"This is not the end, it's just a temporary pause. Shinhwa forever."
For 10-year-old idol group Shinhwa, Kim Dongwan has enlisted for military service on 17th Nov, about a month after Eric. After 4 weeks of basic military training, Kim Dongwan will serve as a public officer at Seodaemun-gu's administrative office.
According to a spokesperson from Eric's management company, "Shinhwa is definitely not disbanding. They will be releasing another group album in 4-5 years' time, and start on their group activities."
However, it's true that it has been increasingly rare to see all 6 members standing on the same stage. An insider familiar with Shinhwa said, "In the near future it would be hard to see all 6 members together on stage. Although it will not be an easy task to release a Shinhwa album, but it's definitely possible. But honestly it will be difficult for the Shinhwa members to release embark on group activities after 4-5 years."
He added, "After 4-5 years, the members will all be nearing their mid-30s, and even they reunite as a dance group, it will be symbolic but the scale of their activities won't be as big as before."
Currently all 6 members belong to different management companies, and just the usage of the name Shinhwa presents all kinds of problems.
After 4-5 years, if Shinhwa does make a comeback, they will first face their first problem with releasing an album. With the members enlisting for military service one after another, they will require some time to regroup, at the very least 4 years.
Shinhwa members have promised their fans that "Shinhwa will never disband. We will continue as Shinhwa forever, and the 6 of us will be together forever." They also promised that they will release a new album.
One of the members' management companies expressed, "Due to enlistment and other issues, it is in fact very difficult to see Shinhwa active as a group. When the last member finishes his military duty in 2012, although there is a possibility that the group will still be intact with all the members, there is also a chance of change. We can't say it's impossible, but regrouping does pose many problems."
Eric is currently serving as a public service officer at Seoul Metro, and with Kim Dongwan enlisting early this week, Lee Minwoo and Junjin will follow along next year.
Andy (born in 1981) will serve his duty either next year or in 2010. Shin Hyesung is exempted from military duty due to a knee injury.
From their debut in 1998 to celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, Shinhwa will go on hiatus. The members themselves have no doubt that they will regroup in 5 years' time. Being active as solo acts in music, acting and variety, the members still enjoy a high level of popularity. In an industry where stars rise and fall quickly, Shinhwa has always been viewed as the role model for idol groups.
In contract, pioneer idol group H.O.T had disbanded many years ago. While Moon Hee Jun has completed his military duty, Kangta and Tony are still in the midst of military service. There has been no talk of a group reunion since they disbanded.
With the reality of military service setting in, all eyes will be on Shinhwa and its members, who ruled an entire K-pop era, to see how they will return to their fans.
Source: newsen&dacapo
Chi trans: jojoyu7@shinhwachina
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz
For 10-year-old idol group Shinhwa, Kim Dongwan has enlisted for military service on 17th Nov, about a month after Eric. After 4 weeks of basic military training, Kim Dongwan will serve as a public officer at Seodaemun-gu's administrative office.
According to a spokesperson from Eric's management company, "Shinhwa is definitely not disbanding. They will be releasing another group album in 4-5 years' time, and start on their group activities."
However, it's true that it has been increasingly rare to see all 6 members standing on the same stage. An insider familiar with Shinhwa said, "In the near future it would be hard to see all 6 members together on stage. Although it will not be an easy task to release a Shinhwa album, but it's definitely possible. But honestly it will be difficult for the Shinhwa members to release embark on group activities after 4-5 years."
He added, "After 4-5 years, the members will all be nearing their mid-30s, and even they reunite as a dance group, it will be symbolic but the scale of their activities won't be as big as before."
Currently all 6 members belong to different management companies, and just the usage of the name Shinhwa presents all kinds of problems.
After 4-5 years, if Shinhwa does make a comeback, they will first face their first problem with releasing an album. With the members enlisting for military service one after another, they will require some time to regroup, at the very least 4 years.
Shinhwa members have promised their fans that "Shinhwa will never disband. We will continue as Shinhwa forever, and the 6 of us will be together forever." They also promised that they will release a new album.
One of the members' management companies expressed, "Due to enlistment and other issues, it is in fact very difficult to see Shinhwa active as a group. When the last member finishes his military duty in 2012, although there is a possibility that the group will still be intact with all the members, there is also a chance of change. We can't say it's impossible, but regrouping does pose many problems."
Eric is currently serving as a public service officer at Seoul Metro, and with Kim Dongwan enlisting early this week, Lee Minwoo and Junjin will follow along next year.
Andy (born in 1981) will serve his duty either next year or in 2010. Shin Hyesung is exempted from military duty due to a knee injury.
From their debut in 1998 to celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, Shinhwa will go on hiatus. The members themselves have no doubt that they will regroup in 5 years' time. Being active as solo acts in music, acting and variety, the members still enjoy a high level of popularity. In an industry where stars rise and fall quickly, Shinhwa has always been viewed as the role model for idol groups.
In contract, pioneer idol group H.O.T had disbanded many years ago. While Moon Hee Jun has completed his military duty, Kangta and Tony are still in the midst of military service. There has been no talk of a group reunion since they disbanded.
With the reality of military service setting in, all eyes will be on Shinhwa and its members, who ruled an entire K-pop era, to see how they will return to their fans.
Source: newsen&dacapo
Chi trans: jojoyu7@shinhwachina
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwabiz
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