SEVENTEEN - MINGYU
MINGYU, member of the group SEVENTEEN, is temporarily leaving his fans to fulfill his military obligations. As the fulfillment of military obligations continues within the group, MINGYU also joins the ranks of alternative service.
According to his agency Pledis Entertainment on September 10, MINGYU entered the training center on that day to begin his military service as a public service agent. MINGYU thus becomes the seventh member of SEVENTEEN to enlist in military service.
No separate official event will be organized on the day of entry into the center. The agency had previously requested via the fan platform Weverse to refrain from visiting the location of the alternative service, soliciting the cooperation of fans to prevent safety accidents.
During the service period, MINGYU will not participate in official SEVENTEEN activities. However, he plans to continue his meetings with fans through content recorded in advance prior to his entry. The agency also added to transmit farewell feelings and encouragement via Weverse instead of visiting the site.
MINGYU transmitted his news to fans by directly revealing his short hair on September 8, two days before his entry. With a photo in comfortable sportswear, he left a short message “Ppakk-ppakk”, pleasantly expressing his state of mind prior to enlistment. On the eve, the 9th, he also addressed his thanks to fans by publishing dozens of photos.
The fulfillment of military obligations by SEVENTEEN members is currently taking place sequentially. WONWOO and VERNON serve as public service agents, while HOSHI and WOOZI pursue their military life in the army as active-duty soldiers. DK enlisted in the army as an active-duty soldier on September 8.
JEONGHAN was discharged from his obligations last June, becoming the first member of SEVENTEEN to complete his military service. The leader S.COUPS was exempted from military service due to a cruciate ligament rupture.
Following MINGYU, SEUNGKWAN and DINO will also begin their military service. Both plan to enlist together next October 26 as military musicians in the army.
As members subject to military service take turns being absent, the interruption of SEVENTEEN‘s full group activities is expected to continue for a certain period of time. However, as all members renewed their contracts early, confirming their commitment to group activities, attention is focused on the future journey of SEVENTEEN, which will reunite as a full group after military service.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS SEVENTEEN
