SS501′s Kim Kyu Jong enlists in the army

On July 23rd, SS501‘s Kim Kyu Jong made his official enlistment in the Korean army and began his four weeks of training at the Junju recruit training center.

After his month of training, Kim Kyu Jong will be serving as a public service personnel for the next two years. A representative of his agency stated, “Heo Young Saeng will be at the scene of Kim Kyu Jong’s enlistment to bid his friend farewell.” However, in addition to Heo Young Saeng, fellow member Kim Hyun Jun also bid his farewell to Kim Kyu Jong.

Kim Kyu Jong was actually eligible for exemption from the mandatory enlistment law for being a type B hepatitis carrier, but changes in the law terminated the exemption and switched his position to that of a public service personnel.

He is the first out of the members to enlist.

Source + Photos: Star News via Naver

Kim Kyu Jong to release 2nd mini-album ‘Meet Me Again’

Kim Kyu Jong will be releasing an album before he enters mandatory military service on July 23rd.

His agency, B2M Entertainment, tweeted the album cover above as well as the message: “Meet Me Again 2012.07.13 Release”.

‘Meet Me Again‘ is Kim Kyu Jong’s second mini-album and is being released as a final gift to fans before he enlists. One of the tracks in ‘Meet Me Again’ is “Thank You“, which he wrote the lyrics to personally.

Only 3,000 copies of the limited edition album will be sold, so fans should watch out for its release on July 13th KST.

Source: B2M Twitter

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SS501′s Kim Kyu Jong to report for duty on July 23rd

While the other SS501 members embark on solo activities, member Kim Kyu Jong will be reporting for his mandatory military service on July 23rd.

On July 2nd, B2M Entertainment announced that Kim Kyu Jong would be entering the Recruit Training Center (RTC) on the 23rd. There, he will have basic training for four weeks, before officially enlisting in the army for 2 years.

It has been additionally reported that the SS501 member was initially exempted from mandatory military service due to the fact that he was found to be a hepatitis B-type carrier. After the revision of the military service law, however, Kim Kyu Jong has been classified as draftable, and must now fulfill his military service.

Last month, Kim Kyu Jong commented on this piece of news at his fellow member Kim Hyung Joon‘s showcase, saying, “Everyone goes to the military; I have nothing to say in particular. The other members will take care of my vacant spot, and I will of course return from my military service to [eventually] take my position [again].”

Despite the few words he shared, it seems that Kim Kyu Jong is planning on formally saying goodbye, as the SS501 member will be giving his fans a meaningful, original composition as a present sometime in the near future.

Source: Sports Seoul via Nate

SS501 Kim Kyu Jong’s enlistment date confirmed

Kim Kyu Jong‘s military enlistment date has been confirmed for this July 23rd.

The SS501 member, the first of the group to enter mandatory military service, will report for alternative service duty after four weeks of basic training. Agency B2M Entertainment also revealed that he’ll be releasing a “thank you” track for fans before his enlistment date.

Kim Kyu Jong previously announced in a handwritten letter to fans that he would soon be serving in the military. He stated, “The reason I’m writing a letter to fans for the first time in a while is that I’m going to be enlisting in July.”

Kyu Jong also held a fan meeting earlier this month asking fans to wait until his return.

Source+Photo: Newsen via Nate

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SS501′s Kim Kyu Jong writes a hand-written letter to his fans

SS501‘s Kim Kyu Jong wrote a handwritten letter to his beloved fans to personally announce his military enlistment.

The letter was posted online on June 1st KST, and the singer-actor wrote:

ThanKYU Triple S~

Hello! ^^ It’s Kyu Jong~

I know I say this all the time, but doesn’t time fly? It feels like I just debuted yesterday… but it’s already June 2012~ Have you fulfilled everything you previously planned? It isn’t too late~ so think it over again~ fighting!^^ The reason I write to you for the first time in so long~ is because I have decided to enlist in the military this July ^^ I wanted to personally announce it to all my lovelies. I am very happy, as I have created so many memories thanks to your love and unending support ^^ Thanks to all you lovelies, my 20′s have been extremely enjoyable!

As I always say, I want to give back to you as much as you’ve given me!^^ I want to only gift you with good memories from here on out. Let’s promise to better ourselves and meet again in 2 years!

I am looking forward to the time I get to spend with you lovelies on June 3rd. I’ll see you all that day~ Let’s create some laughter-filled memories as we always have. Let’s create beautiful memories together~ Thank you ^^ And be happy…

Before his enlistment date, Kim Kyu Jong will be holding a fan meeting at the Main Auditorium of Yonsei University on June 3rd.

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SS501′s Kim Kyu Jong to enlist in the Military this July

SS501‘s Kim Kyu Jong will be enlisting in the Korean military this July.

After receiving 4 weeks of basic military training at a recruit training center, he will be serving the country for 2 years.

His representatives remarked, “He could have postponed it a bit longer, but he thought it would be best to go now in order to plan out his later stages of life. After he becomes discharged, he plans to return to the entertainment industry with a lighter heart and mind.”

The singer gave his July enlistment a lot of thought.

Up until now, Kim Kyu Jong has been a member of SS501, promoted with a subgroup, and even released a solo album. Musically speaking, he fulfilled a lot of things that he wanted to accomplish.

He also tried his hand at acting through a musical, a web-toon drama, and TV Chosun‘s weekend drama ‘Saving Ahjooma Go Bong Shil‘.

But Kim Kyu Jong thought it would be important to establish his identity as an actor and a singer before his enlistment, and after discussing it with those around him, he has decided to enlist this July.

His reps continued, “Kyu Jong was born in 1987 so he still has some time before he needs to enlist. But he showed his strong will to serve, and we can look forward to a lot of his activities after his discharge, so we decided to respect his decision.”

Kim Kyu Jong promoted with SS501 under DSP Media, but moved to Lee Hyori‘s agency B2M, fully exploring his options in both music and acting.

Source & Image: TVReport

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