderer.In a previous interview with allkpop, the K-Pop star shared what made him decide to venture into musical.&quot;Acting has been a field I wanted to challenge myself in for a while. While pursuing my singing career, I had the opportunity to venture into acting through the musical Dream High, a production that combines more familiar dance and song elements. Intrigued by the charm of the musical genre, I also took part in Winter Wanderer,&quot; he remarked.He continued: &quot;I may not be well-versed in acting, but what I find is that it is interesting to express inner thoughts through acting during practice. If given the chance, I would like to try my hand at movies and dramas in the future.&quot;

ASTRO's Jinjin has been granted excemption from Korea's mandatory military service due to his autoimmune condition.

ASTRO's Jinjin has been granted excemption from Korea's mandatory military service due to his autoimmune condition.