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Lee Min-ho confirms May enlistment
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The actor has been assigned to a noncombat position due to an injury sustained in a 2006 car accident with actor Jung Il-woo. (MYM Entertainment via The Korea Herald/File)
Lee Min-ho is set to begin his mandatory military service in May, according to his agency on Tuesday.
“Lee Min-ho’s enlistment date was confirmed today. He will begin service on May 12 at Gangnam-gu office as a public service officer,” MYM Entertainment said. “He’ll spend his time preparing for the service until May.”
The actor has been assigned to a noncombat position due to an injury sustained in a 2006 car accident with actor Jung Il-woo.
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Earlier in the year, officials from the agency denied media reports that said Lee was planning to start his service in March or April.
Lee debuted in 2003, starring in EBS series “Secret Campus.” He later rose to stardom both in Korea and abroad by playing the male lead role in KBS’ “Boys Over Flowers.”
Lee, 29, recently wrapped up recording the narration for MBC nature documentary “DMZ, the Wild,” which he recorded from October 2015 to March 2017. The MBC documentary will premiere on June 5 at 11:10 p.m.
This article appeared on The Korea Herald newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
