Thursday, October 09, 2008

[08.10.09][news] Throngs of fans send Eric off to the army

More than 300 fans sent Eric (Mun Jung Hyuk, 28) off at the Nonsan Training Center before he reported for his 26-month military duty, including overseas fans from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan.

Having completed his last drama project KBS2's Strongest Chil Woo in August, Eric reported for service at Nonsan Training Center with fans who have gathered at the camp entrance up to 12 hours before. His status as a Hallyu star is clearly cemented, as fans from countries such as China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan all turned up to send him off before he goes into a 2-year long hiatus from showbiz.

Fans held up banners that bore messages such as "For 2 years we will wait for you everyday", "Our hearts will always be with you", and even "Darling you look good even with short hair, come back soon and we'll get married".

Having relinquished his US citizenship in 2003 for his showbiz career in Korea, Eric was initially supposed to be allocated for active duty, but an onset accident during the filming of MBC drama Wolf in 2006 saw his vocation being changed to a civil service officer instead.

When asked to do the symbolic army salute, he shyly declined. Eric's management company added that he will be deployed to Seoul Metro, although it's not clear which station it will be. Fans said in response that they hope to meet him at least once at the subway station, whichever it may be.


Source: mydaily, nownews & dailyseop
Chi trans: 阿毛毛@情投E赫, jojoyu7@shinhwachina
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz

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