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Lee Min-ho opens up on enlistment
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He thinks the late enlistment was a good decision. (MYM Entertainment via The Korea Herald/File)
Lee Min-ho expressed his thoughts on upcoming enlistment in a recent interview with a local fashion magazine.
“I thought I would be all cool, all indifferent, but I feel sad.” he said. “I think it is more about my passing 20s rather than about enlistment itself. I feel sad about becoming 30s and getting old.”
However, he thinks the late enlistment was a good decision.
“I think if I had joined the Army early, I would not have been able to appear in the drama ‘Boys over Flowers’ and had such a happy 20s,” Lee said. “I was happy that I received so much love from overseas and that I contributed somewhat to introducing Hallyu content.”
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When asked if there is anything he would like to push himself to do during his time in the Army, he said “a regular life itself is a great challenge for me.”
Lee Min-ho will start serving his mandatory military duty as a civil service worker in Gangnam-gu Office on May 12. Lee will need to enter the training center within a year, where he will complete four weeks of basic training.
“I’ve received all the expressions of regret and support from the fans. I hope I can give you ‘healing’ after I come back fit and healthy,” he said.
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
