Thursday, September 10, 2009

[09.09.09] Junjin to exit Infinite Challenge in October? IC PD Kim Tae Ho refutes rumors

Rumors of singer Junjin exiting MBC variety show Infinite Challenge has surfaced.

According to a staff member from Infinite Challenge, “Junjin is scheduled to leave the show in early October, and will participate in the recording until then. His final episode will be aired around mid-October. The other IC members have also been notified of Junjin’s pending departure.”

Another staff member also confirmed Junjin’s exit, “Junjin will leave the show eventually, but it hasn’t been confirmed whether it will be early October or mid-October.”


There have been much talk recently of Junjin leaving the show due to army enlistment, and guest Gil’s active participation on the show has put him in good stead to take over Junjin as a regular member.

Idol group member-turned-solo singer Junjin has also had a hard time on the show due to his busy schedule. He had received negative comments from viewers such as ‘not devoted enough’ and ‘frequent absences’. He once again attracted criticism for the 5th Sep episode of IC when he arrived later and yet got caught but Jung Hyung Don very quickly, leading viewers to question his function on the show.

Credits: Osen + Absolut Shinhwa

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Infinite Challenge PD Kim Tae Ho: Junjin will stay on in Infinite Challenge until he enlists for the army

Infinite Challenge PD Kim Tae Ho has refuted rumors of Junjin leaving the hit variety show in October. “Until Junjin enlists for the army, he will continue to be on the show.”

In a phone interview with Star News on 9th September, PD Kim Tae Ho said, “Until Junjin enlists, he will continue to appear on the show with the other IC members. Right now his enlistment date hasn’t been set yet, and thus the date for his final appearance has not been set yet either. At the moment there are no changes to the plan yet.”

An official from Junjin’s management company has also denied that Junjin is leaving the show in October. According to him, “Junjin’s enlistment letter states his enlistment date as mid-October, but he’s currently considering to postpone his enlistment date one more time.”

1980-born Junjin must serve his military duty by the end of this year or latest by early next year. The filming schedule and the date of his final appearance for IC will be fixed according to his enlistment date.

After making several guest appearances starting from June last year with the “Money Bag Challenge” special, Junjin had joined IC as the 7th member, filling in for Haha who’s currently serving his military duties.

A few months ago when Junjin was preparing for the release of his new album, he had hurt his toe and also collapsed due to exhaustion in July, leading him to miss the recording for several episodes of Infinite Challenge. Gil, the latest addition to the show, has also been making his presence felt.

Credits: Star News + Su-mi@absolutshinhwa

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